Author Topic: "INSPIRATION GALLERY " (Read 2264441 times)

HavocTurbo · « **Reply #600 on:** December 27, 2008, 10:10:41 AM »

Quote from: Ricky_Racer on December 27, 2008, 08:18:05 AM

Disco Volante does. In fact, I bought my last one from them. Not sure how expensive the shipping to the US would now be, though. They're also available from Cosmopolitan Motors in the US. RR

Off topic but isn't that name.... Disco Volante .... In a James Bond movie??? Name of a boat wasn't it??

Ecosse · « **Reply #601 on:** December 27, 2008, 10:16:50 AM »

Quote from: HavocTurbo on December 27, 2008, 10:10:41 AM

Quote from: Ricky_Racer on December 27, 2008, 08:18:05 AM
Disco Volante does. In fact, I bought my last one from them. Not sure how expensive the shipping to the US would now be, though. They're also available from Cosmopolitan Motors in the US. RR

Off topic but isn't that name.... Disco Volante .... In a James Bond movie??? Name of a boat wasn't it??

yup. thunderball i believe. big bond fan here.

754 · « **Reply #602 on:** December 27, 2008, 10:31:32 AM »

I think Columbia Car & Cycle in Nakusp BC has them , plus them fancy rearsets and other cafe stuff.. Ceriani stuff too... has a pretty steady supply of italian made stuff and is the biggest Laverda parts place in N. America..

gotta get me a Ceriani roadrace fork.. guess I should make it a New Years resolution..

NG8 · « **Reply #603 on:** December 27, 2008, 10:59:27 AM »

Sorry if it has been posted before

Ecosse · « **Reply #604 on:** December 27, 2008, 11:18:44 AM »

NG8, the ones that have been on before are some of my favorites. I dig the matching 750s. The yellow 400... cool.

Spikeybike · « **Reply #605 on:** December 27, 2008, 11:55:31 AM »

Damn , now THATS a first post ... keep it up

NG8 · « **Reply #606 on:** December 27, 2008, 12:02:01 PM »

Quote from: Ecosse on December 27, 2008, 11:18:44 AM

NGB, the ones that have been on before are some of my favorites. I dig the matching 750s. The yellow 400... cool.

Yeah, the matching 750s are just amazing

Quote from: spikeybike on December 27, 2008, 11:55:31 AM

Damn , now THATS a first post ... keep it up

hahaha thanks

Ecosse · « **Reply #607 on:** December 27, 2008, 12:05:00 PM »

oops, other 'twin' is a 500/550. easy slip... more please.

NG8 · « **Reply #608 on:** December 27, 2008, 01:08:44 PM »

Cb400f

honda cb400 super four (nc36)

Mean looking cb750

from suzuki

maybe a repost, but I just love this bike
kawasaki w650

754 · « **Reply #609 on:** December 27, 2008, 09:03:52 PM »

#9 yellow 750.. owner must be WHACKED.. running a Yoshi decal on a HOOKER header,, deduct 10 points for that..

Them 1st 400,s on this page, tanks are all running downhill

, is that longer rear shocks??

love that lowered stock seat on the 400 F...

Ichiban 4 · « **Reply #610 on:** December 28, 2008, 01:07:07 AM »

Ya know Spikey..

In looking at the pics of the old SOHC 4's especially..the one's that have been rebuilt and modified some..it just strikes me how hot they still look. Even hotter (though probably not in performance) than many enclosed "crotch rockets" of today. Your builds sure have looked great!

Guess I'm not alone in this..

Ichi

Grumpol · « **Reply #611 on:** December 28, 2008, 01:19:48 AM »

Quote from: Ichiban 4 on December 28, 2008, 01:07:07 AM

Ya know Spikey..

In looking at the pics of the old SOHC 4's especially..the one's that have been rebuilt and modified some..it just strikes me how hot they still look. Even hotter (though probably not in performance) than many enclosed "crotch rockets" of today. Your builds sure have looked great!

Guess I'm not alone in this..

Ichi

+1 for sure

Spikeybike · « **Reply #612 on:** December 28, 2008, 01:41:33 AM »

thank you Ichi , ...i humbly bow to your gracious comments

and often times a simple +1 is all that needs to be added

eimkeith · « **Reply #613 on:** December 30, 2008, 06:43:18 PM »

Quote from: Littleitaly52 on November 25, 2008, 01:10:08 PM

Here are a few I thought should be on here.

Hey That's the inspiration fo rmy build as well!

Great!

Shenanigans · « **Reply #614 on:** December 31, 2008, 01:32:44 AM »

scunny · « **Reply #615 on:** December 31, 2008, 03:48:33 AM »

ya gotta love that starting grid. a few 750's then I'm picking 500's but what is the next one.yamaha ...RD ?

Industrial Rat400f Killer · « **Reply #616 on:** December 31, 2008, 09:57:11 AM »

There is some amazing bikes in this thread. About a year ago when I decided it was time to get a custom bike I found this bike.

Built by Twinline. I contacted them and got them to do a bunch of stuff to a CB400F for me. I went in a different direction but that bike is what got me into the vintage cafe racer style bikes.

I'm going for the rat rod look, with red rims, rust and primer. Obviously it's a work in progress.

j-conn · « **Reply #617 on:** December 31, 2008, 10:04:31 AM »

truly inspiring...

. love the 400f seat!

754 · « **Reply #618 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:10:10 AM »

Had a nice visit with a local bikebuilder the other day, went with 1080 and a guy from work that rides a Busa.

Got to see the latest project at its start, a 1098 Duc that will get raked and stretched.. serious built bike that one. It will be supercharged.

Also saw a cool shovel, tipped forward in the frame so rear jug is pretty well straight up. Then the frame was slammed behind the neck like on an early teens Douglas (top of neck higher than backbone). Motor was mated to the tranny like a Dyna, leaving an open space above the tranny, I thik a blower is going in there.

An added treat was when he fired up his 1000cc blown Harley single, man does that thing bark

. It was the yellow bike # 38 or 39 that he ran at Bonnevile, it was featured in Cycle World, a while back.

Really cool stuf, but sorry no pics..

A Grove · « **Reply #619 on:** December 31, 2008, 04:28:47 PM »

754... 'round my parts we'd call that a cock-tease without pics!!

Industrial Rat400f Killer · « **Reply #620 on:** December 31, 2008, 07:04:06 PM »

Quote from: j-conn on December 31, 2008, 10:04:31 AM

truly inspiring... . love the 400f seat!

Thanks man, the guys at Twinline pounded it out for me. The first time I saw it just the outline of what it was going to be was drawn on with a sharpy. I wasn't sure I'd like it. Once I saw the finished product I was really happy with it.