From mild mannered to HEATHEN in 2.9 seconds .....
When last we left our modest hero ... he was contemplating a quiet life ... his paisley slippers sitting askew on his feet ... a maple pipe clamped loosly between his teeth ... curls of smoke drifting lazily towards the low ceiling of his study ... and a snifter of brandy swirling like a golden whirlpool in his hand .. all from the comfort of his tired old armchair by the fireside.
Ok ... maybe not ... but I have been fighting the urge to buy more bling .. that was until the day I blew the electrics on the R1.
As you may recall .. the last evolution of the R1 bought it to this stage.
I was pretty happy with that ... it had made the cover of Rapid and was pretty unmistakable on the roads.
But then fate stepped in and I blew something in the electrics ... so I was left bikeless and pondering that age old question ... do I fix the bike and go back to riding it ? or do I get another one and build a full custom.
Guess which I chose
So with a new daily rider and a rekindled vision .. once again I turned my attention to the R1.
Over the next few months I will document the development of Project "Heathen" R1 .. in tandum with this project I will also be developing the "Daily". (This will be in a separate thread)
Stay tuned.
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Skunkworkz is open for business and it time to turn up the heat ......
Good thing Im not in a rush. 
and the frame, subframe and swingarm are off to be media blasted.
