RAU GS1000 Trickframe Racer

[vizman]

i'm diggin' the seat unit in the first pic....fits with rest of the ol'skool-kool

[Nickel]

Actually I prefer the second seat unit. But the first one is always there.

[nlovien]

very nice!  - know what you mean ref: wheels - I recently bought a tricked out something else because it had a set of classic 18"  dymags that I knew were in good nick   - messing about with bits left over i've got a set of 18" 5 spoke CMA alloy ( not mag) 4 1/2" inner width rear - not the lightest round thing but definitely period ( off a P&M) and a set of 38mm Marzocchi M1R forks  - if its of any interest - the CMA's are heavier than the slabby wheels your using - the front is about 2 1/2lbs heavier-  don't have weight comparison for the rear

[Nickel]

Thanks for your offer but Astralite are object of desire.

[nlovien]

4 hours ago, Nickel said:

Thanks for your offer but Astralite are object of desire.

they are indeed 

[spondonturbo]

14 hours ago, Nickel said:

Thanks for your offer but Astralite are object of desire.

they do come up for sale on egay. There is a pair on there now, but have been messed with by the look of them

[markfoggy]

Double check those M1R's I thought that they were 42mm, if they are you have found the Holy grail. The ones that I'm thinking about would have fallen out of Bimota possibly Duk and are very highly sought after in Classic Endurance.

CMA rears warp time and space around them, avoid. Fronts are not a lot better.

Edited February 26, 2017 by markfoggy
CMA Slagging.

[nlovien]

They were quoted as being M1R forks but TBh I don't know - they look like a 38mm marzocchi fork that you would find on typical Italian bikes around late 80's - no external adjusters, anyway i'll be cleaning them up and checking them out before putting up for sale

Agree ref: the CMA - they were period correct for P&M's - the story I got was nothing to do with any technical value - simply P&M were friendly with the guy along the block who made them and they got a good deal - hayho, the original mag alloy set I acquired lasted about 2 months on the road - amazed a wheel could make such a big crack and not disintegrate  - lucky!, bin - replaced with their alloy road version - but now replaced with a set of classic dymags  - 2nd fiddle to Astralites forsure,but a heck of improvement on the CMA

 

[Uitenhage]

Now here is a built to my heart. Real oldskool. There happen to be a set of 18" Astralites lurking in my garage (shed). They are destined to be used in the resurrection of another small slice of period motorcycling history, from here in South Africa.

[Bowler]

On 2/27/2017 at 9:42 AM, nlovien said:

They were quoted as being M1R forks but TBh I don't know - they look like a 38mm marzocchi fork that you would find on typical Italian bikes around late 80's - no external adjusters, anyway i'll be cleaning them up and checking them out before putting up for sale

Agree ref: the CMA - they were period correct for P&M's - the story I got was nothing to do with any technical value - simply P&M were friendly with the guy along the block who made them and they got a good deal - hayho, the original mag alloy set I acquired lasted about 2 months on the road - amazed a wheel could make such a big crack and not disintegrate  - lucky!, bin - replaced with their alloy road version - but now replaced with a set of classic dymags  - 2nd fiddle to Astralites forsure,but a heck of improvement on the CMA

 

 

On 2/26/2017 at 5:01 PM, markfoggy said:

Double check those M1R's I thought that they were 42mm, if they are you have found the Holy grail. The ones that I'm thinking about would have fallen out of Bimota possibly Duk and are very highly sought after in Classic Endurance.

CMA rears warp time and space around them, avoid. Fronts are not a lot better.

The "normal" Marzocchi M1R's are 41.7 mm and are on (I believe) Duc's, Laverda's, Bimota's and Moto Guzzi's. According to one topic on the Laverda forum it seems that there are 38 mm M1R's , but they are rare.

I have a set of a Ducati Paso, which seems to me the easiest way of getting them, but as I like the Paso it would be a shame to buy such a bike purely for the front forks  

[nlovien]

bowler I have these 38mm Marzocchi - they are aprox 760mm from spindle c/L -  if they are of interest to you 

[Bowler]

1 hour ago, nlovien said:

bowler I have these 38mm Marzocchi - they are aprox 760mm from spindle c/L -  if they are of interest to you 

I don't have interest in them, enough projects and too much parts already  But thanks for the offer. 

[Kid Kearsley]

This is kool. Do you plan to race the bike? 

[nlovien]

appreciate if you could post up a pic of the frame without the tank on - its a very tidy frame layout - looking like a take on an Egli - I may wish to plagiarize  

[Nickel]

This is the only picture I have without the tank.

Wrong engine inside

 

No I'm not planning to race the bike.

 

[vizman]

wash your mouth out

[nlovien]

thanks for the pic - it is indeed an Egli clone / very close to one  - lovely in its simplicity  

[Nickel]

12 hours ago, vizman said:

wash your mouth out

[Nickel]

10 hours ago, nlovien said:

thanks for the pic - it is indeed an Egli clone / very close to one  - lovely in its simplicity  

There are several frame builders that used this central tube style. EGLI; RAU; Fischer; SEGONI; and many more home brew framebuilders

[yann7/11r]

13 hours ago, Nickel said:

There are several frame builders that used this central tube style. EGLI; RAU; Fischer; SEGONI; and many more home brew framebuilders

& MotoMartin. 

[Nickel]

36 minutes ago, yann7/11r said:

& MotoMartin. 

Realy? 

Never heard about a frame from Moto Martin with a central tube. 

[Blubber]

9 minutes ago, Nickel said:

Realy? 

Never heard about a frame from Moto Martin with a central tube. 

@yann7/11rhas one himself 

 

 

[Nickel]

Very interesting.... 

[nlovien]

for any budding fabricators  - for another engine with a dry sump - what you recon the original design initiated from using the spine as an oil tank ?  - or was it - have spine why not - chicken or egg

 

Edited December 7, 2017 by nlovien

[yann7/11r]

@BlubberThanks you so much for your help!