What could be finer....
 

.. on a sunny November sunday than getting the spanners out. :D

So thats what you have got left that doesn,t need painting, straightening ,replacing..........

I would have thought the frame would need painting :D

Looking good Ali !!

Theres some time gone into getting it to that stage, and even more putting it back again...

Andy

I went shopping and took a fancy to this ;)

There's nothing that doesn't need painting straightening and/or replacing! :lol:

What's in the pic will be straightened and painted and pretty much everything else will be replaced. :o Where's that overtime sheet gone.....

If that's an '8S then I'm a very jealous man. Realistically that's the 1st on the list when I stop racing.

Dude, I'm pretty sure that's the 748R he was going to go and look at ... Thunderbikes :)

Only took about 2-3 hours on my own, but it's going to take someone a lot longer to put back together!!

Is it just me, or do bikes look at their very best in that state? When I was wheeling it around the garage it felt so 'right', so much like I'd want it to feel on track. It's going to be a crying shame to put bodywork back on it. :(

At least when I stop DD I'll have a great basis for a seriously stripped-down track bike :D 1100DS engine? BST wheels? Carbon tank and bikini fairing? One day....

I just couldn't agree more.

When I'm breaking bikes, I obviously get them to that stage more often than most, and I have the same thought every single time I do it.

"man, If only it were this light, and this responsive in the steering"

I guess we both need to buy a GP125.

I'd like to see you get behind the bubble on one of those! :D

I enjoy doing that too, however our bikes are all but ready so I had to take the newly acquired trail bike out for a shake down

Do you think you might be under the weight limit now? :D

You obviously mean the bike ;) ;) ;)

It is indeed an R (02) with a 748RS 54mm full system :)