This is the bike I saw at the stafford show. Very nice. It was small and that was something I liked. The tank was a one off hand made thing and very impressive but I think it was designed around a sponson frame? It didn't fit the lines of the rgv frame to well but hey- its still a smart bike. I didn't get a good picture of any details but I can tell you it was a very high standard of finish.
An original bike. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that.
I'm thinking about how I want mine to end up. It's not quite a blank canvass I have but I do have plenty of scope to use my imagination and build an rgv500 that is individual and recognised as my creation.
There is no getting away from the base fact; it is a race bike. Theres no point thinking about flat bars or streetfighters, it is meant to be inspired by 500 GP bikes and that is why bought it.
With this in mind I have the following design inputs:
It must be as light as possible.
It's got a race fairing
Single seat
Stiff frame
Power can come on late as long as it got plenty
Noise is good
Absolute minimalist design
These are all fairly obvious but I will develop this design input to produce a design specification and try and project manage the whole thing. It may be a bit nerdy to do this but I think I need to set some deadlines and, more importantly, identify when and what I will need to buy. This is going to be expensive so I need to be able to plan my spending.
Another reason for project managing this is to make sure I keep to the original idea. I see many specials ending up something that is too good to ride or just a show off bike. I think it is probably easy to get carried away and this bike certainly dosnt want anything that it doesn't absolutely need- if it doesn't have an essential function then it won't be fitted. I want to avoid scope creep and deviation from the plan. But first I need the goal defined.
I'm at work. Its good is this app!
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