Spondon Katana - where is it?

[gsx]

On Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 9:43 PM, Katanafighter69 said:

somebody recently asked gav at GIA about spondon style katana frame n swingarm. cant remember who it was though.

gav said they would work out cheeper if he had a few to make at same time. while the jig was made-up.

That was me , he needed me bare frame to make the jig from .

Think it was 4k for the frame and about another 1k for the swinger.

Didn't go through with it though

[baldrick]

frame, yes  just the frame and swinger  is now 5 and a half grand, , plus vat!.  That's half the budget on just the frame

Now im not knocking the craftsmanship that goes into it, but f*ck me that's a lot of cash ...........................so, er don't think so.

Ill maybe just do my other katana instead I reckon, when I have the time.

Edited November 15, 2016 by baldrick

[Diebythereaper]

There is only one spondon katana so

[Madb]

their can only ever be one.

[homer]

But we want more/I want one. So there is only one spondon made kat frame? I have played with an idea making my own frame from chromoly. Kind of look a like with my own twist. Katana looks and efe engine, it would be a killer

[baldrick]

Its been done already

Gixxerron made his own copy of the spondon kat.

this was also in chromoly if i remember rightly and it looked like a nice job. He adapted a std kat frame, but it looked good

[Gammaboy]

On 28/05/2017 at 7:10 PM, baldrick said:

Its been done already

Gixxerron made his own copy of the spondon kat.

this was also in chromoly if i remember rightly and it looked like a nice job. He adapted a std kat frame, but it looked good

It's resurfaced:

 

[homer]

My frame jig is getting ready and I am collecting money to start my next build. Does anyone have a picture from the spondon kat without the tank?

No, I am not going to copy it but I would like to see how they made that.

[Brad]

I had a poster of the Spondon Kat on my wall for years, dream bike!

[Kid Kearsley]

Frame is stamped BIGCC001 which is a kool bit of exclusivity on an already rare frame. Pictures here at our local watering hole. 

 

[Gixer1460]

Sean kept the B16 CCR registration what was on it at one time.............. can't work out why though! LOL

[Kid Kearsley]

Sure we have a B16 CCR numberplate in the shed somewhere with a big black tyre burn in the middle.

[mick-ne]

How cool is that pic outside the bar

[Swirl]

Very nice down there on a summers day, not to good at this time of year being at the riverside, lots of bikes on a sunny day

[Allspeeds]

On 11/10/2016 at 11:51 PM, Kid Kearsley said:

https://instagram.com/p/BMCrngWDPXi/

Sounds mega

[Rossco(Iceman Josros)]

On 11/10/2016 at 11:51 PM, Kid Kearsley said:

https://instagram.com/p/BMCrngWDPXi/

Love that 

[Allspeeds]

Found this picture of the spondon kat think I took it at the nec years ago in its first paint job thought it looked more moody in this colour 

[monty]

think gia are currently building one with a efe lump,gsx1400 would be the way to go for me 

[Blubber]

16 hours ago, monty said:

think gia are currently building one with a efe lump,gsx1400 would be the way to go for me 

Monty, like this?

[monty]

the efe  one down at gia  may have a kat subframe and be able to accept a kat tank if all goes well ,gavs last frame design  is the best looking outa all the big tube frames in my view may go for one my self yet 

[spondonturbo]

I have seen some of the work at Spondon GIA and it is looking good. To do an exact spondon katana you would need the original spondon drawings but there is nothing wrong with doing an updated versionimo.

[baldrick]

On 1/28/2022 at 9:38 PM, monty said:

the efe  one down at gia  may have a kat subframe and be able to accept a kat tank if all goes well ,gavs last frame design  is the best looking outa all the big tube frames in my view may go for one my self yet 

got any pics?

[waterwagen]

On 2/4/2022 at 12:27 PM, spondonturbo said:

I have seen some of the work at Spondon GIA and it is looking good. To do an exact spondon katana you would need the original spondon drawings but there is nothing wrong with doing an updated versionimo.

An updated version is what it will be! Albeit with an even older engine 

[monty]

On 9/24/2017 at 8:21 AM, homer said:

My frame jig is getting ready and I am collecting money to start my next build. Does anyone have a picture from the spondon kat without the tank?

No, I am not going to copy it but I would like to see how they made that.

i have ,i post one