Wanna know what's under the shrouds on James' bike?

petegrath wrote:

Oh you little tease!

GuyB wrote:

I've got a couple very interesting photos I'll post up in a few.

GuyB wrote:

Minutes.

GuyB wrote:

The fuel tank is constructed of five pieces, uses mostly billet aluminum construction, and is designed to slim the bike considerably. Because it's so hard (and...

The fuel tank is constructed of five pieces, uses mostly billet aluminum construction, and is designed to slim the bike considerably.

Because it's so hard (and expensive) to produce, this one is the same, both in width and capacity, as the tank that they'll use for the outdoors. (Outdoors...can I get a fist-pump for that?)

Yep, the gas cap is recessed, and allows them to build a much longer seat than stock, and there are a bunch of other components involved, so that James can get much further forward to match his riding style. The sides are hand-formed, and graphics cover much of the tank when he's riding, so you don't see much difference, but obviously this one is wildly different. He doesn't often change up the gear guards on his knee braces, so the tank does take some abuse.

I've seen a bunch of really trick works bikes and parts, both domestically and in Europe, and I think this out-works just about anything I've seen elsewhere. Way to go, JGR.