General discussion on future custom bike.

[guest1350]

Hi all

I am just bake into bikes since my last one many many years ago. I fell in love with the SR500 but never purchased one. I think it was the big stoncking single I loved but the stock bike was not a brilliant looker.

I started looking into bike and purchased a RSX400 as it was a good price and the look of the bike pleases my eyes.

Now I like to plan stuff a long way in advance and want to build a custom bike, one I will keep for ever. It has to have a big single and sound great. I also seem very taken with the bobber style as long as it has suspension.

Searching I keep coming back to the simplicity of the SR500 like this one

Sooooo what you think? SR500 or can you think of a better engine? Style? I'm all ears..


 

[guest1350]

Sorry for the typo "I am just bake into" should have read "I am just back into"

[steveD]

Not a lot of rear suspension in that is there?

[Richard]

At least its not just another bloody Harley clone.  Quite pretty, should see more custom singles.

Probably a bit painful to ride far though, I suspect that eventually the rear wheel would come through the mudguard and seat !

[guest24]

, I suspect that eventually the rear wheel would come through the mudguard and seat !

eek - a skidmark on the outside of your undercrackers as well as on the inside...

[guest1350]

Thanks

I agree those shocks must be solid. What would be nice is that I could come up with a design that gave the look of a bobber but with suspension.

Perhaps pinch some of the design queues from the mac motors series like the Ruby and stick an SRX motor in there..

[guest1350]

Are there any thumper members with a Buell Blast out there?

[Ian]

I have ridden one....whilst moving rapidly, they are quite "amenable", but in slow traffic ....well you had better have your dentures well and truly fixed in.

Ian

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