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Suzuki RG500, Ex Heron Suzuki journo test bike,Modified to how they should have been built when they were released.GSXR running gear with maxton susspension,started life as a test bike then was used in the manx GP production races where it was crashed & thats how I came to buy it from the chap who raced it in 1989 & its evolved to how it is now. 

Z650,monoshocked and braced swingarm,custom stainless chain gaurd,RG500 forks in custom off-set yokes,one-off billet fork brace,hand made front mudgaurd,gsx1100efe brakes(front)suzuki 3-spoke wheels,gsxr rear brake,hand made one-off stainless steel rearsets,hand made one-off full stainless steel underseat exhaust and silencers,70's guilari seat, period moriwaki style paintwork,various frame mods.custom made wiring loom.all bright parts polished alloy or stainless. all hand made one-off parts and engineering by myself over the last ten years or so.
i think it's great, hope you do to!? 

My bike is a trackday special for me, at 61, to have an occasional blast at my local track. It is also a bike that enables me to attend rallies and shows and 'chew the fat' with fellow bike enthusiasts.
Building it has been a Cathartic process and has helped me deal with the loss of my darling Wife of 28 years.
Joining the local RD Owners Club and attending rallies and shows has changed my life for the better this last year.
Joining the Aircooled RD online forum has given me the opportunity to blog the build process and over 5000 viewings for the build has encouraged me to carry on and build it. I have made new friends along the way and it has really shown me how satisfying it is to build a bike from scratch. My bike was bought off a popular auction site as a frame and tank. The engine and cycle parts have either been made by myself or sourced from the club and the internet. I have really enjoyed building the bike and look forward to taking it to more shows to meet more people.
Just recently the bike won 'Runner up' in the Bikewise Durham Custom Bike category and I was presented with my trophy by two of my heroes, John McGuinness and Shakey Byrne! If anyone has suffered a loss I would recommend building a bike to help recovery and make new friends! 

YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZyFYAbJWbw

I built this bike out of part bought all over.I had a new monster in 94 which i modded but it was stolen in 97, so hankered for another. This is based on a stock frame of 94 vintage,the mods which have all been made by my are as follows;944 cc je pistons,cunningham rods, ST2 cams, bigger inlet valve,gas lowed, 39mm Keihins, carbon airbox, k&n,916 throttle,lightened crank, lightened clutch basket, cutaway cover, full ti system with equal primary length, modded swinging arm to allow loop to obtain length, ti end cans,carbon number plate/can/indicator bracket;ally fuel tank with retro font and design,top yolk, radial m/cylinders,carbon h/lamp brackets, footrest hangers machined from solid carbon, pegs,carbon gear change/rear brake blades,lots of other tweaks but run out of words 

Ducati SC1000S Fairing lowers, Monster adjustable forks, fork leg protectors, Ohlins steering damper, dpcars tail tidy, Ducati bar end mirrors, R051 reg. 

1986 Harris Magnum 2 frame. ZX9 front end(Modded and fitted by me). GSXR1100M rear end(Modded/braced and fitted by me).MV-F4 seat. Tank by 'The Shop tank'. GSXR1100M engine rebuilt by me and taken out to 1216cc using'Busa pistons. T28 turbocharger from a Fiat coupe.Turbo intake plenum, headers,exhausts and dumppipe by me.S&S Super E carb with adapter and filter by me.Electrics modded by me to suit. 

The learner bike that was strictly not meant to be. Due to the change in learner laws the little RD125 Twin came to be the Yamaha to have if you were 17 and couldn't afford a new RD125LC. Due to its high demand, and abuse by learners, few survive in the original format as the one here. This bike was restored by me from a basket case, to the condition you see here. With its correct painted mudguards and detail, the bike is restored to give that "just out of the crate" appearance. The bike even has the original handbook and unstamped Mitsui Yamaha Guarantee Book! 

heres my 98 hornet
05 zx10 radial front end,z750 rear wheel,98 R1 swingarm bracing welded to standard hornet swingarm,carbon fibre cbr1000 seat unit,ri hugger incorporating the rear lights,trinket parts = rizoma,pazzo,valter moto,hrc,renthal,my sons stunt pegs for crash bungs,home made bar end mirrors,alien headlight,chopped up givi screen as front plate,chopped off the original subframe and fabricated my own to fit the seat,then i painted it in my interpretation of aaron slights 98 rc45 hence the 111,thanks for reading  

My 3AJ Tenere which I've spent the last year rebuilding from scratch.... 

Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans Cafe Racer,
Fully mechanically refurbished and restored by owner over last year.
Maxton suspension, Tank shop Ali fuel tank , many custom made parts inc, rear sets, exhaust system, gearbox mounting plate, battery tray, floating rear brake, light brackets, dashboard, fully rewired.
Other parts Inc, Dyna coils, tomaselli clipons,throttle, HT Moto seat and front mudguard. New Morad rims with stainless spokes. Mk 1 le Mans fairing. 

YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GO2Sn6rifA

My Ducati started off as a street 749 that I used for trackdays. I wanted something lighter, faster, better handling, better braking and visually striking. I used a "S" chassis, HYM1100 swingarm, APRacing Brakes, Bitubo suspension and other lightweight parts with Radical Ducati's bodywork. The result is everything I dreamt of with a glorious thundering sound. I love my Ducati. 

My maximum moped, I ended up with the maxi by chance when buying some mopeds for moped endurance. It was in red hammerite and hanging. But I knew it could be special, with the child hood memories of riding around the fields floating around in my mind. I set off to do a little research, finding that the e50 motors are single gear (no gearbox at all) it’s like pulling away in 5th on your blade. This makes them hard to tune as you can not have a flat spot at all, so it pulls from 1.2krpm to 12krpm with a top speed of almost 70mph. This takes a lot of careful porting, jetting, timing & clutch setup. The challenge for me has been to make a strimmer with torque, and it goes well. Making people giggle when I pedal away from the lights and then race off
Engine parts used
Gilardoni 74cc 6 port reed valve barrel & head
Mikuni TM24 flat side carb
Stuffed roller bearing crank
Three shoe braced clutch
Motomatic destroyer pipe
With a concourse resto
This is my main bike this year built for rallies and bike nights, furthest travelled so far is 300miles in a weekend. And still producing 80mpg and I’m not exactly small at 6’4” 

Majority of work carried out by myself, Performance parts CR carbs, procom ignition management,nology coil and hot wires, Zard 2 into 1 exhaust - Suspension and braking, ikon rear shocks, Hagon front springs, steering damper, Harrison billet 6.
Cosmetics Hyde Thruxton tank,and various LSL parts.
My toy and I love it.  

this is my bike i wrote it off as a kid but as i am a dad now and needed to ditch my car as an expense i rebuilt it 8yrs later to learn to ride on. i am an undertaker by trade and have no mechanical experience but done everything myself. the bike was a write off and non runner. i have rebuilt every inch of the bike and boosted its power to 38bhp i had to rewire it uprate the piston and carb. 

built from a wreck of a 1942 harley wlc. The fender, seat, seat mechanism and gas tank are all one off and builts from scratch in my workshop. the rest is made up of all original 1942 parts. The frame has been modified to a drop seat using the original tube cut from the stock frame. All brass is brass plate, 

I had always wanted to build my own bike but needed to work within my skill limits. After lots of discussions with Nick Gale Customs they built the raw but functioning bike, I dismantled it taking lots of notes and photos along the way, sent off all parts for paint (RIP Customs), then reassembled it. I now have a beautiful bike and a lot more knowledge. 

MY 1st RESTORATION PROJECT WHICH TOOK JUST OVER A YEAR TO COMPLETE. THE TANK LEAKED LIKE SIEVE, THIS WAS PROFESSIONALLY LINED. PILLION GRAB RAIL AND SIDE AIR BOX COVERS MADE BY MYSELF BY HAND, AND ALSO THE PAINT WORK SPRAYED AND LAQUERED ENTIRELY BY HAND FROM OFF THE SHELF SPRAY CANS. 

bought as a wreck at newark autojumble 5 years ago for £80,took 4 years to source the parts to get it into this condition,the bike is rode regulary and always atracts a lot of interest 

Engine now bored to 1380cc using JE high compression pistons, flowed and ported cylinder head, high lift cams,valve springs. Dyna 2000 ignition system, Mikuni 40mm flatside carbs, K&N filters, 2.2Ohm coils with tayler leads plus many more mods elsewhere on the bike. 

