Ironwood Customs "Chain Smoker" Husqvarna 701

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Ironwood Custom Husqvarna 701: The Chain Smoker (Builder Interview)

Ironwood Custom Husqvarna 701: The Chain Smoker - We take a look at a sharp custom from Amsterdam, and interview builder Arjan van den Boom.

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[Vintage Veloce]

All that work and the side stand is way too short?

 

[MoeZambeek]

All they seem to have done is chopped it’s backside off and made it look worse?

 

[Vintage Veloce]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of the back either. And I bet that license plate bracket wobbles.

 

[Vintage Veloce]

But I just can't believe you go all the trouble to make a bike like this and then leave the sidestand 30mm too short.

 

[Vintage Veloce]

Curious about that airbox...

 

[BISavage]

Wonder if thats the RK Black Scale chain. (Probably the best looking chain.)

Also curious what performance gains it gets from using the 401's Akra.

 

[I <3 Svart]

But I just can't believe you go all the trouble to make a bike like this and then leave the sidestand 30mm too short.

When you said this the first time I wasn't sure if you were being serious or making a joke. Surely the reason they have it propped up like that is so that they can get photos of the bike standing straight up right? If it were parked properly with the bars turned the stand would be the correct height.

 

[Vintage Veloce]

When you said this the first time I wasn't sure if you were being serious or making a joke. Surely the reason they have it propped up like that is so that they can get photos of the bike standing straight up right? If it were parked properly with the bars turned the stand would be the correct height.

That makes some sense... but the big silver cylinder looks really silly to me. It seems most of the world gets good pics without that. ;-)