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Gino, Given your open minded nature, I'd suggest any /5 or later Beemer twin. You could show 'em the proper way to build a real D/S bike & then go whup thier butts at Dakar. Professor ++++++++++++++++++++++ --- k650dsn@a... wrote:

> As a former bike restorer, I'm beginning to get the itch > to do something really different. I'm not really impressed > with anything on the market right now, so I'm considering > building my own dual sport/adventure touring bike out of a > street bike. I remember an article sent to me about a guy > who built a dual sport out of a Yamaha 750 Fazer. So I'm > considering platforms right now. Any thoughts? > > Gino

> As a former bike restorer, I'm beginning to get the itch to do > something really different. I'm not really impressed with anything on > the market right now, so I'm considering building my own dual > sport/adventure touring bike out of a street bike. I remember an > article sent to me about a guy who built a dual sport out of a Yamaha > 750 Fazer. So I'm considering platforms right now. Any thoughts? > > Gino > >

Though I don't have your skills or experience, since reading Verle's BSA conversion article in DSN, I've often thought of the same thing. There's a lot of great street engines out there; the problem, seems to me, would be matting them to trans perfect (got to be perfect if you're out to build the perfect bike) for dual sport use. Bogdan

Yeah how about an Adventure-R with a motor that doesn't shake the fillings out of your head? Put one of those Rotax thumpers in it. ---- Zack SE DC 1991 KLR650 "Buster" 1986 Concours -----Original Message----- From: k650dsn@... [mailto:k650dsn@...] Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 11:21 AM To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] Rolling your own NKLR As a former bike restorer, I'm beginning to get the itch to do something really different. I'm not really impressed with anything on the market right now, so I'm considering building my own dual sport/adventure touring bike out of a street bike. I remember an article sent to me about a guy who built a dual sport out of a Yamaha 750 Fazer. So I'm considering platforms right now. Any thoughts? Gino Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "Jim Hyman" wrote:

> Gino, > > Given your open minded nature, I'd suggest any /5 or later > Beemer twin. You could show 'em the proper way to build a > real D/S bike & then go whup thier butts at Dakar. > > Professor

I had the pleasure of talking with a group of guys that did just that when I was at the BMW National in Texas a few years ago. I do not consider them GS riders, I consider them crazy... in a good way. Their bikes were truely awesome machines, all of which started life as /5 or /7 machines. The frames were completely stripped of anything not needed. Longer swingarms were made and long rear shocks (yes, they disposed of the single sided swing arm gimmick and went with a stout conventional set up) bolted on. ParaLever is a bad word to them. Some had White Power upsidedown forks on them and huge 9 gallon plastic tanks. They were something to behold. Gino

Gino, If you're going to build your own dual sport, why not start with a Yamaha TDM 850. A nice twin that doesn't have a propeller on it, and Stephan Petterhansel (sp?) won six PDs with it. (The PD bike used the same engine, but it was a works bike built from scratch.) I would leap at such a bike if Yamaha would ever build it. Ralph who is still very happy with his KLR but who is still lusting after an Africa Twin. Ralph E. Hanson rhanson40@... 99 KRL 650 http://www.wvu.edu/~journal2

> I had the pleasure of talking with a group of guys that did just that > when I was at the BMW National in Texas a few years ago. I do not > consider them GS riders, I consider them crazy... in a good way. > Their bikes were truely awesome machines, all of which started life as > /5 or /7 machines. The frames were completely stripped of anything > not needed. Longer swingarms were made and long rear shocks (yes, they > disposed of the single sided swing arm gimmick and went with a stout > conventional set up) bolted on. ParaLever is a bad word to them. > Some had White Power upsidedown forks on them and huge 9 gallon > plastic tanks. They were something to behold. > > Gino > >

Still, I wouldn't want to put up with a Beemer trans and electrics. The powerplants are great; no balancer problems the other cylinder does the job. Bogdan

I have a 1975 CB400F that would make a different adventure tourer. At 04:20 PM 1/19/2001 +0000, k650dsn@... wrote:

>As a former bike restorer, I'm beginning to get the itch to do >something really different. I'm not really impressed with anything on >the market right now, so I'm considering building my own dual >sport/adventure touring bike out of a street bike. I remember an >article sent to me about a guy who built a dual sport out of a Yamaha >750 Fazer. So I'm considering platforms right now. Any thoughts? > >Gino > > >Visit the KLR650 archives at >http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 >Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... >Let's keep this list SPAM free! > >Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

> As a former bike restorer, I'm beginning to get the itch to do > something really different. I'm not really impressed with anything on > the market right now, so I'm considering building my own dual > sport/adventure touring bike out of a street bike. I remember an > article sent to me about a guy who built a dual sport out of a Yamaha > 750 Fazer. So I'm considering platforms right now. Any thoughts? > > Gino

....how about the W650? Kurt

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, Ralph Hanson wrote:

> Gino, > > If you're going to build your own dual sport, why not start with a

Yamaha

> TDM 850. A nice twin that doesn't have a propeller on it, and

Stephan

> Petterhansel (sp?) won six PDs with it. (The PD bike used the same

engine,

> but it was a works bike built from scratch.) > > I would leap at such a bike if Yamaha would ever build it. > > Ralph > who is still very happy with his KLR but who is still lusting after

an

> Africa Twin.

Yep, this is my first choice. My good friend Steve Johnson has taken his places that would make a trials rider shiver. Finding one is the problem. Gino