Blue Haze - a two-stroke miscellany

[stroker crazy]

Those were the glory days …

from Progress is fine …

 

[Popeye SXM]

interesting angle on the rear shocks and gear change with right foot?

 

[farmer92]

interesting angle on the rear shocks and gear change with right foot?

If you’re talking about the rg500, the rear shocks are laid down nearly as low as possible so that the angle change on compression is larger than if they were more upright. This gives a progressive spring and damping rate.

Interesting how they mover the shift cam higher in the cases, better ground clearance for the front chambers maybe?

 

[Hurco550]

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[stroker crazy]

from The Handbuilt Show:

 

[NoRiders]

Just stumbled on this awesome thread

Someday, I hope to join the 2smoker club.

Here's step one in my plan....

 

[stroker crazy]

Someday, I hope to join the 2smoker club.

Here's step one in my plan....

Looks like a good start!

Crazy

 

[NoRiders]

Looks like a good start!

Crazy

It's going in this....

..I need a bit of ringadingding in my life

 

[farmer92]

It's going in this....

..I need a bit of ringadingding in my life

Everyone needs a little ringadingding in their lives!

Just be careful of the addiction, one minute your 16 and trying to revive your uncles old t500, the next minute you are on a 16h round trip to pick up the third or fourth one.

 

[tattoo]

I picked this up in early July. 1972 Kawasaki MT1 / KV75.

Needs a few items, but runs great. It's making a fun little cottage toy for now, but couldn't help myself ---had to sand some of the wretched blue flame paint off the exhaust heat shield, chainguard, rear fender and headlight, and start cleaning it up a little. This winter it'll be taken apart, cleaned, repainted in it's original glorious orange, and of course brought back the cottage.

Not quite "dream garage" material, but boys and their toys eh?

 

[NoRiders]

I picked this up in early July. 1972 Kawasaki MT1 / KV75.

Needs a few items, but runs great. It's making a fun little cottage toy for now, but couldn't help myself ---had to sand some of the wretched blue flame paint off the exhaust heat shield, chainguard, rear fender and headlight, and start cleaning it up a little. This winter it'll be taken apart, cleaned, repainted in it's original glorious orange, and of course brought back the cottage.

Not quite "dream garage" material, but boys and their toys eh?

You've teased us with the T500 cafe...show more please.

 

[tattoo]

lol......build thread on here somewhere......2015/2016.

 

[Hurco550]

lol......build thread on here somewhere......2015/2016.

This was in the BOTM voting that was made up of all titans right? or should I say... clash of the titans.. bu dum tisss

 

[NoRiders]

lol......build thread on here somewhere......2015/2016.

Ah, I recognise that view/aspect....voted on yours in the BOTM comp...

Excellent bike, nice one .

 

[CarbsAndCylinders]

What tank is that on the last pic, of the T500? I would like to see another angle of it.

 

[tattoo]

That was slightly dented but otherwise solid $40 1979 KZ400 tank.

before:

And....after (lots of sweat and dust...) after prior to paint:

Was out on the old gal late yesterday afternoon for a toot around the back roads up in cottage country.....invigorating!!

 

[NoRiders]

I'd bet that is an exhilarating, awesome ride

 

[hooligan998]

This popped up on Bikebound a few days ago. How fvckin' bad would this thing be to ride?

http://www.bikebound.com/2018/09/02/kawasaki-kx500-cafe-racer/

 

[stroker crazy]

How fvckin' bad would this thing be to ride?

Yep!

 

[cobraace2]

I like this one