Yeah, I know…every redneck who takes a tumble through a local hay field pieces Humpty together again sans the trashed plastic and calls it a streetfighter. Done it myself — well, minus the crash. But those hapless souls have nothing to do with this build. This is a proper custom, planned and executed with vision and skill. The result is beautiful to look at and, I'm sure, a joy to ride in its native western Canada.
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Long-time readers of this page will recognize this build from a post I did a few years back. The builder is apexandy from VFRdiscussion.com and he's reluctantly decided to part with his project. Visit Andy's ad and you'll be treated to some background and links to the build thread, a running video, and a Marketplace ad with more details and photos.
Andy's term for his build is "OEM+" and I think his baby is beautiful — the stance, the hardware, the unique choice of a V4 power plant. And it's no small feat to expose a bike which was designed to be clothed, its tubes, wires and relays hidden under sheets of ABS. I've always liked the look of the fourth-gen tuned headers and Andy highlights his in silver ceramic. His rear-end treatment is clean and he resisted the temptation to litter the aesthetics with unnecessary badging and lettering…or trendy brown seat…or gummy grips.
The streetfighter is a sport bike extension of the bobber genre, and it's an enduring one, not a fad like choppers and flat trackers, and that's because it's a natural expression of the human condition that makes us want to take our machines down to their essence for the raw look and raw riding experience of an unfettered machine. To erase the store-bought sameness and show our personal vision of what a motorbike should look and feel like. Like the post WWII bobbers and the minimalistic customs littering the internet today, these builders are simply saying, "Now, that's what a proper motorcycle should look like." Andy thinks this is what a V4 custom should look like and, personally, I can't disagree.
The asking price is $8400 CDN which translates to $6700 USD. A selling price is a reflection of value, and that value is whatever a buyer and seller agree upon. There is no way this bike could be replicated for that money, for whatever that's worth, and it should never lose value. But customs can be a hard sell — personal taste varies and is…well…very personal. I hope this one finds a caring home near some twisty roads.
Andy's term for his build is "OEM+" and I think his baby is beautiful — the stance, the hardware, the unique choice of a V4 power plant. And it's no small feat to expose a bike which was designed to be clothed, its tubes, wires and relays hidden under sheets of ABS. I've always liked the look of the fourth-gen tuned headers and Andy highlights his in silver ceramic. His rear-end treatment is clean and he resisted the temptation to litter the aesthetics with unnecessary badging and lettering…or trendy brown seat…or gummy grips.
The streetfighter is a sport bike extension of the bobber genre, and it's an enduring one, not a fad like choppers and flat trackers, and that's because it's a natural expression of the human condition that makes us want to take our machines down to their essence for the raw look and raw riding experience of an unfettered machine. To erase the store-bought sameness and show our personal vision of what a motorbike should look and feel like. Like the post WWII bobbers and the minimalistic customs littering the internet today, these builders are simply saying, "Now, that's what a proper motorcycle should look like." Andy thinks this is what a V4 custom should look like and, personally, I can't disagree.
The asking price is $8400 CDN which translates to $6700 USD. A selling price is a reflection of value, and that value is whatever a buyer and seller agree upon. There is no way this bike could be replicated for that money, for whatever that's worth, and it should never lose value. But customs can be a hard sell — personal taste varies and is…well…very personal. I hope this one finds a caring home near some twisty roads.
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