80s repli racer for the street here's to you Freddie DONE!!!!
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Re: 80s repli racer for the street
Thanks guy, I have been trying to take this one a little slower, Painting the upper fairing now, worked out the head light will post when I get it painted a decals on. The bike is at the mechanic getting some love, but I always love when I get a bike out of the confines of my little sunroom were I build them, It alway seems they come alive in their first light of day.
Thanks guy, I have been trying to take this one a little slower, Painting the upper fairing now, worked out the head light will post when I get it painted a decals on. The bike is at the mechanic getting some love, but I always love when I get a bike out of the confines of my little sunroom were I build them, It alway seems they come alive in their first light of day.
Basement rat
Over 1,000 Posts
Re: 80s repli racer for the street
Where did you get your wind screen? I know Airtech doesnt sell them.
Where did you get your wind screen? I know Airtech doesnt sell them.
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I got it from http://www.bikescreen.com/ . the link is on the airtech site under screens. Realy good quality and they make them for a lot of old stuff.
I got it from http://www.bikescreen.com/ . the link is on the airtech site under screens. Realy good quality and they make them for a lot of old stuff.
dean owens
Pittsboro, NC
Re: 80s repli racer for the street
holy mackerel! looks amazing.
holy mackerel! looks amazing.
Dale
Coast to Coast
Re: 80s repli racer for the street
Wow bradwsm, cant believe I missed this up until now...
Awesome build.
That rear body work is the icing on the cake for me. It's so-badass-80's-race-bike. Its ridiculous, yet beautiful at the same time.
Funny, just recently read an article on the year Mr (we salute you) Fast Freddie won the 250 and the 500cc world championship in the same year.
BTW - That sun room of yours looks just about the nicest place to build a bike man! I want one of those!
Here's an NSR 250 I had in my little folder of inspiration. Obviously a 90's bike with aftermarket kit, but, ya know.
Warning: Smoking can kill you, but the Rothmans livery sure wont.
Wow bradwsm, cant believe I missed this up until now...
Awesome build.
That rear body work is the icing on the cake for me. It's so-badass-80's-race-bike. Its ridiculous, yet beautiful at the same time.
Funny, just recently read an article on the year Mr (we salute you) Fast Freddie won the 250 and the 500cc world championship in the same year.
BTW - That sun room of yours looks just about the nicest place to build a bike man! I want one of those!
Here's an NSR 250 I had in my little folder of inspiration. Obviously a 90's bike with aftermarket kit, but, ya know.
Warning: Smoking can kill you, but the Rothmans livery sure wont.
SquadraCorse
Coast to Coast
Re: 80s repli racer for the street
Should have gone dual lights up front...but then again I'm pretty biased. Awesome looking paint man.
Should have gone dual lights up front...but then again I'm pretty biased. Awesome looking paint man.
Re: 80s repli racer for the street
Thanks for the words guys, SquadraCorse I dont care what you think!!!! Just kidding, It was a tough call with the lights, I originaly was going to do a single off set like 1990s endurance racers but it would have taken hours of fiberglassing to get it to look right with the shape of the fairing, so in the end 70s endurance style won. Dale that is a cool rothmans, That is kind of why I wanted to build this bike, you always see the 1990s style but I have never seen a true 80s rothmans, Yes there are ns400s with the paint but the body work is nothing like the racers.
Thanks for the words guys, SquadraCorse I dont care what you think!!!! Just kidding, It was a tough call with the lights, I originaly was going to do a single off set like 1990s endurance racers but it would have taken hours of fiberglassing to get it to look right with the shape of the fairing, so in the end 70s endurance style won. Dale that is a cool rothmans, That is kind of why I wanted to build this bike, you always see the 1990s style but I have never seen a true 80s rothmans, Yes there are ns400s with the paint but the body work is nothing like the racers.
Re: 80s repli racer for the street heres to you Freddie
thanks Ringo!!! Yesimivan sorry been kind of crazy, but the bike is still getting sorted out at the mechanic, had to get another set of carbs wich kind of snowballed, but I think it will be done soon, he was trying to start it today! So I will have progress soon.
Thanks
thanks Ringo!!! Yesimivan sorry been kind of crazy, but the bike is still getting sorted out at the mechanic, had to get another set of carbs wich kind of snowballed, but I think it will be done soon, he was trying to start it today! So I will have progress soon.
Thanks
Re: 80s repli racer for the street here's to you Freddie
Ok got the bike back after having the carbs changed out, it runs like a champ, started doing the final fitment working out the fairing stays and headlight mounts this is the last post till she is finnished hopefully by Friday.
104_9889 by bradwsm, on Flickr
104_9888 by bradwsm, on Flickr
Ok got the bike back after having the carbs changed out, it runs like a champ, started doing the final fitment working out the fairing stays and headlight mounts this is the last post till she is finnished hopefully by Friday.
104_9889 by bradwsm, on Flickr
104_9888 by bradwsm, on Flickr
SquadraCorse
Coast to Coast
Re: 80s repli racer for the street here's to you Freddie
Looking good man, I want to see what you do/did with the forks and cockpit
Looking good man, I want to see what you do/did with the forks and cockpit
