Post by hynne on Nov 17, 2006 10:04:06 GMT -5
Nice to meet other SR 500 enthusiasts.
My SR-500 are from -83. It is a in original condition, apart from a single-wall head pipe and a Gold Star look-alike muffler.
Why do I find the SR is so appealing? Could it bee that the bike is designed in the golden proportions?
Anyway I think it is the most balanced bike I know. The size of the engine compared to the rest of the bike, the power compared to the weight, and the speed compared to Norwegian roads and speed limits. Or can it be that I got a virus when I cut myself on the piston-ring in the 50ccm Puch ( Austrian produced moped) when I was 12 years old.
This motor was implanted in my pedal-cycle, attached with fence wire and scrap metal, the fuel tank was an old tin-can. Still to day 36 years later I think that one cylinder is the mark of a genuine motorbike.
For the moment I am busy restoring my English patient. It is A65 -71 BSA Lightning, which was the victim in a nasty garage fire some years ago.
Thanks to Christer who helped me find your forum.
Best regards
My SR-500 are from -83. It is a in original condition, apart from a single-wall head pipe and a Gold Star look-alike muffler.
Why do I find the SR is so appealing? Could it bee that the bike is designed in the golden proportions?
Anyway I think it is the most balanced bike I know. The size of the engine compared to the rest of the bike, the power compared to the weight, and the speed compared to Norwegian roads and speed limits. Or can it be that I got a virus when I cut myself on the piston-ring in the 50ccm Puch ( Austrian produced moped) when I was 12 years old.
This motor was implanted in my pedal-cycle, attached with fence wire and scrap metal, the fuel tank was an old tin-can. Still to day 36 years later I think that one cylinder is the mark of a genuine motorbike.
For the moment I am busy restoring my English patient. It is A65 -71 BSA Lightning, which was the victim in a nasty garage fire some years ago.
Thanks to Christer who helped me find your forum.
Best regards