Built from scratch, by myself, using a C and J Racing, chrome moly frame from the U.S. and a 1998 S1W Buell engine The wheels are Dymag, magnesium. It has many one off parts, made by myself including. Titanium front axle and nut, titanium swing arm pivot bolt, aluminium r/h footrest mount + rear brake lever,clip-on clamps, carbon front mudgaurd, carbon clutch cover plus many more bits. It was sprayed by myself using rattle cans. It's 99% finished, hopefuly it will be on the road in the next couple of weeks. 

This is my 1988 Honda VFR750RJ (RC30) which I have owned from 1996 and it has covered nearly 16,000 miles. I carried out this OKI project in 2009 following nineteen months research and searching for parts. It is now equipped with an Ohlins steering damper and Ohlins fork internals, rear Ohlins race shock with ride height adjuster. 17" HRC magnesium front wheel and HRC front axle and five spoke Marchesini rear magnesium wheel. 320 mm Brembo front brake discs with Brembo Goldline calipers. Full RVF Honda Carbon/Kevlar Endurance race bodywork with 1990 Honda OKI sponsored Suzuka Eight hour endurance race paint scheme with airbrushed logos as ridden by Michael Doohan and Wayne Gardner. Full race Termignoni carbon exhaust system with dynojet kit and K&N air filter fitted. Hel braided brake lines. Blue Samco silicone radiator hoses. 115 BHP of fun.  

"The Stealth Bomber" A 2010 Triumph Speed Triple Carbon Special in Matt Black. Fitted with Competition Werkes exhaust and engine remap.Triumph Carbon Fibre sprocket cover,mudguard, hugger, front cowl and rear seat cowl. Triumph Street Triple smoked black visor.Re-sculpted and lowered seat fitted with gel pack.Silver Triumph bar end mirrors. Powerbronze carbon fibre bellypan. R&G radiator/oil cooler guard. R&G crash bungs, and Tail Tidy. Gloss black wheels finished with red rim tape,and rear Triumph axle covers .  

GSXR 1260.Front end Hayabusa .Back end stretched Hayabusa swing arm .Stack instrument panel rental bars Brenbo brake levels and calipers .Galfer discs .Talon sprockets. Under seat gear box oil cooler .Quick shifter .SV 650 seat unit.and much more . 

RG500 Spondon framed 'Schwantz' tribute 'Pepsi' special

Spec:
Spondon frame and swingarm
Spondon hand made aluminium tank
Suzuki RG500 engine built and tuned by Darren Lane
Ohlins front suspension
White Power custom rear suspension with Ohlins Spring
Brembo brakes
BST carbon wheels
Nova gearbox
Nova dry clutch
Swarbrick pipes (fabricated by Darren)
Koso clocks
RGV VJ22 bodywork with mods to lower front fairing sides and front
VJ22 M spec based one piece single seat unit
Billet yokes (as used on new Norton Café Racer)
Graphics supplied by James (Snittle on the rgv250 forum)
Paint by Steve Payne (friend of Darren's - SchwantzC on the rgv250 forum)
loads of hand made components by Darren and also some very hard to find items sourced by Darren.

Thanks also due to Stuart Tiller at Spondon Engineering for supplying the frames and other components.  

Honda CBR 1000RR Fireblade 2006 RR6 Tech Specs (ive added in the last 6 months)
HM Quick shifter
Gilles Titanium Rear Wheel Nut & Shift Holder
Samco Radiator Hoses & Hose Clamps & Water Wetter Coolant
HRC Rear Brake Reservoir, Carbon Tank Pad & Fuel Filler Cover
Goodridge Mini Front Brake Reservoir
PAIR Valve System Removed & CNC machined blanking plates fitted
Heavily Modified Air Intake
PiperCross Race Air Filters
D.i.D. ZVMXtreme Chain
Talon Rear Sprocket + 2
Carbon Fibre Tank Infills, Tank Shroud, Chain Guard, Exhaust Heat Shield, Heel Plates
Puig Hugger
Fibre Double Bubble Screen
Exhaust Has Baffle Plate & Noise Control Valve Remove, Baffle plate drilled out on OE can for really nice sound & not over loud like some race cans
Exhaust noise control valve fully removed from OE can
Bike-Tek Footrests
Frame Plug Kit
Genuine Honda Meshed Solo Seat Cowl
Forks Dropped Through Yokes 5mm & Static Sags Set F&R
Renthal Medium Compound Road Race Grips
Pro-Bolt Titanium Bolts
HealTech GI Pro Gear Indicator + Derestrictor
Yoshimura Paddock Stand Bobbins & Oil Filler Cap
The bike can be viewed in septembers performnace bikes mag, or the following websites www.bikebits4u.co.uk www.shootyourbike.co.uk 

