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Great work-congrats to your dad, that's got to be the coolest car I've seen in a long time!

Great story! Must get to the Alps one day, preferably on a motorcycle...anyway, thanks for posting!

Griff, that's an XR1200-a newish (past couple of years-orange was available through '09, I think) model that's supposed to look like the XR750, which is/was the classic Harley flat track bike starting back in the '70s. The XR1200 looks like a fun bike-I followed a guy on one for a while the...

Here goes a bit of shameless self-promotion...I've recently started keeping a blog, writing about old motorcycles. My latest post (in honor of the TT), is about an advertising film made by Triumph c.1971. Here it is: http://ironhandcycles.blogspot.com/

Sorry to hear it, joeficsit. Hope you can track them bikes down, or at least catch the bastard who took them...it's a long shot, but you never know...

I don't mean to discount what Kong said-automotive paint and clear coat or powdercoating being the way to go if you can afford it and want to do it right, but I used rustoleum on my tank and seat since I'm on a limited budget (i.e. broke), with decent results. It looks "5 foot good" (good...

Really like the tank, and the seat goes well with it. Nice work on a great bike!

Nice tank, Pear! The faded green looks cool-the rust looks nasty, but that's fixable: put some gas (maybe half a gallon or less) and a handful of smallish hex nuts in there, put the cap on, and shake it around like a maraca for a while. It's a quick-and-dirty fix, but should clean it out well...

Hey Mortikan-I'll be at Rhinebeck, hopefully both days...dividing time between the AMCA show and the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome's opening weekend-we should definitely meet up!

I can't quite blame him-getting towed behind another bike sounds like a hell of a ride. Also, great to hear I'm not the only one building bikes outside, without the benefit of a garage :) Looking forward to reading more when you get the chance!

I've been thinking about GP shift pattern with rearsets on my GS750 (it's got a gear position indicator, so hopefully not too hard to learn on), but it sounds like developing the wrong habits could be a bitch. Maybe not a great idea after all...

That side cover looks great-I agree, the raw metal look is great. Good choice for the grips too-you don't see white handgrips around much, it's a cool touch.

Mortikan-I'm back, and the bike's on the road! Let me know if you're around New Paltz-incidentally, I know the winemaker at Glorie, and am working at the Mohonk Mountain House...small world...

What a way to crash...guess that WOULD be a bit distracting! Just got flashed (by a car, not a girl) last night-may have to try the movable headlamp trick, especially since it sound like it can be very useful sometimes ;)

Vote submitted-really tough decision, though-great job to all the builders!

Nope, me either. I guess I'm a little sensitive about my vehicles, since my first car was a purple Hyundai (complete with rainbow sticker, until I took a putty knife to it) sold for cheap by my parents' lesbian neighbors...after several awkward questions, I'm careful. Yeah... :-[

Sounds like a cool project-I'll look forward to reading it!

Re: "Oh no!!! Not another GS 750 project!!!" As for the bars, I had clubmans on mine for a while-they looked great, and were only inconvenient trying to make tight turns in parking lots and such, since they bump the tank. Also not that comfortable with the stock foot controls, but the handling...

Not much progress yet-some paint on the tank and swapped the bars back to tracker bars for now, and a roc city seat and dime city quarter fairing waiting to be installed when I get home for the summer-tonight! I'll post pics once I do something worth seeing :)

Cool stuff! I've always been fascinated by the Morgan three wheelers, speaking of motorcycle engined cars. Looks like a hell of a lot of fun!