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[JuliusPleaser]

Betor forks. . .and when was the last time you tickled your Bing?

 

[Shaw520]

I tickled a few bings in my time.....:)

 

[jmics19067]

I had a 71 Honda S600 Coupe. It was pickle green and had 10 inch wheels. It wasn't a 2-stroke though. All the Honda 600 series cars had a two-cylinder OHC four stroke engine. You're thinking about the older Saab 2-stroke cars.

oops you're right well they say the first thing to go is the memory, I do remember that is was nothing to pick up the back of the car to change a flat.

never had to tickle a bing though

 

[VintageDirt]

Originally posted by Julius Pleaser
. . .and when was the last time you tickled your Bing?

I tickled mine recently. Maybe I'll go tickle it right now. Might even tickle a couple of Amals if I'm feeling frisky.

 

[XRpredator]

Dang, VD's got a Bing and two Amals he's ticklin' . . . That sounds nastier than Bob Patricko! :eek:

The mind boggles

 

[490Dave]

And opposite the tickler was the "Sipper" that was attached by a cable to a lever next to the clutch lever. At first glance i thought it was a compression release. Pull the lever and it would pull about 5cc of gas from the bowl and dump it in to the crank. Dont even think about using it to start the bike though, better to push the tickler until gas gushed from every oriface, then "try" starting. Bing! Bing! Bing! Bing!......

 

[Erick82]

FMX will be next to go by by.

 

[JasonJ]

Grab straps on dual sport seats. What the F was that strap for anyway? not like a passenger could grab it to hold on or anyting. Maybe it was there to tickle your bing? :p

 

[Y2Z]

jason, mabe they were for the people who didnt want to get their hands dirty by touching under the fender when lifting their bike :P

 

[buckeyebilly]

In the mid 80's they were putting trick electronic odometers/speedometers on the KDXs and big bore XR's before going back to mechanical units...

I remember a steel belted off-road tire brand by the name of "TerraFlex" (sic?)...

Neon Seat covers and slip on seat covers...

 

[nephron]

Yokohama Super Diggers, baby! ;)

 

[CO Dan]

heckel (sp?) all plastic boots

terraflex still exists btw

on road, but anybody remember the Suzuki RE5 rotary engine bike?

 

[JasonJ]

"jason, mabe they were for the people who didnt want to get their hands dirty by touching under the fender when lifting their bike "
Not likeley, you ever try to lift one of those pigs :) . Then again, Maybe the bag on the back fender of the KLR was to put your nuts in when you dropped them trying to lift it :O Ohhhh!

Never seen no rotory cycle. I do remember the wierd Honda CX or CBX or someting like that with the jugs sticking out quite oddley :)

 

[JuliusPleaser]

That was a Honda CX500. Those were some weird looking bikes. The Suzuki RE-5 was hideous, and really bulky, too. If I ever get back to Barber's Museum, I'll snap some pics of butt-ugly bikes from the past.

 

[Rich Rohrich]

Originally posted by Julius Pleaser
The Suzuki RE-5 was hideous, and really bulky, too.

Quit huffing gas fumes JP. :eek:
Eric had an RE5 for 20 years, and that thing was way cool.

 

[bclapham]

Originally posted by Rich Rohrich

Eric had an RE5 for 20 years, and that thing was way cool.

yeah, but i'll bet it wasnt stock :worship:

 

[JuliusPleaser]

It's carb cleaner - that stuff will kill ya.

They're cool in a hideous kinda way. Sorta like a mid-seventies Formula One car. I haven't seen one in a while, but from what I remember, the engine was awkward looking.

 

[JuliusPleaser]

Pic of the Wankel Zook -

 

[wardy]

HEY! I used to "tickle" those bing carbs, hell when i finally got on a honda I had a heck of a time starting it, couldn't "tickle" the carb, lay it over to get a good charge of fuel, and damit the honda had the kick starter on the WRONG side! Likely one of the only people in the US that felt "awkward" starting with the right leg.

Here is another deal not sure if mentioned, but how about rear forks on those harley's?
for that matter a harley dirt bike. :)

wardy

ps anyone having an 81 Maico 490 laying around I would be interested for sure......

yep but rich i would know what to do with it. :)

 

[Rich Rohrich]

Originally posted by wardy
ps anyone having an 81 Maico 490 laying around I would be interested for sure......

Yeah so would half the over 35 dirtbike population. Get in line quad boy. :confused:

 

[XRpredator]

I'd settle for a 1980 YZ465 . . . rotary boy :p

 

[Shaw520]

Watched a 'prestine' RM 370 (green on yellow) last weekend in the vintage class take 1st overall,..with stock suspension was airing it out like the topguns..... wouldnt mind having that machine for kicks. I had one back when they were the bomb.... like a decent ex-girlfriend,...I never forgot that machine. Even when they came out with the updated RM 400, I liked the 370 better... .>distant gaze<
Geeze,...we keep this up and we're gonna get sent to the 'vintage forum'.

 

[Rich Rohrich]

Originally posted by XRpredator
I'd settle for a 1980 YZ465 . . .

Stop listening to the squirel voices in your head Pred, try and concentrate on the dancing antelopes, they are much wiser when it comes to picking vintage bikes. :eek:

 

[sweden_345]

Man, whats up whit some of ya, ''20 front wheels'' is still around expecially on ktm's in the grand prix.
And sinisalo gear is worn by quite a few here in sweden to.

I sure would like one of these helmet mirrors but not for seeing if someone is about to pas you but to see if they are in range to blast them full of dirt! ;-)

 

[XRpredator]

Originally posted by Rich Rohrich
Stop listening to the squirel voices in your head Pred, try and concentrate on the dancing antelopes, they are much wiser when it comes to picking vintage bikes. :eek:

Now Rich, you're just biased against the squirrels since they peed on your better half's seat! How can you say the 1980 YZ465 isn't one of the greatest bikes ever? Should I go for an '81 instead? :confused: