In Reply to: I gave up on trying to kill meself on a Kawasaki Mach II 500 a LONGGGGG time back posted by Timbo in Oz on April 3, 2007 at 21:32:39:

Why do I have the moniker I do? It's a tribute to one of the really great bikes of the late '60s, early '70s. I owned a couple of them, bought from Donny Newell in Brisbane. My brother owned one too. I also had a Matador that I dropped a Metralla motor into - man that thing was fast in the dirt.I remember a little jaunt from the University of Queensland to Mount Tambourine. Quite a few of us racing up the hill. I started at the back of the pack and passed the lot of them on the way up, taking a Mach III on the outside of the last corner before the pub.
Here's a fine shot of one like mine, except this one has the Concentric carby, whereas my first one has the Amal Monoblock.
Regards,
Geoff
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Follow Ups
- Hey, you're singing my song Timbo - Metralla 22:14:59 04/03/07 (3)
- yeah, ours had the Amahl carbie, 'N I seem to remember a high comp head - Timbo in Oz 22:33:21 04/03/07 (2)
- The electrical system was a magneto! - Metralla 08:18:35 04/04/07 (1)
- Money? yeah! we bought TWO crashed write-offs. And LEARNT! - Timbo in Oz 17:44:26 04/05/07 (0)