Andymann

https://www.bikebound.com/2026/05/10/kawasaki-gpz900r/?omhide=true Very nicely done!

Decathlon sells some nice thermal vests. They are nice and thin and allow breathing but are also really really warm.

**** sorry to hear about that. That's a bad one for sure

I can only comment on the TRX seeing as I own one myself. It's a great bike, nice and light and handles really well. Fast it isn't - and below 3000rpm they do have a classic V-Twin type vibration which I guess is what they tried to mimic with the cross-plane crank. But around town it can be a bit tiresome because that's the zone you ride in. Above 3000rpm it's lovely and smooth and pulls nicely up to about 180kph which is where I chicken out. But it definitely doesn't give you a kick up the arse - I remember I always wanted one when I worked at Yamaha but they would never let me ride the sample one because I couldn't be seen "promoting" it because we didn't bring them in. But when I did I was pretty disappointed having come off R6's and R1's. I think that's why it didn't sell well. But when I finally got mine in my 40's I then could appreciate the concept of what they were trying to achieve. I looked at that CT one - it's a nice example but I think R70k is too much. Remember, they aren't particularly rare - there's a bunch in the UK and in Aus - they are just unusual in SA because there aren't many of them. Good ones in the UK are GBP4000 and having recently sent a Velocette over and losing 35% to Duties and transport etc that GBP4000 becomes GBP2600 which is about R60K. It's been available for a while now - so you might even get it for R55k..... Personally, I think the Aprilia would be a better investment - there would be a bigger market to sell an Aprilia to in SA than the TRX if you ever needed to sell for cash. But if you wanted something unusual for not a lot of money then get the TRX!

Yup. And once the smoke has escaped from the harness there's no putting it back in again

I raced a race back in the late 90's in Vanderbijlpark when he had just signed for Mapei. Our local team was trying to keep up with him and it was like we were riding behind a motorbike. Had a brief chat with him afterwards and he was really nice - not unapproachable at all.

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Well - that's pretty much it. I didn't ride it - when I did the testing I rigged up a 12V coil but for originality, I wanted to keep it 6V so I used the original coil - it's sparked a few times and then of course died! Serves me right. I've ordered some pattern grips and foot peg rubbers from the UK and the tank rubbers were put in a safe place by my Dad - so they will be in a box somewhere! And then I just need to fit a chain - a normal 428 will do. I'll do all of that before the 1000 Bike show in September. My Dad won the award for best restoration at the show about 6 years ago - I would be lying if I said I wasn't hoping to get another one for him this year!

All going well we will be going for a ride up and down the street tomorrow!

Interesting bike hey!

Guess he was right. It didn't f-ing happen.

I like that - I had forgotten that those were made. Makes me want to go hunting for an original Yamaha MT-01 again.....

There's a few things I have learnt from my time on the Hub. And one particular phrase from that thread which I still use: "Not going to f-ing happen......"

Ai....

Dude I'm going to have a beer for you if that is indeed the case. And I haven't had a beer this year yet.