A little over 30 years ago I built (or rather had built) a 'special' that was ostensibly designed for my 5ft 2 ins girlfriend to ride. Light weight (c. 130 kg.) and low seat height were the main aims. Motive power was to be provided by a YPVS 350 motor, and chassis was a bespoke box section Hejira creation (Derek Chittenden being the main man). Cycle parts were to be light, strong and funky. However as we split up before the bike was finished, the design brief took a major swerve towrds the track day/racer on the road side of the street. Here's one of the few digital photos I have of the bike in its later incarnation:
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If I was doing it again, and with the benefit of 30 years hindsight, I'd have the full carbon chassis instead of box section steel, top spec USD forks, suspension and twin discs, carbon wheels in lieu of the Astralites, and a 430cc Banshee motor with all the trick bits instead of a mildly breathed on YPVS. I'd also give it a paint job befitting its awesomeness rather than just the default black.
And I'd probably still have over £10k to spare...
There is no cloud, just somebody else's computer.
or are there two parked v close together?
