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Hi forum, this is my first ever post on a forum (impressive for a 27 year old, no!) so please ignore any faux pas I make or silly mistakes, I will learn!
OK so I am in need of help for building a Sport Classic Biposto Café racer. I have always ridden sports bikes (last being an 08 RSV R1000) but have always been intrigued by the beauty behind ‘retro styled’ bikes. Ok enough waffle here is my plan, what I need to know if whether it is feasible to do it and any advice you have.
1) Take SC Biposto in Red
2) Change wheels to the Y type Marchenisi 10 spokes in gold from a Ducati 999/749
3) Add a belly pan (long style) in colour matched red
4) Replace the forks for Ohlins
5) Replace the Brakes to radially mounted Brembos
6) Replace the twin shocks with Hagon twin shocks
7) Fit the black Termigoni exhausts.
8) Change the levers to black Harris or ASV style adjustable
Ok so being 27 and not a millionaire I am trying to keep costs to a minimum and this is my plan and where your expertise really comes in. I was thinking of the following parts
2) the wheels would be from a 749 so cheaper but grey. Have them powder coated in soft gold colour similar to 999r wheels
4) Use forks from an Aprilia RSV R (2004+) as they are 43mm USD adjustable Ohlins and fantastic forks, many of them around and cheap
5) Use the same brakes as the RSV R as they fit the fork bottoms and are radially mounted Bremobos
Do you know if it would be possible to do all of the above, particularly the forks/brakes/wheels mod?
Have you heard of it being done before?
Any pictures floating around?
Advice greatly greatly appreciated as this will be my first project bike and I really want it to be a bike I can be proud of.
Thanks
Paul
OK so I am in need of help for building a Sport Classic Biposto Café racer. I have always ridden sports bikes (last being an 08 RSV R1000) but have always been intrigued by the beauty behind ‘retro styled’ bikes. Ok enough waffle here is my plan, what I need to know if whether it is feasible to do it and any advice you have.
1) Take SC Biposto in Red
2) Change wheels to the Y type Marchenisi 10 spokes in gold from a Ducati 999/749
3) Add a belly pan (long style) in colour matched red
4) Replace the forks for Ohlins
5) Replace the Brakes to radially mounted Brembos
6) Replace the twin shocks with Hagon twin shocks
7) Fit the black Termigoni exhausts.
8) Change the levers to black Harris or ASV style adjustable
Ok so being 27 and not a millionaire I am trying to keep costs to a minimum and this is my plan and where your expertise really comes in. I was thinking of the following parts
2) the wheels would be from a 749 so cheaper but grey. Have them powder coated in soft gold colour similar to 999r wheels
4) Use forks from an Aprilia RSV R (2004+) as they are 43mm USD adjustable Ohlins and fantastic forks, many of them around and cheap
5) Use the same brakes as the RSV R as they fit the fork bottoms and are radially mounted Bremobos
Do you know if it would be possible to do all of the above, particularly the forks/brakes/wheels mod?
Have you heard of it being done before?
Any pictures floating around?
Advice greatly greatly appreciated as this will be my first project bike and I really want it to be a bike I can be proud of.
Thanks
Paul