VINTAGE MCC MEET AT JUNCTION PUB IN RAINHILL

BONLY1 · Post by **BONLY1** » Sun Sep 19, 2021 4:39 pm

Near St.Helens on Merseyside, the North West Vintage motorcycle meet was held today.
Met many auld friends, glad to see them safe and made several new, over a couple of hours of talkin' bikes.
These are 'specially for Nuggit, as he'll know the owner of a '90 exup on show within the marquee with same brake set up as his own.
My Foxeye is over 25 years old now, must ask to have it parked in the marquee too next year where it's sure to outshine the older model.
Though it got its fair share of views outside in the car park.

Followed an RF900 with straight bars into the venue on my Foxeye, both bikes from same era.
Chatting with the owner of the slabside gixxer, he'd owned it from nearly new and recalled a time when he did 750+ miles in one trip, two up, with his missus! That was then (probable 80's) and this is now.... bet he'd not want to try it again!
It was a good morning at the Junction and thanks to all at the VMCC for the event.
I'm sure you can ID all the bikes shown here.

Teego · Post by **Teego** » Sun Sep 19, 2021 9:58 pm

I used to have a Suzuki GT250 (Ram Air System)

Those were the days. To bring the new super duper model to market, fold some tin over the cooling fins and call it RamAir.
Just like the Genesis FAI. Of course its fresh air.

bunk · Post by **bunk** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 2:57 pm

ooph ! That G slabby.

Teego · Post by **Teego** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:59 pm

bunk wrote:ooph ! That G slabby.

Horrible, wasn't it?
But the GSXR 750 Slingshot was the thing.
Performance Bikes tested it head to head against the RC30.
The Suzuki won on points.

bunk · Post by **bunk** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 6:08 pm

Teego wrote:
bunk wrote:ooph ! That G slabby.
Horrible, wasn't it?
But the GSXR 750 Slingshot was the thing.
Performance Bikes tested it head to head against the RC30.
The Suzuki won on points.

It still is the thing ! I have a all original 86 1100 and a 750 that has some work done to it. Seeing them weeks old at the dealer corrupted me. And all they had were blue bikes. I happily got the 2 of them 3 years ago for 2k usd all in. They both need a full go thru.

Finding fzr1k parts and bikes over here is harder than finding old slabby stuff. Slingshot stuff is a bit easier but still rare.