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Clubroom => Foto Forum => Topic started by: ksiderek on July 10, 2009, 12:19:15 am
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This will be in the next issue of VMX mag.(http://[IMG]http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab212/derekksi/P1010612.jpg)[/img]
(http://[IMG]http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab212/derekksi/P1010617.jpg)[/img]
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No photo, lets try again ???
(http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab212/derekksi/P1010612.jpg)
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And a close up. (http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab212/derekksi/P1010617.jpg)
Now owned and recently by Rod Spry in the UK.
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Curtis Honda frame for sale
(http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab212/derekksi/P1010721.jpg)
And a sweet Honda resto on display
(http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab212/derekksi/IMG_7002.jpg)
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Has Chris Malam got a licence for those legs ! ! ! ::)
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theres talk of replica frames for the KSI..... I am thinking of offering my own kit for $500
it consists of Xl frame/ IT400 swingarm and a welder ;D
(http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg71/marcFX_photo/IMG_5896.jpg)
BTW current progress on mine is the frame is out for HPC coating
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Curtis Honda frame for sale
Here's a shot of Brian Curtis and one of his beautiful frames and the finished product. Brian was the builder of the original Norton Villiers HL frames back in '77-78.
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/brian%20curtis%201.jpg)
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/1curtis%20hon.jpg)
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Thanks for the pics ksiderek-for those of us that are still learning about these modernish bikes can we please have a bit of history on them .. 8)
cheers
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We've covered this in the past Alison. It's an interesting story.
http://ozvmx.com/community/index.php?topic=4710.0 (http://ozvmx.com/community/index.php?topic=4710.0)
Has Chris Malam got a licence for those legs ! ! !
It's pretty obvious he didn't pick up a tan at CD6!
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The bikes looking good Marc. Myabe you should send your CV to Faber Frames ;D
PS Brian Curtis was my dads best man when he married and they both used to work for Eric Cheney.
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And a sweet Honda resto on display
Thats a mugen frame or mugen copy with a CR480 motor init! What a beast.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The bikes looking good Marc. Myabe you should send your CV to Faber Frames ;D
Yeah well the rate things are going in the ship building business I had better polish up the old brazing skills ;D
Think there is room in the market specialist VMX producer with Japanese quality and customer service level.
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happy day spent today on the KSI theme bike, string lining the sub frame, all lines up, seat feels better when it faces the same direction as the steering head. :D
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Hey marc
It's coming together and looks really good. There's always a market for someting cheap that works. What about one of those frames with an Enfield India engine in it. It would make a great bike if your'e on a budget. Especially if it could be tuned well enough. 8)
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Indian Enfield..... errr no I think the Honda 250 would trounce it, besides you can tune this bike easily, just swap the engine for a 500 as all mounts etc are the same ;).
Plan A is I have a 285cc kit and yoshi cam in my war chest for it. I wanted it to be easy to ride small bore 4 stroke as have plenty of 500s sitting about and needed a change of pace.
Like anything, if I built the KSI them bike again I could build it twice as good. It would be easy to do as a kit, you could do a nice little laser cut conversion bracket for the top shock mount and a set of instructions on where to cut and paste. Then all you need is old IT swingarm and CR detachable sub frame. With a mig welder you could do it in a day.
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I was only joking about the Enfield. Mind you, I see they do have a new unit construction 350 on the go ::). I think it's a great idea to offer a kit. Do you have a 250 four stroke class over there ? A small four stroke would make a great entry level bike. You always hear of kids interested in taking up the sport but quickly giving up because their 2 sroke scares the crap out of them.
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I was only joking about the Enfield. Mind you, I see they do have a new unit construction 350 on the go ::). I think it's a great idea to offer a kit. Do you have a 250 four stroke class over there ?
I mean even if you ran with all the rest of the 250s you would probably have more fun not wrestling the RM500D.
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This is a Long shot,but in about 1981/82 my cousin imported a KSI frame into Australia,it was built up and I raced it in Victoria at I believe to be one of the first 4 stroke races ever held at an Open meeting that was at Longworry? and I also raced it at Wonthaggi,there was a test on it in Trail & Track at the time,My Cousin ended up trading it in to the Honda shop in Ringwood a few years later apart from being a KSI another distinctive thing about this bike was we had Ohlins on the rear,
What has amazed me has this bike has never been sighted again in the VMX era,I am sure if some body knew what they had they would be showing it off for sure,
Has anybody ever seen or know of this bike?
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Anybody?
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Dug through a pile of old T&Ts, is this the weapon??
(http://i31.tinypic.com/71lnnp.jpg)
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Thats It there was a full test in another issue,Thats me riding it,
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That IS interesting - a KSI bike in Australia! I never knew that, nor have I ever heard even a whisper of it since I got into vintage. I wonder where it's hiding these days?
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Yes Graeme,
Thats why it amazes me it has not surfaced,if anybody knew what they had they would/should be proud to show it off it is a work of art,
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oh and how are you going with your 3 hour shots?
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Just posted a few up, will do some more over the weekend. Got someone coming to show me how to get better quality but I'll use the ones I have done so far on here, they are good enough to see.