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Posted: 6/7/2015 6:43:08 PM EDT

Still have alot of work just thought I'd share.

Posted: 6/7/2015 6:46:00 PM EDT

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It's beautiful!

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Posted: 6/7/2015 6:47:58 PM EDT

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Love those old 2 strokes.

Posted: 6/7/2015 6:48:15 PM EDT

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I dig it.

Posted: 6/7/2015 6:48:39 PM EDT

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that's pretty cool

Posted: 6/7/2015 6:48:42 PM EDT

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I had the Kenny Roberts Replica (same colors as yours). Was a fun lil bike.

Posted: 6/7/2015 6:49:47 PM EDT

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Needs moar 421cc kit, but other than that.... outstanding!

Posted: 6/7/2015 6:51:13 PM EDT

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Great looking bike. I have something with a similar motor.

Posted: 6/7/2015 6:52:05 PM EDT

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Nice looking bike, no speeding allowed.

Posted: 6/7/2015 6:52:15 PM EDT

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I've got another frame swingarm tank & assorted goodies... Gee wonder what to do with that stuff

Posted: 6/7/2015 6:53:10 PM EDT

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What about wheelies? They kinda are not an option.

Posted: 6/7/2015 6:57:17 PM EDT

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Luv, the Banshee. Yamaha, really had a soft spot for the 2t's

Posted: 6/7/2015 6:58:53 PM EDT

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That's awesome

A guy around the corner from me has a real nice RD350, I love to hear him rip down the street.

Posted: 6/7/2015 7:00:32 PM EDT

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Great looking bike. I have something with a similar motor.

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Luv, the Banshee. Yamaha, really had a soft spot for the 2t's

Any idea what your bike weighs? And maybe hp?

Posted: 6/7/2015 7:04:43 PM EDT

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Pure awesome

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Posted: 6/7/2015 7:06:18 PM EDT

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Great looking bike. I have something with a similar motor.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/rccox/media/6F09DCF8-CE22-46CB-9FBC-24CB958A3E3D.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn38/rccox/6F09DCF8-CE22-46CB-9FBC-24CB958A3E3D.jpg</a>

Luv, the Banshee. Yamaha, really had a soft spot for the 2t's

Any idea what your bike weighs? And maybe hp?

I figure around 300 ish. Probably low to mid 60's. My old race bike had 63hp and weighed 255 wet (rd400), and this is pretty close in feel only without the hit( adjustable power valves).
ETA: But with the more modern suspension it is a dream, but the RD's aren't bad.

Posted: 6/7/2015 7:15:58 PM EDT

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A reminder to all:
Isle of man on Velocity tonight at 11pm 10 central

Posted: 6/7/2015 7:23:00 PM EDT

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I figure around 300 ish. Probably low to mid 60's. My old race bike had 63hp and weighed 255 wet (rd400), and this is pretty close in feel only without the hit( adjustable power valves).
ETA: But with the more modern suspension it is a dream, but the RD's aren't bad.

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Great looking bike. I have something with a similar motor.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/rccox/media/6F09DCF8-CE22-46CB-9FBC-24CB958A3E3D.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn38/rccox/6F09DCF8-CE22-46CB-9FBC-24CB958A3E3D.jpg</a>

Luv, the Banshee. Yamaha, really had a soft spot for the 2t's

Any idea what your bike weighs? And maybe hp?

I figure around 300 ish. Probably low to mid 60's. My old race bike had 63hp and weighed 255 wet (rd400), and this is pretty close in feel only without the hit( adjustable power valves).
ETA: But with the more modern suspension it is a dream, but the RD's aren't bad.

That has to be a wild ride then. My banshee weighs 350ish and makes 85hp on C16. I will probably get a cheetah motor soon.

Posted: 6/7/2015 7:23:57 PM EDT

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It's beautiful!

Posted: 6/7/2015 7:27:17 PM EDT

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that gives me a chubby

Posted: 6/7/2015 7:28:41 PM EDT

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I got an erection just looking at it. the 80s when motorcycles were motorcycles and harley was on the ropes. the golden era.

Posted: 6/7/2015 7:29:45 PM EDT

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I had a RD 350 and a GT 550 RamAir.

Forgot all about them when I got a brand new Interceptor 500.

Then I met a man with a Canadian spec RZ 500.

Posted: 6/7/2015 7:31:14 PM EDT

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The trade off is piston life. My rd428's had a piston life of about 2 hours. Fine for a race bike. I want to ride this all summer and do teardowns in the winter. Back in 2005-6 ish Vito's built a badass banshee for Baja, I built a trx250r for some friends... The banshee smoked their ass for the first 30 miles. My buddies never even changed a spark plug. Guess who won

That has to be a wild ride then. My banshee weighs 350ish and makes 85hp on C16. I will probably get a cheetah motor soon.

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Great looking bike. I have something with a similar motor.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/rccox/media/6F09DCF8-CE22-46CB-9FBC-24CB958A3E3D.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn38/rccox/6F09DCF8-CE22-46CB-9FBC-24CB958A3E3D.jpg</a>

Luv, the Banshee. Yamaha, really had a soft spot for the 2t's

Any idea what your bike weighs? And maybe hp?

