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megawatt
22-12-2009, 04:03 AM
Here's a few pix of my old racebike from the 80s, Bought most of it from Pip Higham, 1260 then 1325 engine, air shifter , 7" then 8 1/2 slick, standard gearbox.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/DeuceKosman6GS1000R007.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/File0001.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/1325ProStockerBMP.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/File0004.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/Moregriprequired.jpg
rock hard
22-12-2009, 09:38 AM
Hey Meggawatt,thats as tough as fuck.the rear tyre in the fourth photo looks twisted and distorted just like most us..nice photos .what times 60ft 330's ET's ?
ShedBoy
26-12-2009, 07:34 AM
Fucking love these old air cooled things, GSX and GPZ. FUGGIN SWEET. They can still mix it with the new bikes. My first job was at Ravenswood drag strip back in 89 when I was 13. Use to look after the burnout boxes with me brother. Loved seeing Ray Eason, Peter Tom, Peter Baker shoot it out FUGGIN SWEET. Who has an old mothballed bike for sale in WA I want it. Peter Tom's twin turbo GPZ was mint, tried to rip his arms out of his sockets once the boost came on. Wish we had digital cameras back then.
megawatt
29-12-2009, 08:10 PM
My best 1/4 mile time was 8.92 at 152 mph. I had a stock undercut box using a basic airshifter. rear tyre was 8 1/2 Goodyear on a 5" rim. Narrower than my Fireblade. Sted with a 7" tyre on a 3 1/2" rim.
EFE 1230
29-12-2009, 08:28 PM
Fuck yeah!

One of the previous owners of my EFE ran 9.8 on it at the drags but alas no drag strip for use in Adelaide anymore.
rock hard
29-12-2009, 09:08 PM
nice
Tony Nitrous
29-12-2009, 09:09 PM
VERY NICE.
I remember his "Village Bike Shop"
megawatt
29-12-2009, 09:48 PM
Yeah Pip Higham ran the bike in the early 80s. It was the first GSX1100 in Europe. The frame number ended in 000002 so he called it the Deuce. There was an article about it in Superbike magazine. He later broke it down and stored the chassis in his workshop attic. I turned up during the winter of 82/83 and bought the rolling chassis and a 1000cc stock Katana engine off Jack Valentine of V&M racing and Valmoto fame. I ran it in road legal class Sprints with modded CV carbs, see picture 2, best time 10.37 at 134mph. Then in 1984 I spent a lot more money and started to race it in Pro Stock 1260 and 1325cc.Blew the engine twice, the second time after letting some other wa**er fettle the engine. Never raced again and sold it back to Pip to put in his home museum.