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Saturday, 18 July 2015

Big Foot Spotted

Helicopter + frozen lake + Suzuki Boulevard 800 mutant = fun

Read all about this Canadian bike, and it's builder, Bill Hitchon, in Sideburn 20.

Thanks to Norm Motorcycho for the link. G

Monday, 11 May 2015

The Full Fat

So, if the Suzuki Boulevard V-twin from Sideburn 20 wasn't mad enough, the owner, Bill decided to fit a few hundred ice screws into the tyres...

Then strap it using a rope under a helicopter...

Fly it over beautiful Canada...

And place it on a frozen lake for some ice riding. I suppose you've got to have a hobby.
Read all about this bike in Sideburn 20. G

Thanks to Motorcycho Norm for the tip-off.

Friday, 20 July 2012

Forget the Flying Squirrel, Combat Wombat or Porcupine, there is a new favourite mammal-related motorcycle name in my life. Thanks to Harley for the tip-off. This one's on Italian eBay. G

From the people who brought you the Fantic Chopper, I wouldn't want to meet their design team without a cattle prod in my hand.
Harley, Isle of Man

Thursday, 5 January 2012

Yamaha BW200

From Neil (who also made the incredible Rollerball Action Figure)...

Hey there, I saw on your blog you were interested in fat wheeled bikes.
I had a Yamaha BW200 until last year, when I sold it to a mate who still has it.
They were made in the mid 1980s, off road only, with a 200cc engine and then later with a 350cc.
If you look on my blog manisatthewindow.blogspot.com, the very first picture posted is that bike. (Won't take long to find, I haven't posted that much).
They are pretty rare in the UK, mine was the only one I ever saw.

Wednesday, 28 December 2011

Shaggy Dog/Monkey Story

So this is my (most recent) object of desire. Unearthed on the Japanese Daikoube blog with no decipherable info. So I sent out questionnaires to those in the know...
Ben Wilson revealed "Looks like Suzuki RV90/125 wheels, tyres, forks, swingarm & maybe frame with unknown Honda lump [me now thinks is an 1990s XR100] & Yamaha tank. You could use a TW125 as a donor instead."
Adrian Apart in Buenos-Aires was foxed and added this Yamaha BW200 bog bike to the debate:

But then trumped with: "I just bought a new version of an RV yesterday. It's made by Mondial under license from Suzuki - its an exact replica of the 90 but with a 125 engine - they're bringing out a 250 version next summer. it's an Italian company based in Argentina, manufactured in China and assembled in Buenos Aires and probably going to be sent by me to the UK as i think it'd sell well there - do you ?
Small world here - Jezza and i have been hanging out a lot with Alejo Pichot - he's the Triumph guy you were in touch with.