« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2013, 04:07:12 pm »
Yeah that's a beautiful thing alright Mark. Did he build the frame or is it from a known frame maker?
I couldn't remember Stan so I just had a re-read of Kens article in VMX #39. This frame is the original prototype and is a hybrid combining a Honda front half to a Kelvin Franks made rear end. The only other cantilever Franks Honda frame was totally built by Kelvin as were a further nine or ten frames he made with conventional rear suspension. This was apparently the only one nickel plated. To me the Franks Honda has a definite KSI feel about it, right down to using the same style axle adjusters and a very similar swingarm treatment. It's worth reading the issue 39 article, it's a good piece on one of our sports most underrated innovators. They don't make guys like Kelvin any more.
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