Custom Bikes Of The Week: 18 August, 2019
This week we’ve uncovered a classic Garelli converted to electric power, a Suzuki SV650 with an endurance racer vibe, and a trio of stunning BMWs, including a slash-7 kit for the R nineT.
Suzuki SV650 by Bandisca The SV650 is widely considered a superb bang-for-buck buy. It offers decent performance and handling, for not too much money?but no one buys it for its looks. Enter husband and wife team Alf and Mihaela, from Romanian shop Bandisca.
Despite Alf’s initial skepticism, Bandisca have transformed this 2001-model SV into retro-fabulous endurance racer. It actually took them almost two months to decide on a direction, but in the end, the 1990 GSX-R750 became the inspiration for the build. So they started with a 90s GSXR replica fairing from Airtech Streamlining, which had to be modified heavily to match the SV’s bones.
The subframe and aluminum tail piece were made in-house, and matched to a Honda NTV fuel tank. Putting everything together wasn’t a walk in the park though, and called for some out the box thinking, and a number of one-off parts. Bandisca wanted to make sure the SV would go as good as it looks too. So they treated it to a full engine rebuild with upgraded cams, tuned carbs, a performance clutch and whole lot more.
The exhaust headers are custom too, and terminate in a Spark muffler. This SV650 also has Showa forks, a custom YSS shock, and a new wiring loom built around a Motogadget m.unit. It’s unrecognizable as an SV65...
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