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Reepicheep
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 08:42 pm: | 
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I really liked that same X1 when I first came across it Ft.
I think it's Beautiful. |
S1owner
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 09:04 pm: |
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I second the front fender I want one also! |
Blks1l
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 11:49 pm: |
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Nwrider I misread your post I thought you meant the picture above your post, which is the flat black bike. |
Rick_a
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 12:12 am: |
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No tuber looks better than an old-school, bare-bones S1.
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Ft_bstrd
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 08:58 am: |
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Yeah, but it already comes with a nice, tidy tail section.
Add about 3 feet to it can call it an M2.  |
Rick_a
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 09:01 am: |
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The fix is but "simple" tail chop away. |
Ft_bstrd
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 09:10 am: |
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One of the criteria I placed on my project is that I wouldn't permanently alter the frame.
There are only so many in existence. Some how it just seemed wrong.
Additionally, I wanted to retain the capacity to comfortably carry a passenger. I will retain the current stock seat, but I have a second seat that I will use to create a "cafe seat" for it. |
Guell
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 09:41 am: |
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I'm going with the monster seat. Looks so much better, ill shorten the frame a little but that doesn't bother me that much |
Weatherbyman
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 09:54 am: |
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whatever! Cafe' is still just FUG-UGLY |
Ft_bstrd
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 10:33 am: |
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You can't tell me that this isn't art:
It's like sculpting, eliminate everything that isn't statue and you are left with the work of art. |
Nwrider
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 03:37 pm: |
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I think this is a piece of art myself.
And again.. another front fender I WANT!
Anyone recognize the fender?
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Ltbuell
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 04:23 pm: |
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...Ft,i'm with ya on those cafe'd bikes.Always loved the style,looks(i even had a '79 Yamaha SR500 cafe'd...way too much fun on that bike)..seem alot of them ,all shapes and sizes.Brings back very good,fun memories.....LT |
Ft_bstrd
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 05:16 pm: |
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Nwrider, that is beautiful! |
Nwrider
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 06:07 pm: |
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I found that when looking for ideas for my tail section. The use of paint powder coat are amazing. I am baffled by the lower fork tubes. Anodized? Would nt it wear off? |
Nwrider
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 06:14 pm: |
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The more I have looked at that bike the more I drool. Notice the tank cover... No accents... One piece! Other than fasteners you can count the number of parts that are not black or white on one hand. Even the front of the filter has been color matched. Its all in the details. I don't like the headlamp tho. |
Ft_bstrd
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 08:30 pm: |
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Yeah, I'm not crazy about the headlight either. It's a generic "cafe" headlight.
I would have gone with a VRod headlight:
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Rick_a
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 11:02 pm: |
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Rick_a
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 11:15 pm: |
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This is an alternative tuber tail I like
Nwrider, those forks are nitrided. It reduces stiction. A lot of OEM's are doing it as well. They are often called diamond-like coatings.
I'm more a fan of gritty than pretty when it comes to bikes. |
Ft_bstrd
| | Posted on Friday, September 23, 2011 - 12:12 am: |
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Well, that's one way to get GP shift pattern. |
Guell
| | Posted on Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 08:43 pm: |
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nwrider, its a 999 fender, it might have been trimmed. |
Nwrider
| | Posted on Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 09:20 pm: |
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Looks like I need to find a 999 fender and have some fun with my dremel! |
Guell
| | Posted on Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 09:22 pm: |
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there was a red one on ebay for 45 bucks, looked like it was in good condition |
Buelltours
| | Posted on Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 09:44 pm: |
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just saw this one over in Switzerland...
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Guell
| | Posted on Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 09:49 pm: |
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thats a very cleanly designed ktm cafe, i like it |
Nwrider
| | Posted on Monday, September 26, 2011 - 01:19 am: |
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Guell.. Good looking out sir. Bought that fender. Thanks. |
