My latest project finished
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stainlesscycle
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nice first year water cooled/monoshock! i did a quick cleanup of a 79 rm125 this year already (for sale also!)... i'm currently working on a 74 can-am 175 that i'm hoping to run next weekend on a vintage play enduro... and maybe 2 ahrma cross country races..
I was a junior in H.S. when those (81's) came out and they were what everyone wanted at the time (at least where I lived). I lived in the country and 2 friends that lived close each bought one. They were going to be bigtime moto-x racers
Every time I see one of these it brings back fond memories even though I have never owned a Suzuki!
Nice resto!
Every time I see one of these it brings back fond memories even though I have never owned a Suzuki!
Nice resto!
Berkyboy
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Nice job guys!!
I've still have my 1980 PE175 that I bought new when I was in high school. I bought it for $1000 from a local Suzuki dealer that I worked for when I was in eleventh grade.
I sold it three years later when I was in college for $500 and bought it back from the same guy 10 years later for $50. For the last 17 years its been sitting in a shed out at my sisters farm. One of these days I hope to find the time to start it's restoration.
I even found another 80 PE 175 a couple years ago and paid $300 for it for a parts bike.
My biggest problem is finding replacement plastic as the PE had a unique headlight and an oversized tank and they seem to be hard to find.
I'd love to hear who your sources are for parts.
I've still have my 1980 PE175 that I bought new when I was in high school. I bought it for $1000 from a local Suzuki dealer that I worked for when I was in eleventh grade.
I sold it three years later when I was in college for $500 and bought it back from the same guy 10 years later for $50. For the last 17 years its been sitting in a shed out at my sisters farm. One of these days I hope to find the time to start it's restoration.
I even found another 80 PE 175 a couple years ago and paid $300 for it for a parts bike.
My biggest problem is finding replacement plastic as the PE had a unique headlight and an oversized tank and they seem to be hard to find.
I'd love to hear who your sources are for parts.
boostedte37
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those are awesome
cladoo
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Well eff I did not own an XR or a YZ 80.
Steve you should restore it! PE's could be trouble for plastic I got stuff from vintagesuzuki.com and fullfloater.com also some OEM stuff can be found from Suzuki.
I was asking $2500.00 and I think I sold it locally
Nice '79 stainless, I raced a '77 and '78 RM125 and have some parts still.
Good luck on the CanAm.
Steve you should restore it! PE's could be trouble for plastic I got stuff from vintagesuzuki.com and fullfloater.com also some OEM stuff can be found from Suzuki.
I was asking $2500.00 and I think I sold it locally
Nice '79 stainless, I raced a '77 and '78 RM125 and have some parts still.
Good luck on the CanAm.
stainlesscycle
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i'm in the middle of this one. not a restoration, just building it to work for vintage racing...
model 67 sherpa s bultaco
model 67 sherpa s bultaco
jhendr3702
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very nice guys..... sure makes me want to start on the 69 ace 100b in my shop
nambo-trev
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what a sweet job claude!! that looks rediculous.
nambo-trev
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hey claude do you have the bike down at the bike show this weekend? you think there will be much for gassers there?
twowheels
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Hey, that's a fancy 'Zuke ... and a cool garage floor. Is that a roll-out mat or individual squares?
roostafish
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Nice bikes guys! I love old bikes, they look cool! I remember moving up from an XR 75 to an '81 KX 80. I was so stoked that it had that uni track suspension!
I'd love to have those dual shock bikes in my garage! That KX is stunning.
I'd love to have those dual shock bikes in my garage! That KX is stunning.
Floor
Roll-out mats- it's a 3-bay garage (26x36) and each mat was 10x40.... something like that anyway.
BLT coin-pattern.
I looked at tile and that was way too expensive, and the epoxy was an issue for a few reasons. Overall, pretty happy with it.
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb281/cmeal/bikes/IMG_0543.jpg
Roll-out mats- it's a 3-bay garage (26x36) and each mat was 10x40.... something like that anyway.
BLT coin-pattern.
I looked at tile and that was way too expensive, and the epoxy was an issue for a few reasons. Overall, pretty happy with it.
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb281/cmeal/bikes/IMG_0543.jpg
Rod Overstreet
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Man that bike is clean. The PE's bring back allot of memories for me. One was pushing the bike out of the woods for about 5 miles in the dead of winter after the CDI went bad.
