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Martin GR4

Martin GR4

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I know there are a lot of us who love 2 wheels as much as 4. So, show me what you've got between your legs 😂

My current bike, which I bought new in 2015 is a Suzuki GSX-R 750 MotoGP edition, which I absolutely love 😍

A couple of pics & one is outside a famous pub, on a famous island, which I can't wait to get back to in June 👍

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Currently a Triumph Street Scrambler, that I've tweaked a little...

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I've also got a couple of 1980's BMWs tucked away, but my prior ownership is quite varied from BSA Bantams to Suzuki Hayabusas :-)
 
Ive had bikes since I was 15 (in the mid 80s). I have a bunch of yamaha 2 strokes; LC, YPVS and 500. Some restored, some being restored, some resto modded and some very modded. I have a website with the stories of them on (2smoked.com if anyone is keen to look) which I stopped updating (and paying the bill on) last year but its mostly still up. I also have an XT500 which is modded with KTM supermoto parts and a lot of custom work and has taken me a lot of time to get right, its never finished of course...

Eg:

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Full on power ranger style...
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Or a little more laid back (But honestly quicker across the ground up to silly speeds than the Fireblade on anything other than a track!)

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Jealous of you guys. No bike at the moment but planning on adding an S1000RR to the roster next year. Last bike I had was a K5 1000 in 2018, been way too long.
 
Matt said:
Jealous of you guys. No bike at the moment but planning on adding an S1000RR to the roster next year. Last bike I had was a K5 1000 in 2018, been way too long.
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S1000RR is a very nice bike! Take it easy when you get it, if you haven't ridden for a number of years as you'll be a bit rusty 🙏
 
Grunty-Motor said:
I had a Stan Stephens tuned one of those maybe in '89??? crazy little puppy!
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That one looks pretty normal, but is a bit different to the normal LC... tho I do have one of those as well... er... and a big bore 421cc version lol. Anyway the one pictured has got the complete engine from the later YPVS model with the only RD/RZ cylinders that Yamaha ever licenced Boysen ports for, its a single year model (1985) and only available in Aus and Japan AFAIK. They used that setup to design the final iteration of the 350s bike parts; like the squish shape, expansion chambers and the timing in the CDI. Its a 250 that makes the same power as a 350 which is great as the crank on all these RDs was originally designed for a 250, so being weighted properly they are more balanced than the larger versions. This used to be be a cheap and cheerful area of bike hobbies, but in the last few years demand and covid tax have killed the guys like me that love to build a project. I do have a few more to do but they are impossible to find now for sensible money and most are being restored to standard now so many parts are long NLA.
 
Gyp said:
Not a great photo but this was my Stan Stephens tuned 250LC back in the day. With hindsight, the Yoshimura sticker wasn't particularly well judged.

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A few interesting period mods on there... and a Rickman fairing!

joking aside, nice bike! Gotta love a mars bar LC
 
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