McIntosh Bathurst Replicas on Ebay

[jellywrestler]

two at the moment, one race and one road bike

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MCINTOSH-SUZUKI-RACE-BIKE-PERIOD-5-TITLE-WINNER-EX-MATT-CHILDS-/271858440228?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item3f4c069824


http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MCINTOSH-SUZUKI-BATHURST-REPLICA-GSX1100-/271858449443?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item3f4c06bc23

[AllanB]

Fuck me - I know I should have kept that Puch Moped I had 35 years ago ........

[sidecar bob]

Not much point in comparing either of those bikes to the bike Cam Donald rides. They kinda look similar to an amateur bike spotter that's about it.
Think of all the other fun things you could do with 42k.
USD forks & 17 inch tri spokes do not enhance a McIntosh.

[jellywrestler]

Not much point in comparing either of those bikes to the bike Cam Donald rides. They kinda look similar to an amateur bike spotter that's about it.
Think of all the other fun things you could do with 42k.
USD forks & 17 inch tri spokes do not enhance a Mackintosh.

not those mags but i do like the dymags of the period, i remember when dallas rankine turned up on his harris kawasaki with dymags thought they were the coolest wheels i'd ever seen.
yip other things you can to with $42k
buy a harley, boat, flash ducati etc etc.

[sidecar bob]

not those mags but i do like the dymags of the period, i remember when dallas rankine turned up on his harris kawasaki with dymags thought they were the coolest wheels i'd ever seen.
yip other things you can to with $42k
buy a harley, boat, flash ducati etc etc.

Yeah, it looks like a GSXR 750L with a different frame to me.
Needs period parts.
Plus, some idiot has written on the tank of the race bike, that's going to take some cleaning off.

[Voltaire]

not those mags but i do like the dymags of the period, i remember when dallas rankine turned up on his harris kawasaki with dymags thought they were the coolest wheels i'd ever seen.
yip other things you can to with $42k
buy a harley, boat, flash ducati etc etc.

This any day, perfect for my Sunday riding to shop for milk:msn-wink:
311477
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/classic-vintage/auction-883889134.htm

[Grumph]

This any day, perfect for my Sunday riding to shop for milk:msn-wink:
311477
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/classic-vintage/auction-883889134.htm

Hope your local dairy is on a wide street...they've got the turning circle of a small supertanker...

[Voltaire]

Hope your local dairy is on a wide street...they've got the turning circle of a small supertanker...

Current bevel desmo drive can manage a nifty u turn in front of the dairy...:laugh: ( or was that 3 point)

[husaberg]

not those mags but i do like the dymags of the period, i remember when dallas rankine turned up on his harris kawasaki with dymags thought they were the coolest wheels i'd ever seen.
yip other things you can to with $42k
buy a harley, boat, flash ducati etc etc.


Yeah, it looks like a GSXR 750L with a different frame to me.
Needs period parts.
Plus, some idiot has written on the tank of the race bike, that's going to take some cleaning off.

I remember reading Kens reasoning for the spoked wheels at the time, they were a shit load cheaper and quite a bit lighter than the other options it was the same with the twin shocks.

Edit later
The Wheels on Hiscocks were at the time $2000 NZD the spoked wheels were sold for $900NZD they were the same weight.

[Paul in NZ]

I'd still rather drop $42K on that than some other bikes....

[sidecar bob]

I'd still rather drop $42K on that than some other bikes....

I Emailed him about eight years ago when I was feeling pretty flush to build me a new one, Im still waiting for a reply, I was sure they were the sexiest bike of all time. It suits him to build me one now, but ive moved on.

[jellywrestler]

I Emailed him about eight years ago when I was feeling pretty flush to build me a new one, Im still waiting for a reply, I was sure they were the sexiest bike of all time. It suits him to build me one now, but ive moved on.

many people had pestered him over the years too Steve. he had one frame that came out of the jig wrong and built a bike out of that many moons ago but they're a tough bike to source all the bits for and simply the economics of building one are obscene
Remind him he's an old barstard now , so old that what he built originally is now being reproduced as a classic, like the manx's

[Tazz]

I'd still rather drop $42K on that than some other bikes....

You could pick up a pretty sweet cafe racer'd GN250 for that much though.

[Paul in NZ]

You could pick up a pretty sweet cafe racer'd GN250 for that much though.

Stop it - I will never sleep tonight just dreaming of that and extravagant facial hair and tight colourful trousers - phoar...

[husaberg]

I Emailed him about eight years ago when I was feeling pretty flush to build me a new one, Im still waiting for a reply, I was sure they were the sexiest bike of all time. It suits him to build me one now, but ive moved on.

The 1983 Aussie dollar retail for the Kit was $3199
that included frame including mounting bolts swingarm and bearings and chain adjusters fuel tank and cap upholstered seat, footrests and controls, handle bars, yokes, steering head bearings, fairing and screen inc mounts, indicators, front guard, S&W shocks and a tail lamp. The first 5 kits for the Suzukis also included a custom made Megacycle exhaust for free.

Mick Hone was selling the first demo bike from the kit which included $2500 worth of Yosimura engine bits and 33mm smoothbore carbs, marzocchi forks and Brembo brakes and disks and EPM mags for $9000

[jellywrestler]

The 1983 Aussie dollar retail for the Kit was $3199
that included frame including mounting bolts swingarm and bearings and chain adjusters fuel tank and cap upholstered seat, footrests and controls, handle bars, yokes, steering head bearings, fairing and screen inc mounts, indicators, front guard, S&W shocks and a tail lamp. The first 5 kits for the Suzukis also included a custom made Megacycle exhaust for free.

Mick Hone was selling the first demo bike from the kit which included $2500 worth of Yosimura engine bits and 33mm smoothbore carbs, marzocchi forks and Brembo brakes and disks and EPM mags for $9000

where did that info come from out of curiosity?

[husaberg]

where did that info come from out of curiosity?

MCM
I was going to post it but its pretty hard to read (as they were newsprint then) there is also a write up on Ken produced at the same time that would be even harder to read in I think Two Wheels.

If you click on the attachments a few times they will super size. ie about 3 times

[husaberg]

The one that would not fit