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Did anyone ever do delivering, on a Zed back in the day?

Pictures if you've gone for a nice run out and Zed spotting.

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Zed man
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Did anyone ever do delivering, on a Zed back in the day?

#1 PostAuthor: Zed man » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:31 pm

This is the big question?.. Did anyone ever do delivering, on a Zed back in the day? any pics, Or was it the only bike of choice The gt550 or the cx 500?
What did you use?
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#2 PostAuthor: saab9002 » Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:33 am

Suzuki GS850g, dispatch riding 1983-1985; until a car turned right in front of me :(
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#3 PostAuthor: Keefleaf » Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:09 am

Yep,despatch rider on me Zed.
1105 Moriwaki and full race Yoshi cams :shock: :D
Did get very hot in traffic.Did get the parcels there.
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#4 PostAuthor: nick pearce » Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:11 pm

Yeah, for a very short while on Z750 L3 in snow in winter of 1986. It used to slide alot which was less scary than riding it in nice conditions when it would try and toss you off at anything over 80- far worse than an H2 OR Z1!
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#5 PostAuthor: davy thomson » Wed May 02, 2012 9:25 am

Used to dispatch round Glasgow on a XJ650,CB750 and a GS550,not sure if I ever made any money at it,but it was fun.
1000 posts reached that will do for me,over and out.been fun.
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#6 PostAuthor: Keefleaf » Wed May 02, 2012 11:28 am

davy thomson wrote:Used to dispatch round Glasgow on a XJ650,CB750 and a GS550,not sure if I ever made any money at it,but it was fun.


:lol: I know exactly what you mean :lol:
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#7 PostAuthor: bedlow1 » Tue May 15, 2012 9:02 am

yes
Used to work for yellow express in London for a while in 1978 on my new Z1R.
remember getting a puncture in Kings Lynn and having to get a AA relay home :(

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Now where did I leave my Keys!
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#8 PostAuthor: HowieD » Wed May 16, 2012 4:11 pm

Bedlow1:

How often did you have to fill that small tank on the Z1-R ?? I had the big one and it was good for about 140 miles.

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#9 PostAuthor: StephenW » Mon May 21, 2012 6:52 pm

Worked for Arrowone in London, firstly with YDS7 250 and then 750 H---a,
then z900. Got knocked of three times in two weeks, 1st by a Thames BT Van, then a cab doing a u-turn and finally by a Rolls Royce driver throwing his drivers door open, which I removed for him.
I took notice of the signs, and retired alive.
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