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liam:
hola.
we may as well start with a thread just to sort everyone out into their geographical locations and projects etc,
My name is liam, i'm 23, studied industrial design, based in melbourne, mostly i just like trying to fix stuff. I got led into this stuff through building up bicycles, fixed gear in particular, though i don't suppose there will be many of you coming from that direction. As far as motorbikes, i'm entirely self taught, which has it's ups and downs, but is a lot of fun when everything works out.
i've been building a 1970 cb350 for a looong time. my brother also recently bought a little kz200, which i do most of the work on. i got my learners permit around the same time i got my bike, and am almost on my open licence, having only ridden about 20 minutes on the road in that entire time. i guess i'm a riding noob.
http://dotheton.com/index.php?topic=3075.0
Steve F:
Mine is still in QLD, pick it up in a week or two and then the cafe process starts, it's an 1980 CX500
Anyway, name is Steve, 39, live 20kms North of Sydney. I've had a few bikes including Katana, GSXR750, XR600 and the last a SV650S but have had nothing for 5 years so bought a cheapie project as I really enjoy building stuff. Hope to have this one done ready for some spring weather riding.
Cheers
Steve
ROne:
O.K., guess it's my turn ::)
Another 39er based in Melbourne, Victoria (man, can't believe I'm almost 40, but yet feel like I'm still 20)....anyway, my first bike I ever rode and owned was a '54 BSA C11G 250cc
Then about 3 or 4 years later I bought a '69 Honda CB350, it was rough but painted it up and rode it daily (bought it for just $300 AU, then sold it 12 months later for $600 AU)
I then bought an '81 Honda CBN250 which I had for another couple of years then it was '4' wheels only for the next 8 to 10 years.
Finally, around 2005/6 the wife wanted to get her Bike licence so I bought a good reliable learner bike.....a '96 CA250 'Honda Rebel', a stocker at the time.
...which eventually turned into my first 'custom' project, the aim was to create an old school 'Bobber'
Then came my recent purchase.....I was itching for a Cafe style, something British would have been good but for now the budget didn't allow it plus I really didn't want to be working on another bike straight away, I wanted something I could pretty much ride now and something bigger than the 250cc that is now my wife's bike. A friend told me about this bike he just bought, he rode it around and at first I thought...."man, for a CX that has got some potential". So, short story, he found another bike he also liked after only 3 weeks and decided to sell the CX.....next thing you know I'm the proud owner of a '78 Honda CX500 that had been started as a Cafe Racer project.
I soon saw more potential and being an artist, I needed to refine the lines and overall look of what someone else had begun.
Well, that's me.
ROne:
--- Quote from: liam on Jun 22, 2009, 12:45:06 ---hola.
we may as well start with a thread just to sort everyone out into their geographical locations and projects etc,
My name is liam, i'm 23, studied industrial design, based in melbourne, mostly i just like trying to fix stuff. I got led into this stuff through building up bicycles, fixed gear in particular, though i don't suppose there will be many of you coming from that direction. As far as motorbikes, i'm entirely self taught, which has it's ups and downs, but is a lot of fun when everything works out.
i've been building a 1970 cb350 for a looong time. my brother also recently bought a little kz200, which i do most of the work on. i got my learners permit around the same time i got my bike, and am almost on my open licence, having only ridden about 20 minutes on the road in that entire time. i guess i'm a riding noob.
--- End quote ---
Hey Liam......I like the CB350, I had a ball with my '69 350 back about 1995 and I'm digging the black rims on the KZ200.
Zonda:
Ok me next ;D been into anything mechanical all my life and at one stage had more bikes, cars, tractors than the local wreckers. Once married, took a long look at the Sh#t i had and sold it all off promising myself that i would only have one project at a time :D so 20 years later and many projects under the bridge i have found CB450's and started a procession of builds based on its frame. I limit myself to 3 bikes one modern (CBR1000F 1997) one project (CB450K2 Cafe) and one project gathering parts (CB450K2 Cafe/Race style) oh and my 1964 Fordson New Performance Super Major :o considered to be the best tractor ford ever built. Future projects planed are a SL450 for VMX and a CB72/77 Cafe, Italian style hence the tank in one of my threads.
And well i enjoy the QLD sun in Brisvages
Rod from OZ 8)
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