It looks like a waste of a machine to me.
Essentially useless tyres and the air intake is interesting but does it run properly?
Park and perve maybe? Starbuck express(o)
Just because you can...
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Cheers, Steve
Victoria, S.E.Oz.
1982 R100RSR100RS supergallery. https://boxerboy81.smugmug.com/R100RS
2006 K1200R.
1994 R1100GS.
Victoria, S.E.Oz.
1982 R100RSR100RS supergallery. https://boxerboy81.smugmug.com/R100RS
2006 K1200R.
1994 R1100GS.
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I think they are just storing the engine for a worthwhile project.
Rob V
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A while back a bloke stopped to talk about my bike and the little changes I'd made from stock. He invited me to call in at his place to see a custom Harley he was putting together. He'd built a few along the way and the quality of his work was pretty amazing. Thing is, the build underway had the lower frame tubes 19mm (3/4") off the floor. I queried him about this and he said, "O, it's not really meant to be ridden on the road." I'm still wondering what it was for. Perhaps an expensive coffee table ornament like Duane's BMW single?
Edit: While on the subject of extreme customs; this was posted here a while back.
Edit: While on the subject of extreme customs; this was posted here a while back.
Charlie
and Brunhilde - 1974 R90/6
Graduate, Wallace and Gromit School of Engineering and Design (Pending)
and Brunhilde - 1974 R90/6
Graduate, Wallace and Gromit School of Engineering and Design (Pending)
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That'd be useful if the gatlings were switched at the handlebar.
Cheers, Steve
Victoria, S.E.Oz.
1982 R100RSR100RS supergallery. https://boxerboy81.smugmug.com/R100RS
2006 K1200R.
1994 R1100GS.
Victoria, S.E.Oz.
1982 R100RSR100RS supergallery. https://boxerboy81.smugmug.com/R100RS
2006 K1200R.
1994 R1100GS.
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And, btw, that little panel is the only thing I don't like on the bike. If that panel had been pounded out of aluminum, wit soft corners that blended with the engine cases, I would have found that much more satisfying. As it is, it's the only thing on the bike that looks like an afterthought, and a compromise.jagarra wrote:There is that fabricated panel below the tranny, if you blow it up you can see what looks like a ignition switch there, maybe a tiny battery next to it.
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Yeah, I could have built that part!Major Softie wrote:And, btw, that little panel is the only thing I don't like on the bike. If that panel had been pounded out of aluminum, wit soft corners that blended with the engine cases, I would have found that much more satisfying. As it is, it's the only thing on the bike that looks like an afterthought, and a compromise.jagarra wrote:There is that fabricated panel below the tranny, if you blow it up you can see what looks like a ignition switch there, maybe a tiny battery next to it.
Rob V
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I like Charlie's 'Isiliminator' better, although I'd make those fuckers pivot.
Lord of the Bings
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The fellow behind the tank appears unconvinced..
Here's a unique project from Portland yesterday http://m.imgur.com/sqBS5Mq
Here's a unique project from Portland yesterday http://m.imgur.com/sqBS5Mq
1970 R75/5
1974 R90s
1974 R90s
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BMWNA must like it; it was on display along with the new models at today's Progressive Show in Chicago. No indication that it's a prototype for an upcoming production item, though . . .Bamboo812 wrote:...doesn't mean you should.