dakine_surf
"Stay Thirsty my Friends"
I stayed out of this because it seemed like a bunch of name calling and generally not my style.
Tim hit it on the head, and yes Joey is a stand up guy, both of you showed great wisdom.
Now on to the kit... Honestly kits aren't my thing, but what RYCA did was compile a bunch of parts that were non-existent for a pretty bland bike and make it unique. The s40 is actually one of the few, really good looking air-cooled thumpers that is still being produced, so I see the vision there.
Now if some tool buys the kit, puts it together, and claims they are a bike builder I will be the first to throw a fit and call them out. Just like I would call out someone else who claimed to be a builder when they bought their bike on CL and then the tank and seat came from benji, and every part is straight out of the eBay "cafe racer" search field.
Is the RYCA kit a cafe racer, I think so, is the guy who puts it together in his garage a builder... I think not.
Tim hit it on the head, and yes Joey is a stand up guy, both of you showed great wisdom.
Now on to the kit... Honestly kits aren't my thing, but what RYCA did was compile a bunch of parts that were non-existent for a pretty bland bike and make it unique. The s40 is actually one of the few, really good looking air-cooled thumpers that is still being produced, so I see the vision there.
Now if some tool buys the kit, puts it together, and claims they are a bike builder I will be the first to throw a fit and call them out. Just like I would call out someone else who claimed to be a builder when they bought their bike on CL and then the tank and seat came from benji, and every part is straight out of the eBay "cafe racer" search field.
Is the RYCA kit a cafe racer, I think so, is the guy who puts it together in his garage a builder... I think not.