ap951
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Post by ap951 on Feb 24, 2013 22:11:06 GMT -5
I was expecting the winner to be a five cylinder Honda 125 or some such thing. Without prejudice I would take a GTR any day. When I was a kid living in California I remember seeing one of these with it's rotary valves & carbs in the cases. Not many around when they were new but they had a reputation as fast.
You did a first rate job on yours Lee & I agree that the 250 Suzuki is far more common. Perhaps the judges didn't know what they were looking at
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didge
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Post by didge on Feb 27, 2013 17:54:00 GMT -5
The 250 J was nice but wrong in many respects, wrong bits and pieces etc, Lee's Bridgestone should have took the trophy, (the judges were Stevie Wonder and Roy Orbinson !!)
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Post by pmcburney on Feb 28, 2013 16:43:02 GMT -5
Just to bring this post up to date on what I restored after selling my RE5s. The 1968 Bridgestone 350 GTR was shown for the first time last weekend at the Bristol Classic Bike Show, didn't win anything though? I suspect the judges didn't appreciate just what they were looking at.   Z Wow Ziggy, that is sublime! You was robbed. I had the privilege of riding a mate's Bridgy just recently - what a simply fantastic piece of kit. If I wasn't so Suzuki one-eyed, I'd have one in my collection in a heartbeat. Good luck for next time. |
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