Wotcha. Read it and weep / titter. Delete as necessary. eBay item 250428468571
There's a load of really nice parts and workmanshiop in there, and the whole thing comes out as a dog's breakfast. The exhaust looks gross. The tank is lovely but doesn't match the fairing, The seat unit wouldn't match anything except possible a 'race-tuned' Fizzie. The total lack of air filtration spells doom. I'd break it for parts.
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Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, ^..^ Lone Wolf It has the makings of something really rather nice. But it is horribly oversold in the description. I'd have a punt at the opening price, but not - I fear - the reserve. -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest" I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and go and talk to the Catholics.
The exhaust doesn't even fit - you can see the collector exiting under the bike and the silencers are cable tied on along side it.
Reminds me of a bike I very nearly bought in about 1978 - A cb500 motor mounted in a wideline chassis. I don't remember the looks of the thing that well, but cafe racer was the overall style, of course. Real clip-ons, 4-1 pipe, alloy tank. NorHon graphics, IIRC. Took it out for about an hour on the twisties south of Derby towards Melbourne area - ****, did it handle. At that point I'd never ridden anything like it, either for handling or outright power (my current bike was an XT500). Motor wouldn't tick over, mind, and the seller claimed it was done deliberately, but I suspect otherwise. Was very tempted, but decided to shy clear in the end. Not sure whether I regret that or not.
I could have almost understood someone trying this sort of thing in 1975ish but nowadays? It looks like a collection of bits wanged together, the tank looks ace, but the rest .. and that "Ducati type bracketry" ... wtf ?!?!
Marvelous! Not all that unknown in the day, anyway. Wideline frames were damn near two a penny and all sorts of engines went in them.
