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  • #1

    Bike Shows

    Hi,
    I entered my 100% restored 1980 XS850G in a local bike show this week-end, didn't win anything in my class "stock imports". Hell, I was against a 2001 Vulcan, a 2002 GoldWing, and a temp-tag Triumph! How can you compete with that? The only other comparable bikes in the class were a 75 CB500 and a 73 Goldwing, neither of which won anything.
    It made me wonder if anyone on the list ever won anything they entered with their bike...
    I'll just ride mine and not worry too much about getting it dirty from now on....
    Carpe Diem!
    1980 XS850G
    1973 CT70
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  • #2
    Back in '92 my 79 XS750SF took third place in the 750cc class. It was box stock at the time.

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    • #3
      We might give ya an award.. that is if you would post a picture of it here for us to oogle.. (and my kids can laugh that neither of mine will ev ery look like..(
      jeff "Wags"
      Bothell, Wa

      79sf mongrel
      79sf rusty
      79 partsbike almost complete

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      • #4
        now theres a thought

        how about an online bike show?members could vote,limit it to three pics or something like that,different catagories for modified stock ,best motor etc.etc.winner to get bragin rights or something like that. Hay its a thought...
        1982 XJ 1100
        going strong after 60,000 miles

        The new and not yet improved TRIXY
        now in the stable. 1982 xj11, 18,000miles

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        • #5
          Pix

          see if this works...



          otherwise, do a copy/paste of this link in your browser...
          http://www.ofoto.com/BrowsePhotos.js...1&sort_order=0
          Carpe Diem!
          1980 XS850G
          1973 CT70

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          • #6
            Re: Pix

            Originally posted by srq68
            see if this works...
            It did. Nice looking bike. Where did you find the bar to mount your driving lites on? Custom made, or store bought?

            Might be able to fool the Harley riders into waving...
            Brian
            1978E Midlife Crisis - A work in progress
            1984 Kawasaki 550 Ltd - Gone, but not forgotten

            A married man should forget his mistakes. There's no use in two people
            remembering the same thing!

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            • #7
              Where did you find the bar to mount your driving lites on

              Thanks for the comments! the lightbar, well, it's a piece of oval section aluminum that came off a broom! It was anodized, I sanded it and polished it, drilled the various holes to run the wires inside and voila!
              I don't care that much for the look of the extra lights, but the are definitely needed during daylight hours for the over 75 year old to see me better. cant run them too long though, it starts affecting the battery and ignition after a while...
              Carpe Diem!
              1980 XS850G
              1973 CT70

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              • #8
                Nice looking bike, but I noticed that is missing a cylinder..

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                • #9
                  Nice looking bike!
                  Adrian

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                  • #10
                    nice looking bike

                    Thanks for all your nice comments. I guess it's better to be judged by your own peers, not a HD shop owner who puts up a show at the last minute...

                    Also since this was my first resto on a bike (maybe I'll post the "before" pix), it's rewarding...

                    Thanks!
                    Carpe Diem!
                    1980 XS850G
                    1973 CT70

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