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Count Steer wrote: Fri May 26, 2023 8:37 am
v8-powered wrote: Thu May 25, 2023 8:49 pm Screenshot_20230525_204847_Instagram.jpg
That popped up on Instagram (Return of the Café Racers iirc). There's some very nice detail to it...and it's a very patriotic colour :thumbup: (It's from Queensland). Might be the best CX custom I've seen.
That's where I saw it too.

Like the way it looks like it's just an engine with a few bits hanging from it :thumbup:
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v8-powered wrote: Fri May 26, 2023 8:40 am
Count Steer wrote: Fri May 26, 2023 8:37 am
v8-powered wrote: Thu May 25, 2023 8:49 pm Screenshot_20230525_204847_Instagram.jpg
That popped up on Instagram (Return of the Café Racers iirc). There's some very nice detail to it...and it's a very patriotic colour :thumbup: (It's from Queensland). Might be the best CX custom I've seen.
That's where I saw it too.

Like the way it looks like it's just an engine with a few bits hanging from it :thumbup:
The engines a bit weedy but lends itself to customising (and the bikes haven't been to expensive to start with). Be interesting to know how they perform having shed a bit of excess.

I like the motos.of.war on Instagram too. Lots of stuff I never knew existed. Can't go wrong with a bike with a cannon attached. :D
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Speaking of which....(apologies if this has been posted before, but it fits the 'interesting' category :D )

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Count Steer wrote: Fri May 26, 2023 8:51 am
v8-powered wrote: Fri May 26, 2023 8:40 am
Count Steer wrote: Fri May 26, 2023 8:37 am

That popped up on Instagram (Return of the Café Racers iirc). There's some very nice detail to it...and it's a very patriotic colour :thumbup: (It's from Queensland). Might be the best CX custom I've seen.
That's where I saw it too.

Like the way it looks like it's just an engine with a few bits hanging from it :thumbup:
The engines a bit weedy but lends itself to customising (and the bikes haven't been to expensive to start with). Be interesting to know how they perform having shed a bit of excess.

I like the motos.of.war on Instagram too. Lots of stuff I never knew existed. Can't go wrong with a bike with a cannon attached. :D
May be where I saw a Vespa mounted with a rocket launcher yesterday?
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v8-powered wrote: Fri May 26, 2023 9:03 am
Count Steer wrote: Fri May 26, 2023 8:51 am
v8-powered wrote: Fri May 26, 2023 8:40 am

That's where I saw it too.

Like the way it looks like it's just an engine with a few bits hanging from it :thumbup:
The engines a bit weedy but lends itself to customising (and the bikes haven't been to expensive to start with). Be interesting to know how they perform having shed a bit of excess.

I like the motos.of.war on Instagram too. Lots of stuff I never knew existed. Can't go wrong with a bike with a cannon attached. :D
May be where I saw a Vespa mounted with a rocket launcher yesterday?
A 150TAP?

It's not a rocket launcher, it's a recoilless rifle.
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KungFooBob wrote: Fri May 26, 2023 9:05 am
v8-powered wrote: Fri May 26, 2023 9:03 am
Count Steer wrote: Fri May 26, 2023 8:51 am

The engines a bit weedy but lends itself to customising (and the bikes haven't been to expensive to start with). Be interesting to know how they perform having shed a bit of excess.

I like the motos.of.war on Instagram too. Lots of stuff I never knew existed. Can't go wrong with a bike with a cannon attached. :D
May be where I saw a Vespa mounted with a rocket launcher yesterday?
A 150TAP?

It's not a rocket launcher, it's a recoilless rifle.
Yeah that's the one, make for an interesting commuter vehicle
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Couldn't find the Vespa but my attention was drawn to this rather nice 1941 Enfield. Maybe I should think about getting a vintage bike again? :D

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Last night I got back from a trip to Ireland.I'll do a short RR at some point.
These two were parked at the hotel in Kenmare,they had both previously done a return trip from Milan to the Nordkapp.& on this trip they were doing Milan to Ireland,doing a lap of Ireland then riding back to Milan.That BMW isn't yet another GS,it's a scooter

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Count Steer wrote: Fri May 26, 2023 9:15 am Couldn't find the Vespa but my attention was drawn to this rather nice 1941 Enfield. Maybe I should think about getting a vintage bike again? :D

Or wait and see if they get round to building a production version of the concept bike...

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new ... oncept-kx/
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KungFooBob wrote: Fri May 26, 2023 9:52 am
Count Steer wrote: Fri May 26, 2023 9:15 am Couldn't find the Vespa but my attention was drawn to this rather nice 1941 Enfield. Maybe I should think about getting a vintage bike again?
Or wait and see if they get round to building a production version of the concept bike...

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new ... oncept-kx/
It's interesting but will it get built? I guess they'll be one of the most effective at getting something from concept to production if there's a market. Got to love the head honchos name though. Siddhartha Lal. :thumbup:
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V7 II Racer. Couchy had one, I don't think that's him.
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Well this is 'different'...
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Apart from the rear wheel I like it
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KungFooBob wrote: Tue May 30, 2023 8:17 pm Well this is 'different'...
That it is...

Be interested to find out how the changes affect the Hornet's already flappy steering.
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Yeah, I know it's only a bit of a bike, but it's pretty cool.

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That's one of them Kawasaki Drifters, innit.