Motorcycles
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@Sam The custom route is always the better option!
Do you know where you'd want to start if you did? Doner? Style? Always good to hear what ideas people have.@Giles I'm sure we can come to some kind of arrangement, maybe some custom parts in exchange for keeping both of us kitted out in the workshop.
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@Sam the advantage of a Bobber or R nineT Racer is that you'll get a modern bike that happens to look (sort of) like a custom. That's probably better for a daily rider, but not as cool as what our new friends at @foundrymotorcycle build.
That said, there's a feature a R1150GS based Café Racer at BikeEXIF, which shows what can be done with a modern bike.
And the R nineT you posted above is really cool.
If you're looking for inspiration for a basic custom, some of the bikes on the Show your Thruxton R mods thread at the Triumph Rat forums look good with a few tweaks. I particularly like this one.
Going a bit further, but not as far as the R1150, there's the Darkster, which is a Thruxton R with some minor frame mods.
As for R nineT Racer or Bobber, surely that's a case of deciding which style you like best, or riding both bikes. I'd throw in the Thruxton R as a third option, and possibly the XSR900 as a fourth.
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"the advantage of a Bobber or R nineT Racer is that you'll get a modern bike that happens to look (sort of) like a custom. That's probably better for a daily ride…"
I think you nailed it @Graeme . I like to ride first and foremost. It doesn't have to be an authentic vintage for me. Give me a modern bike with kick ass brakes and suspension that pays homage and I'm happy camper.
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I'm with you there @summ3rhays & @Graeme
I'd love a beautiful vintage custom bike in the garage one day but when i'm riding the Suzuki and it's working well nothing beats that feeling. Not that i'd call it modern with its dirty carbs but still. I loved the Harley for what it was but sometimes in certain corners i felt like it didn't want me to make it. But riding the Suzuki is just a pleasure. Having both made me appreciate both sides of the fence.
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@Sam there's a review of the R nineT Racer at Visordown. The riding position sounds a bit more extreme than the other bikes in the range, but it looks good.
A set of Wilbers suspension, or the Ohlins Retro 43 fork and matching shock, and a set of serious Brembo brakes would be a good set of upgrades. Plus bar end mirrors, tail tidy, smaller LEDs, and maybe some BST Carbon Wheels…
It'd be fun to see what @foundrymotorcycle could do with the bike, but I wouldn't want the bill at the end of it.
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Thruxton Run is a series of films about Wenley Andrews, a custom bike builder, turning around a project for an upcoming show in Sydney.
There's a series of videos on YouTube. This is the first one, which isn't great.
Part three, which has just been posted, is more interesting as Wenley is starting to cut up the bike's frame.
Bike EXIF have a piece about a Street Twin Flat Tracker. It's another light custom, but I really like how they've done the tail section.
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Serviced & MOT'd just in time for the glorious weather
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Moments before heading out on an epic bike ride in the glorious spring sunshine
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@den1mhead enjoy the ride.
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@den1mhead enjoy the ride.
@twin, Jules took this picture just before I set off and then I posted the picture upon my return.
Cheers, I had a blast -
Also rode all day today,my favorite riding weather. Start temps in the mid 40s,quickly warming up to the 50s topping out in the low 60s. The reason I got involved with Iron Heart in the first place was to have great jeans to ride in a varied temperature range. Had chaps on in the morning.
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love the bike @den1mhead
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love the bike @den1mhead
Cheers buddy. I'm sure you'd love it even more if you took it out for a blast
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Article on a custom Knucklehead build at Revzilla, where the builder fabricated everything apart from the engine.
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Admittedly, I know next to nothing about motorcycles, so forgive the potentially dumb question- wouldn't the exhaust burn your thigh and butt routed that way?
