December 2005
Damn! Another year further away from the eighties ;-( Posted Saturday, December 24, 2005 by Mr.7/11
Fuck me, what a great year we've allmost got behind us. OSS is completer than ever with the succes of the Forced induction and recently opened Trick frame sections of the .infoBoard. This also meant we got a lot more high-end bike builders on the site. Though our roots lay in the cold moist sheds it's very nice we now got the full spectrum of oldskool suzuki's on offer and every taste is cathered for.
PP has been doing excellent work on his section and now has an impressive array of technical documents on offer. I hope we'll see his 7/11 in OSS livery getting finished soon.
Personal highlights ofcourse included the Streetfighterday and Fighterama as well as pulling off a hattrick by having my 7/11 featured in three major european magazines.
As long as sponsors/supporters keep sending in bits for the Katana.project that will see some updates too ;-)
In 2006 we'll be seeing a lot of track action as both Gert-Jan Geurts and Peter "gsxr1100turbo" are hitting the dutch dragstrips in an attempt to humiliate some busa's, whereas in the UK SFmag staff member Will "Wingnut" Jobbins will take a GSX-R750 into MRO Thunderbike mayhem and reservoircogs is going Earlystocks racing. We'll be keeping you up to date with their proceedings.
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the site or just leeched it for info to keep their (allmost vintage now) Suzukis in top shape. It's you who power this site.
Christmas wishes here.
Christmas deals from TES Posted Saturday, December 10, 2005 by Mr.7/11
You guys know both my 7/11 and Katana carry TES windowed clutch covers that I utterly adore. Now Richard from TES is offering new deals for OSS members every month in cooperation with J&W Motorcycles.
So whats on for december...
- rearsets for bandit 6/12 and slabbies rrp 199.99, this month 170.00
- billet rear reservoirs rrp 70.00, this month 60.00
- clutch windows (exchange) bandit 6/12, gsxr, rrp 185.00 this month 170.00
- starter cluch cover/pick up cover windows (exchange) for O/C gsxr, bandit 6/12 rrp 135.00, this month 120.00
prices in GBP, for euro's x 1.5 or so, rrp means recommended retail price i.e. what h*nda riders pay ;-)
If you're interested in any of these then PM Rotty or give him a call at 01257 471 264
Pictures should appear here shortly.
Bike of the Month - December 2005 Posted Tuesday, December 6, 2005 by Mr.7/11
The last Bike of the Month not only makes Rotty make a dash for turbo-cash but captures everyone's imagination with it's brilliantly engineered stainless pipework and evil growl. We can't wait to see it lined up at the dragstrip next year. Way to go GJG!
Read more about this bike here.
Adapter plates for GSX-R750 L/M Posted Monday, December 5, 2005 by PerversePolisher
Steelheart Engineering has kindly provided us with the details of adapter plates so that the owners of GSX-R750 L and M models can mount rearsets designed to fit a GSX-R1000. If you want a set making up, give Lee a call on 01227 711234. AutoCAD and JPG downloadable versions available in PP's Pages.
Discuss here
Fighters magazin Nr.12/2005 Posted Thursday, December 1, 2005 by Mr.7/11
Oh no it's that bike that looks like a carbon Dust Buster again! Finally the statement written across the bottom of the seat unit reaches the public that is able to understand it ;-)
Yes, after Streetfighters magazine (UK) and KicXstart (NL) my 7/11 crusader is gracing the pages of Fighters magazin (D). Mission accomplished, it's going on eB*y this evening complete with copies of all magazines and maybe I'll even throw in the underpants I wore for four days at Fighterama ;-)
It's a very nice write-up across three pages and the looks get compared to a Stealth-Bomber. Thanks to Clink for taking the the pictures and Maxx for the kind words!
There's also a six page feature about the Streetfighterday which includes pictures of Ron's Katana on the Dyno, Stuntgod at the Artkore stand, Jon Tober with an OSS-tag on his T-Shirt and all of our turbo-guys.
Discuss here.