1979 ts250er saved from the scap yard and under gone a full nut and bolt restoration and now used to relive my youth on a sunday morning  

Much loved Yamaha FZ750.Completley one of. No standard parts fitted(apart from bottom yolk)93.7 horse power at the back wheel.I have owned this wonderfull bike for 8 years its currently showing 78,207 miles.Although I dont do long distance very often it gets used everyday and lves in the elements.Geare for exceleration it will 0-60 in 3 seconds and surprises a lot of bigger and newer bikes.The list of modifications is to long to fit on here! 

Yamaha RD350B
Fully rebuilt in shed ........ 

Most sportsbikes in Britain are too fast to ride enthusiastically on the roads nowadays - one cannot really let rip on modern machines without ending up doing vastly illegal speeds. With two-stroke 250 race-reps gone, what to do? Here's my dream bike - 60 bhp, 115 kg, the GP45V... 

Charlaton - 1955 Norton Featherbed Cafe Racer powered by a 1200cc Harley Davidson Sportster engine. Finished 3 years ago and now with 10,000miles on the clock. Designed and built at home with engineering assistance from various companies and friends. Many Sportster parts carried through including electronic ignition on a modified loom. Plenty of hand made and hand finished parts. 

Here is my 2009 Honda CBR1000RR in the Repsol Racing Scheme. The bike has been steadily modified with carbon fibre and titanium parts.  

YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0p3rkxl1cc

xs650 flat tracker, shell racing specialties inspired, vm34 carbs scrambler style exhausts, home designed adapters to convert front wheel to back. 

YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TosDwBkBR4

started life as gsx1100f one off swingarm ,frame highly moded ,fireblade running gear & ali body work with a s/s front mounted exhaust .  

I brought my bike - Suzi - in July 2009 and I fell in love with her on the ride home from West Wales. A standard TLR with a Yoshi system, she handled like a dream and she sounded so sweet on those mountain roads.
Five days later, I was sitting at red traffic lights on my way home from work when I was struck from behind by a driver who claims didn’t see the lights were red! I ended up 20 feet in front of the car, landing on all fours and my bike a couple of feet in front of me. A chap came to my help and to see if I was ok – all I could say is “ please turn off her engine!” When he said that he didn’t know how, I crawled over to do it myself
Due to the injuries I sustained, it meant that riding was out of the question for many months. So this gave me the time to work on Suzi and to make her the bike that stands out from the crowd. I rode her completed for the first time on 7th August 2011 and she rides the same as she looks - bloody awesome!!!
 

Rocket Bobs R13 Blackbird built from a Harley Davidson Rocker,, recently took 3rd place at the California Dreamin Expo 

2004/5 Yamaha R1.
Ex Jason Griffiths/John McGuinness TT frame and engine that has filtered its way down from Virgin Yamaha to Irish Superbike then to slow old me.

Ohlins rear, quickshifter, factory loom and ecu, excellent trackbike for half the price! 

streetfighter, Kawasaki H2 drag bike engine 2 stroke, gsxr 400 frame, 07 R6 swing arm, Dymag wheels, Honda RS 250 seat, the rest custom made, pipes by Mark Dent 

This is my 2009 Yamaha R1, I have made numerous modifications both performance and cosmetic wise: Full Akrapovic race system, PC5, K&N filter (171bhp at the rear), re-spray designed by me and carried out by Daytona Paint, Harris rearsets/flip-up levers/keyless fuel cap, single seat conversion, Goodrich braided hoses, tail tidy, LED indicators 

588cc Norton Rotary Cafe Racer
Dream Machine JPS paint, Race Replica exhaust, ZX7R front end, Manx Norton tank, Trimmania seat, Spondon swinging arm, wavy discs,GP short levers and many more modifications. 

