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Welcome to my Museum

           

                                                                                                                               BMW K100 and 75S

         K series BMW's just cannot be matched for the quality of materials and build - the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost      motorcycles. These bikes are part of my collection of predominately 80's machines that "ran out of time" well before thay had any serious use. Vehicle life is pretty much a function of limited road time in Japan. These machines were just parked in a dark corner for want of anything better to do with them when vehicle reg requirements became so demanding that they were taken off the roads....

Universaly the grease in the steering head dries out with the BM's after a long time off the road, requiring dropping the forks to clean and re lube. I conclude that BMW used crap lubricants as I don't have this problem with any other make ?

Fuel pumps and fuel associated rubber can often fail to make the distance, apart from that the rest of the bike is forever 

                                                                                

                

K75S  10,000KmsFull toolkit and handbook, unmarked bike

The K75S is the brilliant BM - no vibration,lean and powerful with K1 high performance engine specs. Totally underrated in its day.  BMW did not go out of their way to make a lot of noise about its existence. I need to replace the fuel pump mounting rubber and regrease the headstem bearings on this example.I'll probably register and use this.

Maybe they should have called it "The Trident"

I have to replace the fuel pump suspension before I try running this one.

 

                           K100RS   Mk1     14,000Kms

A very early build , constructed in the first months of  the introduction  of the K, prior to big volume US production..BREMBO forks, tools still wrapped in brown paper....  barely used.  Showing off Hans Muths ( Suzuki Katana) beautiful "razor edge" styling in it purest. Early K's do have something about them. I have rebuilt the forks, legs were rechromed and ground, new seals etc and have generally spent quite a bit of time on this K.

loved every minute of working on it. 

                             

K100RS MK11  32,000Kms    Has Complete toolkit and BMW panniers and a runner...  

K100RS MK11   3,000Kms   Complete tool kit etc, has to be contender for the least travelled K on the planet.  The inside of the fuel tank has seen better days and it will need a fuel pump before it runs again. Have changed coolant and oil and hope to swap the tank with the 32K and run it.

 

Yamaha XJ750D  9,000Kms

Fuel injected/shaft drive/digital dash/ radio/ trip computer etc, Sounds like 1984 to me.. Based on Turbo XJ. Japan only, Top of the pile, hardly used  Obvious Craig Vetter based design, I haven't run it yet, too scared it will spurt flame from those pipes, and blast off into space with me on it.

Honda VFR 400R  5,000Kms

VFR 400 was created to shut down the Suzuki RG.

 Japan only... developed 62Hp and real torque.  To put this in perspective,the BSA 650 Lightning  was tuned to the point of exploding to knock out 49hp. These cost  more than the VFR 750's and should be considered as a Japanese motorcycle icon

 

                                                                       

NV 750  4,000Kms

 Honda shaft drive cruiser, haven't touched it yet..

bit of an enigma

                  

                           CBR 750   14,000Kms

 I go back to the dark ages, and in 1975  I purchased new a 750F1 Honda 

I loved it dearly... It was still starting happily on the original battery..10 years later. So this is my soft spot, a CBR750... It produces twice the hp of my old F1. It's going to take some serious attention to get it running again but this is a really fine Honda product.


 

                                                    Daves decomposing collection...my own small part of the vast HOARDS of 80's bikes now rotting in Japan                                                                          

   

                                                          

                YES.... I have K100RS parts available, including 2x gearboxes and 16 valve K1 long motor (11:1 CR, lightened rods,etc, etc suit BMC A series engine. Mini conversion)

      

                               K Series PARTS......... K1 Engine                                                                                       2 x K100 RS Gearbox                                          

         SRX 600  Yamaha

      A few of the first models were sold new in Australia, but most people probably have never seen one -

I have never ridden a classic british singles. I won't count my BSA C11 250.. like most BSA's my 1954 model was actually a 1920's design.. (they really, really liked using 30 or 40 year old designs at BSA )  The performance BSA single from 1938 to 1963 was the 500 Gold Star. They developed  40hp at 7,000 rpm in their later editions. Yamaha claim 40 hp for the SRX600 at a much lower 5,700rpm. The Yamaha has an extra 100cc capacity and a 4 valve head over the Gold Star BSA, but unlike the BSA you won't need $20,000 to buy one.

 

One of the better all round big singles was the Velocette Thruxton 500, which could be purchased new in Australia right up to 1971. Wish I had bought a few. Some useless knowledge for my fans...Velocette like Triumph, was founded and run by Germans, and in the case of Velo they were there ( with a name change) right up to the end..no wonder they were so good then.    Well, I wonder how the SRX  compares with something classic and reverred like the Velo ?   I don't think the SRX look as good..   Probably weigh a lot less and I guess they probably go a bit harder also...SRX's have a reputation as being very strong in the engine dept and taking a good hiding with no problem, as does the big Velo....

 

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YAMAHA SRX-6....  The Best Single Thumper the Brits didn't make

 

 
 
 

         A fellow SRX collector drops by........  
                            

         

 HR31 Skyline GTS March 1988 

RB 20DET 5 Speed 

   ECCS series RB20DET motor, update interior ie not the usual black faded to tasteless purple

  GTS-R BBS rims ( not fitted) also with this car

This HR31 was never fitted with spoilers, indicating conservative past ownership.

Now almost extinct, this survivor is a an excellent example. It has been very well cared for, with recent  new front and rear suspension, water pump and timing belt replacement. It has its original books, including service records.

The interior is fresh, showing no signs of  wear, abuse or neglect, and has had a non smoking owner The exterior is unmarked. It is obvious this HR31 has never been through the usual string of abusive youthful owners. I am a particular fan of the "razor edge" styling of the 80's Skylines..and you get plenty of that in the HR 31

118,000kms on the clock.. its condition far exceeds that of my first HR31 purchased 15 years ago.... with 50K on the clock (ha ha) To drive, it is everything a good  RB 20DET ECCS Skyline should be.... One day I'll get around to complying it.

 

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