Old pix of triples!

cabbie · Post by **cabbie** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:00 pm

cabbie · Post by **cabbie** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:02 pm

cabbie · Post by **cabbie** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:04 pm

cabbie · Post by **cabbie** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:07 pm

Ståle · Post by **Ståle** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:15 pm

Very nice, Morgan ! Thanks for posting.

Hal · Post by **Hal** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:28 pm

:smt023 :smt023 :smt023 :smt023 :smt023 :smt023 :smt023 :smt023 Brilliant selection of pics. Thanks for putting them up.

malc87 · Post by **malc87** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:27 pm

Brilliant.

Peter Mac · Post by **Peter Mac** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:37 pm

Sweet ! Love them flat trackers

kas750 · Post by **kas750** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:56 pm

Where did this pic come from cabbie?

cabbie · Post by **cabbie** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:58 pm

Don't know, off the internet!

downpipe3 · Post by **downpipe3** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:30 am

kas750 wrote:Where did this pic come from cabbie?

simon listers old bike ?

great pics cabbie

Olde Coney · Post by **Olde Coney** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:03 am

Amazing pictures....is that a young Kenny Roberts with bike #479 ...or maybe not

downpipe3 · Post by **downpipe3** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:19 am

Olde Coney wrote:Amazing pictures....is that a young Kenny Roberts with bike #479 ...or maybe not

yep
we were all young skinny kids back then

husson73 · Post by **husson73** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:04 am

cabbie wrote:

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first picture William GOUGY Criterium 750 1972 he won the championship (french production races,
second picture Patrick PONS coupe Kawasaki 1972, he won the cup.

g6mow · Post by **g6mow** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:41 am

downpipe3 wrote:
kas750 wrote:Where did this pic come from cabbie?

simon listers old bike ?

great pics cabbie

I don't think so. Here is mine at Cadwell in July 1977 (no.26) He must of bought the twin disc conversion the week after. I have the receipt dated 14/7/77 total cost £118.77

In 1977 I was earning £14.00 a week, and they say Kawasaki parts are expensive now. I'm selling twin disc master cylinders for £75.

Charlie · Post by **Charlie** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:28 am

Excellent photo's - thankyou

SDG57 · Post by **SDG57** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:01 pm

Simon could the bike on the right be yours -I know it was raced in the 70s at Cadwell

Mr Boring · Post by **Mr Boring** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:27 pm

Some really interesting shots there Cabbie.

The KR tandem twins caught my eye-I thought they only came in twin shock and uni-trak flavours.

If you look closely one of them has a single rear placed shock and belt final drive.

Unusual :smt023

g6mow · Post by **g6mow** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:53 pm

Steve Graham wrote:Simon could the bike on the right be yours -I know it was raced in the 70s at Cadwell

It could well be. When I got mine it had rearsets and flat bars, but had the front reflectors,no indicators and Koni shocks.

So unfortunately I doubt it

bbb · Post by **bbb** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:26 pm

@ Mr Boring, I was at Daytona in '81 when Eddie Lawson was running a 250 tandem twin with belt drive, the team wasn't impressed, and as time is always short at Daytona because unlike the GP's where you could work all night if nessessary, at Daytona you were kicked out of the circuit at about 6.00 pm, so Eddie and the crew had the bike in the hotel room one evening whilst they converted it to chain drive! The hotel was the Howard Johnson, just down the road from the circuit and it was a motel style place with each room on the ground floor having patio doors onto the car park, very handy to get the bike in!
I just happened to be passing Eddies room as he came out so I saw it and he told me what was going on, we all thought it was hilarious, but I guess the hotel management wouldn't have been impressed!!!
I don't remember the suspension arrangement though, I too thought they only ran twinshock or unitrack. The tandem twins were always awesome bikes, especially in the hands of Toni Mang and Ballington, a little less so with Jean-Francois Balde who was always the clown of the outfit. Happy days.

Charlie Brown · Post by **Charlie Brown** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:02 pm

Picture 14 is Rusty Bradley's H1-R and picture 19 is Rusty himself. He was tragically killed at Daytona Speedway in March 1971 aged 21.

Mr Boring · Post by **Mr Boring** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:26 pm

I was at Daytona in '81 when Eddie Lawson was running a 250 tandem twin with belt drive, the team wasn't impressed, and as time is always short at Daytona because unlike the GP's where you could work all night if nessessary, at Daytona you were kicked out of the circuit at about 6.00 pm, so Eddie and the crew had the bike in the hotel room one evening whilst they converted it to chain drive! The hotel was the Howard Johnson, just down the road from the circuit and it was a motel style place with each room on the ground floor having patio doors onto the car park, very handy to get the bike in!
I just happened to be passing Eddies room as he came out so I saw it and he told me what was going on, we all thought it was hilarious, but I guess the hotel management wouldn't have been impressed!!!
I don't remember the suspension arrangement though, I too thought they only ran twinshock or unitrack. The tandem twins were always awesome bikes, especially in the hands of Toni Mang and Ballington, a little less so with Jean-Francois Balde who was always the clown of the outfit. Happy days.

This would make a good article for the Magazine with a bit of expansion and a few photos!

Not strictly Triple and the editor might not approve but they were fast, reliable, two-stroke, green, multi-cylinder and had Kawasaki written on the tank.

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Old pix of triples!

Old pix of triples!

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Picture 14 & 19 (Rusty Bradley)