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    Featherbed GS1100

    In the current Cafe Racer Magazine:



    They say it's bored to 1500.
    Last edited by Guest; 07-20-2012, 10:09 AM.

    #2
    Nifty looking bike. Classy. Damn sight nicer to look at than the typical "hack off the rear tail section" cafe jobs most people throw together.
    Ed

    To measure is to know.

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      #3
      It looks like a Vance & Hines big block on it. Which frame is that? Ray.

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        #4
        Hope they put the build on their TV program. Interesting exhaust system.
        "Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded" -Yogi Berra
        GS Valve Shim Club http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=122394
        1978 GS1000EC Back home with DJ
        1979 GS1000SN The new hope
        1986 VFR700F2 Recycled

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          #5
          Originally posted by rapidray View Post
          It looks like a Vance & Hines big block on it. Which frame is that? Ray.
          Norton Featherbed (or a copy). Home to just about any engine you like.
          79 GS1000S
          79 GS1000S (another one)
          80 GSX750
          80 GS550
          80 CB650 cafe racer
          75 PC50 - the one with OHV and pedals...
          75 TS100 - being ridden (suicidally) by my father

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            #6
            Was on the show during the first season, they even had a short interview with the owner.
            Dee Durant '83 750es (Overly molested...) '88 gl1500 (Yep, a wing...)

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              #7
              Anyone interested in building one there's a frame just come up on Ebay. Rare item nowadays:

              79 GS1000S
              79 GS1000S (another one)
              80 GSX750
              80 GS550
              80 CB650 cafe racer
              75 PC50 - the one with OHV and pedals...
              75 TS100 - being ridden (suicidally) by my father

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