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Harry wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 12:46 am
He can hardly pass that off as period additions can he.

I don't get why people do that, it's like the 350LC lot that put RGV banana swingarm on - just buy an RGV.
I'm into period improvements, my LC has them, but if you take a bike from a decade+ later and graft parts on then it just doesn't make much sense to me.

I'm with you on that, my YPVS is keeping the original skinny 18" wheels, forks and brakes

Harry wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:57 am

Julian_Boolean wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:37 am
I'm with you on that, my YPVS is keeping the original skinny 18" wheels, forks and brakes

They're the only things I changed on my LC

We raced with skinny wheels forks and brakes

Harry wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:26 am

Yorick wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:58 am

Harry wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:57 am

They're the only things I changed on my LC

We raced with skinny wheels forks and brakes

So did I on an MT125, but I didn't know better at the time.

Remember those well- Doug Randall, the racer I spannered for in my teens raced one of the first versions (aircooled) in the MT125 challenge in the late 70s, diddy little thing, had the narrowest imaginable top yoke and the front brake was the mechanical cable operated front caliper off the SS50 of the time

Harry wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:57 am

Julian_Boolean wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:37 am
I'm with you on that, my YPVS is keeping the original skinny 18" wheels, forks and brakes

They're the only things I changed on my LC

Why?

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:39 am Why has it got a 5 year old tax disc in a 1990s anodised holder?

Displayed on the wrong side too

I don't like it, no sir, not one bit....

But... it's interesting i guess.

I don't usually like K-based specials, and I'm not sure that I completely like this one

It reminds me of a a Munch Mammoth (that's not good), but I wonder whether the bulk of the K11 engine makes the whole bike looking bigger than it probably really is.

Interesting choice of place to mount the rear shock.

Look where it is on KFbs K. That is gonna make quite a difference.

It's a K100 tho, previous generation to mine...



It's got a much more modern shaft/swingarm on the custom one tho'

Actually scrap that, the Special must be a K1100, they had the more modern casing on the final drive, but still with the same shock mount point...

Horse wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 6:41 pmthe bulk of the K11 engine

Bit cryptic

Horse wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:38 pmBit cryptic

I can't read proper, you readist!

Well that's one way to convert a BMW boxer to chain drive... just rotate the engine 90 degrees and weld a sprocket to the gearbox output shaft!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A-very-speci ... SwGypfwCWU

KTM Freeride-E, converted to Supermoto....

I've never seen a Mantra...



With this little fly optional fly screen before, makes it look like a totally different bike!

And, AFAIK, the only production bike with a wooden dashboard.

You're right, so much better!

Horse wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 10:11 am And, AFAIK, the only production bike with a wooden dashboard.

You're right, so much better!

Walnut iirc.

weeksy wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 9:33 am

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A-very-speci ... SwGypfwCWU

KTM Freeride-E, converted to Supermoto....

Added to my watch list, I'm going to have to have a serious think about buying that

KungFooBob wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 9:38 am I've never seen a Mantra...



With this little fly optional fly screen before, makes it look like a totally different bike!

I've seen one, a yellow one, they're not as ugly in real life, they're still fugly though