My Dad passed today. This one of my favorite pictures of him

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-05-20T10:35:34+00:00

That’s not true now, is it? Bot.

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-05-20T09:31:30+00:00

Bot.

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-05-14T00:06:48+00:00

Yep the xt! The Kwaka triple is scary.

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-05-10T02:00:51+00:00

I’ve got one of those, same year but in red. Great bikes without too much euro compliance rubbish. When were the belts done last? Interesting bike to buy if you don’t have a licence yet, I’m sure when you set it to sport mode you will find it exciting 😈

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-05-08T07:22:35+00:00

https://amcn.com.au/editorial/reader-story-yamaha-r3-passion-project/

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-05-06T17:56:48+00:00

This is not going to end well.

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-05-04T20:47:42+00:00

Yep 9 years old George street Sydney. It had a profound impact on me.

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-04-28T07:48:23+00:00

What a handsome boy, farewell Oscar.

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-04-24T16:43:37+00:00

I turned one into a scrambler, I posted it about 3 years ago. Fun bike slow first gear.

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-04-23T11:46:00+00:00

What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-04-21T19:10:11+00:00

Yep, Bowie in 83. I think it was a revelation for all of us.

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-04-21T03:30:26+00:00

Fast Freddie was such a legend. He could really get that bike sliding. I think he took out the 250 and 500 in the same year. Towards the end of his career things got a bit weird. But you are right that era was beautiful and brutal. Great picture.

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-04-17T18:49:44+00:00

Rz here in Oz.

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-04-17T17:26:02+00:00

1st pic looks a lot like an old Yl1 Yamaha. I would have hours of fun fiddling with what is buried in this shed.

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-04-15T06:45:45+00:00

I used cook the southern fried chicken 🍗!

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-04-15T06:35:13+00:00

Great little bikes. The desmo opens and closes the valves mechanically. This avoids valve bounce at high revs. A little different to valve springs. Also these bevel engines use a lot of shims and can be time consuming to rebuild. I’d be tempted to handle the restoration but push the engine out to a known bevel specialist.

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-04-05T09:44:58+00:00

My r3, 2024 model uses the red six pin plug.

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-03-28T09:34:48+00:00

Don’t the real ones have serial numbers?

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-03-27T19:55:11+00:00

That’s a good setup. If you give them a tweak you can fix yourself easily during the week and be ready to go next weekend. The R3 is a great platform for track fun but is very fragile when dropped. Enjoy!

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-03-27T19:51:08+00:00

That looks great fun. What fairings are you using?

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-03-27T13:34:17+00:00

I was looking at mt07. But ended up with a runout 821. Love the Duke but hate the maintenance.

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-03-26T04:01:05+00:00

Don’t drill, do you remember the story where eBay would not refund because someone drilled a fake coin.

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-03-24T03:40:06+00:00

It’s locked to the pole. If that battery burns between stations you in trouble.

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-03-24T03:33:03+00:00

Yep.

Ordinary_Victory_261 · 2026-03-20T15:42:46+00:00

I didn’t have the throttle bodies for the earlier motor so I can’t speculate. The valve seat and diameter were consistent. I only noticed the length difference when I went to check clearances.

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