Reader Ride. Some Sweet Suzuki SRAD Fighter Action

Joe Dunderdale sent in this great Streetfighter build.

He writes:
I thought I’d send you a few pictures of my bike.
Its a 1998 GSXR 750 SRAD Street fighter, a modern interpretation of the Cafe Racer and in my opinion by definition a bike that is lighter and kicks out more power than its stock counterpart.


Specs:
1998 GSXR 750 SRAD FRAME
2001 GSXR 1000 ENGINE, HARNESS, CLOCKS, FUEL PUMP RETROFITTED IN THE 98 TANK.
LASER CUT SUBFRAME, ENGINE MOUNTS,
YOSHIMURA TRS SHORTENED TO 300 MM
KX MOTORCROSS BARS, CUSTOM BAR MOUNTS


147 HP 60LBS LIGHTER THAN THE 2001 GSXR 1000

That is freaking awesome! I love the raw metal look.  Thanks for the pic!

Sweet 2-Stroke Cafe… Yamaha RD350

This is a cross-post from my 2-stroke board. Just too cool.  Yamaha RD350 Cafe Racer.  Beautiful lines.

Beautiful!  More Here

Nifty Little BSA Tracker..

I shot this at Riding Into History Lat year. I still have a lot of great shots from that event I’m yet to post. But you can see them all in mu “links to complete albums” section up top.

Rick Peters and I have been having a back and forth on this bike for a while now. I’ve been holding off posting it till he was closer to done and I think he’s close enough now that I can put some shots up. Rick I’d still like to see some before pics if you get a chance so i can add them to the post.  I like it a lot! The paint job is the bomb and those rims must have takes some serious mods to fit.  I can think of a few mountain roads whee this bike would be the bomb!

He wites in:

These pics really show the gold pearl in the paint job, only thing I’m currently waiting on is my billet kickstand.

Mods list:

Ducati Monster Seat ,
CBR F2 Tank ,
custome exhaust,
D&D carbon muffler,
EasternBeaver wiring harness
Carbon mini blinkers
Koso mirrors
Dual H4 headlights
Stage 3 Jet Kit
Pod Filters
Vortex clipons
SS Brake lines
integrated rear master cylinder
Vapor guage
Mv Agusta carbon wind screen
custome made Frame Sliders
roll-a-click levers
Trail tech dash board
Honda F4i shock
Valtermoto Rear sets
Hord Power Clutch setup
Factory Pro Shift Kit
Progressive rate springs
CBR F2 fork caps
Custome paint
Daytona Steering Dampener
Suzuki SV taillight
Custom made aluminum bits here and there
polished frame and swinger than Powder coated translucent Gold than again in supergloss clear
MV Agusta Rims (highly modified rims and spinldle)

Radical Ducati Hypermotard Custom!

From the “bikes you don’t see every day” department…  For the full story on the bike (and the for sale ad) see ADV Rider HERE

Finally. The New Triumph Tiger 800 XC.

Taking square aim at the BMW F800. If the price is right it should do very well indeed. This is the dirt version (obviously). A street version with 17’s is on the way also.

UPDATE: An Old Schoo Guzzi Adventure Conversion.

UPDATE: Craig in the comments sends a link to the original blog post.  The original post with lots more pictures is here: http://zecraignosmonstercycles.blogspot.com/2010/09/steve-mcguzzee.html. Looks to be a great blog too! Be sure to check him out! Thank You Craig!!

It’s written in french so his post through Google Translate and came up with the following from his blog post:

Transformations Guzzi scrambler are rare and successful ones are exceptional.The difficulty is the design of the chassis designed by the engineer to moult Tonti farm tractor perched high in a sleek racer and efficient on the road.The frame lowered, stiffened by a large tube bracing welded and fitted with a wheelbase folds difficult contortions that would impose the first motorfreaker come.This scrambler is truly remarkable. If I understood the comment by the Italian author who is an inveterate chatterbox, this embodiment is characterized in this way:
The idea is to evoke the CR 400 Husqvarna by Steve McQueen in “On Any Sunday”, it specifically (source Motorbike Search Engine):The original model is a 1000 SP1. The engine has been boosted by Dromo bike to make him spit up to 90 hp (!). The collectors have been sawn and re-welded to produce a high exhaust 2 into 1 on the right side of the machine.For the part cycle, the fork tubes have been lengthened by 10 cm, the bridge from a V7 hosts a bevel in the short report 6.32 equipping police motorcycles, folding footrests are provided by former Aermacchi. The wheels 18 “have been retained and the fenders T3. The main stand home-made” notes “instead of bridge.The reservoir is a special V7 in its small capacity. It is decorated with the autograph of Steve McQueen and logos side are drawn in the style Gilera. The saddle is a Cagiva 125 redesigned. The lighthouse mesh that contains the start switch is provided by a Guzzi TT 125. The instrumentation is reduced to a tachometer. The clignos are retrieved from a CB750 Four.
A personal appreciation, but I feel it remains to verify that the swing arm is shortened to reduce the wheelbase, which contributes greatly to the harmony of the whole terrain in this version.So far, the prettiest guzzi proto scrambler I’ve ever seen … Che bella!

How cool is that!  Anyone have more info on this beauty?  I’d love to know more.