Greeting from Sunny South Africa.
Ive just bought a GSX1400 engine (From the UK) and am planning to build my dream bike!! CNC Billet frame, single swing arm holding a 280 wheel - clean, minimal and epic!!!
Sounds very interesting Gucci. You picked the right power plant to start with :clapping:
Welcome aboard & keep us updated on the progress & pics.
Bienvenue! :grin:
:welcome1:
To all things 1402
So very interesting ideas you have there look forward to following your progress.
Good luck
P.s. we love pictures here
:cheers:
welcome :salute:
Welcome :hat:
Hi there and welcome :hat:
that sounds like it is going to be an epic build ... good luck :onya:
Welcome :smile2:
Welcome Gucci :cheers:
(https://gsx1400owners.org/forum/gallery/0/1-290517235220.png)
Please do a build thread... please ! :)
Hi Gucci, welcome to the forum. That's an ambitious goal you've set yourself, one I could never hope to achieve. Sounds amazing. :hat: We'll follow your build thread with keen interest for sure. :cheers:
Welcome to the forum Gucci :onya: don't forget to post plenty of pics when the build starts.
Hi all
Thanks for such a warm welcome
I recon this build is going to take about 2 years but will be keeping you all posted.
I will start a build thread when I'm back at the office and post pics of the engine and give a rough project overview
The project is called Alchemy
hope it all works to plan mate. alchemy a great name. alchemy are bike people in usa but best alchemy was brook henry in western australia. in 90s he made a bike called that, bevel drive ducati motor in a new bike. he re made every part for motor, still does. my two fave motors, gsx1400 and bevel dukes. one needs a bit of maintenance, one doesnt care. i love both.
Welcome along Gucci :onya:
I'll be following your build.
Are you anything to do with Scorch Cycles in Cape Town? They build some very tidy bikes.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 23 March 2018, 07:25 PM
hope it all works to plan mate. alchemy a great name. alchemy are bike people in usa but best alchemy was brook henry in western australia. in 90s he made a bike called that, bevel drive ducati motor in a new bike. he re made every part for motor, still does. my two fave motors, gsx1400 and bevel dukes. one needs a bit of maintenance, one doesnt care. i love both.
@grog mate that was the very first thing that jumped to mind when I read that word too !
Those things were very cool.. I always wanted one. Never got one though.
Seems smashing Italian and Aussie stuff toegther works well.
Alchemy. :onya:
Giocattolo. :onya:
Kangaroo spag bol.
(OK, not that last one).
v2 Alchemy were amazing bikes. have a search you nthn blokes. Brook Henry, in wa, still does unreal , home made parts for ducati. giocattiilo also brilliant, made at my town. i once got a job there, money was bad so i never showed. https://veetwo.com/the-vee-two-ritorno-twin-engine.html
https://www.motoring.com.au/forgotten-cars-of-australia-the-giocattolo-group-b-106803/
A Gucci bike!!the panniers should be great 😀
not sure i understand Red
Gucci (as in the brand of handbags) Grog.
Not that I own one of anything 😉
Quote from: Sweaty on Monday, 26 March 2018, 08:40 PM
Gucci (as in the brand of handbags) Grog.
Not that I own one of anything 😉
Sorry Grog, my sense Olof humour 😩You seem to know a lot about them Sweaty 😀
Any updates yet
@Gucci ? :imrgreen: