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Old 01-16-2007, 10:01 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Default old blue streak

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Originally Posted by 4dtvman
Had a 72 500 triple. That was death on 2 wheels. Didn't keep it long for the fact of after an hour of riding when you got off you whole body was shaking for hours. Moved up to my first new bike 1975 KZ900. Now that was a machine.
In 1971 Ithough the 500 kaw was called the blue streak.Never heard it called widow maker although it should have been .I had a 903 kaw z1 74 loved it Mine had the oil leak problems ,I,m still looking into the Norton.Any one that was around Trail British Columbia in 1966 would know ron
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