Non Kayak Motorcycle Digression - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

TJones · 01-10-2014, 12:26 PM

I hope nobody got hurt in the making of this video.

Iceman · 01-10-2014, 12:49 PM

Cafe it !

hell bent on getting a Thruxton very soon, my son's Bonneville is driving me crazy.

Fiskadoro · 01-10-2014, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Iceman

Cafe it ! hell bent on getting a Thruxton very soon, my son's Bonneville is driving me crazy.

You know me Andy I love to build new things. With this one I'm going the other way, but I did buy it to build something out of it.

The R100R is the road version of the R100GS.

The only difference is the shock, fork, front wheel size and exhaust. It's a easy conversion. The GS does well off-road but is sluggish on the road. The R100R on the road is a great handling bike, much better then the GS.

A common upgrade for the R100GS is a DRZ400E or DRZ400S Suzuki fork.

That turns them into a much stronger Offroad bike, but degrades their road ability.

What I'm thinking is I'll replace the fork with a DRZ400SM fork the fork they use for Supermotto.

I'll then run dual 17 inch Shinko 705s on it like with this DRZ400SM.

In other words I'm going to make a Supermoto out of it.

It'll look bad ass, have higher ground clearance and offroad ability but it should also retain some if it's superior road handling ability compared to the normal GS or the GS-DRZ conversions.

I should end up with a bike that can do everything a R100GS can do but at the same time run circles around one on pavement.

No-ones done it as far as I know but that's half the fun and I know it will work.

The fork from this R100R is an excellent road fork. I'm moving it to a R75 Cafe project I'm also working on. So I should get a Great Cafe out of as well, but first I have to find the right DRZ400SM fork

In the meantime she's a great bike, and I'll be riding it, but your right change is coming down the road.

ful-rac · 01-10-2014, 01:42 PM

Where does the thru hull transducer go?

kaya_one · 01-10-2014, 06:10 PM

Looks great. Looking forward for the follow-up when it is super-moto'd as I've never seen a beemer like that. I was also thinking of the cafe look, but hey sounds like you've gone down that road.
Thanks for sharing.

bubblehide · 01-10-2014, 06:56 PM

So all the rumors I've been hearing are true! Now that sounds and looks like a sweet project, Damn you Jim, now I want one.

WildernessWanker · 01-11-2014, 09:50 AM

Where are the rod holders or the hitch to tow the yak?!

01-10-2014, 12:26 PM	#1
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	Papa of the new 1000RR I hope nobody got hurt in the making of this video. Last edited by TJones; 01-10-2014 at 12:27 PM. Reason: Be safe

01-10-2014, 12:49 PM	#2
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	Cafe it ! hell bent on getting a Thruxton very soon, my son's Bonneville is driving me crazy. __________________

01-10-2014, 01:42 PM	#4
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Where does the thru hull transducer go? __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

01-10-2014, 06:10 PM	#5
kaya_one Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Encinitas Posts: 257	Nice Looks great. Looking forward for the follow-up when it is super-moto'd as I've never seen a beemer like that. I was also thinking of the cafe look, but hey sounds like you've gone down that road. Thanks for sharing.

01-10-2014, 06:56 PM	#6
bubblehide Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 552	Rumors So all the rumors I've been hearing are true! Now that sounds and looks like a sweet project, Damn you Jim, now I want one.

01-11-2014, 09:50 AM	#7
WildernessWanker WildernessWanker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Lancaster, CA Posts: 345	Where are the rod holders or the hitch to tow the yak?!