TRX with spoked wheels :)
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Re: TRX with spoked wheels :)
I like a lot of aspects of that.
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Re: TRX with spoked wheels :)
...waddaya mean "Not Bad"?!? its a 'fighter and you hate 'fighters! Going soft in your old age!not bad
I quite like it too, but with those wire wheels and that megaphone can, it needs clip-ons and a cafe-racer type fairing with a big round light: that would look cool!
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Re: TRX with spoked wheels :)
I agree with this, I think it's more suited to a cafe-racer look than streetfighter. Nail on a 7" headlight, a small flyscreen and clip-ons and it'd be a gorgeoustrixynut wrote:...waddaya mean "Not Bad"?!? its a 'fighter and you hate 'fighters! Going soft in your old age!not bad![]()
I quite like it too, but with those wire wheels and that megaphone can, it needs clip-ons and a cafe-racer type fairing with a big round light: that would look cool!
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Re: TRX with spoked wheels :)
Yeah I knowtrixynut wrote:...waddaya mean "Not Bad"?!? its a 'fighter and you hate 'fighters! Going soft in your old age!not bad![]()
I quite like it too, but with those wire wheels and that megaphone can, it needs clip-ons and a cafe-racer type fairing with a big round light: that would look cool!
Agree, it would look better as a cafe racer.

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Re: TRX with spoked wheels :)
Yer, it would be proper nice if the owner went the whole proverbial and cafe racer'd it. Much better than a Ducati sportclassic. The spoked wheels and megaphone can are nice with the frame , but it needs clip ons and flyscreen - the right side view looks nice, but the front 3/4 where you can see the bars looks wrong to me.
Also not sure about the braced swinger, but there's not much you can do other than fabricating your own tubular steel swinger matched to the frame.
Also not sure about the braced swinger, but there's not much you can do other than fabricating your own tubular steel swinger matched to the frame.
Kayla wrote:I agree with this, I think it's more suited to a cafe-racer look than streetfighter. Nail on a 7" headlight, a small flyscreen and clip-ons and it'd be a gorgeoustrixynut wrote:...waddaya mean "Not Bad"?!? its a 'fighter and you hate 'fighters! Going soft in your old age!not bad![]()
I quite like it too, but with those wire wheels and that megaphone can, it needs clip-ons and a cafe-racer type fairing with a big round light: that would look cool!Should have twin pipes though.
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Re: TRX with spoked wheels :)
After owning an rd350 when they first came out then the old 750 bonnie for 14yrs I can see a bit of both in that..
Certainly have a lot of fun on the back wheel to and from work thats for sure..
.. as mentioned..7" light would do wonders I feel .. And the wires N megaphone and inline twin brings back memories of the trumphy with the rd 350 radiator and cosmetics.
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Certainly have a lot of fun on the back wheel to and from work thats for sure..
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Re: TRX with spoked wheels :)
A while ago I saw this TDM for sale on a dutch website:

The text of the advert didn't say anything about the wheels, it took me quite a while to figure out what it was that made this bike "different"!

The text of the advert didn't say anything about the wheels, it took me quite a while to figure out what it was that made this bike "different"!
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Re: TRX with spoked wheels :)
Would Super Ten hubs work?
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Re: TRX with spoked wheels :)
not if you actually want to be able to brakeKayla wrote:Would Super Ten hubs work?
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Re: TRX with spoked wheels :)
Sorry, I meant 'would Super Ten hubs work if they had decent-sized discs fitted to them?'TonyDevil wrote:not if you actually want to be able to brakeKayla wrote:Would Super Ten hubs work?
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Re: TRX with spoked wheels :)
anything will work with enough modification
trouble is to fit decent sized discs to the 3LD (XTZ750) hub is VERY expensive as its 1 off produced items (discs, calipers etc)
i've been trying to upgrade the brakes on mine for ages and the cheapest way is actually to replace the entire front end with one from a WR450
trouble is to fit decent sized discs to the 3LD (XTZ750) hub is VERY expensive as its 1 off produced items (discs, calipers etc)
i've been trying to upgrade the brakes on mine for ages and the cheapest way is actually to replace the entire front end with one from a WR450
TRX850 1997 - sunny day twisty toy
TDM900 2003 - commuting tool
TDM850 mk1 - scratching & touring
Z750 hardtail - project
gone but not forgotten : - XTZ750, GS500, GS125
TDM900 2003 - commuting tool
TDM850 mk1 - scratching & touring
Z750 hardtail - project
gone but not forgotten : - XTZ750, GS500, GS125

