Triton, Norley, Pan-Shovel...but how about a Yamaha-Porshe chopp ?
Ever since we discovered motorcycles as a transportation vehicle and soon after as a labor of love and passion, fulfilling somehow our lives, we started playing around with it's engine components and what not. Like all grown up lego lovers !
Triton comes first in my mind.Fitting a TRIumph engine into a NorTON frame gave birth in the late 60's to one of the best cafe racers platforms ever imagined, a living legend of today.
And of course the Americans couldn't let their shit alone when it comes to Harleys. Focused only on the engine, the Pan-Shovel was born. A Panhead with a Shovel Head rocker covers.
Just two examples to get you into the groove. What we have here is weird combination, never experienced before.
I really don't know why Dirk Oehlerking, the founder of Kingston Custom in Germany used a Porshe cylinder to power this project. Maybe he had one laying around ?! ... And I really don't care, cause it brings tears of joy into my eyes when I see this Frankenstein ! Hahaha
What was once an Yamaha SR 500 stands now before your eyes in these photos as a sprint racer with a Bavarian heart. So it was cataloged by Dirk. Strange ? Yes. Ok. Moving on. The old 1978 Yamaha SR got a cylinder from a Porshe 911. Now I don't know if it was a Carrera, Turbo or GTS... 0_o
The Porsche 911 609cmc cylinder puts up 60hp's of fun. And it makes a good combo with the K&N air filter and 5 speed chain transmission. Kingston foot pegs, in the backbone gas tank, exhaust and seat.
Kingston Custom
Pretty nuts. Reminds me of the Shovster or the 45 magnum.
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