AnimalGuy

I have been involved in bikes mostly. Cars are just a PITA necessity and I generally only have one because I have to. The truck is no different but I make the most of them and my penchant to tinker always gets the best of me.

The majority of my bikes have been Suzukis with a spattering of Hondas and Yamahas. I always make them fit me. I figure they make a good platform, I just make them better for me.

As a motorcycle messenger for years in SoCal I have a few miles under my belt.

My current bike is a 99 Suzuki Bandit 1200



It has a newer set of forks, GSXR1100 swing arm, GSXR1000 muffler with a hollow midpipe, stage 2 jetting and removed airbox

Before this I had a 99 Suzuki Hayabusa





I removed the bodywork, installed dirt bike bars, it had a Yamaha R6 tail on it most of its life but the GF wanted the bigger seat put back on so it went back to the stock tail. It had GSXR1000 mufflers and custom mids. Upgraded forks,rad,shock,computer, just to name a couple mods. The front broke off when it had a little over 180K miles.

A 09 GSXR600 got the same treatment



A 89 GSXR750 streetfighter. built this one from parts I had laying around





I had this 97 Bandit for a few years. It went through a few different phases.

Close to stock



Pack Mule on a few trips







It ran pretty good



I sold it to another messenger with 285K miles on the clock

A couple SVs. One 650 and one 1000. Great messenger bikes.



Transalp







ZL1000



Concours



And my first street bike, CM200T. This little mule took me around Canada and USA one summer when I was 15.



and how it all started! Me on the bars



I have worked for some shops building Choppers too

A Knuck



a Freddie Hernandez Framed Rider.



Another Freddie frame, More show than go




These are just a small spattering of what I play with. The tinkering has already started on the truck, Just gonna take a while to get it where want it. There are a few more on my Instagram, vlamarche

habanero

That plate frame ever more trouble than it was worth?

Like that Hernandez traveler with the sleep roll and tank bags, got a weird coolness about it.

So where's the truck pics??? Yota???

AnimalGuy

I have posted a pic in a couple other forums, its nothing major.just a 85 extra cab 2wd. The mods have started but I have bigger plans for it. I have not seen one like I plan on for mine.

GreatLakesGuy

haha, I like that plate frame too. That would only cause trouble for me though, so I'll let you keep it.