Bought the bike as a wreck! Stripped it back to the frame, powder coated it black, rebuilt the engine from crank up! Tuning Works Heads, Cougar Valves, Tyga breathers, made and fitted a bracket so I could fit a Ducati 748 Brembo calliper, up rated discs, pads, hoses, clip ons, master cylinders, fairing, designed Sheene rep paint and sprayed at Racepaint. Koso dash, ZXR400 fork internals, TYGA pipes....... 

09 z1000,originally black and candy burnt orange,one off custom paint by dream machine,grizzleys custom gel seats and covers,power comander,titax stubby levers,rizamo grips,renthal bars,cambell sindwinder exhausts,tuono mirrors,35mm jack up kit,intergrated back light inc indicators,belly pan and hugger 

think perhaps I've read Bloodrunners too often ... 

Traditional style cafe racer built around an '05 1200cc Harley. The idea was to replace my '75 Bonnie (the strumpet) with a modern long legged v-twin cafe racer.
The bike has an alloy lyta tank, Akront rims, stainless spokes and Roadrider tyres. Redmax seat unit and pad, Supertrapp pipe, Spondon clip ons and a coat of Aston Martin green.
I have given the bike its racy name 'Saltlake Spitfire' which comes from my love of Hotrods and vintage planes. Although the bike was finished in Oct 2010 i broke my back in Dec 2010 and have only just been able to get back in the saddle...
Thanks.
Rach x  

YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOoU1cPxkRY

Basket case from the states 

This bike took me just over 4 years to build, and whilst retaining the original LC look there are many modifications list as follows:- Kawasaki KR1 250 front end and wheels, one off metmachex swining arm, YPVS engine with lock up clutch, Koso speedo with a one off bracket, Mini (front) headlight, one off exhausts and the list goes on and on 

Road legal Honda RC162 Tribute 19,000 RPM screamer. A tribute to the gratest motorcycle racer of all time Mike Hailwood. 3 years in the making, CBR250 engine, heavily modified CB400 frame, aluminium hand beaten fairing/tank/mudguard, special billet central sump and many one off fabricated parts. Parts sourced from as far away as Perth Australia! Work carried out by D+M Engineering and NRP Exhausts. A truly beautiful machine that rides and sounds just as good as it looks, and on the roads as well with daylight MOT. I couldn't be happier, it's a masterpiece. Completed 50 years after Mike won his first TT in 1961 and 30 years after his tragic death in 1981. 

YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1MpKDJ8COU

The Bimota YB4 E.I. is the road going version of the bike Virginio Ferrari won the 1987 World F1 crown on, this was the precursor to the WSB World Superbike series that began in 1988.

Engine : The power plant was taken from the Yamaha FZ 750, series 2.With a maximum output of 121 hp at 10,500 rpm. Effective engine displacement of 749 cc. Compression ration of 11.2:1.Liquid cooled, wet clutch and six-speed gearbox and Weber-Marelli fuel injection the first time this had been used on a road bike.
Frame : The frame consists of two diagonal beams in section bar made of aluminium with internal ribbing. The cylinders are supported by plates bolted to the beams and the swing arm is made of aluminium. The Front suspension has external adjustment for anti-dive and has 42 mm tubes. The rear is via a single shock with external adjustment. Front brakes are double Brembo 320 mm, the rear a single 230 mm.
Colourings : Two colours schemes were available. The First was white and red with gold pinstripes. There were 91 produced like this. The scheme included the legend “1987 World Champion” appearing on its side along with “YB4 750EI”. There were another 12 bikes featuring different graphics again red and white with three green stripes and “fuel injection” on the tail assembly.
Performance : The bikes top speed was 155 mph with a quarter mile in 10.9 seconds.
Production : A total of 303 YB4 EI’s were built. 200 for type testing. Then 103 which were sold.
There were a further 60 racing models made, 19 complete and 41 as kits.

In 1988 the bike had a UK list price of £15,500.
 

I have owned the bike since 1984. An extensive restoration was completed recently after sourcing parts worldwide for over 15 years. The bike is nearly all 'new old stock' parts. Thousands of pounds and hundreds of hours have been put into this bike. At a recent show it was described as 'One of the most outstanding restorations in the history of motorcycling'. Rarely does a restored bike has such an 'out of the crate' new look. The attention to detail is outstanding. A fine piece of motorcycling history.