I will let mine go for $40,000

[richardhaggarty]

1985 Suzuki GS 700E
May 2005
$2500 including parts, labor and $500 for the bike in stock form



2007 Ecosse Moto Works Heretic
$65,000 retail



Maybe it is just the color scheme; maybe it's me, but this bike looks a lot like that bike.

[jonesti]

Yeah it does, but you got the better engine by a long shot!!!! All that beautiful equipment surrounding a turd!

[Albert257]

Do you have any other pics of your bike? I would like to see more views...

[Jethro]

Yeah it does, but you got the better engine by a long shot!!!! All that beautiful equipment surrounding a turd!

Oooooh, I think that's a serious matter of opinion. That's no Harley motor mind you, that looks like a billet S&S to me. If so that motor will beat the pants (and socks) off a 700E (or an 1100E for that matter). That plant should throw over 120 ponies to the rear wheel and probably as much rear wheel torque. Easily double the performance as the 700E.

What you need to compare is the cost to performance. Then the 'Zook wins by a margin so big it's not even funny.

Both bikes look great either way!!

[Mike_H]

Actually, I've been to Ecosse's website, and I think they mention that they handbuild motors of their own design. They machine the pieces from billet! Here's a link.

http://www.ecossemoto.com/company.htm

Cool bikes, very non-traditional

[Jethro]

That web site shows that motor as having 130 rwhp and 128 rwtq. Even if they are 10% optimistic (and most are) those numbers can tear pretty much any GS right in half. If it's geared right that must be a fun bike to ride!

[crayonjota]

Oh thats sooo pretty.. Think how cool a busa streetfighter for $15,000 of your $65000 wedge would be though. More ponies on demand as well..

That would leave you forty large for a ZX10R and a ZX6RR and perhaps half a dozen well sorted older bikes off evil bay as well..

Or if you were a little worried about your sexuality you could just do the busa, give your MX5 to your niece and spring for a shiny new in Colin Chapman green Lotus Elise..

Still, where do I go to get a poster.?


CJ

[richardhaggarty]

Do you have any other pics of your bike? I would like to see more views...

I have a gallery with some of the more important shots; stock form, bare frame, clip-on install, torched shift fork, et cetera:

http://richardhaggarty.ath.cx/vehicles/gs700/gallery/gallery.html

I like the way it is turning out. Pretty minimal, clean. I attached the R/R and igniter under the seat rather than facing out to the side, removed the entire gauge pod and bobbed the second seat.

I regret painting the brake calipers; it was very labor intensive and the painter got the color wrong (more pink than red) and the calipers themselves aren't really worth accentuating.