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It is not an X-90 but a Z-90, the X is the monkey bike style version. The Z was my first bike, exactly the model shown and was very nice, good for an indicated 64mph and able to cruise at 50mph, struggled with a passenger though. The engine design was based on the quite reliable 125 and would make a great commuter or down the pub ride but the big worry now is spares.
That shop which MH posted, not impressed with their total lack of knowledge, it says Z90 on the fuel tank and HD wasn't sold to the Italians!!
Rick you are spot on - I do consider how nice it would be to have a Z90 again and attend events with it, a lot LOT easier to live with than an X90 and a lot less likely to pick up speed tickets but it always comes back to spares, I really doubt there are enough out there for anything more than token trips. Lazy journalists always assume the 90's were enlarged M50/65's but as I mentioned they were "reduced" ML/SS/SX/SXT 125's and so were very robust. I don't know if they were as related to the 125 as, say, the R45/R65 BMW's but I will try to find out but the basic engine design began with the 1968 Rapido and looks like it could even be derived from the Aermacchi HD Aletta 125 which was scrambled and road raced so there was a lot of development involved.
We’ve got a lovely restored Rapido on the club stand at next months Bristol Classic Bike show.
Perhaps the club could have a whip round and get you the bike Paul, I could see that little gem reigniting your youthful zest and transport you to this year's Perry's weekend event.
You were doing it backwards Paul, you should have been biting the heads off virgins and raping chickens.I confess I did struggle with the biting heads off chickens part..