Frankenbike builds

**Padmei** · 3rd February 2010, 20:04

OK who's floating ideas around about building a bike for a scrapheap ride? Reading Pezz's skunkworks 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** · 4th February 2010, 06:43

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** · 4th February 2010, 07:18

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....

**NordieBoy** · 4th February 2010, 08:15

Originally Posted by 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

They'd probably look a bit like this...

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Maybe not quite like this though...

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**cooneyr** · 4th February 2010, 11:07

Originally Posted by 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....

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.

Originally Posted by 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

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** · 4th February 2010, 15:09

Originally Posted by 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

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

**Eddieb** · 4th February 2010, 15:32

Originally Posted by Eurodave

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** · 4th February 2010, 15:52

Originally Posted by Eddieb

It's like a BMW airhead but with wonky cylinders

Less prone to getting stuck in ruts though

**Eurodave** · 4th February 2010, 16:26

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/showt...330726&page=22

**dino3310** · 4th February 2010, 16:26

i like it mate

i had a gl400wing and loved the donkey in her

**Padmei** · 4th February 2010, 16:46

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** · 4th February 2010, 16:55

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