L'escargo LIVES

[FROSTY]

Month or so back I bought the snail off of me Random.
In a bit of a sad ol state. well almost finished in the Frosty paint shop is this loverly escargo

[Mom]

You tell porkies mate! That can not be the beloved snail ex random styles. If it is you are a miracle worker! What a lovely looking machine.

Top job!

[FROSTY]

well MOST of it is indeed the ex random bike. Less about 5mm of rattle can paint that needed to be scraped off and an inch of oil n grease n stuff.
The gremlin pretty quickly sorted out the back shock for me-Shaun the majician.
So as it stands the bike is almost there ready for the big reveal

[madbikeboy]

hey Frosty,

I just did a search for bits of my old SRAD 750, I thought I had a manual and some other pieces as well. I think I still have an ignition box/ecu, will check the storage unit. I had the stock pipe, and a spare tail/seat cover - can't find them anywhere, but everything is boxed up for the LoveShack renno's going on at the moment.

Yours looks fucking excellent, the grey shows off the curves really well. I still reckon the GSXR750W or X is one of the best looking bikes of the nineties.

[Swoop]

You wouldn't know it from before! An extreme makeover, to be sure.

Anything done internally?

[007XX]

Ok, first of all...well done on the restoration Frosty, she looks mint! :niceone:

BUT

It is Escargot hmmmkay? :shifty:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escargot

[westie]

Nice looking bike frosty. So when will it be on the track?

[Cajun]

Ok, first of all...well don on the restoration Frosty, she looks mint! :niceone:

BUT

It is Escargot hmmmkay? :shifty:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escargot

this bike was know as the snail, it had a big snail sticker on tail fairing

[MSTRS]

this bike was know as the snail, it had a big snail sticker on tail fairing

= escargot (French)
ps - well done to Frosty for getting the grammar (if not the spelling) correct!!

[007XX]

= escargot (French)
ps - well done to Frosty for getting the grammar (if not the spelling) correct!!

A well deserved term beside the sticker's perspective...the man is as slow as its monicker! :innocent:

[FROSTY]

Sorry folks a bit of a double entendre. Escargo was a car shaped like--well a snail. It was desighned to carry loads round the city.--The name sorta fits.

[MSTRS]

This the 'srad' you are after? Obviously the black will have to be either white or silver...

[Matt Bleck]

Awesome Tony, looking GOOD! :niceone:

[Mully]

Sorry folks a bit of a double entendre. Escargo was a car shaped like--well a snail. It was desighned to carry loads round the city.--The name sorta fits.

The Nissan?? Wasn't that an "S-Cargo"??

I could be wrong....

[Stickchick]

WOW!!!! I can't believe that is the same bike! Nice work Frosty. :2thumbsup

[FROSTY]

The Nissan?? Wasn't that an "S-Cargo"??

I could be wrong....
OK OK EX Commodore owner.

[vifferman]

The Nissan?? Wasn't that an "S-Cargo"??

I could be wrong....
Yes, it was. A play on "Escargot", and a deliberate semi-snail like look to it.
By all accounts, it was actually a pretty good runabout for a shop or whatever to own.

[Mully]

OK OK EX Commodore owner.

Bwahahahaha.

Presume you got the e-mail??

Is this the bike that was at your old yard, painted matt black when you moved?? Cos holy-fricken-crap if it is.....

[FROSTY]

Yea well mate WHEN you drop the commodore off to me you can have a look at it.

[Swoop]

By all accounts, it was actually a pretty good runabout for a shop or whatever to own.
One of the noisyest vehicles ever invented. Bloody terrible!:bash:

Is this the bike that was at your old yard, painted matt black when you moved?? Cos holy-fricken-crap if it is.....
Oh yes. It is the same one that was there at the move.:yes:

[FROSTY]

better pics--er I think

[Disco Dan]

better pics--er I think

Very nice, wonder if J knew the wheels where always white :whistle:

Got a new "suzuki" decal sitting here doing nothing if its any use to you? Same as one in my profile pic.

[jrandom]

Very nice, wonder if J knew the wheels where always white :whistle:

Yeah, they were white when I bought it off Alick, but, well, y'know. It's me. I figure grease and grime just hold the rattly bits on more securely.

:niceone:

See, now the Snail looks good enough to nick, someone's probably going to run off with it!

:laugh:

Anyway. Gosh, Frosty gives it a wash and chucks some paint on and gets all the accolades, and I spend over a grand on engine parts making the fucker bulletproof and nobody cares.

You're all so damn shallow.

:weep:

[Maha]

Anyway. Gosh, Frosty gives it a wash and chucks some paint on and gets all the accolades, and I spend over a grand on engine parts making the fucker bulletproof and nobody cares.

You're all so damn shallow.

:weep:

But you have satisfaction in knowing that you rode it like you stole it!

[jrandom]

Hmm, whoever buys this next is going to get one hell of a good bike...

[jrandom]

But you have satisfaction in knowing that you rode it like you stole it!

:laugh:

Well, I crashed it like I stole it...

[Maha]

:laugh:

Well, I crashed it like I stole it...

Mmmmmmm searches for recent thread on that subject!....:whistle:

[jrandom]

Mmmmmmm searches for recent thread on that subject!....:whistle:

You have seen Betty's personalised plate, aye?

Did you think I was joking?

[Maha]

You have seen Betty's personalised plate, aye?

Did you think I was joking?

Does it read....DBTCH...if not then, no I havent.

[jrandom]

Does it read....DBTCH...

It reads 5QUID.

[FROSTY]

Er Um sorry master random but nope not just paint. There were a few other issues needed sorting :devil2:

[FROSTY]

Dont suppose anyone could pick up the rest of the bikes origonal plastics could they?
Matt Black has em in Rotovegas
It'd be cool to get em coordinatred with the rest of the bike

[MSTRS]

Decals should arrive tomorrow...

[FROSTY]

very cool mate --then its time to actually RIDE --well at least round the block

[Cajun]

nice one tony, it looked pretty good when i saw it last night.

[jrandom]

There were a few other issues needed sorting

What, apart from the shock?

:confused:

[FROSTY]

What, apart from the shock?

:confused:
SOK mate. Lots of stuff er ye know the damper thing and stuff like that

[FROSTY]

And the finished product
thanks to mstrs for the cool graphics

[LilSel]

Looks awesome!! nice work :niceone:

[MVnut]

Lookin good mate:rockon:

[Luckylegs]

Dont suppose anyone could pick up the rest of the bikes origonal plastics could they?
Matt Black has em in Rotovegas
It'd be cool to get em coordinatred with the rest of the bike

Bumpity Bump...

Despite the bike now
...being in my Garage
...having a working name of Gary
...making me the happiest c^&t in the world

The plastics etc etc are still in Rotovegas :crybaby: Wondering whether any Kindly person might be travelling between Rotovegas and Dorkland with suitable vehicleage and motivation to pick the bits and pieces up for me.

Not in great rush, anytime in the next 3-4 weeks would be grand otherwise I might just have to take the family on a "thermal wonderland vacation" and get them myselves.