Non Kayak Motorcycle Digression

[Fiskadoro]

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]

Where does the thru hull transducer go?

[kaya_one]

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]

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]

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

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by WildernessWanker

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

Now those are good questions. I've considered building a motorcycle hitch and trailer for my yak for years now. The only issue I'd have is that both Yakking and motorcycling are physically demanding. After a full day kayaking at say La Jolla a ride home towing the yak wouldn't be fun, and might be potentially dangerous. Splitting lanes in city traffic is hard enough after a long ride in the mountains, but doing it pulling a trailer after being on the water all day might be too much to handle.

[WildernessWanker]

Yeah, I've considered towing the yak with my bike but I always thought that it'd be a hassle with all the extra gear. You'd have to load the yak up with just what you need out on the water, including any clothing and such. For me that'd be tricky since I always haul extra clothes and extra tackle just in case, not to mention a good-sized cooler to bring home any catch. I would be worried about losing anything on the way down, and also coming back in after a day out only to find someone took off with the trailer. I do agree though that a long day on the water would be met with reluctance to hop on a bike and put forth the effort to get back home. Maybe someday....