1984 Rickman frame with GPZ 1100 engine

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Re: 1984 Rickman frame with GPZ 1100 engine

09 Sep 2008 17:50
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Re: 1984 Rickman frame with GPZ 1100 engine

09 Sep 2008 17:51
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Re: 1984 Rickman frame with GPZ 1100 engine

10 Sep 2008 06:41
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Nice looking bike.
Hope the deal works out. B)
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Re: 1984 Rickman frame with GPZ 1100 engine

10 Sep 2008 07:31
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wow,thats nice.i hope you aquire it.
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Re: 1984 Rickman frame with GPZ 1100 engine

13 Sep 2008 09:27
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Did the rickman kawasaki's use GS 1100 swingarms? Kinda looks like it
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Re: 1984 Rickman frame with GPZ 1100 engine

14 Sep 2008 17:07
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No I do not think it used a GS 1100 swing. it appears to be an excentic cam type unit, but with the adjustment at the main swing arm pivot.
My ZRX 1200 has excentic cam adjustment at the rear axle.

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Re: 1984 Rickman frame with GPZ 1100 engine

14 Sep 2008 20:20
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Wow! That is one sweet as machine. The frame looks like chromoly? Or something nice and light. I wish I could find something like that in my neighborhood for sale. I wish you luck on your acquiring this beautiful piece of workmanship.:cheer:
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Re: 1984 Rickman frame with GPZ 1100 engine

16 Sep 2008 20:24
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IIRC, two things make a real Rickman framed bike stand out:

1) the nickel plated frame (not "chrome plated", please)
2) the eccentrically mounted swingarm pivot method of chain adjustment

These two features were very avant-garde for their day and were considered the Rickman brothers "trademarks", if you will.
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Re: 1984 Rickman frame with GPZ 1100 engine

17 Sep 2008 13:46
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I would think Chromoly which is not necessarily chrome plated would be stronger and much lighter. Nickel plating sounds like it would make the frame heavier.
Oh well, still looks SuhWeet. The swingarm is a definite improvement on the machine.
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Re: 1984 Rickman frame with GPZ 1100 engine

21 Sep 2008 20:31
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Back in the day (mid 70s - mid 80s) the Rickman brothers used nickel plated Reynolds 531 steel tubing and they hand-braized the weld points and paid strict attention to traditional Japanese frame weak points and addressed this with appropriate bracing.

Rickmans give me mental 'wood'.

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