[Waylander]

Ok so its time to introduce my other old toy, not for everyone indeed

 

a 1985 Honda VF1000 FII, 36 years old, V4 Motorcycle

 



 



 

Previously owned by bertie the bodger, I am slowly restoring it back to the best I can get it,

Managed to find some original exhausts, and repainted the tail section,

 

There are only 27 of these bikes still registered and only 11 road worthy, so getting parts is a bit of a problem

 

Its 245KG with 114BHP, so its pretty dam fast, tops out at 140MPH, not bad for 36 years old,

 

So what other Old Toys do you have, And that does not include the budding Hugh Heffners out there

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[Waylander]

As you can see the tail has no decals, I have repainted the seat tail section,

 

One part polished Ready



 

Both Decals Fitted



 

Tail section reassembled and refitted

 



 excuse the crap in the picture,

Its my dumping ground as well as bike store, and my spare 968 hatch in the background, that I paid $15 for

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[Rap]

Many years ago I was invited to a surprise birthday party for a buddy of mine. He had a ribald sense of humor so I thought I would get him a blow up doll as a gag gift. Being a moron It didn't occur to me that his parents might be in attendance. Needless to say the gift went over like a rock in a pond tied to concrete. He did turn beet red so it wasn't totally wasted but he gave it back so his parents wouldn't think ill of him. He came from a strict Jewish family. They had no idea about his sense of humor.

Fast forward 25 years. I never got rid of the doll just put it away and forgot about it. So as some of you know my garage burned down on Thanksgiving day when my 968 race car blew up. As ServePro cleaned out the garage guess what was found undamaged. Yep my blond doll. My wife never knew about it because it was pre her and was packed away and somewhat forgotten. Can you imagine her mortification when she read the content list of recovered items and ran across this.

 

SO MY OLD TOY IS MY         BLOND BLOW UP DOLL

 

I am waiting to get all of my contents back.

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[Waylander]

Absolutely fantastic, would like to have witnessed that explanation 

 

and if anyone is interested that’s a rattle can paint job

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[Roboman]

Nicely done Waylander! If that's 1 of 11 what is so special about a Yamaha RD400?


Spectacular story Rap, of all the things to survive!?

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[Waylander]

Nothing special about an RD400 except I owned one back in 1977, and I would like another, but prices have become crazy for any old two stroke


A clean RD400 can cost anything upto £8000, and not worth buying a project as parts are really hard to come by

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[Chap]

Close to a RD400, I own a RZ 350 (RDLC350 here in Europe). Fantastic 2 stroke, very light and powerful above 6000 rpms. 

A real pleasure on twisty roads. But les refined than a 968 of course.

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[Waylander]

and you stay dry when it rains,

 

I would like any one of these

 

RD400

GS1000EN

CBX

Laverda Jota

Z900A1

 

All way out my price range,

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[MCL968]

Many years ago I was invited to a surprise birthday party for a buddy of mine. He had a ribald sense of humor so I thought I would get him a blow up doll as a gag gift. Being a moron It didn't occur to me that his parents might be in attendance. Needless to say the gift went over like a rock in a pond tied to concrete. He did turn beet red so it wasn't totally wasted but he gave it back so his parents wouldn't think ill of him. He came from a strict Jewish family. They had no idea about his sense of humor.

Fast forward 25 years. I never got rid of the doll just put it away and forgot about it. So as some of you know my garage burned down on Thanksgiving day when my 968 race car blew up. As ServePro cleaned out the garage guess what was found undamaged. Yep my blond doll. My wife never knew about it because it was pre her and was packed away and somewhat forgotten. Can you imagine her mortification when she read the content list of recovered items and ran across this.

 

SO MY OLD TOY IS MY         BLOND BLOW UP DOLL

 

I am waiting to get all of my contents back.

Many years ago, before something like this would have resulted in courtroom charges and mandatory sensitivity trainings, a couple of my students broke into my office and put an inflatable male sex doll in my chair behind my desk.

 

Not content to just settle for a gag like this, they also used a Sharpie to put a beard and mustache on the doll, and gave the doll a pair of glasses very similar to mine.

 

The resemblance was remarkable, and I was startled when I opened my door that morning. After we all got a good laugh, I deflated the doll, stuck him in a box and stashed him on my bookshelf.

 

Fast forward a number of years, and my department is being relocated to a different building. As I was chatting with the department chair and unloading my bookshelf, I grabbed the box and as I was about to tear the top off of the box, I suddenly remembered what was inside (I had not labeled the box "SEX DOLL" like I should have for future reference). I quickly replaced the lid and set it aside for future disposal. My chair, a female and devout feminist, would NOT have been amused.

 

Those two students have gone on to respectable careers in the legal field, and I am especially proud of the "ring leader" of the pair. She graduated from a prestigious west coast law school and is an Assistant District Attorney who specializes in family abuse cases.

