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Old 03-17-2008, 04:02 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I was looking at a 1973 Kawasaki H1 (Mach 3 500 2stroke triple) at the Alexandra show, and I wondered what would be the modern bike you'd all buy today that might become a classic?

In 1971 some of my mates had Mach 3s (I couldn't afford one) but who would have guessed that they'd become an icon (apart from downright unrideable dangerous and terrifying fast) ?

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Old 03-17-2008, 04:08 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Maybe the TL(S) short production, bad press. I don't think I've heard of a bike being ragged on as much since.

Maybe an original CBR900RR, still available but hardly current nearly not even modern, no EFI etc - got a bit of a head start with age too.


(edit: The Mach III gets a bit of a mention in this http://turbo.discovery.com/beyond/?p...eId=1454865196 )
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Old 03-17-2008, 04:16 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Probly the current Hyosung,as they still run the same shape as they did wen they first started.
On thier 30 anniversary they will display this first model...
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I was looking at a 1973 Kawasaki H1 (Mach 3 500 2stroke triple) at the Alexandra show, and I wondered what would be the modern bike you'd all buy today that might become a classic?

In 1971 some of my mates had Mach 3s (I couldn't afford one) but who would have guessed that they'd become an icon (apart from downright unrideable dangerous and terrifying fast) ?

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What would you buy today that's affordable and expect to find on the stage at Alexandra in 30 years? (TL ?)
mate had a mach3 and i had a brand new norton 850 , last model
 
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Old 03-18-2008, 02:18 AM   #6 (permalink)
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i raced a mach 111 back in the late '70's early '80's the bike was stolen from my back shed,fuckin dirty harley riders

 
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did u get a pic of it. i dont know what one of those looks like
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did u get a pic of it. i dont know what one of those looks like
No but it was like this one.

The older ones were wilder, plain colours and white-knuckle drum brakes.
 
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My guess is that a clean, stock TLS will be be pretty special in 30 years, dito for a 916. Perhaps also some of the turbocharged bikes from the 80's Wouldn't surprise me even if the first year for various models became fairly desirable - CRB900RR, R6, R1, ZX10 etc
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Yeah, and it won. Not as rare as the RC45 but same sorta deal.
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I didn't count the RC30 or 45, too expensive, maybe the RC51 but they didn't really set the world on fire, although SP2 was great value for money when released. OW01, R7 probsbly in the too dear basket too.
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Another classic that is too rare, too expensive.
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Yeah the 45 and OW01 are already there. But I do think the 51 has a good-ish chance of getting there. Good as anything else other than an Italian I guess.
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