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Kawasaki made a 350cc triple in the early '70's and later in the decade made 400cc triples. Both worth plenty now for good ones. The 380 you're thinking of was the Suzuki GT380 'ram air' 2-stroke. Due to lack of funds I went down the cheapo brit route at the time - tatty bantams, buggered Triumph tiger cubs etc- good for falling off in fields but in reality no match for Jap tackle. My bikes now are a '71 Ducati 350 desmo 'silver shotgun' and a yellow '74 250 desmo. Drooled over these as an impoverished kid but now lucky enough to own them.
-Removed-I remember them as being dangerous when driven by young men or near children. My brother had a Norton Atlas 750. I was 12 and sat on it and it tipped over smashing the headlamp. My brother said I was lucky it hadn’t injured my leg. My other brother fractured his skull on his bike after speeding and hitting a turning lorry. His friend hit his mouth and lost his front teeth. Their biker friend crashed while giving a friend a lift who sadly died. A woman I worked with told me her husband lost a testicle after a bike crash.
@mudfinger saidcan you say Malcom Smith?
Doe's anybody remember Hodakas? Huskies? (Husqvaurna [spelling])
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@drewnogal saidWell I, for one, will make a point of never getting a motorcycle and asking any of your family or friends of friends of yours to either try it out or come ride with me. 😉
I remember them as being dangerous when driven by young men or near children. My brother had a Norton Atlas 750. I was 12 and sat on it and it tipped over smashing the headlamp. My brother said I was lucky it hadn’t injured my leg. My other brother fractured his skull on his bike after speeding and hitting a turning lorry. His friend hit his mouth and lost his front teeth. ...[text shortened]... a lift who sadly died. A woman I worked with told me her husband lost a testicle after a bike crash.
@great-big-stees saidThey grew up to become sensible car drivers thankfully.
Well I, for one, will make a point of never getting a motorcycle and asking any of your family or friends of friends of yours to either try it out or come ride with me. 😉
What is it with boys and speed eh? Now it’s crazy car drivers.
@drewnogal saidBoys? I'm still jumpin outta airplanes at 61.
They grew up to become sensible car drivers thankfully.
What is it with boys and speed eh? Now it’s crazy car drivers.
@kquinn909 saidJumping out of them or being pushed out of them? 😉
Boys? I'm still jumpin outta airplanes at 61.
