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    Quote Originally Posted by bob10 View Post
    Mate of mine had a Suzuki ute up in Darwin,I'm sure it had a tiny engine,[ 2 cylinders? ] floating over sand and mud is an apt description.......
    I think a 3 cylinder two stroke about 600cc for the early ones.
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    And very smokey...

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    Skidders weigh many tonnes but seemingly go almost anywhere.....

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    Those tires are PADDLES from a paddle steamer
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    Quote Originally Posted by JDNSW View Post
    I think a 3 cylinder two stroke about 600cc for the early ones.
    3 cyc
    550 two stroke
    go any where I reckon
    Mine was a soft top, on some tracks the only thing that kept it upright was the top of the roof, if you ddid get bogged you could pick them up, one end at at time. Jack up one back wheel and pull start them with a rope
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    Quote Originally Posted by JDNSW View Post
    I think a 3 cylinder two stroke about 600cc for the early ones.
    That's the one. A real little goer, as long as it was 2 up and not much gear.
    I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food

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    Quote Originally Posted by bblaze View Post
    3 cyc
    550 two stroke
    go any where I reckon
    Mine was a soft top, on some tracks the only thing that kept it upright was the top of the roof, if you ddid get bogged you could pick them up, one end at at time. Jack up one back wheel and pull start them with a rope
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    And they rapidly lost weight with age, due to rust. A good friend of mine had one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 350RRC View Post
    And they rapidly lost weight with age, due to rust. A good friend of mine had one.

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    yeh, mine had plenty of rust, also had 15 303 bullet holes. It broke down on previous owner about 300m from his house so when he got home he got the rifle out and shot it. There it sat until I brought it
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