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@dr.2-stroke

grüezi..

schön was von dir zu hören... erinnerst du dich an "zilleberlin" bei ebay ?

viele grüße aus berlin
Thorsten

1979 Gs80 350ccm

i'd shurely liked to run with u... but for several reasons i can't
1. no money for the tickets
2. no money for transport
3. don't want to "declass" u driving

hope u guys have fun and the track is as beautiful as it was at the reunion ride in 2003 (photo gallery)...
Thorsten

1979 Gs80 350ccm

u are right... its for cards while racing enduro.. about 10x7 cm made of aluminium.. i will take some pics next time

1979 Gs80 350ccm

might be...

you can send me pics if u want... im always interested.. [email protected]

have a look at mine... does it look the same (ok..those pics were the very early ones, when i got "her".. she is being rebuilt at the moment:)... http://members.fortunecity.de/twinshox

greetings
thorsten

1979 Gs80 350ccm

yeah my opinion...

frames have to have to original color..(ktm orange)... [:X]

i'm rebuilding mine,too.... trying to get the best ammount if i sell it this year...

Always keep it in good shape, ride carefully and keep it original

Thorsten

1979 Gs80 350ccm

it's a six-days gas tank... acerbis made of plastic ? those holes are made for an aluminium plate (for the stamps, that are collected during a hour-race)...

i got them on my 79er 350, too... on my 125ccm gsII bd is it missing (no holes)... it differs...

greetings from germany

Thorsten

1979 Gs80 350ccm

hey dirtbike (god kväll ?)..

greetings from germany to sweden ! nice to hear from my favorite country (besides norway:D)..

your 250 looks nice, it always hard to find new plastics... sometimes there is one guy who sells new plastic on ebay germany (those parts are rebuilt)... my 350 was "street legal" too, but i had to go for a "technical review" because police told me to do... well, know she ain't srteet legal no more.. too loud, to much power (i got the big carburator on it, though she got more than legal 20 horsepowers).. the guy who had to test it... nearly broke his legs while starting ..what a shame...

sweden to czech ?! keep away from german highways... then its fun...

Thorsten

1979 Gs80 350ccm

hi there, i had the problem with to soft springs, too.... i might be to heavy

i got some progressive springs for the fork built for me (for the 35mm marzocchi)... they are owesome and in combination with the hard rear gas-shocks its the best for me

for the front springs i've paid about 75 euros (about the same in dollar)... then i got better oil (is included) SAE 15 (pretty hard) and took other seals/rings (don't know the word) with better protection against "running" oil... those rings don't have only one "lip" the have a double x-lip.. therefore its better sealed... (i dont have those rings from ktm... we got industriy suppliers which have the same sizes in catalogues (for big industrial machines), but u have to take more than only four of those rings... but to the prices i got 12 for the same ammount i normally would have get only 4 of them... i am heavy... jumping across the track... no oil running yet...

cu

Thorsten

1979 Gs80 350ccm

well i'd like a big 4stroke, too... like the big husabergs probably 500ccm...

another big one for sure is the "maico" 500 made in 1999/2000 (75 horsepowers, 2stroke, 110 Kilo weight)

color ?! ain't black beautiful ? (like the highland v2 offroad bikes)

cu all

so far

Thorsten

1979 Gs80 350ccm

the best thing with those ktm/penton bikes or in general the bikes with sachs (ad even rotax) machines is that they don't need so many "special parts" like those machines from japan (which are rebuilt every season)... i am fixing up an 125 ccm gs80 bd2 (suisse modell, last one without liquid cooling and with twin-shock system).. needed to rebuilt the motor... pistons ?! no problem... engine got a new "measure" and we took the wonderful pistons from mahle-kolben (german firm).. but i think they all got something in common: damn those prices !

but most of the time the autrians took normal industrial measurements for their work... and still there are parts for things like sachs, rotax, bing

hope u understand what i'm trying to say ?! merry x-mas to all of u

WHY ARE THE KTM BIKES CALLED PENTON IN THE US ?!

Best wishes...

Thorsten

1979 Gs80 350ccm

dennis... i overread the part number... give me more dates about your bike (year,type,ccm)... i will see, if they have one left... i will let u know...

thorsten
(thats what i mentioned... the interesting sites are always in foreign language[?])

1979 Gs80 350ccm

:Dnever had a message board with that much time delay:D:D:D

by the way thanx for the nice welcome you gave me... back in europe there is a kind of revival of vintage mx/ offroad bikes... they get more and more expensive each day...

we got lots of races to compete in... all over europe, most of the time very good organized... every kind of machine... cz, matchless, bsa, norton, ktm/penton... many drivers from czech-rep, denmark... after x-mas i will try to make list for you with sites with nice pics... sorry but most of the sites are in german... guess u all have seen the site about ktm from italy already ?!

i'm trying to built one on my own.. but i'm not that good in html.. therefore it takes time (that i don't have:().. but we'll see...

i'm from berlin, and around here there are several "championships" a year... but if you are willing to do so.. travel through europe and compete in all races... besides the races its not that hard to drive... to find a place to drive... yes its forbidden to go into the green...and it costs if u do so... u have to search for a offroad/mx track and thats not the problem... but i don't like the new tracks, there are all being built for the new exc,whatever... so you need about 100cm of "damping-space" within the front fork and the rear shock:D  

i prefer tracks that are prepared for trial trucks, jeeps and the old russian troop training areas (military!.. anybody need amunition?!)

---> I will write more these days, but for the moment i have to stop... time delay... have to prepare all this x-mas stuff...

read u next time !!!

To Dennis: grease it baby, that was my fault, too.... and when u are ready u got a grease lightning...

1979 Gs80 350ccm

quote:Originally posted by Dennis D

Do you have any speedometer drives for the front wheel for the VDO speedometers? Dennis D

hi dennis... those are pretty hard to get... though they brake all the time... do you mean the "plastic-thing" that goes right into the front wheel (guess you call that hub or so ?!)...

i need the last two on my own... you should try //www.ktm-musch.de they got everything from ktm since 1973 (nearly everything)...

so far
kind regards thorsten

1979 Gs80 350ccm

hi there, dunno if here is anybody in europe !? if...

i need to sell my ktm gs80 350ccm 1979, and the 125mc (bdII), both aircooled twinshock bikes, the 125 is in parts, new piston, cylinder is made new, the 350 runs good, i got all the electric parts needed for the street use and the owner papers. then there is a room full of parts. u might check for pics my site

http://people.freenet.de/zilleberlin

u gotta click "fotos", sry but its in german.. if u need details or if u are interested let me know, the 350 has a technoflex suspension (like new).. i never ran those bikes often... the 125 was planned for my girl, but i dont have the time to rebuilt.. but i got the parts meanwhile:(... clutch, gear and frames, well as rims.. not cleaned but in good shape and condition !... i try to sell it complete...

just found an magura throttle grip on ebay.com.. runs still 2 days and its at nearly 80$... i got several of them... see the pics:)

enjoy and have a safe ride

1979 Gs80 350ccm

to wish all of u a happy new year without broken shocks and forks, without broking rims...

and with lots of exciding rides through mother nature...

keep on riding !:D

Thorsten
http://members.fortunecity.de/twinshox/

1979 Gs80 350ccm