For those people who enjoy motorcycles from the past, and in particular the 60s, 70s and 80s. This saw the rise and demise of the large 2 strokes that many of us enjoyed in our youth. This blog celebrates this time in particular but also motorcycling in general .
Another beautiful day in the Manawatu saw the Blue Haze club do a short run through the Manawatu Gorge and back over te Pahiatua track with two stops along the way. The first was to Steves to check out a Kawasaki A7 Avenger he was selling. It was in great nick with most of the restoration work completed by Steve to a very high standard. It didn't take Alan long to make the decision to purchase the bike; especially with a number of Blue Haze members indicating an interest in purchasing it if Alan didn't! Our second stop was the Brown Owl cafe at the Balance Bridge. A good chance to discuss the important things in life; 60s, 70s and 80s bikes!
Great to see Dione riding his Suzuki X7. A great little bike. Paul turned up on his immaculate Kawasaki H1a Mach III that absolutely glistened in the sun. Kim on his trusty H2, Alan on his TS250 and myself on my KH250.
1964 HONDA CA200 TOURING
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Believe it or not, often times less is more. Yeah, there is nothing quite
like the rumble of a big V-Twin, the scream of a high revving two stroke
triple, ...
Triumph Bonneville - Ellaspede
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When they are rolled out of the factory, some bikes are a lot closer to a
rider's dream of visual perfection than others. Your early 80s Yamaha
Virago is...
A gap in the weather
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Over the weekend we'de had quite a bit of rain and while there was a fine
spell on Sunday morning while I walked the dog, the rain reappeared just
after I ...
An H2 returns to the fold
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Had a great little ride out last weekend ending up at Manfeild watching
some racing. The weather was great and the hot dogs were to. Pop on over to
the bl...
April 2013 Ride Out
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April 2013 Ride Out
Autumn is often a challenging time for a ride as those of us who might be
considered 'fair weather' riders look for the right conditi...
Crazy Custom Yamaha Suzuki Hybrid
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Found this from a thread over on the USA@STROKERS.com Board.. WOW!!
"Its a United motors 250 bike...built by suzuki...even has a suzki title...
Engine is a...
This is going to be an occasional blog focused around older motorcycles, mostly Japanese and a bias towrds 2 strokes. Like a growing number of 45+ blokes and ladies, I am now revisiting the vehicles from my youth. They happened to be a long line of 2 strokes from all the Japanese manufacturers and it wasn't until the early eighties that I got my first four stroke. I am a member of a small but very active group of like minded enthusiasts living in Palmeston North, New Zealand. We are also the local section of the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club and go for at least one run a month around the motorcycle friendly Manawatu countryside. Most members run 2 strokes but everyone is welcome. Between our group all the brands are represented, but the dominant one is definitely Kawasaki.
You are more than welcome to come along and join us. We usually go for a run on the last sunday of the month and leave from Manawatu Motorcycles at 32 Andrew Young St at around 9am. Paul and Kim de Latour at Manawatu Motorcycles can give you more details or email me.
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