Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

Shop is like a pig sty [or the bottom of a baby’s pram]. Almost always have two or three concepts running at the same time . It’s like im afraid of losing the idea if i don't get it started there and then. Consequently, tidying up after myself doesn’t happen that often. I have four times as much worktop space as the last stop !!!!!! Allows me six times as much space to fill with junk.
A while back i decided to finish some of the concepts from “under the bench” —this consists mainly of UNFINISHED PROJECTS —ie; six ROLLS ROYCE SILVER GHOSTS — six OFFSHORE POWERBOATS —- plus the ongoing everyday sort of projects .. in fact , i am rapidly disappearing up my my own Asse .
Today i have three concepts to finish . First ,the CHUNKY ALL METAL V8 RUDE. It kinda hit hard when ROTORY JOHN said the concept looked cheap and nasty—- been thinking for a couple of months what i could do to improve it. Thats todays first job ——-to be continued.

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Ok-so its a JONRUDE !!!!! Get over it .
never seen a base so intricately machined —- beautiifully milled mount.
Should even satisfy ROTORY JOHN —- how am i doing so far Johnno ??????

I passed it along to Jim Nerstrom; the father of the V-8

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Originally Posted by Rotary John

I passed it along to Jim Nerstrom; the father of the V-8

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NO -NO-NO NO— thats not how the game is played —if you had mentioned that in the first place i would have pulled out all the stops ——-remembered MISS MURRAY my teacher before the Second World War —————could do better.!!!!!
I DO HAVE A BRILLIANT IDEA JOHNNO——— leave it with me and i will do the man himself a pair of specials . Might take me a while —- but i promise it will be well worth then wait. Sometime in the summer , still up to my fetlocks .

Attachment 501745 Another from UNDER THE BENCH—— BOAT IS ACTUALLY 25 YEARS OLD —- nothing much changes in offshore any more . RATBAG showed me some of his drawings and ideas for a modern fifty foot offshore cat —- like me he reckons the VEE hull has reached its maximum . But his new stuff is really interesting. Reckons the total cost of R + D is way out of anyones reach.
I reckon i can make this into one of the new HUSKI race team boats .
Gary is coming to see me the end of this month —— if anyone wants this , PM me and make me a decent offer —- he could take it back with him.

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Now thats a nice bunch of DAFFS —- two quid a bunch —how good is that ???????

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Originally Posted by jackiewilson

Attachment 501745 Another from UNDER THE BENCH—— BOAT IS ACTUALLY 25 YEARS OLD —- nothing much changes in offshore any more . RATBAG showed me some of his drawings and ideas for a modern fifty foot offshore cat —- like me he reckons the VEE hull has reached its maximum . But his new stuff is really interesting. Reckons the total cost of R + D is way out of anyones reach.
I reckon i can make this into one of the new HUSKI race team boats .

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Speaking of 25 years old.

50 years ago the Z1’s unveiling in 1972, its 903-cc, DOHC, four-cylinder engine was in a different class to the single-cam unit of Honda’s CB750, which had established the superbike category on its arrival three years earlier.
With a maximum output of 82 hp and a top speed of over 130 mph, the Kawasaki effortlessly outmuscled the 15-hp less powerful Honda and, frankly, anything else on the road.

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I remember (back in the 1970:s) when the Kawasaki 500, 750, & 900 were the street legal speed demons.
Those models created publicity and brand recognition. And I am sure the competition had to decide then, what they wanted their brands to be marketed as.

Not unlike Merc Outboards back in the late 1960's & early 1970's. As the faster outboard on water.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/50-years-on-the-kawasaki-z1-is-still-one-of-the-meanest-motorcycles-on-the-road/ar-AAUzjt7?ocid=wispr


https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/...=640&h=421&m=6

https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/...=640&h=433&m=6

Forget which car manufacturer had the slogan RACING IMPROVES THE BREED !!!! WAS IT EVER SO!!
! EVERY MOTOR EVER CREATED HAD TO BEAT THE OPPOSITION TO BECOME MOST WANTED .
OMC claimed — we go racing with a fishing motor !!!!!
Mercury claimed they went fishing with a race tuned motor .
Dont matter what mode of transport it is ——- cars— push bikes—-motor bikes —aeroplanes —- outboards —inboards —- trans Atlantic liners . The need for speed will always be festering somewhere.

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Originally Posted by Lake X Kid

Speaking of 25 years old.

50 years ago the Z1’s unveiling in 1972, its 903-cc, DOHC, four-cylinder engine was in a different class to the single-cam unit of Honda’s CB750, which had established the superbike category on its arrival three years earlier.
With a maximum output of 82 hp and a top speed of over 130 mph, the Kawasaki effortlessly outmuscled the 15-hp less powerful Honda and, frankly, anything else on the road.

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I remember (back in the 1970:s) when the Kawasaki 500, 750, & 900 were the street legal speed demons.
Those models created publicity and brand recognition. And I am sure the competition had to decide then, what they wanted their brands to be marketed as.

Not unlike Merc Outboards back in the late 1960's & early 1970's. As the faster outboard on water.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/50-years-on-the-kawasaki-z1-is-still-one-of-the-meanest-motorcycles-on-the-road/ar-AAUzjt7?ocid=wispr


https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/...=640&h=421&m=6



https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/...=640&h=433&m=6

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The Widow Maker aka Purple People Eater....Attachment 501814

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WHILS VISITING THE LOCAL REYCLING FACILITY [sounds much better than SCRAPYARD] I came accross a couple of chunks of alloy —-on second glance , i realised they had the makings of a JONRUDE TROPHY . Only half way through putting the final touches to „“HUSKI“. The red and white cat. Here i go again —disappearing up my own rectum. When will i ever learn ????

Kawa Z1 movie. "Stone"
Trying to find the full movie, opening scene is better then anything Mad Max ever did
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWp5hJMegXQ

...kawasaki lets the good times roll... the Z1 was THE bike to have back then. just add a kerker header & they were incredible...:thumbsup:...

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FERNAGLED this from something under the bench—- Stevie Curtis’s next ride ???????????

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Originally Posted by FUJIMO

...kawasaki lets the good times roll... the Z1 was THE bike to have back then. just add a kerker header & they were incredible...:thumbsup:...

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...when the z-1 900 came out in 1972(the regular z-1), they sold a lot of kerker's for their performance gains, not to mention they greatly improved the entire exhaust note...https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...AWASAKI_Z1.jpg