Steve S Posted April 5 Posted April 5 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176319693117?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=Riq-QL5JT-u&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=z2laZvJuS16&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=MORE is it me or is the seat unit and rear subframe just wrong? 2
knumbnutz Posted April 5 Posted April 5 Yeah... too high and the gap doesnt work. and pipes dont follow the line. But don't ask me 2
audiomick Posted April 5 Posted April 5 That was most likely done by, or for, someone who thinks that "streetfighter" is a good look. Personally, I have never seen anything going by that description that looked even close to good. Mostly just ugly, and silly into the bargain. 1
Steve S Posted April 5 Author Posted April 5 I wouldn’t want to pay £14k for it then start chopping it about, I actually think everything else is perfect, the Norton seat is fine but needs to be level with the tank 1
p6x Posted April 5 Posted April 5 It is almost like the seat was not made for that rear design? Looking at it, battery and electronics are underneath the front of the tank? the head beam seems to be a tad too small compared with the rest of the bike...
LaGrasta Posted April 5 Posted April 5 I do absolutely love the tank scheme though, elegant and classic.
audiomick Posted April 5 Posted April 5 11 hours ago, p6x said: Looking at it, battery and electronics are underneath the front of the tank? Under the seat, I reckon. If you look closely at the fourth picture, three-quarter view from the right rear, you can see a plug hanging out from under the seat / tailpiece in front of the rear shock spring. That looks a lot like the plug for a C-Tek battery charger, and the cable comes out of the tail-piece. 1
GuzziMoto Posted April 5 Posted April 5 I think it has some well done aspects, but like others here I don't like the seat. It looks like it is at an awkward angle, and it seems like you would be sliding into the gas tank. But aside from that, I like it. But in the end, selling a bike you have customized to that extent is a crap shoot. It may be exactly how you want it, but what are the odds you find someone else who sees it the same way as you. And those odds got even smaller when it was a Guzzi you did that to. 2
p6x Posted April 5 Posted April 5 5 hours ago, LaGrasta said: I do absolutely love the tank scheme though, elegant and classic. I think it takes from the Norton Commando, if I am not mistaken... 1
guzzler Posted April 5 Posted April 5 I can see elements of the duc in it but more so of the Norton. Not sure what to make of it though....
ScuRoo Posted April 8 Posted April 8 Looking at that seat I was visibly wincing But then I scrolled on a few more pics… and quietly sighed with relief Phew! Now that’s custom 1
GuzziMoto Posted April 8 Posted April 8 1 hour ago, ScuRoo said: Looking at that seat I was visibly wincing But then I scrolled on a few more pics… and quietly sighed with relief Phew! Now that’s custom I wonder why the shock is upside down. I remember talking with an engineer from a motorcycle company, questioning him on why the bike he was showing off had the shocks upside down. He didn't understand.
audiomick Posted April 8 Posted April 8 10 hours ago, GuzziMoto said: I wonder why the shock is upside down. I made that mistake myself, but was uncertain enough to ask about it here Looking at the photos of that bike, and being polite enough to assume the bloke is not hopelessy stupid, I reckon his custom seat frame might have left him no other choice.
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