p6x Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share Posted November 30, 2021 If any of you were interested by the 120th anniversary of the Royal Enfield bike, the registration are opened to try to get one on December 7th. Register at: www.RoyalEnfield.com/120thEdition 1 1 Link to comment
docc Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Very nice! The modern iteration of my Honda GB500? Link to comment
Chris Wilson Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Any bike from these guys, it's what Ducati should have been but right now . https://www.veetwo.com Chris. 2 Link to comment
guzzler Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 19 hours ago, Chris Wilson said: Any bike from these guys, it's what Ducati should have been but right now . https://www.veetwo.com Chris. That's not bloody bad eh... Link to comment
Lucky Phil Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 hour ago, guzzler said: That's not bloody bad eh... You don't know the cost yet. "Not bloody bad" can quickly become, "bloody hell how much did you say" The engines alone are around $35-40,000 from memory. Ciao 1 Link to comment
guzzler Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Lucky Phil said: You don't know the cost yet. "Not bloody bad" can quickly become, "bloody hell how much did you say" The engines alone are around $35-40,000 from memory. Ciao Ha ha I didn't think it would be cheap, but thats way outa my league...!! Cheers Link to comment
Chris Wilson Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 The complete Alchemy is quoted at $25000 AU, what is a V100 worth? Link to comment
Lucky Phil Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 9 hours ago, Chris Wilson said: The complete Alchemy is quoted at $25000 AU, what is a V100 worth? A complete Alchemy what? Roll out the door ready to ride bike without a donor bike/engine to start with? Not in a million years. I've known people that have used his services from 35 years ago. and up to the present day. The parts alone for a complete bevel engine rebuild/renewal for what I know you would almost definitely need is around $9650 off their site and if I had an old bevel and sent it to Brook for a complete rebuild I'd be expecting the cost to be twice that. I actually know someone that had him rebuild/restore a GT about a year ago but he wouldn't disclose what it had cost him. Even he didn't want to reflect on the cost. In truth if you wanted a completely new engine ground up crankcases etc I reckon I'd be close to the mark with my original estimate. Then you've got the all the cycle parts and frame and labour. You need to compare apples to apples. I mean a set of PVM front and rear wheels alone for a V11 is $4000 landed here new. Ciao Link to comment
Chris Wilson Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Your right, what I saw was 2 second hand complete Alchemy bikes for sale and no idea as to what level of spec they were at. Even so, highly desirable, and yes, I could afford it if I truly wanted to. Check out their Facebook page and drool. What is it with far flung Western Australia? Thunderbikes and Vee Two are both over there and the local market must be incredibly small for such niche businesses. Hats off to the both of them. Chris. Link to comment
Lucky Phil Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 12 minutes ago, Chris Wilson said: Your right, what I saw was 2 second hand complete Alchemy bikes for sale and no idea as to what level of spec they were at. Even so, highly desirable, and yes, I could afford it if I truly wanted to. Check out their Facebook page and drool. What is it with far flung Western Australia? Thunderbikes and Vee Two are both over there and the local market must be incredibly small for such niche businesses. Hats off to the both of them. Chris. If you'd ever spent any time over there you'd know. Ciao Link to comment
Chris Wilson Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 https://drivetribe.com/p/jay-leno-meets-the-vee-two-ducati-NwKBZOBESQW3lCNQ9PuL9g I have yet to meet a rider who doesn't want to try this. Chris. 2 Link to comment
po18guy Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 12/1/2021 at 3:57 PM, Chris Wilson said: https://drivetribe.com/p/jay-leno-meets-the-vee-two-ducati-NwKBZOBESQW3lCNQ9PuL9g I have yet to meet a rider who doesn't want to try this. Chris. This video is a hoot to watch. Hilarious Aussie take (oh, I'll hear about that...) on Italian engineering and craftsmanship. Was laughing out loud. Even though Jay confused the bevel drive with the Desmo system. Link to comment
Guzzimax Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Either a Triumph Scrambler 1200, or Thruxton R. The Thruxton’s riding position is somewhat sporty in a cafe racer way, and may be a bit extreme for me now, but I’m going to ride them both to decide. Had many Triumphs over the years, so getting another Trumpet would be a welcome return. One of the best “all rounders” I’ve owned was a 1050 Tiger Sport, only really sold it because I didn’t have enough time to tour, and I fancied another V11 1 Link to comment
rosso corsa Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Perhaps somewhat borderline, but it remembers me of the eighties: 2021 Honda CB1300S Super Bol D'or... unfortunately not EU5 compliant 4 Link to comment
p6x Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 @rosso corsa If I am not mistaken, the new EUx normes don't apply to previous generations bike. In theory you could purchase and ride one. Unless of course you live in one of these new "zoned" cities where you can't use an older vehicle that is not compliant. I think only the Germans have exemptions for 30 years old vehicles at this point. Anything in between, no luck! Link to comment
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