75 Rickman on ebay

MFP-Joe wrote:

Thanx, Rich!I had already been very involved with this theme in the late 70s and early 80s because the chassis of my '73 Z1 (like almost all motorcycles of that era) was a bit "overwhelmed" by the engine's power, especially if you owned a "Monday bike" ...and of course, i was ever a big fan of race bikes!!!

Money was also an issue, of course, and usually tight...So, i was going to think about seriously...what´s important, and what´s not...

So it wasn't until a few years later that I was able to buy a "special chassis motorcycle."
I sold my customized '73 Z1, my sportive customized BMW-car, and borrowed another 4,000 bucks from the bank... My racer cost me 13.400 DM back then....
I bought a "RAU-Kawasaki RK900" from our local EGLI dealer,..was an realy big bite for me at this time....

Fine bike, with a modified z900 engine, PVM fife spoke wheels, a very well liked tight gastank, ( with only 11 liters capacity, .....I've never had a motorcycle before or since that broke down so often due to a lack of fuel. There was no reserve position on the fuel tap...

Here you can see me on this bike shortly after i´ve bought it,...proud on it like a king on wheels...hahaha..sweet youth, it was a great time for me! - I really wish, i hadn´t sold it in `88 and  i still own it today....!!!


 

To explain: The RAU-frame was an nearly copy to the EGLI frame, nearly same style and layout, twinshocker design, but with a shorter wheelbase, depending on position of the steeringhead...
 

Years later, i´ve had  another 2  RAU-Kawasakis,....and from `06 to "14  again a EGLI EK 900.... 

 

MFP-Joe wrote:

Hi,
on the left side i´ve had mounted a little oil catch tank, there goes the flex hose, ( you can see a little  of the down going hose under the 2. of right velocity stack)