Last of the V twins on carbs?

[buzzer]

Looking for my next project for the winter...

I want to do another V twin so looking around for a donor bike... the criteria is...

750 or bigger

V twin

Air cooled

Carburettors

Strong engine essential...



Any suggestions guys?

[Pothole]

Buell Thunderbolt?

[Turn7]

Duc 900SS seems the obvs choice.....

Think the VTR1K was the last of the breed ?

[Jazoli]

I can't think of anything other than custom type engines which will be limp as you've done a ducati already.

[Pothole]

Jazoli said:

I can't think of anything other than custom type engines which will be limp as you've done a ducati already.

I saw your name on the thread and assumed you'd be touting the TRX...

[Jazoli]

Water-cooled

BMW twin of some sort, although they are a 180 degree V Twin...

Edited by Jazoli on Wednesday 19th August 21:56

[Turn7]

Pothole said:

I saw your name on the thread and assumed you'd be touting the TRX...

Such an under rated Bike.....

[Jazoli]

Turn7 said:

Pothole said:

I saw your name on the thread and assumed you'd be touting the TRX...

Such an under rated Bike.....

Maybe, I wasn't wow'd by mine, too soft, poor brakes, bit slow, it was nice enough as a roadster but lacked sparkle.

[Pothole]

OP: As I've just bought an injected one, how about a Guzzi?

[Stuart Fordyce]

Turn7 said:

Duc 900SS seems the obvs choice.....

Think the VTR1K was the last of the breed ?

That or a Varadero, although both are liquid cooled

[Krikkit]

I acknowledge that they're mostly seen as ste, but big, strong carb-fed V-twin... Harley engine?

[Pothole]

Jazoli said:

Turn7 said:

Pothole said:

I saw your name on the thread and assumed you'd be touting the TRX...

Such an under rated Bike.....

Maybe, I wasn't wow'd by mine, too soft, poor brakes, bit slow, it was nice enough as a roadster but lacked sparkle.

Just thought, it's not a V either is it?

[Jazoli]

Pothole said:

Just thought, it's not a V either is it?

Nope, sounds like one and felt like one, it was years ago when I owned that surprised you remembered: )

[Mr Dendrite]

Honda VTR firestorm seems like a good option and change from your Ducati marvels. They’re cheap as chips and apart from the cam chain (O Honda you never could do a cam chain) which for you would a piece of piss.

I’d like to see one one with your styling and engineering touch, think it would be a hell of a bike. Not so much an SP-1 but an SB-1

And the Carbs are pretty big!

[Jazoli]

Mr Dendrite said:

Honda VTR firestorm seems like a good option and change from your Ducati marvels. They’re cheap as chips and apart from the cam chain (O Honda you never could do a cam chain) which for you would a piece of piss.

I’d like to see one one with your styling and engineering touch, think it would be a hell of a bike. Not so much an SP-1 but an SB-1

And the Carbs are pretty big!

The OP wants an air cooled V twin though

[gusm2]

Buell Cyclone M2
Probably the best model they made, ticks all the boxes you're looking for

[markymarkthree]

Vincent, if you can lay your hands on just an engine.

[Steve Bass]

gusm2 said:

Buell Cyclone M2
Probably the best model they made......

That's really not saying much....

[Steve Bass]

buzzer said:

Looking for my next project for the winter...

I want to do another V twin so looking around for a donor bike... the criteria is...

750 or bigger

V twin

Air cooled

Carburettors

Strong engine essential...



Any suggestions guys?

What's the project objective??
Restoration or conversion?
if conversion, then to what? Bobber, Cafe etc?

yamaha has the XV range, not sure if carb'd, there's the usual Ducati's such as Monsters, Supersports and ST's, obvioulsy the cruiser end of the spectrum from the japanese and HD...

Then of course, you could take an EFI engine and fit carbs if the perfect engine isn't available......

[NAS]

Japanese customs/choppers from around 2000?

Yamaha XV1600, Kawasaki VN1500 etc.