a bit of spondoness.

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Re: a bit of spondoness.

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subframe fitted... all very nice,shiny and very light..

then this happened.... off my old bike i swapped for my storm 5 years ago.. ZX7r forks with full ktech internals, yokes, 10r radial brakes and adaptors, radial master, lines, rear wheel,320mm discs, wavey rear,new sprocket and he fired a few good rear shocks. 10r and blade..... to good not to take as it was silly money,proper silly..

now what bloody front end does the blue one get?..try to stay close to original or just rip the butt outa it :whatever :eek2 :eek2

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Re: a bit of spondoness.

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If it was me... :think:

I'd leave the blue one alone. At the moment it looks & is the real deal from a bygone era. To me, modifying it is like vandalising it. Kawasaki parts on a genuine Honda racer :eek2

The yellow one seems to be your main ride to be used over the winter period. It will be missed if you take it off the road to modify it & will force your hand to take the blue one out on slippery salty roads when asked to go for a spin.

My answer is..

You need another :lol:

Buy back the other modified frame you had & start again with a street fightered bitsa project.

You know you want to Fab :thumbup:
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Re: a bit of spondoness.

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Least you can set the ride hight with the zx7r forks
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Varastorm wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:24 pm If it was me... :think:

I'd leave the blue one alone. At the moment it looks & is the real deal from a bygone era. To me, modifying it is like vandalising it. Kawasaki parts on a genuine Honda racer
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iv a blade front end thats correct for the blue one so that can be popped on anytime....but iv used that 7 front end before and its epic. plus it cost me a fortune when i put it all together 5 years ago...

a third storm is the answer i think..
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get it into the yellow one, its only a weekends work
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fabiostar wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2017 9:22 am iv a blade front end thats correct for the blue one so that can be popped on anytime....but iv used that 7 front end before and its epic. plus it cost me a fortune when i put it all together 5 years ago...

a third storm is the answer i think..
I can see how much grieve this front end is causing you, the best option is to send over to me :D
There problem solved :wink: :lol:

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god dam i was all set to sling it into the blue one ,now im not sure :roll: ..

the easy answer is blade front into bluey and start making the yellow one a one off type bike..
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This is the reason old properties get grade 2 listed :lol: :lol:

Your obviously not happy Fab, sell it before you wreck it :o

Then make a better :roll: Kawasaki Zx7 / Vtr hybrid machine :oops: :oops: :lol:

Like me making a better Varadero/Vtr/Cbr hybrid death trap :lol: :lol:

Go back a year or two.. imagine your talking to someone down the pub & you get on to the subject of..........

(mate says) I heard some local guy has a Genuine Spondon VTR 1000 in his shed. It's a cracker, this fella's brought it back from the grave, he really is a fanatic & knows his stuff. Really good job too, It looks & sounds the dogs.

(Slurp of beer & a long pause.......)

(mate says) In fact it's so great he's fitting a Kawasaki Zx7r front end on it.

(instant spill the beer response)

(Fabio) WoW, that's exactly what I'd do if I had a Genuine Spondon Vtr 1000, I've always thought they needed a Kawasaki front end & am very surprised Spondon didn't do it.

Or would you of replied differently Fab :beer:
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Varastorm wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2017 7:37 pm This is the reason old properties get grade 2 listed :lol: :lol:

Your obviously not happy Fab, sell it before you wreck it :o

Then make a better :roll: Kawasaki Zx7 / Vtr hybrid machine :oops: :oops: :lol:

Like me making a better Varadero/Vtr/Cbr hybrid death trap :lol: :lol:

Go back a year or two.. imagine your talking to someone down the pub & you get on to the subject of..........

(mate says) I heard some local guy has a Genuine Spondon VTR 1000 in his shed. It's a cracker, this fella's brought it back from the grave, he really is a fanatic & knows his stuff. Really good job too, It looks & sounds the dogs.

(Slurp of beer & a long pause.......)

(mate says) In fact it's so great he's fitting a Kawasaki Zx7r front end on it.

(instant spill the beer response)

(Fabio) WoW, that's exactly what I'd do if I had a Genuine Spondon Vtr 1000, I've always thought they needed a Kawasaki front end & am very surprised Spondon didn't do it.

