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BillyR

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  1. Sounds like the perfect streetbike!  My air cooled bikes have always been modified in much the same way,  they are tough as old boots, this one sounds like it has all the right bits to make sure it stays in one piece and puts a smile on your face.

  2. 23 hours ago, Bioshock said:

    Cheers BillyR

    Feel the same. front end turns in a bit sharp in tight corners, but thats down to the short front forks. doesn't shake it's head at all.

    My background is Supermoto's so thought this would be pretty daunting considering the media frenzy, but it's fine. My XS1100 is the one that scares me, with the spaghetti forks and ' interesting' brakes! :D

    Indeed! I also grew up on late 70's early 80's superbikes, some complete with big bores, nitrous or turbo's and of course with bog standard suspension, brakes and frames.  Makes the issues with some modern bikes seem easy enough to deal with.

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  3. I rode one in my journo days, might of been a gsx11. Being some time in the 80's i cant remember too much about it other than id handled as good as any Harris/spondon/martin etc.. id ridden.

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  4. I had a gsx softail with the shocks mounted similar, took me and the mrs to the south of france and back with no issues.

    I think people overthink and worry too much. 

    The first streetbike in this country to crack 200mph had the headstock cut, pulled out, and welded back up without the aid of a jig. No problems there either.

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  5. On 11/21/2017 at 8:03 AM, kiwi said:

    Still in Ireland because of who's bike it was he wanted 15k, and from the pictures he sent me it was parked up and left derelict in the corner :o

    Thats not true. Was up for 12k, which is pretty reasonable for a absolute beast of a bike. It had been well looked after and completely refreshed, it was just wheeled into a barn for the photos.

     

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  6. I feel your pain!

    Currently shopping for bits for my big bore ET build, could use a oilbolier or a even better a gsxr1000 lump and have different results..

    But.. Its not what does it for me, i just love the sound and presence of a big air cooled motor too much ,so ill just try not to look at the receipts.  

    Bit like im also doing ANOTHER full engine rebuild on my V8 Moggie, i could stick in something more modern but that old Rover V8 just makes me smile.

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  7. To be fair, i wouldnt take advice from anyone on Youtube. Just because they have a Youtube channel doesnt mean they know what fuck they are doing.

    Id buy a decent manual as a good base and start with something very easy, like taking something off and putting it back on, getting a feel for it and building your confidence.

    Go slowly, dont overload yourself with information and more importantly enjoy it.

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  8. It certainly pays to pay the best if you cant do it yourself.

    I had a busa that had been turbo'd by Holeshot (before i owned it), only a basic kit but couldnt fault it. Ultra reliable, easy to live with. Think i had it 8 years and it never let me down once.

    I am torn between having my spare ET motor turbo'd (probably by FBM as his and BigCC's work is about the best ive seen) or converting it to EFI and getting one of Trev's Nitrous kits, just because its fallen out of favour a bit this side of the pond.

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