Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon SuperDork
1/10/12 6:11 p.m.

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
1/10/12 6:17 p.m.

That looks like an exercise in mega-squirrely handling.

ransom
ransom GRM+ Memberand Dork
1/10/12 6:28 p.m.

As my finger descended upon the mouse button, I thought to myself, "I didn't enjoy looking at the Boso CB750. This purports to be worse, so why would I do this?"

But it was too late.

RealMiniDriver
RealMiniDriver SuperDork
1/10/12 7:29 p.m.

The T-bars a little goofy, but the rest of it is pretty cool.

The_Jed
The_Jed Reader
1/10/12 11:35 p.m.

Looks like it's been run into a wall at speed, then repainted.

Appleseed
Appleseed SuperDork
1/11/12 2:24 a.m.

The anti OCC train wreck?

alex
alex SuperDork
1/12/12 9:13 p.m.

What's going on with the shift linkage? I lose it in the mess of wires.

stuart in mn
stuart in mn SuperDork
1/12/12 9:34 p.m.

When I see motorcycles like that, I wonder what the owner was thinking..."I want to make this bike as uncomfortable as possible."

FlightService
FlightService Dork
1/12/12 9:44 p.m.

Dude why!!!! You can't undo seeing E36 M3 like that

ST_ZX2
ST_ZX2 HalfDork
1/12/12 9:46 p.m.

Looks like something cobbled together in a High School shop class

Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon SuperDork
1/13/12 7:51 a.m.

That whole 'tank perched on top of the frame' thing is called 'Frisco'. Not sure why it has that name but it's a big deal with some custom bike fabricators. Another example of 'Frisco':

I'm a 'function over form' kind of guy, but the Yamaha based bike has neither. It's ugly as homemade sin and the controls are just stupid.

alex, the clutch cable and lever are still in place. I'm guessing that the rods and crap attached to the shift pivot that then go sideways under the tank are there to make a right side hand shift lever ('jockey shift'). I guess that's so you can pull the clutch in with the left hand then shift with the right. If that's the case, it just sounds stupid to me.

petegossett
petegossett GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
1/13/12 11:03 a.m.

^^ Love that paint!!! But are those MX forks?

Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon SuperDork
1/13/12 1:40 p.m.

Possibly, but I doubt it because the travel is pretty short. A lot of effort went into that paint job fo' sho'.

subrew
subrew Reader
1/13/12 3:47 p.m.

I have absolutely no issues with these "types" of bikes. Build whatever you please, to whatever style you want. I actually like the fact many builders choose an older "style" like Frisco, Brat etc., instead of just making super stretched out OCC choppers.

Some more interesting bikes of similar taste:

alex
alex SuperDork
1/13/12 6:58 p.m.
Curmudgeon wrote: alex, the clutch cable and lever are still in place. I'm guessing that the rods and crap attached to the shift pivot that then go sideways under the tank are there to make a right side hand shift lever ('jockey shift'). I guess that's so you can pull the clutch in with the left hand then shift with the right. If that's the case, it just sounds stupid to me.

Ohhh, right hand shift. I see it now. I guess I've only ever seen hand shift on the left side with a suicide clutch - you know, like real men

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