Don't know if I'm looking for an entire bike. I need an engine, running gear, and a rolling chassis. With the possibility, of course, of grey areas about what comes on the chassis, and what's considered running gear. But I want a custom frame, for various reasons.

There's no point paying "registered, RWC" prices for a frame I'm going to throw away. What I suspect I'll do is buy a bike with a totalled front end, for the engine and running gear, and get a custom frame with forks, or possibly pick up forks & front brake gear seperately.

Which will hopefully be cheaper than buying an entire bike.

The real question is, of course, what is your bike? Bearing in mind that I have a totally irrational prejudice against kawasakis ....

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