[/quote]I owned that very bike! Bought as an ex-demo from Coburn & Hughes after the mags had thrashed it. It was hugely overgeared until I upped the rear sprocket by 2 or 3 teeth. Best I ever got was 140ish down the A9. Of course I just had to vote for it :burn: [/quote]

a mate of a bloke I work with was South Wales 4 stroke champion on one of them in 1980 and another of his mates still has the bike:) but he won't sell it:sniff:

Sparkin & ian

These are my toys and yes i am a lucky git!

The Jota`s a 1983 180 and the Duke is a 998s

Another of the Jota

Fireblade
 

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I bet if you stripped all recongnisible body work off any of the top 1000cc jap bikes and done a blind test no-one could tell which model was which.

Albie
get yourself a go on a 998S AWSOME.
I'm glad i had a go.

my top 5
888 SPS
RC30
RG500
900 SL 92 MODEL
GT380

888 has an interesting choice of top 5, but I would replace the GT 380 with a Bridgestone 350GTR as it was pretty revolutionary for a two stroke at the time and good looking to boot. I could never get past the funky air scoop like appendages on the heads of the 380..

They make nice garage mates Rob !.. :D Handsome pair of old devils !

Nat