Red Dragonfly – Tondo Garage XV1000
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Re: Red Dragonfly – Tondo Garage XV1000
bit of a lash-up.
That battery is tatty as hell, and the blue seat is horrendous with the rest of the bike's colour scheme.
That battery is tatty as hell, and the blue seat is horrendous with the rest of the bike's colour scheme.
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Re: Red Dragonfly – Tondo Garage XV1000
Nuke it from orbit, its the only way to be sure.
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Re: Red Dragonfly – Tondo Garage XV1000
As an overall concept yes, but the execution is garish and lacking.
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Re: Red Dragonfly – Tondo Garage XV1000
Battery location and seat colour aside I really like that.
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Re: Red Dragonfly – Tondo Garage XV1000
Dunno really, it's not often that these bikes look better than the original and this ones no picture...
But the original was no fucking oil painting either and this looks ever so slightly better? Ish?
The custom thing was worse than the TR1 but even the TR1was a bit of a longdog wasn't it?
But the original was no fucking oil painting either and this looks ever so slightly better? Ish?
The custom thing was worse than the TR1 but even the TR1was a bit of a longdog wasn't it?
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Re: Red Dragonfly – Tondo Garage XV1000
It needs furry dice...
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Re: Red Dragonfly – Tondo Garage XV1000
I like the 80's look of the thing but the seat is horrible. I also rode the original bike back in the day which was hateful and gutless so the engine is purely for form rather than function
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Re: Red Dragonfly – Tondo Garage XV1000
I rather like that. Needs a bit more fettling, but the basics are good. And the colour scheme is good.
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Re: Red Dragonfly – Tondo Garage XV1000
Fit a black battery and seat and it would be 'acceptable'.
Considering what it started out as...........good effort.
Considering what it started out as...........good effort.
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Re: Red Dragonfly – Tondo Garage XV1000
Yes, the blue seat is 1 colour too many.
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Re: Red Dragonfly – Tondo Garage XV1000
Too much of a sheep in wolfs clothing for me, something looking like that needs to be proper mean and churn out 175bhp plus. Odly enough I quite like the colour scheme.
Re: Red Dragonfly – Tondo Garage XV1000
change the seat to a garish green, swap the grips out to bright purple, misalign the front light another 20mm, resite the battery 4 inches further back and i'm in baby!!!
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Re: Red Dragonfly – Tondo Garage XV1000
Not a fan, it's a terrible mess.
I sort of like the paint job - but on this it just makes it worse.
I sort of like the paint job - but on this it just makes it worse.