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Former Member
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 Posted - 10 Jan 2002 : 09:18:21 AM
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Is an LC considered an Forgotten Era bike in the land of OZ
Thrash to the max you power band crazy fools "two strokes rool"
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Allan
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National
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Posted - 10 Jan 2002 : 2:28:53 PM
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| rd250/350/400LC are.. P5 classes are classic>1962 post classic 1963-1972 p5 1973-1980 we have quite a few TZ350G,s racing in P5 in australia |
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Former Member
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Posted - 11 Jan 2002 : 10:50:56 AM
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Allan you say RD400LC Do you meen 400 air cooled ? i've never
herd of a 400 lc . |
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acotrel
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Victoria
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Posted - 10 Feb 2002 : 10:10:46 AM
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| rd 250/350 lc can run in period 5 (forgotten era). this class is very poorly supported in Oz. |
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Former Member
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Posted - 10 Feb 2002 : 11:49:31 AM
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acotrel It's the same over in the uk to .Thats why I race with ZXR ,VFR 400's and RGV ,KR1S and RS 250's .Thers nothing like wuping a modern bike on a old LC .
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acotrel
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Victoria
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Posted - 08 Mar 2002 : 3:02:34 PM
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Norbo, I think the reason noone races LC's in Australia, is that after the seventies when just about everyone raced RD350's, the historic/classic racers changed the rules to exclude the RD's from post classic (1963 to 1972). Even use of the parts (reed valves) is prohibited in post classic. Forgotten era is so poorly supported that noone would bother to keep an old RD aircooled or watercooled, for racing, when you can use a TZ anyway.
I still have two RD250LC 's, one is registered and in use. I have an RD400, and I will put the motor into a TZ250F frame soon.
I have a TZ350G which I've hardly used, the expense of racing it just isn't justified, when you look at the fields. I concentrate on my MK3 Seeley/Commando 850, you can feel the hairs growing on you chest when you ride it!
The RD's are good fun in twisty hilly areas though, but there aren't too many of those around Benalla, Victoria.
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Former Member
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Posted - 11 Mar 2002 : 12:13:48 AM
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acotrel, Im glad to hare you have a couple of lc's theres hope for you yet .So if you wanted to you could race with the tz's in there class .Thats what i'm doing a bit of this year to .just for a change .
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acotrel
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Victoria
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Posted - 11 Apr 2002 : 08:54:22 AM
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Norbo, I'm about to fit an LC radiator to my TZ. I've got two TZ radiators which are damaged. Do you know if the LC radiator fits without too mucgh trouble?
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Former Member
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Posted - 26 Apr 2002 : 9:59:00 PM
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It would depend on whitch moddel you are to fit it to .But I have sold lc rads to a few tz blokes in the past so it can be done , but i'v never done it my self .
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Posted - 02 May 2002 : 01:23:35 AM
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Alan,
You can use an LC radiator on your TZ. There are 2 problems associated with doing that, 1 is the radiator hose from the water pump to the radiator will have to be replaced as the pipe in the radiator is in a different position.
The 2nd and most important problem is that the LC's radiator has smaller water tanks top and bottom making the system carry less water and as the TZ system is borderline anyway you may run into problems in the hotter months or on longer tracks such as Phillip Is. My own TZ (the one that JAY TAYLOR rode at Winton & Phillip Is.) has a LC radiator, but I got an old buggered TZ one and got a good radiator place to swap the tanks over leaving me with a good erzatz TZ radiator. There is a guy that advertises in AMCN that would probably do a 1st class job, plus it keeps your bike looking original.
Regards
Rob Hinton
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