Frankenbike builds

[Padmei]

OK who's floating ideas around about building a bike for a scrapheap ride? Reading Pezz's skunkworks (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=497905) special thread on advrider is really inspiring.
Dunno if I'd go to all the effort he's doing but would be heaps of fun - or frustration.

Who's got what lying around?;)

[Padmei]

I had a look & saw a few CX400s for sale on trade me. With a shaft drive is there much scope for raising the rear suspension?
I reckon they would look quite bizarre in a good way with a tall front end & knobblies

[Skinny_Birdman]

El Scooto and CooneyR were looking for a new idea. So how about the Dusty Butt Scrapheap Challenge!! Mind you, ES' entry this year was somewhat of a scrapheap refugee.... :innocent:

[NordieBoy]

I had a look & saw a few CX400s for sale on trade me. With a shaft drive is there much scope for raising the rear suspension?
I reckon they would look quite bizarre in a good way with a tall front end & knobblies

They'd probably look a bit like this...
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Maybe not quite like this though...
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[cooneyr]

El Scooto and CooneyR were looking for a new idea. So how about the Dusty Butt Scrapheap Challenge!! Mind you, ES' entry this year was somewhat of a scrapheap refugee.... :innocent:

Your not wrong. It behaved like one too. I likes the idea of any cc but less than $1000 for next year. Problem is that to get a road reg bike for less than $1000 is hard.


I had a look & saw a few CX400s for sale on trade me. With a shaft drive is there much scope for raising the rear suspension?
I reckon they would look quite bizarre in a good way with a tall front end & knobblies

I'm pretty sure there was a CX?00 at the CCA in 08. Was a bit of a laugh. Bet they make an OK scrambler style bike cause of the lower centre of gravity.

Cheers R

[Eurodave]

I had a look & saw a few CX400s for sale on trade me. With a shaft drive is there much scope for raising the rear suspension?
I reckon they would look quite bizarre in a good way with a tall front end & knobblies

Probably like the one Ive nearly finished rebuilding.......next jobs are to finish upholstering the seat & make a suitable skidpan

[Eddieb]

Probably like the one Ive nearly finished rebuilding.......next jobs are to finish upholstering the seat & make a suitable skidpan

It's like a BMW airhead but with wonky cylinders, it's even got the bmw windshield. Still kinda cool.

[warewolf]

It's like a BMW airhead but with wonky cylindersLess prone to getting stuck in ruts though :D

[Eurodave]

It's like a BMW airhead but with wonky cylinders, it's even got the bmw windshield. Still kinda cool.

Build details here:


http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=330726&page=22

[dino3310]

i like it mate:2thumbsup :clap:
i had a gl400wing and loved the donkey in her

[Padmei]

Eurodave that is just what I was thinking of. It looks excellent!! Haven't read the whole thread yet but will tonite.

Is the rear end standard or have you replaced the shocks? If you have replaced them did you balance the heigths up?

[Eurodave]

Is the rear end standard or have you replaced the shocks? If you have replaced them did you balance the heigths up?[/QUOTE]

yep, has longer back shox to match the longer DT200 front end

[Eddieb]

So how does it ride on the lumpy stuff?

[Eurodave]

So how does it ride on the lumpy stuff?

Its not quite finished yet, but goes good on the workday commute.....