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03 Dec 2009 15:45 #337295 by Afrosemite
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Found this bike whilst poking around the internet.Maybe it's just me, but I think I'm in love. . .

www.wrenchmonkees.com/monkee11.html


All of the stuff those guys do is pretty great, but something about that one just speaks to me
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03 Dec 2009 15:49 #337297 by thompsonmx100
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Yeah they do some great stuff. I really like the monkee #8 until the guy who bought it started to put stickers on it. He put a michelin man sticker on his dunlop shodded bike.
2006 gs 500 streetfighter
1982 gpz750 breathed on wreck
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03 Dec 2009 16:20 #337305 by DoubleDub
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Gotta stick with the liters...

www.wrenchmonkees.com/monkee02.html

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03 Dec 2009 17:28 #337327 by thompsonmx100
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Yeah both of those 1000's they built were sick. They were definitely inspiration for me. Cafe fighters if you will. Or vintage fighters. Another cool spot for some old school homemade projects is www.vintagefighters.yuku.com/ they have some cool bikes there. But yeah those Danish guys build some cool stuff.
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1982 gpz750 breathed on wreck
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03 Dec 2009 17:32 #337330 by trianglelaguna
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they got a feature on those guys in the monthly ccyle mag that shows a vfr1200 on the cover.....not my cup of coffee..

too fashion /fad imo
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2003 ZX12R
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03 Dec 2009 18:26 #337348 by flht1997
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37,000US for a CB750?
Matt Milwaukee, WI
75' KZ400, (5) 78' KZ400, 76' KZ 750, 78' KZ650
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89' BMW R100RT
05' H-D Electra Glide
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03 Dec 2009 19:10 #337363 by thompsonmx100
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Yeah that is a bit pricey but if I had 37000 to spend on a bike I probably wouldn't spend it on a harley. Granted if i had 37 grand to spend on a bike I probably would have everything else in the world so why not.
2006 gs 500 streetfighter
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04 Dec 2009 04:20 - 04 Dec 2009 04:21 #337430 by OnkelB
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As for the prices I agree it sounds a bit steep but you have to realize that vehicles are insanely expensive over here in Denmark. A 2009 Z1000 will set you back just about $40,000 and you'd have a hard time finding a new Harley for less than 70 grand.
77 KZ 650 B1, 82 GPz 1100 B2.
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04 Dec 2009 05:08 #337434 by otakar
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OnkelB wrote:

As for the prices I agree it sounds a bit steep but you have to realize that vehicles are insanely expensive over here in Denmark. A 2009 Z1000 will set you back just about $40,000 and you'd have a hard time finding a new Harley for less than 70 grand.


I think that the word "INSANELY" is a bit of an Understatement. Sometimes when I see what you Europeans are paying for things, I get a reality check, and realize that we are still doing pretty good here in the US. That VAT that you guys have to pay to the E.U. I outright government sponsored theft. I know that you people get paid more than we do but I am not sure if it is that much more.
74 Z1-A stock
76 KZ-900 Totaly stock vice MAC pipe
77 KZ-1000A stock
78 Z1-R 100%MINT 500 original Mi.
78 Z1-R Yoshi 1103 kit stage 1 cams Yoshi pipe. Etc
79 KZ-1300 (1400)
80 KZ-1300
81 Scratch built GPz1150R
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04 Dec 2009 06:09 - 04 Dec 2009 06:19 #337439 by OnkelB
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Well, to give you an idea I made around $55,000 last year of which I paid some $19,000 in income tax - then there's the 25% sales tax (VAT) on everything I buy with what's left (rent excluded though).

There are upsides too like free school, free medical care and so on but still..
77 KZ 650 B1, 82 GPz 1100 B2.
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04 Dec 2009 06:41 #337441 by 9am53
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I don't know if I just don't get it, but after looking at some of their bikes I find they look kind of ratty...the GPz one has rust on the gas tank, the KZ1000J one has a dent in the top of the tank...
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04 Dec 2009 07:53 #337446 by mookieo2
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9am53 wrote:

I don't know if I just don't get it, but after looking at some of their bikes I find they look kind of ratty...the GPz one has rust on the gas tank, the KZ1000J one has a dent in the top of the tank...


That`s the idea. Its a retro look. Back then it was done for a reason, to make it lighter, faster and done as inexpensive as possible. Now it is just a fashion statement. I really like it. I like the Wrench Monkees #8 bike execpt for the Ducati forks and fender. I was thinking about getting that fairing and making a seat cowl similar to that one.

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