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Hi All,
I have a 1973 750 Sport, owned since 1998, back then I was young, I'm still young at heart, but not so strong, my master plan to enable me to keep riding it for as many years as possible is to get the bike on a diet. Anything I replace will be stored so that the next owner can put it back to original if they prefer.
The main area for weight reduction is of course the frame, originally built to be sturdy, which it is, but I reckon I could save at least 20lbs by using a frame with lightweight tubing such as Reynolds T45. Trying to source a frame is proving difficult,
Verlicci would only consider a minimum order of 10 units, other frame makers aren't interested, so I'll have to go another route.
To make this project viable, I would need to get a jig made and then produce a small production run of frames.
So I'm testing the market for potential buyers, if I produced them is there anyone out there interested in getting one
and if so, how much would you want to pay? I'm in the UK, obviously postage worldwide would be expensive.
I have a 1973 750 Sport, owned since 1998, back then I was young, I'm still young at heart, but not so strong, my master plan to enable me to keep riding it for as many years as possible is to get the bike on a diet. Anything I replace will be stored so that the next owner can put it back to original if they prefer.
The main area for weight reduction is of course the frame, originally built to be sturdy, which it is, but I reckon I could save at least 20lbs by using a frame with lightweight tubing such as Reynolds T45. Trying to source a frame is proving difficult,
Verlicci would only consider a minimum order of 10 units, other frame makers aren't interested, so I'll have to go another route.
To make this project viable, I would need to get a jig made and then produce a small production run of frames.
So I'm testing the market for potential buyers, if I produced them is there anyone out there interested in getting one
and if so, how much would you want to pay? I'm in the UK, obviously postage worldwide would be expensive.