Wow! Talk about craftsmenship! This stunner of a bike comes to us from Steffen Bühring of Germany.
He writes in:
Hi,
Some pics from Berlin Germany.
This bike cost 3 month hard work, the weight is 180 kilo, 105HP, its look like a BMW, but it is an Ducati (because the frame is from a Duc!)
Salut!
I speechless. What a great build!
I was a little slow getting this one out. I had an e-mail flurry a while back that I’m still sorting through. No way would I miss this beauty though..
Tyler Hammond wrote in:
Hello again,
I was excited to see my Norton on your blog….actually more like
honored to be amung other cool bikes……then I realized I have built
other cool bikes over the years. So i have transfered some pics from
an old computer to forward to you.
This is a 1974 Yamaha TX500 twin. It never really sold well, but its
claim to fame was it was one of the first Yamahas with DOHC. I built
this bike originally about 12 years ago (in Yellow) then revamped it
about 8 years ago, before the customization it was in stock format and
my daily driver. Its still basically a stock bike. with the exception
of the exhaust pipes I made myself (sportster mufflers) . The Tail
light is a 1959 caddy. I added another disc brake to the original
setup with little fuss…I did convert the master cylinder to handle
the Dual brakes. The Seat was also a custom Job i did myself by
cutting up the stock seat pan and some fiberglass. The bike did get
the complete frame up rebuild including powdercoating the frame. I
sold this bike about a year ago after nearly 20 years of ownership. Of
course Having a Norton Commando in the Garage makes it pretty easy to
forget about this old girl.
Tyler
Ken Phipps Writes in:
Here is mine. Wish I still had it. How many times have you heard that?
Plenty. I’ve said it a few time for sure. Ken can you give us a little history on the race wins and such?
Carlos sent in some fantastic Royal Enfield pics recently and is kind enough to send in these beautiful BMW shots of his friends bike.
He Writes in:
It’s fantastic to see how much care u have for bikes.
So, after having sent you some pics of my Royal, I decided to send you as well some pics of a nice BMW R 50 from 1955. “ She “ came from Germany and was restored as the ones used by the Afrika Korps in north Africa during the WW ll by Rommel. “She “ belongs to a great friend of mine. Hope you like it as well.
Kind Regards
Carlos Fragoso
Thank You Carlos!
I’ve been getting a lot of good Honda CL and SL projects lately. Here’s another fantastic cafe which was built on a VERY reasonable budget.
Pete Boyd Writes in with the breakdown on this beauty of a bike:
All parts were bought off E-bay if I didn’t have them laying around. Paid $1200 for the bike and added $800 to get it done including what I paid for the stuff I had laying around. Hated the rat rod paint job I did so I paid another $200 to have the silver paint job done professionally. Did the mods after work and on weekends for a month. Still have some grinding left to do but it is already on the road! I am selling the stock stuff on E-bay so my total investment will continue to drop.
Rear brake heel activated
Gel battery etc mounted on the rear fender support
Cut off a Bonneville front fender brace for the heat guard on the pipes
Wiring pulled through down tube on frame
CB 200 gas tank with funky chrome strips and fake alligator pad!!
Finned engine cover
Ribbed front tire
Dropped headlight and instruments down several inches.
LED tail light
Pete
Thanks very much Pete!
Work in progress
The before pic. It’s always easier (and in the long run cheaper) to start with a well sorted bike. And to you purists out there ringing your hands, be honest. They’re not exactly rare and whatever parts he didn’t use went towards the restoration of bike that were a lot worse off. Win win!
Simmrit Rajani Writes in:
Simmrit.k
Thanks Simmrit!
I do. These bike are growing on me more and more. The idea of a classic bike with the sort of support network that Royal Enfield provides is very appealing. It doesn’t hurt that there really nice to look at either.
What a stunner!
Carlos Fragoso writes in about this beautiful restoration:
I was browsing around and saw yr blog. As I understand the purpose of it I decided to send you some pics of my own. It’s a Royal Enfield G 350 from 1948 that I fully restored. As original as they were back in the 40’s. Hope you like it.
Regards
Carlos Fragoso
Porto, Portugal
There are a few comments suggesting that this is a BSA Victor. I mentioned in response that: “I’m definately NOT an expert on old triumph singles but wasn’t there a trophy 250 that was a common platform with the BSA? I agree that it’s a dead ringer for a BSA but I thought there was some re-badging back along the way especially with the singles. I’m interested in hearing your comments.
WE HAVE AN ANSWER! Form the comments the owner chimes in:
Thanks ya’ll! And it’s not a victor. It’s a Triumph TR5MX Avenger. When BSA closed down in 72 and Norton Villers Triumph took over, they had a bunch of B50′s laying around so they badged them as Triumph’s and put ugly ridiculous twin high pipes on them. The engine is actually stamped B50MX!
Original Post:
Duncan Davis writes in:
Hi, I love your site. I have to get my daily fix along with my coffee. It was a major influence in the resurrection of my late fathers Triumph thumper. My father used this bike in the 70’s to check his cotton fields in South Texas, but when I was born it went into the tractor shed until a few months ago when I turned 21 and decided to bring the old Triumph back to life that I used to sit on as a kid. It may not be a purists favorite bike, but its mine! Almost everything is original with a few exceptions… Norton handlebars, new electrics, headlight and tail light, Harley battery box, roadside reflector side panels. The tank is the original “hunting yellow” but has faded over the last 38 years, but to my surprise, Caterpillar Tractor paint matched the old faded tank perfectly and I feel that It’s true to the bike roots. Just thought I’d share my favorite motorcycle because your site influenced the way it turned out. Cheers!
I love that it wasn’t over restored. Just a great bike with a nice history that you can enjoy the heck out of. You’re a 21 year old who really “gets it” Duncan. Thanks Much for the pics!
I saw this on ADV rider and Tom was kind enough to give me permission to post this. It’s one of those picture of a lifetime shots that I don’t have enough of myself. What a Shot!
He Writes in:
This was taken moments after arriving at Monument Valley for the night after the Labor Day weekend of 2010. This was my first serious motorcycle trip out of my home state of Virginia. I went with a co-worker that had done the cross country trip a few times, this was his first long trip on his 2003 BMW R1150GS.. The goal was to travel some of Utah’s scenic roads and see some sights. We saw and photographed some incredible scenes on the trip. I have been riding sense 2004 and bought the BMW R1100RT April 2010. The bike is perfect for such a trip and it ran flawlessly.
We rode Routes 24 and 12 and stayed with a couple (Ken and Shirley) in Kanab Utah for Labor Day weekend that is on a motorcycle guest hosting web site. They were top rate hosts that showed us some areas that we probably wouldn’t have seen. Monument Vally was very unreal. I really need to get back out there.
Amazing!
Great Stuff Willie! Thanks!
Well, I couldn’t resist a little natural curiosity about the show “And Then Came Bronson” and found this intro video on youtube.
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