Or would you of replied differently Fab :beer:
stop talking sense ffs man :thumbup: :thumbup: ... well the 7 front will go in with just a change of stem.... im in no rush but...you have a point. im gona over time turn the yellow one into something different..

the spondons getting the blade forks, its what i started out wanting and the 7 forks took my eye of the bike iv wanted for so many years...... :beer: :beer:

now you buying the beers down the pub lol
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It would be a shame to over tinker with the Spondon Fabio.

You've done a really good job in bringing back a little piece of Vtr biking history. That's what it is Fab, a piece of history. Not a tragic mid life crisis tracker jalopy money pit build that I'm doing :lol: :lol:

Talking projects though, I've always liked Harris Magnums.

Originally I was thinking of having a removable rear subframe on the Tracker build & it would enable me to change things around later on, when I get bored, like your doing.

If this tracker effort ever gets sorted, next I would love to make a Vtr based Harris lookalike. The fairings do come up on eBay sometimes. I used to have a Gsxr1100j, last of the slabside bikes (3 spoke (160 wide woohoo) wheels) & love the style.

But it's a pipe dream at the moment.

Anyway, strap in, tonight's going to be wild I think. Hurricane thingamajig's on it's way, it's blowing a gale here already :thumbup:
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Varastorm wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2017 10:52 pm It would be a shame to over tinker with the Spondon Fabio.

You've done a really good job in bringing back a little piece of Vtr biking history. That's what it is Fab, a piece of history. Not a tragic mid life crisis tracker jalopy money pit build that I'm doing :lol: :lol:

Talking projects though, I've always liked Harris Magnums.

Originally I was thinking of having a removable rear subframe on the Tracker build & it would enable me to change things around later on, when I get bored, like your doing.

If this tracker effort ever gets sorted, next I would love to make a Vtr based Harris lookalike. The fairings do come up on eBay sometimes. I used to have a Gsxr1100j, last of the slabside bikes (3 spoke (160 wide woohoo) wheels) & love the style.

But it's a pipe dream at the moment.

Anyway, strap in, tonight's going to be wild I think. Hurricane thingamajig's on it's way, it's blowing a gale here already :thumbup:
im so glad theres more sickos in the world than me :clap: :clap: . but your right its not a special thats being build but bringing a bike back from the dead..

now, Harris vtr you say ????/ :biggrin :biggrin
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Harris was bought out by Royal Enfield recently, wasn't it?
I have a few of their parts on my sp2, rearsets are lovely.
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tony.mon wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2017 9:43 pm Harris was bought out by Royal Enfield recently, wasn't it?
I have a few of their parts on my sp2, rearsets are lovely.
Your are correct Tony:-
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2015 ... rformance/

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Royal Enfield buys Harris Performance
Published: 11 May 2015


Royal Enfield buys Harris Performance Royal Enfield buys Harris Performance
It has been announced today that Royal Enfield has acquired UK based, sports product specialist, Harris Performance.

Harris have a long relationship with Royal Enfield and were responsible for the chassis/frame development of the firm's latest Contitental GT. Alongside successful relationships with the Royal Enfield brand, Harris Performance are also the only manufacturer from the UK to have been officially commissioned by Yamaha and Suzuki to design, develop and manufacture race bikes for Grand Prix and World Superbike.

It is understood by MCN that the terms of the deal ensure that Royal Enfield acquire all assets, employees, trade names, technical know-how and intellectual property of Harris Performance Products Ltd.

Siddhartha Lal, CEO of Royal Enfield confirmed the deal this afternoon, saying 'All of the current staff at Harris Performance will now become employees of Royal Enfield, taking responsibility of performance and development engineering for our new range of motorcycles. They will be part of Royal Enfield’s upcoming UK Tech Centre'.

'We have spent the best part of a decade working with Royal Enfield on projects like the Continental GT', he continued, 'and we have complimentary capabilities. The Midlands of the United Kingdom and Harris Performance are a hub of engineering expertise and this will be of advantage to Royal Enfield.'

Speaking of their association with Royal Enfield, Steve Harris, Founder of Harris Performance said: 'Having worked with Royal Enfield for a number of years as a Technical Partner, we have experienced first-hand their capability, commitment, and ambition for their motorcycles and accessories. We are proud to be integrated into the family, the founders and staff of Harris Performance look forward contributing to Royal Enfield’s continued success'.

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Did a similar foreign takeover thing happen to TVR?
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