A real kool old bike

[Shaun]

http://www.tryphonos.com/isleofman.htm Check that puppie out

[nudemetalz]

Interesting machine.
Hub-centre bikes have never really taken off .
(Tesi, GTS1000, ELF GP-Racer etc)
Guess it's because we still trust forks.

[Motoracer]

That was a nice read. :)

Pretty funky looking steering system. Where is this bike now?

[svs]

So what was it like to ride then? Cool to look at tho

[Shaun]

The bike is in the UK, he has built about 10 more different styles since then, he has one with a TL engine in it, he is working on one now with a ZX10 motor in it.

The bike was exellent, at first I was very nervous about it, but after a quick blat along a country lane, I loved it. We could change offset and rake in under 5 minutes, anti dive in less than a minute, a trick piece of kit

[TONO]

If you read one of the latest "Kiwi Biker" i think! there is an article with pic of one built by an ex designer guru from Ducati using their boxer motor I think. Very fast and incredible handling machine which has by all accounts overcome some of the earlier problems. This is not a new idea.
Evidently they can get through corners very quickly, so fast in fact that tyre wear is a major problem.

[Two Smoker]

Very cool read... And now i can see where Nick Cole learnt how to barrel roll a bike hehehe...