I figure around 300 ish. Probably low to mid 60's. My old race bike had 63hp and weighed 255 wet (rd400), and this is pretty close in feel only without the hit( adjustable power valves).
ETA: But with the more modern suspension it is a dream, but the RD's aren't bad.

The trade off is piston life. My rd428's had a piston life of about 2 hours. Fine for a race bike. I want to ride this all summer and do teardowns in the winter. Back in 2005-6 ish Vito's built a badass banshee for Baja, I built a trx250r for some friends... The banshee smoked their ass for the first 30 miles. My buddies never even changed a spark plug. Guess who won

That has to be a wild ride then. My banshee weighs 350ish and makes 85hp on C16. I will probably get a cheetah motor soon.

The trade off is piston life. My rd428's had a piston life of about 2 hours. Fine for a race bike. I want to ride this all summer and do teardowns in the winter. Back in 2005-6 ish Vito's built a badass banshee for Baja, I built a trx250r for some friends... The banshee smoked their ass for the first 30 miles. My buddies never even changed a spark plug. Guess who won

Posted: 6/7/2015 7:35:29 PM EDT

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I had a RD 350 and a GT 550 RamAir.

Forgot all about them when I got a brand new Interceptor 500.

Then I met a man with a Canadian spec RZ 500.

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Naw, this is a 500.

Posted: 6/7/2015 7:42:06 PM EDT

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Very nice, Kenny Roberts Replica has always been one of the bikes I've wanted. I've had a couple of RD350s and RD400s. Very fun little bikes.

Posted: 6/7/2015 8:27:33 PM EDT

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Thanks guys,

Posted: 6/7/2015 8:38:12 PM EDT

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Posted: 6/7/2015 8:48:10 PM EDT

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The trade off is piston life. My rd428's had a piston life of about 2 hours. Fine for a race bike. I want to ride this all summer and do teardowns in the winter. Back in 2005-6 ish Vito's built a badass banshee for Baja, I built a trx250r for some friends... The banshee smoked their ass for the first 30 miles. My buddies never even changed a spark plug. Guess who won

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My brother had one back when they were new, as I recall(i was about 12) , he put a Daytona kit on it. he smoked built harleys all the time. never seen anybody get so mad at their bikes

I had a built Banshee ( Vito's) for a while, and EGT gauge fixed all the melted pistons problems. Amazing power, only place I could hookup was in the sand.

Posted: 6/7/2015 9:05:03 PM EDT

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Nice. I had two RZ350s back in 84-85. Great fun, as was my RZ500 I owned a bit later. As you can tell from my handle I like me some Yamaha 2T. I think I've owned 12 or so Yamaha two-strokes. My best memories were made with my TZ250.

Posted: 6/7/2015 9:17:49 PM EDT

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Toomey Pipes?

Too bad you don't have the seat cowl.

Here's my '83 GpZ 550 and my '85 RZ350.

And the RZ 350 with the cowl on it (and the Lawson Replica Bell M2 helmet).

Posted: 6/7/2015 9:28:21 PM EDT

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I had an old GT 185 and I would wring its neck. No baffles in the pipes which were off of a 2 stroke 250 cc Yamaha. Loud. Af.

Posted: 6/7/2015 9:28:43 PM EDT

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Sweet

Posted: 6/7/2015 9:40:10 PM EDT

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Goshdang, OP! That was my first dream bike when I was a kid! Never got one, though. Beautiful bike. I wonder what they're going for now? Wouldn't mind getting one...

Posted: 6/9/2015 3:13:50 PM EDT

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Too bad you don't have the seat cowl.

Here's my '83 GpZ 550 and my '85 RZ350.

http://www.vaq34.com/junk/RZ350_and_GpZ550_together.jpg

And the RZ 350 with the cowl on it (and the Lawson Replica Bell M2 helmet).

http://www.vaq34.com/junk/joe013.jpg

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Do you still have those? I always liked the GPZ550's

Posted: 6/9/2015 3:20:01 PM EDT

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Damn that's beautiful! I wish I hadn't sold mine, also wish I could've brought my NSR back stateside..

Posted: 6/9/2015 7:02:23 PM EDT

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Thanks again guys. It doesn't look that much different from a stock one, on purpose but there's a ton of work there.
The front fairing was a Spinner off of a King air

I fitted all the suspension components myself and had to make the rear dogbones from scratch to get the ride height.

Posted: 6/9/2015 7:03:17 PM EDT

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Posted: 6/9/2015 7:18:51 PM EDT

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Oh, that's very nice. Well done!

Posted: 6/9/2015 7:23:09 PM EDT

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Posted: 6/9/2015 7:32:01 PM EDT

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I remember sitting on one of those as a youth, new on the showroom floor. Sitting on a Moto Guzzi LeMans made a bigger impact on my tastes in motorcycles, though.