The Norton metamorphosis - W650 cafe racer in rockabilly armour

Suspension mods: Telefix clip-ons with Beston grips, WP progressive springs, racing footpegs, ODM 2000 7 stage steering damper, Lucas brakepads.
Engine mods: dropped airbox, power air filters, dropped carburettor heating, 148 main jets, engine polish, dropped kickstarter

Others: Smiths instruments design with mph speedometer, ammeter, oil temperature gauge, Scottoiler, custom seat, custom airbox covers, custom paintjob, Roadholder badges, polished stainless steel screws overall.

Max speed: 115 mph
Building time - four month

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Cafe racer
• rockabilly
• W650
• Norton

[rcFlyrodeo]

Bought a W650? Congrats, good choice! The mirrors I bought from Louis.de - germany,

the bars are from ebay.

[rcFlyrodeo]

Well, u r wright, building this POS took me more money than buying a real one, why so because this was a kinda like project and I WANTED to do so, the same way u've chosen to fly virtual planes instead of real ones - got the picture? By the way what bike do u ride, also a virtual one?

[rcFlyrodeo]

u can find the handlebars here:

telefix-products.de

[gilesgeewizz]

Hi. Bad ass bike. Where did u get the bars? How hard was it to pull the tank off and spray it or how much did it cost to get it done? Thx - Jonathan

[rcFlyrodeo]

@gilesgeewizz

Jonathan, I bought the bike and 2700EUR and invested about 3000 more in it. The bars I bought on ebay

all it mattered to have the right suspension diameter - if fits doesn't matter if Telefix or LSL or other clip-on - is not hard to mount. Tank was done by a professional for 200EUR - cleaned, paited black than covered with these decals and coated with 7 (!) layers of transparent laquer. Harder was customizing the instrument panel, adapting the steering damper and the airbox mod

[Jumoschwanz]

@rcFlyrodeo I have always rode Nortons, took my license test on one. Been around British bikes for fifty years because my father rode and raced them back in the day. And in the last fifty years this wannabeeism is the saddest trend I have seen out there, but of course it's participants are incapable of seeing themselves for what they are just like any crazyman thinks they are the best and brightest, or like some think it is great that they slept with their hot sister.....

[gilesgeewizz]

Love it just bought a w650. Where did u get the bars and mirrors

[Jumoschwanz]

Wow, it is Wannabeeism taken to a high art form. A wannabee bike for a wannabee rider. I true icon for a society that has lost all self-knowledge and communion with reality. What makes it even more hilarious, is that for the cost and trouble of building this POS, a real Norton could have easily been had.....

[swooshdave]

I'm not quite sure why the Norton logo was put on a Kawasaki...

[gilesgeewizz]

Hi. What is the brand of ur handle bars? Nice tune by the way, I slap standup bass and vocal in a rockabilly 3 piece. - Jonathan