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Coupla old zed's on ebay...STONE and Lawson rep..
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:41 pm
by Neka79
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 12:03 am
by mike-s
i still dont get this whole stone thing.
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 1:06 am
by Neka79
mike-s wrote:i still dont get this whole stone thing.
have u not seen the movie?? its cool..chicks run around naked and all sorts!!
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 1:09 am
by Ratmick
Neka79 wrote:mike-s wrote:i still dont get this whole stone thing.
have u not seen the movie?? its cool..chicks run around naked and all sorts!!
I haven't seen it either, but I guess you're referring to this one:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072209/
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:08 am
by MickLC
That's the one Mick, and I finally got to see it a few months ago on DVD. As a movie it's not that great, but for the bikes and the nostalgia you just can't go past it.
I'd just bought the Z650 when I watched it and the sequence at the opening credits was pretty cool. Although it's a big Z, the startup sequence, switch gear, clicks and clunks etc are the same, and the sound when he warms it up and takes off is awesome
Did I mention how good the bikes are? A lot of Stone replica's look a bit dodgy IMHO, but the ones in the movie look pretty cool
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 1:30 pm
by Gosling1
that *Stone* Z900 is a bit of a wank
, but the Eddie Lawson Replica
now THAT is a good bike.
Mike - You need to watch the movie - this was ground-breaking for its time, was done on a budget of *SFA*, and cemented the kwakka nine as *the* bike to have in the 70's, at least in Oz......
Craig Brown was doing stand-up wheelies on a Z900 about 20 years before Troy Corser made them famous at PI .....
TeamCrim has it right - the starting sequence is just fantastic. The movie itself has a lot of a 'homemade' style about it, and the script can sometimes leave a bit to be desired
, but like any 'cult' movie, it has survived the test of time...............and its all about the bikes anyway !!
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:22 pm
by Neka79
Gosling1 wrote:that *Stone* Z900 is a bit of a wank
, but the Eddie Lawson Replica
now THAT is a good bike.
Mike - You need to watch the movie - this was ground-breaking for its time, was done on a budget of *SFA*, and cemented the kwakka nine as *the* bike to have in the 70's, at least in Oz......
Craig Brown was doing stand-up wheelies on a Z900 about 20 years before Troy Corser made them famous at PI .....
TeamCrim has it right - the starting sequence is just fantastic. The movie itself has a lot of a 'homemade' style about it, and the script can sometimes leave a bit to be desired
, but like any 'cult' movie, it has survived the test of time...............and its all about the bikes anyway !!
that being said....it still shits all over Torque and Biker Boys....
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 3:23 pm
by hoffy
Stone is pretty Tragic....the only good thing about it is the bikes..
Id go a ZRX for $10,000 near new over that old Eddie rep, although it is nice.
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:02 pm
by gco0307
hoffy wrote:Stone is pretty Tragic....the only good thing about it is the bikes..
Stone is a great movie.
I mean, we get to see a young fit Rebecca Gilling in al her glory.
Garry
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:53 pm
by ZXR750
hoffy wrote:Stone is pretty Tragic....the only good thing about it is the bikes..
Id go a ZRX for $10,000 near new over that old Eddie rep, although it is nice.
You can't compare the two bikes.
The E.L.R is a collectable and will hold its value at the worst.
The ZRX is a great bike but in 10 years time will be worth far less than the ELR.
We had this aguement a few months ago re the GT HO fase Three that was auctioned for $600K
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:22 pm
by Neka79
ZXR750 wrote:hoffy wrote:Stone is pretty Tragic....the only good thing about it is the bikes..
Id go a ZRX for $10,000 near new over that old Eddie rep, although it is nice.
You can't compare the two bikes.
The E.L.R is a collectable and will hold its value at the worst.
The ZRX is a great bike but in 10 years time will be worth far less than the ELR.
We had this aguement a few months ago re the GT HO fase Three that was auctioned for $600K
dont start this again...lol