Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Paint your wagon!

I just can’t watch the TV. This is mainly because what’s on it is so rubbish that it’s depressing... but it’s also because I’m easily distrac… oooh, what’s that?

The cause of my eyes-right is the mix of metal and rubber that sits alongside the goggle-box. Yup, black, grey and more black, Project 10/11 is certainly living up to the cool dream. It’s worthy of being mounted on the wall, as a three-dimensional offering to the Gods of Motorcycle Art. But that would be a waste of this bike’s potential. And the easy way out…

So I find myself back in the garage, surrounded by the various panels that make up 1986’s cutting-edge superbike vision. In total, there are 15 different panels that wear paint – the fairing consists of seven of them, then there’s the

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