This is strictly personal opinion of course but that is by far not the nicest gs ever. Maybe the most expensive?

I agree with stuck-to-the-seat.  These are very unique show bikes, works of art of the finest imagination and craftsmanship, with untold hours of labor and huge cash invested, but I wouldn't want to ride either one more than a few miles.  This is how you get a bike pictured in magazines, not for riding.  When a bike goes through this it lives forever and dies at the same time.  It will forever be a work of art going from show to show but it will never again have significant miles put on it.  All practicality has been lost in the quest for unique beauty, and boy, did he ever succeed!

servus,

anybody interested for parts from this bike:



everything for sale.

Quote from: Jim Knopf on September 29, 2009, 04:02:15 AM
servus,

anybody interested for parts from this bike:

everything for sale.

WOW! I actually love the look of this bike. Not sure the seat position would work for me but I really like everything else.

How much would it cost to purchase the front wheel, rear swing arm, rear wheel, and rear sets? (Shipped to the US?)

Are those mirrors on the handguards?!? I WANT.

How much shipped to the US?

servus,

here a better pic from the ducati handguards:



@Jeremy Jock and cboling: You have pn.

I replied.

servus,

now its nearly winter in Germany, tooltime in garage of jim.

the new frontend is arriving. now a little modifying and it will works in the gs.

pic:



only in black, next year in chrom and gold.

Yes girder ... more precisely a durfee style girder. Heavy as a pig, wont take a disk brake without some mods, but is rake adjustable by making just a pair of dogbones. Longer = more rake. Simple.
But well ... on my savage with the extra weight and the extra rake and what not it would have handled like a  ... well a tank ...
Cool.
Buddha.

Quote from: Jim Knopf on October 22, 2009, 12:01:54 PM
servus,

now its nearly winter in Germany, tooltime in garage of jim.

the new frontend is arriving. now a little modifying and it will works in the gs.

pic:



only in black, next year in chrom and gold.

Um, wow, that is going to be different.  You going to run spoked wheels too?

servus,

i´m looking for this wheels for the new front end:



size front: 9,5x18
size rear: 13,5x18

or this one:

servus,

the new project is started!

Frame:BMW
wheels: Honda
Brakes: Suzuki
Tank: Harley
Frondend: Harley
Motor: GS 500 e
Footpegs: Daelim
Exhaust: Selfmade
Handlebar: Selfmade
Seat: Indian

and a lot more

first pic:

servus,

the new frontend for the orange eightball is ordered. the new frontwheel, with a bigger tyre, too!

pics coming soon.

servus,

this is the new frontend for the orange bike:



still on work to polish and chromed.

Jim, you're just one rich bastard 

I am just kidding! Love your work! The amount of time you spend on each build must be incredible! And the attention to detail... amazing.
cheers 
KML

Quote from: Jim Knopf on October 29, 2009, 02:40:48 AM

servus,

i´m looking for this wheels for the new front end:



size front: 9,5x18
size rear: 13,5x18

or this one:

I think my neighbor got 4 of those gold ones in 24" for his Caddy delivered with his last welfare check...

servus,

the 2 projekts are still under construction, but a new bike arrived:



GSXR1100, superbike bar and shark exhaust.

My favorite base bikes for a project bike. Someday I'm hoping to find a beat up 750 for about $500 to see what I can come up with.

What ever happened with that gs with the red tank and orange wheels? I was looking forward to that one.

Quote from: tt_four on May 31, 2010, 01:24:19 PM
What ever happened with that gs with the red tank and orange wheels? I was looking forward to that one.

servus,

that bike is sold in parts last 6 month.

tomorow i will take pics on from the new bike. 1 project is finished.

servus,

here is the new bike by Jim Knopf Customs:



black frame
4,5" longer swingarm
full fairing
perlmutt white
orange wheels
selfmade handlebars
gsxf shock
gsxr footrest