imatt88 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Hey all, A buddy gave me these built up motorcycles and I have no idea what they are, or what scale.. I put it next to a 1/24th scale car body to show size and this one.. same comparison.. and, lastly this one.. Any idea what type of bikes these are, and what scale? I hope to do some resto work on these some day :D Thanks, Cheers, Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Interesting! Right from 'my' era (late 1970s), the epitome of the dreaded 'Universal Japanese Motorcycle' (UJM) concept: the top one is almost certainly a Kawasaki Z750, circa...1978? The type ran into the early 80s -have a look here: Z750 The second object sports a 'Turbo' graphic; this was an early 80s obsession, but as far as I am aware Kawasaki did not bolt a hairdryer onto their 750 block until the later GPz750 (1983, too late for the Falklands!) This was a more modern design altogether: GPz750 Turbo Maybe yours is a one-off custom? It happened quite a lot; big-bore Suzukis were popular among third-party turbo-ists. As to scale...absolutely no clue. Sorry. Great to see these in plastic, though, thanks for showing them and allowing me to wallow in sentiment! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imatt88 Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 Cool, thanks for the info. It gives me a start.... :D Cheers, Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Netz Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) Lest you forgot the Legendary Kawasaki Z1-R. Curt Model #6 Edited April 3, 2012 by Netz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imatt88 Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Any idea on scale? 1/12th? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JRobinsonUSAF Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Probably 1/12. They look to be Revell, and they have not done 1/8 bikes since, well, a long time ago. Revell did a whole bunch of 1/12 Kawasakis and Yamahas in the 80s. HTH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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