Is this a Rickman?
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Re: Is this a Rickman?
30 Jun 2007 20:58
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Re: Is this a Rickman?
02 Jul 2007 11:24
Looks like a knock off of a Dunstall fairing.
BTW, the seller is the same guy that made "The Choppa" KZ440 featured on this very site a while back.
BTW, the seller is the same guy that made "The Choppa" KZ440 featured on this very site a while back.
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Re: Is this a Rickman?
04 Jul 2007 14:47
Not a Dunstall copy, they were designed and manufactured by legendary go-fast guy Don Vesco. It's a Vesco Rapid Transit. I could only dig up a photo of the version with molded in turnsignals on a Beemer. The lowers are attached in the pic.
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Re: Is this a Rickman?
09 Jul 2007 19:45
Sander is right, it is a Vesco fairing.
At least that's what the seller told me the day before the winning bid was placed (sniped actually) with 3 secs left on the auction. :whistle:
At least that's what the seller told me the day before the winning bid was placed (sniped actually) with 3 secs left on the auction. :whistle:
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Re: Is this a Rickman?
10 Jul 2007 06:04
DOH! Hey Chris, if ya need help getting it to my house, oops, I mean home, let me know;)
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Re: Is this a Rickman?
10 Jul 2007 06:30
Hey Chris, you got it? Sorry I did not respond to going in with you but I'm tapped out. I tossed $40 at it but stopped there. I'm surprised it went as high as it did. If you need help getting it, let me know!

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Re: Is this a Rickman?
14 Jul 2007 08:19
Thanks for the offers of help and a place to "store" it guys. 
I'm going to be picking it up today after the "breakfast club" get-together.
The warden still doesn't know about it....yet! :whistle:
Any ideas on how long I'll be breathing after she sees me unloading that rust-bucket into the driveway? :pinch: :S :blink:

I'm going to be picking it up today after the "breakfast club" get-together.
The warden still doesn't know about it....yet! :whistle:
Any ideas on how long I'll be breathing after she sees me unloading that rust-bucket into the driveway? :pinch: :S :blink:
Covina, So Calif!
78 KZ650-B2 = SOLD
84 ZN700 LTD = SOLD
84 ZX750 GPz = SOLD
89 GSX1100F Katana = SLEEPING
20 VN1700 Vulcan Vaquero (the Blue Cowboy)
Looking for my next project KZ
78 KZ650-B2 = SOLD
84 ZN700 LTD = SOLD
84 ZX750 GPz = SOLD
89 GSX1100F Katana = SLEEPING

20 VN1700 Vulcan Vaquero (the Blue Cowboy)
Looking for my next project KZ
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Re: Is this a Rickman?
19 Jul 2007 06:17
Chris, so tell us what you got? Low milage, good motor? It was a Kerker wasn't it? Just the pipe is almost worth the price!
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Re: Is this a Rickman?
21 Jul 2007 06:57
Bluemeanie wrote:
Basically what I got is a rolling rust heap with quite a bit of oxidation on the motor - it looks to have been sitting unused for a very looooong time! :ohmy:
KZJohn is going to stop by later today for a B-B-Q, and we'll likely go over it and see if it can be made a runner w/out throwing to much money at it.
All I really want from it is the Vesco fairing and the Kerker (both will be useable after a little TLC), the bike itself will going to Rose as her first project bike. :woohoo:
Sometime this weekend I'll start a project thread with pics and info on which direction Rose is planning on going with it.
Chris, so tell us what you got? Low milage, good motor? It was a Kerker wasn't it? Just the pipe is almost worth the price!
Basically what I got is a rolling rust heap with quite a bit of oxidation on the motor - it looks to have been sitting unused for a very looooong time! :ohmy:
KZJohn is going to stop by later today for a B-B-Q, and we'll likely go over it and see if it can be made a runner w/out throwing to much money at it.
All I really want from it is the Vesco fairing and the Kerker (both will be useable after a little TLC), the bike itself will going to Rose as her first project bike. :woohoo:
Sometime this weekend I'll start a project thread with pics and info on which direction Rose is planning on going with it.
Covina, So Calif!
78 KZ650-B2 = SOLD
84 ZN700 LTD = SOLD
84 ZX750 GPz = SOLD
89 GSX1100F Katana = SLEEPING
20 VN1700 Vulcan Vaquero (the Blue Cowboy)
Looking for my next project KZ
78 KZ650-B2 = SOLD
84 ZN700 LTD = SOLD
84 ZX750 GPz = SOLD
89 GSX1100F Katana = SLEEPING

20 VN1700 Vulcan Vaquero (the Blue Cowboy)
Looking for my next project KZ
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