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Offline marcmax

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Interesting R65 custom
« on: September 12, 2014, 12:53:16 PM »
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Offline Ed Miller

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Re: Interesting R65 custom
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2014, 02:31:22 PM »
I don't like the pipes, though I think it all looks cool.  Except the third degree burns.

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Re: Interesting R65 custom
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2014, 03:03:40 PM »
Just have to ride with your knees in the wind like air brakes.  ;D

They are tucked in pretty close to the engine but I would still like at least some form of head shield just because.
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Offline Luca

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Re: Interesting R65 custom
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2014, 11:03:08 PM »
Those pipes are tucked pretty close to the fuel hose too!
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Re: Interesting R65 custom
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2014, 05:53:54 AM »
About the only thing I can take away from this build is the use of a Kawasaki Z1000 front end.

Now I'm wondering if the steering stem, bearings and triple clamps are an easy swap. Anyone know about this conversion?
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Re: Interesting R65 custom
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2014, 02:56:08 PM »
The swing arm and the tank build have clearly taken some real effort, unlike many sad looking 'cafe racer' airheads I've seen on the web recently. It'd be nice to find out more details for this build. Is it a better ride?. What's  the steering geometry and what has the builder done about drive shaft and wheel  alignment?   Vacuum carbs without their airbox isn't helping engine performance, but there seems to be some nice work on this one, though.
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