What has been your smallest motorcycle?

[roosterk0031]

Honda Ct70, street legal, but I wasn't, XL175 was street legal as well, but I still wasn't. Ninja 250 smallest, FZ1 ZG1000 tied for biggest. Had 2 xr50 for the kids, since sold, XR70 & XR80 still in garage with KDX200.

Thinking I should sell the KDX get another KLR650.

[larrybuck]

JethroBodine! Is/was the KZ 400 a belt drive? Are they reliable? When did Kawa
start the belt thing?
I like the idea of no chain lube mess, but older Kawa's versus Honda's for finding ANY
parts seems a sad tune.

Did anyone else make a non cruiser/custom (pull back style handlebars) belt drive
as an option in the 350-550 cc class range?

I prefer older bikes for the price aspect, but finding parts for that kind of bike ( other parts not belt related), may be just somewhat of a dream.

What say you all?

[bschloop]

I've got an '81 yamaha sr185. awesome little bike though you have to tuck in to go 70. I'm gonna enter it in the Vetter Challenge in Ohio. I went last year but didn't finish due to "technical difficulties". I blew a tire!

[JethroBodine]

Larry-

I've had several older( think 70's) KZ motorcycles, an all have been chain drive. All KZs that I've heard of from that era( early 70s into the 80s) have been bulletproof. I generally ride my bikes to death( literally the last stop before total scrap), and only sold my KZs for more than I bought them for, and in running condition. Never left me stranded, and I had some 5-year-woodpile-leaners.

Also, I completely forgot that I've had a '57 Ducati Desmo 250 one lunger. Bought it as a basket case that someone had gone to the trouble of painting all the non-chrome parts, taken the engine apart to clean it, and dumping the parts( and a spare engine) in a box. I got the bike all assembled, except the engine, moved 200 miles away for a new job, gave the bike to my Brother-in-Law, and have no idea where it is now.

[Clev]

'86 Honda Helix 250cc scooter. Rode that thing in-town with a two-position throttle (full on and full off) and a slipping belt and still managed 55 mpg.

[ldjessee00]

I have ridden small motorcycles, but smallest owned was 1981 Yamaha XJ750.

[SentraSE-R]

I should mention my Honda 50 Cub got 145 mpg!

[mechman600]

I had a 2001 Yamaha BW50 scooter. Stock it would do 43 mph, 83 mpg. I upgraded the variator and rollers, primary gearset (geared taller) and 70cc Athena big bore kit and then it would do 62 mph when I was in a full tuck. 100 mpg after the mods. Down a hill I buried the needle a few times, so probably almost 70 mph. Surprisingly stable at that speed. Glad no cops ever caught me!

[duane1]

Did anyone else make a non cruiser/custom (pull back style handlebars) belt drive
as an option in the 350-550 cc class range?

Kawasaki made the GPZ305 as a belt drive

[Frank Lee]

Does a cruiser bicycle with a Bike Bug 22cc engine count?

I guess I look a little silly (oversized) on my CB450... but then again maybe I just look silly period?