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  1. El Vikingo Tropical

    El Vikingo Tropical Noble Member

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    A friend of mine asked me helping him to get his first real motorcycle as he just had scooters before, I proposed him making a nice and cheap tailor made bike on a max 1500€ budget!
    This is what came out!
    The bike we bought had some small damages due to a rear impact, The subframe was bent and the chassis a bit dented (Just cosmetic fix needed).
    The bike just needed a new subframe and updated look nicer look.
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  2. Hubaxe

    Hubaxe Good moaning! aka Mr Wordsalad :)

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    Nice project.. but .. that exhaust ??? :scream:
     
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  3. El Vikingo Tropical

    El Vikingo Tropical Noble Member

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    Next step was painting wheels and making a new subframe.
    Normally I just use thin crap tubes just to make a dummy to get an idea how its gone look once finished, After that I made the frame in SS tube.
    First colour layers was sprayed
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  4. El Vikingo Tropical

    El Vikingo Tropical Noble Member

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    yee looks terrible...
     
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  5. El Vikingo Tropical

    El Vikingo Tropical Noble Member

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    Things was coming together again..

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  6. El Vikingo Tropical

    El Vikingo Tropical Noble Member

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    As the owner of the bike wanted it to be catalyzed and very silence I bought a cheap used Z1000 muffler as this looks funny and does the job.
    The essential ingredient for an old viking making a bike is Tropical, That's the thru muse for inspiration...

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  7. Hubaxe

    Hubaxe Good moaning! aka Mr Wordsalad :)

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    Stunning work! The paint job is very very (yes double very) nice.
     
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  8. El Vikingo Tropical

    El Vikingo Tropical Noble Member

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    The problem I have is my paint box!
    Well the box I haven't, Wich mean I can just paint outside the garage at no windy days.....
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  9. Red Thunder

    Red Thunder Crème de la Crème

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    That exhaust is 100 times better, and very unique
    I like what you have done very much
     
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  10. dilligaf

    dilligaf Guest

    Absolutely stunning :cool:
     
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  11. steve lovatt

    steve lovatt Something else

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    Bloody brilliant - excellent job! :):)
     
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  12. El Vikingo Tropical

    El Vikingo Tropical Noble Member

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    Finlay my friend was happy with the result and he have used his 1500€ bike daily for two years now.
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  13. El Vikingo Tropical

    El Vikingo Tropical Noble Member

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    #13 El Vikingo Tropical, Jan 21, 2021
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    That was an on more rescued from the scrapyard
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  14. Lou160487

    Lou160487 Senior Member

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    A finished product this pretty for 1500? I'll take two.
     
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  15. Red Thunder

    Red Thunder Crème de la Crème

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    That is truly impressive
    Lovely craftmanship and attention to detail
     
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  16. El Vikingo Tropical

    El Vikingo Tropical Noble Member

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    #16 El Vikingo Tropical, Jan 21, 2021
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    Doing everything your self you can have pretty good bikes for under 1500€.
    I use to be in a challenge once a year with 18 other lunatics, Each one to build a bike for max 1500€, then we make our privet annual meeting somewhere in Spain to show up our creations , drink beer and tell lies during a weekend
     
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  17. Iron

    Iron Guest

    Luvly build, well done that man. Took a pretty horrible thing and made it pretty.
     
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  18. Davie_M

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    I like that very nice
     
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  19. joe mc donald

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    Yes like them very much. You are a handy man. Do tell the young Lady she needs some proper boots before taking that beastie out for some wheelies.
    Joe.
     
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  20. Tigcraft

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    What’s your trade out of interest?
     
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