Mid 80s Factory Honda fourstroke

[Mick D]

I recently had an epiphany, sold 5 bikes that no longer interested me.
It financed the acquisition of two that I have always wanted. Definitely one of the smarter things I have done in my days

I would have already stomped on this, if phase two of the cull had already been done.

That frame was built to fit that exact engine, and a display of top notch trade skills to boot.
 99% on here could not reproduce this even if it were available to them to copy from, let alone the capacity to step out side of the square and design the creation in the first place.








It would be great if someone knows or stumbles upon providence. Even just for curiosity sake.
 

[Andrew L]

ron lechien is on face book I wonder if someone who was on there (I'm not) sent him the link he might be able to shed some light on the bike

[mainline]

I'd be surprised if the dogger couldn't start, he's like 6 foot 5 inches tall, a big boy.

The article mentioned that he muffled the previous years race when he stalled the bike and couldn't get it started again.

Apparently the bike was built using parts pinched off his rc250 which explains the swing arm and rear disc. I'll scan the article tonight.

[smed]

If that were an RC swingarm they have welded a big plate in there coz there's nowhere for the shock to go through to hook up to the linkage , Anything's possible though

[oldfart]

It kind of grows on you the more you look at it, pretty clever how  they have used only one shock so the other side accommodates the exhaust.
My only dislike is the tank, the curves are wrong.

[Davey Crocket]

The tank looks like a KTM or YZ490.

[DR500]

would it be classed as a mono shock or half a twin shock!!

[RjpRacingAustralia]

Factory honda USA also built flat track Atk framed RS600's  that Ricky grayham rode
At peoria tt and ABC SUPERBIKERS.Not much is known about these bikes but they are cool.

[huskibul]

     Bit of Horst Leitner influence there by the looks of it !

[mainline]

     Bit of Horst Leitner influence there by the looks of it !

Definitely atk

[mainline]

can someone pm me their email address . I'll send you the scans. I'm completely forkin over all the "upload" websites. what a crock. we are backing areselves into a corner with this shit.

[Mick D]

Done Paul.

[Mick D]

can someone pm me their email address . I'll send you the scans. I'm completely forkin over all the "upload" websites. what a crock. we are backing areselves into a corner with this shit.

Yes, i get pissed off too, learn so many freaking things in the modern geek techno world just to stay afloat and the day after you do it is obsolete and are forced to learn another new system. Seems what you have to do is get good at learning but fuzzy learning cause the dip shits certainly aren't into the obvious or common freakin sense. I think they are related to the aholes that change the woolies shelfs every time they see me getting used to them.
Wheres that grumpy old man thread anyhow

[mainline]

you had me laughing with the woollies reference  pm sent via gritted teeth

[mainline]

windows8 ... I love it