WTF!

[guest7]

Have a look at THIS Ebay item... it's bonkers

GC

[bullet350]

 the seller even has the front to put a reserve on it!

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[Richard]

I hope he patented the front end.  There'll be a TC member along in a minute to copy it.  Or Bimota.

[Mark]

Not too far away from you either GC, another one for your shed.

Mark

[Richard]

Any minute now GC will write "I wonder if I could fit an XBR engine in it ?"

I can almost hear him thinking about it from here..............

Richard

[guest868]

Awesome. 

[guest146]

That has to be almost unridable.
Keep the wheels and engine and throw the rest

Ken

[guest24]

Maybe I am showing my naivety, but I cannot work out how it would remain stable enough to allow it to be steerable? not for the faint hearted, in any circumstance.

[SteveC#222]

If the price stays low it might be worth a bid for the Fantic Chopper bits - rare in their day and like hens teeth now!



Someone out there probably still loves 'em! 

[guest7]

Cor! look at the gap between the cylinder head and the headstock... I reckon I could fit an XBR engine in there 

GC

[guest868]

Cor! look at the gap between the cylinder head and the headstock... I reckon I could fit an XBR engine in there 

GC

Don't start, it's inappropriate acts and thoughts like that that make me want to find a van van and fit my DR620 engine into it... I know it would be fun.

[Steve H]

Maybe I am showing my naivety, but I cannot work out how it would remain stable enough to allow it to be steerable? not for the faint hearted, in any circumstance.

If you draw a line through the headstock to the ground, then draw a vertical line through the front wheel spindle, you can see there is quite a lot of trail, at a guess its close to the original bike. So apart from the rather low bars amd any flex introduced by the numerous components it would be as stable as the original bike.

[guest146]

The wheel maybe is in a simila place but its not pivoting around the wheel. looking at it it has to  feel like its bending in its middle with the bike going one way and the forks the other.

Not knocking it as someone maybe put a lot of effort in

Ken

[guest24]

Maybe I am showing my naivety, but I cannot work out how it would remain stable enough to allow it to be steerable? not for the faint hearted, in any circumstance.

If you draw a line through the headstock to the ground, then draw a vertical line through the front wheel spindle, you can see there is quite a lot of trail, at a guess its close to the original bike. So apart from the rather low bars amd any flex introduced by the numerous components it would be as stable as the original bike.

The original looks terribly unstable to me as well! I understand your explanation - thanks.