Heh, heh thanks Tom, I saw that "timeless" pop off your link & dismissed it before I clicked the familiar thread & thought $$$...lovely machine work though!
The second link name wasn't familiar, but the founder is a forum member & his Veskt V build thread is one I know pretty much by heart. It's a beauty as well, but it ends up a motorcycle, which is quite marvelous, but I'm looking for so much lighter with an extremely narrow frontal area. The Briggs with CVT is as big as the Honda V I first bought and later rejected and the 5 speed Virago 250. All 100lbs. plus with the plus being even heavier and bulkier! The Veskt bike with the Briggs is so artfully presented that the motor looks just about perfect in frame & photos give visual proof of the same, but during the months that I played with both engines I realized they aren't what I'm looking for. I'd like my completed twin moto cycle to weigh under 125 lbs. total which is 30 lbs. lighter than my Harley "pea shooter" & 50 lbs. lighter than my Simplex "Copper gator" both these can be pedaled in a pinch but you wouldn't want to.
Ultimately the Veskt Briggs and Daredevil's 250 cc Yamaha V thread are what prompted me to purchase the two V twins to mock up a design. Both have great merit and were used in super builds, but the more I played with them, the less enchanted I became with actually using them for a project. They are both too bulky and way too heavy for what I have in mind.
Everybody who's into vintage bikes seem to love a twin, but it seems that very few of us are willing to build and live with one. I build stuff but I really want practical bikes to ride daily, not just look at. My reality is that I normally climb on the lightweight bikes to go about my daily activities around town and save the others for occasional rides through the country side. I'd like to think I can build a V twin that could serve well doing both. If I can't then I won't.
My full size land cruiser motorcycles get stored and exist mainly to receive their 24 hr. trickle charge feeding...
Rick C.