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Offline Franken750

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Oz Riders: Anyone recognise this tank?
« on: October 16, 2010, 04:38:22 AM »
This is one of three tanks I acquired in a pile of bits for my CB750 Cafe project.

To my knowledge the dark blue colour was never imported here. (Only Turquoise, Red, and Gold.)

Most significant though is the "Castrol" emblem. Could this have come from a 750 ridden in, or marshalling at,  the Castrol 6-Hour?

The 'stuff' was being sold by a fellow in the Blue Mtns. on behalf of his son in Lithgow.

Have not been able find any relevant Six-Hour pikkies on the 'net, and sadly the cockies loved all my old copies of Two-Wheels and Revs. The little pricks even ate the label off the tin of Mortein I'd left in the box. BUT- they didn't get most of my collection of "Cycle" Magazine. Probl'y 'cos it was printed on real paper rather than dunny paper.

And of all the mags I thought was by far the best and that would have been the last to fail it was Cycle :(((

Now I'm not too clued-up about attaching/inserting images, so should this be missing a pic then I'll try again.

For non-Australian readers (= mostly US), the Castrol Six Hour Race was a 6-hour endurance race for production, non-modified, out of the box bikes, started in 1969, and strangely enough sponsored by Castrol. Full live national TV coverage.

The rules were strictly enforced. One outright-winning bike was later disqualified for not having the factory-fitted horn. No joke.

:)

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Re: Oz Riders: Anyone recognise this tank?
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2010, 05:28:50 PM »
I used to have a 6 hour bike Frankie, Mine was a GPX 750 ridden by Greg Avery in 1987, it was the first privateer bike home and placed 9th, it was a very quick bike and would have placed much higher up due to Greg's co rider being nearly 2 seconds a lap slower. I know its no help but just thought i would share... ;)

http://www.castrol6hour.com.au/1987.html

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Re: Oz Riders: Anyone recognise this tank?
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2010, 06:14:35 PM »
had a NZ castrol 6 hour bike, GS1000EC, 5 of them were flown here for the race, I got mine after it had done 1/2 the racing season. went like #$%*.
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Re: Oz Riders: Anyone recognise this tank?
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2010, 06:41:05 PM »
had a NZ castrol 6 hour bike, GS1000EC, 5 of them were flown here for the race, I got mine after it had done 1/2 the racing season. went like #$%*.

Yeah, mine was #$%*in fast as well mate, After i bought the GPX Greg bought a GSXR1100 and my GPX was still as fast as that Suzuki. Greg had a genuine HRC mechanic in Australia on loan from Honda build his engine for him and man that bike was fast for a 750,actually, i sold it and bought a 1100 GSXR and it was stolen 6 weeks later.....Should have kept the Kawasaki....Best handling road bike i have ever had, it was far from standard...

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