Modifying bikes - do you do it?

[shrub]

One thing I've always wanted to do to a S40 is this.

Bloody hell that is tasty. Almost makes me want to buy one.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Bloody hell that is tasty. Almost makes me want to buy one.

I looked really hard at it last year. I have a bunch of emails from the guys, price list and whatnot.

I came to the conclusion that by the time you pay freight and gST its a very expensive little custom bike. My thought was that maybe you buy the really hard to do bits from them (fuel tank, the electrical parts) and do the rest yourself using bits of number 8 wire, duct tape and zip ties in good old Kiwi fashion.


They're not huge, you'd be way too big for it.

[shrub]

They're not huge, you'd be way too big for it.

yeah, I would look like a clown riding a mini bike on one of those. One of the reasons I bought the BMW, and why a Rocket 3 will be in my shed one of these days.

[imdying]

Aftermarket exhausts/performance modifications are worthless as they only add a few horsepower for mega $.

You've got the wrong bike then, get a two stroke.

Loving that S40 too... but having ridden a sewerage, you'd have to pay me to ride one again.

[Brian d marge]

no money...so to get what I want, one must do it himself........ after I finish the CR... modified frame .....A chop is being built...have been collecting the parts, slowly ...temporary forks will be run until I can make mine ..... but now here's the catch.....as close to zero outlay is the goal....I've done it before ..but this time I'll be happy if I can keep it under 100 000 yen.....
btw it will be a rigid 500 enfield ....as have mentioned in past
crap late again ....damn u KB...

Stephen

[ducatilover]

The S40 has it's own web forum in the USA, look at what some of those guys do to them, cafe racer mods are not that uncommon, but the Ryca is rather smart... not sure how my back would like it bent over like that though!!!!!



My S40... it was the best I could get for my money that was not a hundred years old

How disgusting are they? They're a hella cheap way to get on a Cruiser. I've been thinking of getting a cruiser, but, for a little more coing you could get an old XV535 on VL7/8/900 thing

[Voltaire]

Got a Norton Commando and a BMW airhead project.

Commando has upgraded electronic ignition and new alternator/regulator. Probably get some Ikons for that too and maybe even look at emulators as well.....one day.... reluctant to take it off road as its so nice to ride.

Building up a BMW R90 classic racer to play with.... that's going to be great fun.
336 cam, high comp,36mm Dells,lightened flywheel...and so on

Got a bit sidetracked lately building up VW motors.....

If I could not spanner on bikes it would only be 1/2 as much fun.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Got a Norton Commando and a BMW airhead project.

In the comments of one of the threads on the kneeslider this week there was a comment from a guy who suggested repowering a NOrton Featherbed frame with a Kawasaki H1 motor, and "piss off a whole lot of different purists"

I think thats genius, and I'm just putting it out there so you can think about doing it to yours. Unless you're one of said purists. Oh, and paint it purple.

[Voltaire]

In the comments of one of the threads on the kneeslider this week there was a comment from a guy who suggested repowering a NOrton Featherbed frame with a Kawasaki H1 motor, and "piss off a whole lot of different purists"

I think thats genius, and I'm just putting it out there so you can think about doing it to yours. Unless you're one of said purists. Oh, and paint it purple.

2 stokes are for trimming weeds
Featherbed frames are for putting Triumph motors in....
( still got the Ohlins .....?)

[HenryDorsetCase]

2 stokes are for trimming weeds
Featherbed frames are for putting Triumph motors in....
( still got the Ohlins .....?)

Or Vincents.

Ohlins for the ST-R on the way. Forks being farkled. Just in time for summer. Looking forward to it.

Wanna buy my Scrambler? (its got Ohlins shocks )

[Geeen]

Yup, I got this disease. Thankfully, I don't know of a cure

[Motu]

Four boxes arrive in the mail,they are fitted to the bike the next day....now it is a customised bike. Is this classed as customisation? Modified by TradeMe or Ebay....with no owner input.

[DEATH_INC.]

Nothing I own stays stock for long...

[DMNTD:Me]

Nothing I own stays stock for long...

Giddy the hell up!

[bogan]

Four boxes arrive in the mail,they are fitted to the bike the next day....now it is a customised bike. Is this classed as customisation? Modified by TradeMe or Ebay....with no owner input.

The only use for boxes I can think of, would be panniers or a pack rack, so not really custom. Unless the boxes are modified into something more spectacular, then yes I'd call it custom; probably shit custom, but custom none-the-less.