Thread: Bike Porn - Regardless of the motor, Show off your "two wheeled" beasties

Originally Posted by Ftx325

Tried all that @Finnwolf . Started with drag bars but have to be on 4inch + risers to clear the tank so still 'sit up and beg' upright seating . The problem is the tank is so wide there's no room for the bars to come back or they hit the tank on lock . Those fitted at the moment just clear the tank but are waaay forward to do so and lifting,rotating them moves them even further forward so I have come to the conclusion the bars need to swoop out and around the tank and sweep back along the side to give room around the tank front for the switchblocks , rather than cut the corner on the diagonal like clipons or drag bars ....if that makes sense to you...

This sort of thing .... With a double bend rather than a straight line ...

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I can't imagine getting my body into a position to be able to ride that.

My SR500 cafe-style, has screwed-on steering-stops so bars/switches clear tank. shit turning-lock though

For all the two wheeled fans out there, I just watched this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p0ck5We5sU
It's like the IOM on a MTB.
If nothing else watch the first few minutes and then go to 22:30 for the plunge to the finish.

Originally Posted by Shearer

For all the two wheeled fans out there, I just watched this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p0ck5We5sU
It's like the IOM on a MTB.
If nothing else watch the first few minutes and then go to 22:30 for the plunge to the finish.

That should be an Olympic sport...Well worth the watch...Though the levels of concentration needed for 30 minutes just to make sure you dont turn all 216 bones in the body into 2160 bones would be incredibly challenging...

These guys are a bit like that too....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I46SP1Uc7ek

Originally Posted by Shearer

For all the two wheeled fans out there, I just watched this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p0ck5We5sU
It's like the IOM on a MTB.
If nothing else watch the first few minutes and then go to 22:30 for the plunge to the finish.

having done megaavalance in the past I can say these events are crazy fun- completely different to normal dh racing

Nice tidy looking work there Mr. F!

There's one more thing I have have just thought of over a couple of DB's to try tomorrow .
I have put a couple of stainless bolts and dome nuts though the top triple clamp riser mount holes at the moment , but I reckon a couple of 45/70 cases might fit in the holes quite nicely....

Originally Posted by Ftx325

There's one more thing I have have just thought of over a couple of DB's to try tomorrow .
I have put a couple of stainless bolts and dome nuts though the top triple clamp riser mount holes at the moment , but I reckon a couple of 45/70 cases might fit in the holes quite nicely....

I used to have the bum end of 12 gauge shells in each end of my Sportster handle-bars.

With a syphon hose running through the bar between them ‘just in case’!

Bit of gentle lathe turning and tapped into the hole nicely . Nice clean look too .

I see a couple of chop beinf shown so this is one I built. No bolt ons with this one . Powered with 67 BSA Spitfire with a few upgrades. Made all the parts from the fraTTme and forks to tank and seat and changed the shifter from RH foot shift to left hand suicide shift. Started with hight bars but ended up with the wide flat bars that I prefered [ATTACH]177766[/AACH]

That's very cool . Nothing more satisfying than building them yourself from scratch . The trident I posted before was kinda the same . Didn't make the forks (you clever buga) but only the forks , front frame bars and tank were factory . The rear frame , seat , footpegs and controls , seat , oil tank , electrics box etc were all handmade and the wheels a mixture of triumph hubs and Harley rims.
A real labour of love and you did an exceptional job with that one - looks straight from the factory ...

Nice!
I see you too got stuck with one of those stupid big-arse number plates!

OK on a tractor but on a bike? - nah…

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A 67 Thunderbolt I got from the US and restored

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Still having problems getting pics up

Nice.
Are you aware of the YT channel where a guy travels all over the world on one?? Smuggles it from north to south america broken down in three huge carry on bags on a ferry!

@inozz Lot of mischief to be had with those old girls ,back in 2015 l was invited over to Oz on a group ride from Sydney to the tip of Cape York, with a biker group l am a member of known as the Laurels Larrikins, that all raced in the Finke Desert Races in the 90's, for at least 2 race events & are too stupid to have given up dirt bikes.

On the ride back (l took my DR650 over as it all set up for long distance expeditions )we did a great road ride( uhmm race) up & down a mountain range out of Cairns in Northern Queensland & then rode down to watch the Australian Postie Bike GP in NSW, held by one of the best dirt bike racing clubs l came across in all my years while racing, the Cessnock Motorcycle Club in NSW (they are mainly a Enduro club).

This is a full on road race with riders travelling from all over & all the local towns turning out to watch postie bikes getting thrashed around the street circuit ,then the local towns supported the race by offering discounts on food & accommodation to people travelling home .When l was dirt bike racing l competed around the world, but this was right up there with any event l have been to as far as people just having fun & loving the bike culture .If you ever get a chance to go l definitively recommenced it .


https://www.cessnockmotorcycleclub.c...e-bike-gp-2019


https://youtu.be/xuHnODTux2I?t=61
@XR500 Have you got a link to that fella's video,sounds like a good while we are getting blown away down here ?