Soft tail into hard tail?

[admenk]

I rode a hardtail for over 10 years in the Uk (as well as trips around France) with no serious problems. Sure, you have to ride it accordingly and use a bit of common sense, but I had absolutley no problems with handling. Ok, I'll admit, some of the roads here in NZ wouldn't be great on one, but the main thing is to ride any bike sensibly according to it's own different limitations. I'm sure half of the negative comments you hear come from people who rode their mate's hardtail up and down the road for five minutes after just hopping of their own state of the art sportsbike (and then wonder why they don't handle the same)
Whatever setup you go with, as long as it's safe, and you like it, then good luck to you.

[Paul in NZ]

Proof you cam make a decent custom from small / medium japanese bikes....

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-402799426.htm

Quite nice

[The Lone Rider]

Proof you cam make a decent custom from small / medium japanese bikes....

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-402799426.htm

Quite nice

You need to look at more magazines. Chopping jap bikes dates back as long as chopping harleys does.

Good find though - I might give the fella an email.

[AD345]

Proof you cam make a decent custom from small / medium japanese bikes....

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-402799426.htm

Quite nice

yeah very noice.

I often toy with the idea of doing something radical with my bike but my complete lack of mechanical ability (I once tried to change the bulb in my headlight and it ended up costing over $350 to get the mess sorted) means that the cost would be prohibitive

[The Lone Rider]

I often toy with the idea of doing something radical with my bike but my complete lack of mechanical ability (I once tried to change the bulb in my headlight and it ended up costing over $350 to get the mess sorted) means that the cost would be prohibitive

Thats why you get more than one bike.

Here's one of mine, work in progress (and slightly out date). I'm frequently adding new numbered creations from Rider Rides and Rubbish Bins. They don't meet any city council regs though, as far as rubbish bins are concerned.




At one point one of the bundle of bins included a 1/4 finished dirt dragger, bindoon dirt drags style. But welding up the new frame fucked me off to much one day, and I biffed it out the workshops large utility door and smashed it with a forklift.

Actually I just had to relocate it - to many bikes and not enough space.