bit closer to home, 3 X RM250 cylinders, home made engine in a ZXR750 chassis
Bucket Racer/Crasher
bit closer to home, 3 X RM250 cylinders, home made engine in a ZXR750 chassis
HellSpawn
This is more my style
http://www.twostrokeshop.com/TSS1100GP.htm
the art of diplomacy is saying nice doggie,
until you find a big rock
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is nice, but where are the pipes, can absorb the look of it without the pipes!Originally Posted by Madmax
"A shark on whiskey is mighty risky, but a shark on beer is a beer engineer" - Tad Ghostal
Royal Enfield user
for scary and two stroke there is only one
The mighty BSA
Stephen
"Look, Madame, where we live, look how we live ... look at the life we have...The Republic has forgotten us."
Geriatric hoon
Wow! And that one's got the optional high speed chrome.
for scary and two stroke there is only one
The mighty BSA
Stephen
That 750 triple ain't pretty but I admire the skills of the builder. I'd like to ride his bike too, but probably not for too long
Anarchic Wild Child
DB's going to be talking in a half squeaky voice then, because the answer is No. I bought the 650 Bandit (naked version) as a new commuter scooter - wasn't fussed the with looks at all ... In fact I nearly didn't buy it because I didn't like the aesthetics. But for an '05 bike brand new, on the shop floor in '07 at $9,500 on the road, it was a cheap commuter bike ... so I bought it.
Once I rode it I loved it so much - so much fun to commute to work on - I sold my BMW long distance bike and bought the '09 1250 Bandit too ...
Aesthetically they've grown on me ... added a flyscreen to the 650 ... not sure about the pratical value, except for catching bugs - but a slight aesthetic improvement.
"So if you meet me, have some sympathy, have some courtesy, have some taste ..."
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Uggh! that is hideous! I mean it almost looks ok once stripped down & the faux covers removed, but what's the point?
He obviously still thinks that like a car a low centre of gravity is a good thing. Honda disproved that comprehensively in 1984(?) with the upside down NSR500. Fuel weight low down made the bike a pig to turn & flip side to side. A project in Mass Decentralisation it would now be called .
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
Forum whore
Now that is interesting and a clever bit of engineering!
Is it proving to be reliable?
Forum whore
Exactly. Wayne Gardner told an interesting story in a mag interview recently when one day at a GP in the pits, Suzuki had set up their tent next to his motor home and they could see straight in the side of their tent. A Honda photographer spent all day rattling off roles and rolls of film through his motor home tinted windows. Honda blew the photos up to lifesize and measured up the frame and geometry of the Suzuki and then realised that their idea of a low centre of gravity was completely wrong.
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Kevin Cameron has written a fair bit about it over the years. Heard that Gardner story a few times, whether it's true or not that it had an impact who knows? After all when Lawson arrived at Honda it was 1989 & the Honda was still a pig. Many now blame lack of development due to their lead rider (Gardner) & his wrestle-it-to-the-ground -ride round any problem rather than try & fix it style.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
It has been retired, but the next project will make it look tame.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
L-Plate Rider
Maybe you all should post the pics of the bike's that you have built from scratch, Instead of degrading someone else's bike
Hardcore Biker
whats with all the attitude guys? that bike is kickass and the guy who built it is a genuinely nice guy. sometimes i fucking hate the tall poppy bullshit in this country eh.
original quote from 98tls - Who gives a shite about Kw when you can all arrive in Fox at the same time sit and have a coffee and thank fuck for motorcycles..whatever the wording on the gas tank.
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Some of us do have threads of the bikes we are building. I don't think it is tall poppy syndrome to point out that the concept is not sound. Do you hate logic? If my best mate decides to fit brake line anti dive to his bike 'cause it was a great idea from the 80s I'm still going to question it no matter how much I like him or her.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
L-Plate Rider
Its not about concept, its about execution, The bike is real, whether you like or not show a little respect. Jaybuilt has the knowledge and the skill to make it happen. I think that peoples lack of being able to build their dream bike from scratch ie the skill's necessary to bring a drawing on paper to life , is no reason to bash someone who can. Its a shame that some of you can't see past your own shortcoming.
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