BLACK PUDDIN’: AN IRREVERENT SUZUKI GS1200SS BY STICKY’S SPEED SHOP

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BLACK PUDDIN’: AN IRREVERENT SUZUKI GS1200SS BY STICKY’S SPEED SHOP

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Not to my taste
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TBH it looks a bit of a mess.

But, having said that, it's probably a fast, good handling mess.

I think I quite like it (apart from the tail unit). Hmm.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:13 am Not to my taste
I thought you'd be all over this one.
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Aside from the tail unit, I like it.
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I don't mind it, but I prefer the stock SS.
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As with black pudding, not to everyone's taste.......the builder knows this.

Their next build is a Marmite 1200.
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I really like that.

I'd consider a stock SS if you could buy one.
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It's a rolling tat-mobile. It's probably quite capable, but it's an entirely taste-free zone.
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Stock(ish) GS1200SS, if anyone has never seen one...

https://www.suzukicycles.org/GS-series/ ... #gsc.tab=0

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Basically a twinshock Bandit 1200 in a retro frock.
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Potter wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:41 am The fuel filler caps would rip your knackers right off if you ran into the back of someone.

There is something 1980's Performance Bikes Special about it that I like, I'd never consider owning such a thing, or any of the Spondon type bikes that used to appear on that page, but it's definitely got that nostalgic look about it.
I remember reading that. Also that a rucksack could rip your arm off.

I wonder if neither is true.
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MyLittleStudPony wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:43 pm
Potter wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:41 am The fuel filler caps would rip your knackers right off if you ran into the back of someone.

There is something 1980's Performance Bikes Special about it that I like, I'd never consider owning such a thing, or any of the Spondon type bikes that used to appear on that page, but it's definitely got that nostalgic look about it.
I remember reading that. Also that a rucksack could rip your arm off.

I wonder if neither is true.
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The stocker is better looking by a way.
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Potter wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:41 am The fuel filler caps would rip your knackers right off if you ran into the back of someone.

There is something 1980's Performance Bikes Special about it that I like, I'd never consider owning such a thing, or any of the Spondon type bikes that used to appear on that page, but it's definitely got that nostalgic look about it.
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weeksy wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:21 am
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:13 am Not to my taste
I thought you'd be all over this one.
It's a bit messy, especially the fuel tank
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It amazes me that testicles could deform a steel fuel tank. I'm not saying it's not possible, but it amazes me.
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The EIGHT! is way too big but apart from that and the daft fuel fillers I quite like it!
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Purposeful, just don't like the single offset headlamp.
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MyLittleStudPony wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:51 pm It amazes me that testicles could deform a steel fuel tank. I'm not saying it's not possible, but it amazes me.
I put a dent into the back of an LC tank with my nuts when I hit a Capri, my nuts were black for a few days.
I put a dent in the back of an R1 tank with my nuts when I hit an Astra, my nuts were black for about a month.
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I used to own a Honda CB77. It had a fuel tank that went vertically at 90 degrees from the seat for 3 or 4 inches before tapering off. I vividly remember seeing a photo of two indents in a CB77 tank that precisely corresponded to testicular imprints. That gave me food for thought.
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