I had an interesting conversation with the builder well i felt it would be nice to hear it on his own words abt how he built this awesome mean machine
"It all started quite a long ago actually. I always had motorcycles in the garage as my family was pretty into riding since i remember and well before that...
But strictly speaking about the Virago it started a bit over a year ago when i sold my previous bike as I decided to build something more unique .. I Went through quite a few pics of cafe racers, scramblers, bobbers etc. For an inspiration. Even though I already had an idea what i want. Something slightly different, style wise. Decided to mix the styles a bit. Put on the bike what i really like. Make it feel like an old motorcycle once u seat on it. Use raw metals as copper, brass, alluminum, stainless seel. The idea was to make the most of it by hand. Myself. So i did make the whole exhaust and silencers, front and rear lights, Sssa bracket, modded the front head to adapt the new suspension, also made the rear shock bracket to fix with new swinger. Modded the fuel tank, foot rests, reversed break and clutch levers, made a new air box to fit the cone air filter. There is also a single sided plate holder and few more details as u can see on them photos. It all took me around 5 months to get done. And it all works brilliantly fine for me. So much fun to ride it! Its built to ride around the town as well as little further as i already done few trips 400km each and i love riding it. The whole new Virago that is. Its got the TL front and the NTV rear swinger along with the R6 rear shock so it handles very well. Sraight as well as the corners. Pretty smooth and dynamic ride overall i must say. Its around 40kg lighter compared to the stock Virago so that helps as well i guess... I am a technician welder so I am also sure that its all made solid and there is no short cuts taken while building it. I did mod some bikes and cars before, swapped front ends, had engine teared apart and fixed so i could ride it again but The Cyclop Virago, i take as my first real build. First but not the last for sure.
So thats the long story short..." wojtek spyra
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