My EFE make over.
My EFE make over.
Ive henpecked myself into doing this.
I dont have any good pics of the starting point. I built this a few years back,before digi cameras were available,from a time you had to buy film for the camera and pay to have it developed.
So,Im short of pics.
When the bike was 1st built,I had a ride out to an NCC (national chopper club)bike event,parked up,went for a cup of tea,and on my return spotted a rosette on the forks. Hmm I thought ,whats that?? It turned out Id won best something or other. But Im not sure what?
The bike at the time was flourescent pink,as I had a sponsor deal thing with an adult sex shop called Tickled Pink.
The bike was as noticable as a turd in a swimming pool.
I wanted a drag bike look,so all the switches/horn button etc were hidden behind the sidepanels,and the bars were all nice and empty. I do think I bothered with such a thing as a speedo.
I used to judge 30mph for speed camera by blipping the throttle in top gear and rolling past them. Mind you,my number plate was small.
The front end is/was fitted with a kawasaki USD set of forks,wheel and single brake (dragbike look),I ran a Star racing dragpipe,a long one off swingarm with lock up struts. The lock up struts were either Ohlins or Whitepower but my memory is crap.
I shall have to post this and come back to it,as yet again photobucket has tied its self in knots.F***!!!!!

I dont have any good pics of the starting point. I built this a few years back,before digi cameras were available,from a time you had to buy film for the camera and pay to have it developed.
So,Im short of pics.

When the bike was 1st built,I had a ride out to an NCC (national chopper club)bike event,parked up,went for a cup of tea,and on my return spotted a rosette on the forks. Hmm I thought ,whats that?? It turned out Id won best something or other. But Im not sure what?


The bike was as noticable as a turd in a swimming pool.

I wanted a drag bike look,so all the switches/horn button etc were hidden behind the sidepanels,and the bars were all nice and empty. I do think I bothered with such a thing as a speedo.

The front end is/was fitted with a kawasaki USD set of forks,wheel and single brake (dragbike look),I ran a Star racing dragpipe,a long one off swingarm with lock up struts. The lock up struts were either Ohlins or Whitepower but my memory is crap.

I shall have to post this and come back to it,as yet again photobucket has tied its self in knots.F***!!!!!

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Try again with some pics.
This is pretty much the last time I even looked at the bike,before hiding it under a pile of rubbish.






This is pretty much the last time I even looked at the bike,before hiding it under a pile of rubbish.






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Bloody hell,it must be the worst EFE in the country!! 

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Some parts Ive collected,but in all honesty,probably wont use for the time being. I need really to get the bike up and running on carbs first before I go down the turbo route.




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I made some lockup strut mounts for the replacement frame,welded them in and then it was off to the powdercoaters.
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The initial plan.
This will no doubt change as my mood takes me.
Paint,nice and easy to decide,Red and Black .

The frames gloss black,the wheels will be painted white,engine probably black with a silver cylinder block.
The engine needs a steam clean,fresh oil and some new plugs. I need a new battery and new chain and sprockets (long chain). I need to buy some rose joints for the lock up struts,a new oil cooler with posh pipework.......
Id like it done for 2020.

Paint,nice and easy to decide,Red and Black .

The frames gloss black,the wheels will be painted white,engine probably black with a silver cylinder block.
The engine needs a steam clean,fresh oil and some new plugs. I need a new battery and new chain and sprockets (long chain). I need to buy some rose joints for the lock up struts,a new oil cooler with posh pipework.......
Id like it done for 2020.

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We can then move onto EFE number 2....
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My inspiration for ever wanting an EFE,even though this doesnt have a proper engine in it!!!
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Steve Burns red and black drag/streetbike.
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Steve Burns red and black drag/streetbike.
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