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northwind · 12-05-06, 05:55 PM

Just thinking about it... You'd end up with a bike that looks exactly like an SV thou. It'll probably end up less good as well, and there's practically no chance it'd be cheaper- plus of course, the resale value would be pennies.

Engine swaps to create something truly different (the 7/11 or Gixxer Zeds being classics, or a Scoobydoo WRX engine in a VW Beetle) that's one thing, but it just seems like this would be reinventing the wheel.

I'm still thinking old Lester was right... With the work involved, it'd be better to build a whole new frame. I want a Spondon-framed 636, if I had the funds I'd order one today

12-05-06, 05:55 PM	#20
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Just thinking about it... You'd end up with a bike that looks exactly like an SV thou. It'll probably end up less good as well, and there's practically no chance it'd be cheaper- plus of course, the resale value would be pennies. Engine swaps to create something truly different (the 7/11 or Gixxer Zeds being classics, or a Scoobydoo WRX engine in a VW Beetle) that's one thing, but it just seems like this would be reinventing the wheel. I'm still thinking old Lester was right... With the work involved, it'd be better to build a whole new frame. I want a Spondon-framed 636, if I had the funds I'd order one today __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"