hmmmnz's motley collection (pic heavy)

[hmmmnz]

well since moving back to new zealand(lived in edinburgh for 3 years) i have aquired a few bikes
the first one i got when i was back is
the mighty suzuki b120
https://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/DSCF1825Small.jpg
it was just what i needed when i got back, good on gas, $8 would get me too and from work for 2 weeks, and because its so detuned it never requires any maintance, saying that its only got 6000km (4000miles) on the clock not bad for a 30 year old bike hehe

next one i got was a project bike... a 1972 mini buffalo.... its really a bridgestone 60cc 4 speed powered bike
https://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/79673809_full.jpg
(yeah the guys who make tyres also made bikes, all of which were rotary valve 2 strokes) it was a basket case, with a seized big end and the top end wasnt much better,
https://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/DSCF1859Small.jpg
there are no parts available any more .. or since 74, so it was a mission to say the least custom made big end, modified conrod, all new seals and bearings, and huskqarna chainsaw rings
here is the very first time i tryed to start it after putting it back together


the next bike is
a vt250 a crappy honda v twin,
https://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/1986VT250FG.jpg
i got it with 2 fuct engines
both big ends gone, good on ya honda for using shell bearings instead of rollers on the crank..
she's been apart 3 times now, a word to the wise, stay away from hondas with shell bearing big ends, it'll only end in tears

next is another basket
a kh125 of 78 vintage, (another rotary valve)
https://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/86429204_full.jpg
unfortunatly the barrrel is completly shagged,
https://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/DSCF2058Small.jpg
i bought another whole bike on ebay uk, and when i was over a couple of months ago i took off the barrel and some other bits and gave the reat of the bike to a wrecker mate just out side edinburgh.... unfortunatly... the new kh125's use a smaller bore, so carrying a barrel across the world in my hand luggage was a complete waste of time.... but i just bought this
https://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/105010911_full.jpg
https://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/105010919_full.jpg

this new bike has been sitting out side for a couple of years, so is in a bit of a state, but its only done 7000km and has good compression, so im sure ill get 1 mint bike out of the 2

next is one of my favourite bikes of all time... (fav to look at anyway)
its hondas flagship of the 80's
https://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/90908298_full.jpg
https://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/90908304_full.jpg
the mighty vf1000. its absolutly mint, showroom condition bike, ive had to give it a full top end rebuild, as they had a fair few problems, bad top end oiling and soft cams, fortunatly this one just required rocker arm re-surfacing, it was mainly the us models that really suffered,
when this bike came up, i couldnt let it go past, i used to have a pic of it on my wall when i was a kid, and always wanted one. shame it handles like a dog the rear air shock is the worst idea i have ever heard of on a bike , hehe, but a hagon shock will sort that out when i have some cash spare,

and finally my mz/jawa/rotax bastard child.
https://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/IMG_0291Small.jpg
https://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/IMG_0290Small.jpg
funnily enough its the only bike i have thought of as a "him" i havn't named him yet,
muzjartax? jarmuz? anyway, he's a dog, and has cost me a pretty penny in parts, floats from germany, a new sprag from the uk, still needs valve clearances done, and i think ill turn it into a flat tracker/street tracker, but that can wait

and this is my fav pic of my old zxr750 fighter in scotland
https://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/DSCF0728Small-1.jpg


sorry for the long winded bit. and thats just 1 year of bikes, actually not even 1 year
no wonder my mrs hates bikes, hehe
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[Whosthedaddy]

I used to have a VT250 park near me in Adelaide. Strange looking little bikes, and what is with the front brake, are they drums?

Before bidding on the TRX I had bid and was quite keen on an '84 Interceptor in red / white and blue. Still look quite fresh by today's standards in my eyes.
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[BenR]

Nice collection, that VF1000 is awesome.
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