Rickman Metisse

[lewisjohn]

Santa came early for me on Sunday, I picked my new Metisse frame kit, I’ve done three airheads so I fancied a change. I was given a couple of XS650 engines so decided to build a Metisse.The photo of the finished bike is what mine should look like.

 

[Robbi]

Sweet

 

[ymfb]

I’m jealous on many levels

Time
Skills
Opportunity

Hoping you will post with regular progress

 

[brut33]

Nice and with the Yam engine, super-dooper.

 

[Joe narvey]

Wow, best jigsaw ever.

 

[Oldrat]

Can’t wait
Following with interest

 

[The Other PaulG]

Do Metisse frames come with Triumph-specific engine mounts that you need to work around, or can you buy a Yamaha-specific frame?

Can't wait to see this build, those are such handsome engines.

 

[Micky]

I'm in

 

[Wreford Miles]

Dry nice. Bakerman let me ride his Triumph engined one...I was very careful

 

[jonnie comet]

Dry nice. Bakerman let me ride his Triumph engined one...I was very careful

I remember Bakerman getting his - what a lovely, dead cool motorbike.

Back to this one. I'm in, crack on...

 

[Posh Pete]

Classic is an over used word but it's absolutely spot on here.

 

[Timolgra]

Dry nice. Bakerman let me ride his Triumph engined one...I was very careful

I was less careful let's hope then engine on this bike hasn't been thrown together like on some of their other 'classics!

 

[GlynnJ]

I’m jealous on many levels

Time
Skills
Opportunity

Hoping you will post with regular progress

^ what he said.

I'm in

 

[Nin]

Lovely, they’re just down the road from me. I must pop down and have a look.

Is that the Steve McQueen desert racer?


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[Arsey]

Something to whet your appetite.......


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[lewisjohn]

Do Metisse frames come with Triumph-specific engine mounts that you need to work around, or can you buy a Yamaha-specific frame?

Can't wait to see this build, those are such handsome engines.

The frame is built to take the XS engine, no oil in frame, and specific engine mounts.

 

[lewisjohn]

Lovely, they’re just down the road from me. I must pop down and have a look.

Is that the Steve McQueen desert racer?


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It’s not a McQueen bike ,more like a what he would have built using a Japanese engine.

 

[walkingpictures]

I'm in

Me too

 

[Oldiron64]

Also in, roll on the updates.

 

[Deleted account 210604001]

That's lovely , but nearly a day has gone past and no updates yet .

Looking forward to this.

RBW.