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Offline rtbmrgl

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10k miles around Australia
« on: February 28, 2015, 10:29:32 AM »
Found this in Cycle mag, Dec 1973
Any of you mates make this trip, this guy did it on a 125 Hodaka.
Is this route all pavement now and was it in 1973

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Re: 10k miles around Australia
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2015, 11:26:35 AM »
Hodaka's were the worlds fastest toaster and build extremely tuff!   Had the pleasure to ride them when I was a kid.

Wouldn't be my first choice for a trip like that now, but would probably try it if I was offered the chance.
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Re: 10k miles around Australia
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2015, 11:53:08 AM »
Quote from: scrapvalue on February 28, 2015, 11:26:35 AM
Hodaka's were the worlds fastest toaster and build extremely tuff!   Had the pleasure to ride them when I was a kid.

Wouldn't be my first choice for a trip like that now, but would probably try it if I was offered the chance.
Back in the day when small bores were popular, they were the king. Couldn't go any riding area in So calif without seeing one. Im sure it was an interesting trip
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Roseville, Ca

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1973 CB500 back yard find 1243 orig mi,  http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=124285.0
1976 CB750 Restoring,        http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132997

Offline Terry in Australia

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Re: 10k miles around Australia
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2015, 04:35:02 PM »
That would have been one hell of a ride in 1973 on a little Hodaka mate. I'm trying to find the story about the guy who did the same ride on a CB750 K2 pretty much non stop in just a few days, it's here somewhere, and a short movie, I think?

To be honest, I'd rather do it on a CB750 than that little Hodaka, although the CB750 guy fell off a few times on some of the dirt roads of the day. To my knowledge, most of that route would be on sealed roads now. Cheers, Terry. ;D
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Re: 10k miles around Australia
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2015, 04:41:47 PM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on March 06, 2015, 04:35:02 PM
That would have been one hell of a ride in 1973 on a little Hodaka mate. I'm trying to find the story about the guy who did the same ride on a CB750 K2 pretty much non stop in just a few days, it's here somewhere, and a short movie, I think?

To be honest, I'd rather do it on a CB750 than that little Hodaka, although the CB750 guy fell off a few times on some of the dirt roads of the day. To my knowledge, most of that route would be on sealed roads now. Cheers, Terry. ;D
Terry, I remember that documentary...I think it might be wayyy back in the "Nightly Youtube" thread somewhere.
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Re: 10k miles around Australia
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2015, 04:53:10 PM »
Man, thats pretty insane! Good viewing.

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