Punter's corner - a place to drool over bikes we'd like to own (but can't)

[muskrat]

that exhaust is custom huh? 

[Pinocchio]

Vincent Motors Phase I prototype:



Too bad their production bike doesn't have this Series B lump:



This could almost make me like chrome.....

<Drool>

[junior varsity]

I want that so bad.

[muskrat]

a beauty

[Pinocchio]

If you want one, you're going to have to build it.

Maybe we need a thread for those of us who lust over tasty components for cafe specials and restorations, like eBay sales for old Ducati wide-case motors and frames, and restoration parts suppliers. It would be nice to see more old iron running the streets.

[hiero]

am i the only one who's got this crazy dream to make his own duc engined (and framed) sidecar racer? 



What I'd really like to do is to work on doing some kind of dynamic frame kind of thing to make the most efficient use of the monkey's body transitions...

[Duc L'Smart]

You & RichD should get together 

[RED]

You & RichD should get together 

Good call! What a team.

Those sidehacks are so rediculously off the hook. Watching them at the TT is just crazy death defying. Of course that's the TT in a couple of words.

[RichD]

You & RichD should get together 

It would be a fun project fo sho!   

[hiero]

now how to figure out the logistics... and how good is Duke at being a sidecar monkey? 

[muskrat]

Good enough but drewls a lot.  Ask me how I know

[RichD]

Good enough but drewls a lot.  Ask me how I know

I do keep wet-wipes to clean the drool spatter off his Doggles
They "frost" up pretty good between fuel stops.

When he rides on the gas tank I get hit in the face if the visor is up...   

[RED]

At least you don't get too thirsty riding with him. That's a good thing. 

[RED]

Ok, back on topic of this thread...I want....

[muskrat]

I think that's part of the reason it was so hard to clean after the HC trip.