Honda CBX V12 by Andreas Georgeades
Building a V12 from a pair of Honda CBX engines would be quite an accomplishment
if it was the only motorcycle project a builder ever did, unlikely of course,
but by itself it would stand alone quite well. Andreas Georgeades’ most recent
project is exactly that, the bike shown here, but “most recent” are the key
words. He’s been doing things with motorcycles his entire life, starting out as
a racer but quickly becoming a builder with some very unusual and creative
skills.
Andreas, a former motorcycle racer from South Africa who raced his Matchless 500
at the Isle of Man in 1964 and 500cc GP racing in Europe, he also raced in
Canada and the US. He also raced and won in Canada with a bike powered by a
Honda 600 auto engine, a water cooled engine converted to air cooling by
removing the water jacket and adding cooling fins!
His building technique is truly “old school,” no CAD or computer work of any
kind, just some sketches, and even those, sometimes not until after the work is
complete to explain what he did. Even more impressive is his workshop, for those
who think a project like this requires an immense workshop filled with the
latest machine tools, Andreas does his work in more modest surroundings.
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Source Thekneeslider.com