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[Chris Vais]

   

 

My other old toy. This is a 1962 Cinelli Speciale Corsa racing bicycle. I bought this in 1964 when I was very active as a bicycle racer. These bikes were the pinnacle of lightweight steel racing bikes along with Masi and DeRosa. These bikes are highly sought after collectors items that people like to hang on their walls. My preference is to ride it,

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[ds968]

Holy crap !  Chris, I had two Italian bikes when I lived in Cleveland, and Cinelli was one of the brands .  I rode it almost two days a week just around the suburbs, but a  couple of times a year  I took it on  approx.  300  mi. round trips to  Columbus ( for the Ohio State football games ) and mostly ON THE HIGHWAY shoulders combined with streets and boulevard runs. Back  in the early to mid  70s  no one would bother you if you rode on the side of a highway .. after those long trips though,  I had to soak my legs in hot water and use icy-hot creams for at least a whole day after each trip, but man, it was well worth it !  

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[MCL968]

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My other old toy. This is a 1962 Cinelli Speciale Corsa racing bicycle. I bought this in 1964 when I was very active as a bicycle racer. These bikes were the pinnacle of lightweight steel racing bikes along with Masi and DeRosa. These bikes are highly sought after collectors items that people like to hang on their walls. My preference is to ride it,

That is a keeper, Chris! super tall frame, how tall are you?

 

I also had my share of steel lugged frames back in the day, and Cinelli was always my stem of choice. My favorite was a lesser-known Italian company named Chiorda. They cast their headtubes rather than making them from a tube and two lugs. Made the frame a little stiffer and more responsive. That bike with sew-ups was a rocket, but at the end of the day you didn't appreciate the stiffness of the frame as much as when you started. While I might reminisce about toe-clips, Brooks saddles, and down tube friction shifters, I do appreciate carbon fiber, indexed shifting, and gel seats. Now there are so many e-bikes around, I wonder if anyone is actually getting exercise when they go out for a "ride".

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[Chris Vais]

I'm 6 ft. tall but I have long legs. The frame might be a tad large by todays standards, but back in the day we never rode with more than a hands width of seat stem showing.

 

Over the years I have updated the equipment on this bike. It does have a gel saddle and a Campagnolo Chorus Gruppo. I wore all of the original running gear out. I did, however save it all. I also transitioned from tubulars to clinchers after rolling a tubular off of the front wheel rim, resulting in a painful crash. The generation of clinchers are nearly as fast as the tubulars and for the kind of riding I like to do, more than fast enough.

 

This Cinelli has a very comfortable ride. I had a DeRosa criterium bike that I eventually sold when I stopped riding competitively. It was a very stiff frame and uncomfortable to ride in longer road races

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[Roboman]

My other old toy (which I miss) was on the other end of the speed scale .... 1936 Morris 8 .... a beautiful car!  Quite obviously not the streamlining and styling of a 968 .... but why would you, it was flat out at about 45mph, door open with a following wind.  But the workmanship was great; leather seats, wooden dash with brass fittings, knurled brass nuts for hand tightening, and talk about an honest engine, it started first time and pottered along as though it was happily to be alive.  And like the 968 it got plenty of attention.  I shall dig out some photos and post them later.



   


Unfortunately I don't have any photos of the owner's manual, but I remember it gave instructions on how to change gear, how to do a basic service, and how/when to adjust the tappets!!

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[Rap]

Marvelous. Great color!!!

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[Waylander]

Lovely, a fellow U.K. 968 owner has just bought a Delage 1929

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[Roboman]

I'd have Morrie back in a heartbeat.  I was about to say I now have far more time to work on it, but that really isn't the case.  However, it would be a pleasure to work on when I need a break from DIY/968/other.

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[tejon007]

<div>Some Other Old Toys
 
Old bike (Gary Fisher - first production dual suspension bike)
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Special version licensed by Porsche (not)
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4-stroke Royal Enfield ('66)
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2-stroke - Mickey Thompson Stadium Lite Series modified Honda FL350 (circa 1985)
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[Waylander]

Nice collection indeed

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[Waylander]

My other old toy (which I miss) was on the other end of the speed scale .... 1936 Morris 8 .... a beautiful car!  Quite obviously not the streamlining and styling of a 968 .... but why would you, it was flat out at about 45mph, door open with a following wind.  But the workmanship was great; leather seats, wooden dash with brass fittings, knurled brass nuts for hand tightening, and talk about an honest engine, it started first time and pottered along as though it was happily to be alive.  And like the 968 it got plenty of attention.  I shall dig out some photos and post them later.


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Unfortunately I don't have any photos of the owner's manual, but I remember it gave instructions on how to change gear, how to do a basic service, and how/when to adjust the tappets!!

 

another 968 owners other toy 1929 Delage

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