GL 1200 Sniak
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- ericheath
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Re: GL 1200 Sniak
Seat flows nicely. Is that the fiberglass one you built or a different seat with rails added above the 1200 stock seat rail?
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77 WING, 1200 engine with 77 heads, cams, gl1100 foot pegs, Magna V65 front end, 764A carbs, [-gone Suzuki M109 monoshock--, replaced with gl1100 shocks] gl 1200 swing arm, gl1500 final drive, wheel and rear brakes Valkyrie seat, Meanstreak tank, Sportster pipes, Power Arc ignition off crank.
77 Wing. black
83 Wing, in pieces
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77 WING, 1200 engine with 77 heads, cams, gl1100 foot pegs, Magna V65 front end, 764A carbs, [-gone Suzuki M109 monoshock--, replaced with gl1100 shocks] gl 1200 swing arm, gl1500 final drive, wheel and rear brakes Valkyrie seat, Meanstreak tank, Sportster pipes, Power Arc ignition off crank.
77 Wing. black
83 Wing, in pieces
"Continuing education is important even if the subject matter is fairly useless (as in this case)."---Greg Foresi
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Re: GL 1200 Sniak
Nice! Good build looks good. Cool features.
I'm betting that anyone who can do that kind of 'glass work can also
make some nice side covers
HOTT "Wood..It's the new black."
I'm betting that anyone who can do that kind of 'glass work can also
make some nice side covers
HOTT "Wood..It's the new black."
If we can't fix it, we can fix it so no one else can.
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- sniak
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Re: GL 1200 Sniak
Hi guys, thx for the comments, i'll put some more detailled pics !
The brake lines work this way on several bikes, not sure if there is a pb ...
The seat is a triumph street triple one modified mostly on the front of it. I still have to add a little leather piece to have a perfect link between fake tank and seat. Its hold on in place with the 2 bended tubes that i welded to that act like an extension of the frame !
And no, no side covers planned for now
It was long build, because at start, i didnt know that 1000 and 1200 frames where so different. I couldnt do my original plan wich was more like cafe racer, and had to accept things i dont like that much ( more like custom bikes)...Also so heavy engine, uneasy to work on. I went for a ride yesterday, the first one, and I have to say that for nice flat roads its a good bike, for bumpy mountain ones, its not ok :D Dunno if this one is a keeper for me, we'll see
The brake lines work this way on several bikes, not sure if there is a pb ...
The seat is a triumph street triple one modified mostly on the front of it. I still have to add a little leather piece to have a perfect link between fake tank and seat. Its hold on in place with the 2 bended tubes that i welded to that act like an extension of the frame !
And no, no side covers planned for now
It was long build, because at start, i didnt know that 1000 and 1200 frames where so different. I couldnt do my original plan wich was more like cafe racer, and had to accept things i dont like that much ( more like custom bikes)...Also so heavy engine, uneasy to work on. I went for a ride yesterday, the first one, and I have to say that for nice flat roads its a good bike, for bumpy mountain ones, its not ok :D Dunno if this one is a keeper for me, we'll see
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Re: GL 1200 Sniak
I really like the modern horse collar exhaust. I bet those have a market.
Steve
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'09 Yamaha FJR1300AE
'99 Valkyrie Tourer
'89 Isuzu Trooper 3.4L
'83 GL1100 MonkeyWing (on IR)
'75 GL1000 (in the queue)
'70 Suzuki T500 Titan (in the queue)
'64 MGB
IBA #58082
All my stuff is old. It makes me feel young.
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Re: GL 1200 Sniak
Well that's cool too!sniak wrote: And no, no side covers planned for now
HOTT
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