1977 Revisited

[Kevin]

I dug out a couple of old pics for you guys to see.

[YellowJacket!]

woaaahhh... FLASHBACK!

;D

David

[h2olawyer]

Looks like a herd of Water Buffalo - with the addition of the T-Bird (Cougar?) and early 70s Mustang.   ;D 

Cool pix!  Just in time to get my head back in the 70s for my 30th HS Class Reunion this weekend.   :D  Thanks!   ;D

H₂O

[joevacc]

Dig that crazy helmet man.  That shite is coooooool. 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

[YellowJacket!]

Looks like a 72 stang.  My friend had one with the 351 Cleveland motor in it.  Modded it with a new intake and two sets of quad Holley carbs.  All tha that volume left the motor via some very large headers into 4 Cherry Bombs.  He said you could figure out the RPM's by how fast the fuel guage moved.  :o  :o  :o   ;D

David

[Shop Rat]

Looks like a 72 stang.  My friend had one with the 351 Cleveland motor in it.  Modded it with a new intake and two sets of quad Holley carbs.  All tha that volume left the motor via some very large headers into 4 Cherry Bombs.  He said you could figure out the RPM's by how fast the fuel guage moved.  :o  :o  :o   ;D

David

And it was 35 cent gas at that!  102 octane.

[h2olawyer]

I lost interest in Mustangs after the 1970 model year.  They just kept getting bigger, fancier & heavier.  Knew it was the 71 - 73 vintage.  The later ones have a certain appeal today, but when I got my 69, I really just settled for it.  Wanted a 64.5 - 66 but couldn't find one in NW Colorado for sale with a V-8.  Today, I think my ideal 'stang would be a '70 Boss 302 (after any 65 - 68 Shelby Mustang, of course).

H₂O

[Lucky]

I've allways loved the 70 (?) fastback.  saw one once simply primered black...oooh!!

[Kevin]

The Mustang was a 73 with a 302. The gas pump picture I took in north east Montana. I was told the in the 60's they had gas stations called buffalo gas. I couldn't resist stopping and taking a picture.   

[Shop Rat]

The Mustang was a 73 with a 302. The gas pump picture I took in north east Montana. I was told the in the 60's they had gas stations called buffalo gas. I couldn't resist stopping and taking a picture.   

Is the other bike in the pic a GT550? 

[h2olawyer]

Boy was I dense.  I knew what the bike was & saw the gas pump, but didn't even correlate the two until you mentioned the Buffalo Gas stations in your post.  D'oh!   :P

H₂O

[Kevin]

The other bike is my dad's gt380. The GT stood for Grand Touring. It had a 6 speed gearbox & kick start only. It wasn't near as fast as a Yamaha rd, but is was a very smooth and pleasant bike to ride. 

[Shop Rat]

The other bike is my dad's gt380. The GT stood for Grand Touring. It had a 6 speed gearbox & kick start only. It wasn't near as fast as a Yamaha rd, but is was a very smooth and pleasant bike to ride. 

My brother had a couple GT380s, and would buy another if he could find a mint example. (He bought his new)

I rode them quite a bit myself and thought they were great bikes despite the small displacement.  Compared to the threes by Kawasaki, the Suzukis actually had a powerband. 

Frank

[inanecathode]

Everyone knows the rd400 was the best out of all of em  ;) :D

[Rick G]

 With  the power band on all kwaker triples, its like the throttle  is  a toggle switch.

[Shop Rat]

With  the power band on all kwaker triples, its like the throttle  is  a toggle switch.

Add that on-off power delivery to a scary handling chassis, especially in the 750.  By comparison, the Suzuki triples had excellent road-manners, and the RDs were awesome.

[inanecathode]

I thought suzukis had really really poor brakes?

[Shop Rat]

I thought suzukis had really really poor brakes?

[inanecathode]

I thought suzukis had really really poor brakes?

A man of few words :o

[Coil Coyle]

I've allways loved the 70 (?) fastback.  saw one once simply primered black...oooh!!

Lucky,
          You should know that color is the fastest of all "Photon Black"
;D
Coil