desmo57 wrote+1, 2, 3
nr 4: I don't give a f"ck! I'm not really interested in "real" corsa engine and frame numbers! I like every period correct racing bike, being a corsa treated SP or the real deal! I'm still convinced there is no such thing as a real corsa bike, every proffesional racing team modifies or converted there bikes according there sponsor's demands or needs and even the factory didn't have the parts to build two simular bikes!
Desmo57-
As I said- the pictures can be of any bike that is set up as a Corse. I do not care if the bike was from the factory with a frame number and History--or "assembled" from Corse parts by someone in his garage or from a race team.
Believe me- I am not that pure about this word "Corse"-- the point of the sub threads is to give anyone restoring or recreating a "Corse" a place to see the real parts- not to glorify the owners of these bikes.
The point of the main Corse forum is just to talk about anything Corse related- be it constructing parts or asking questions or starting rumors- what ever.
For the Gallery-Current day pictures or period pictures are welcome. Yes I would like to get as many pictures of bikes that came from the factory but I also want pictures of "assembled" Corses.
I agree that many current day pictures will be of reconstructed Corse- either because after years of racing many parts have been replaced or someone started off with a just a Corse frame and some parts or started out with a street bike and slowly "assembled" it into a "Corse" (affectionately known as Bitsa bike) that may or may not have any history. Some cool racing bikes of that period were "bitsa bikes"
One of the Corse's I bring to the track (see my avatar) is a Bitsa bike which took me years to build- each year at the track it was different from the year before until every part on it is now a factory Corse part. I now call it a '94 Corse because every part such as the frame, swing arm, and wheels are the correct parts for that year. Some will say I cannot say that- but for this forum I say we can.
The important point is that the pictures show the correct collection of part for the year of the bike.
If we want the Gallery and the Technical section to be a good reference we need to keep a bit of purity. But where to draw the line.
I know that there are many great "Assembled" Corse bikes out there that have a mix of real Corse parts such as '90 forks on a '93 Corse bike, or have a built street motor on a Corse rolling chassis, or has a street frame with many many great Corse parts on them-- and I think if you are reading this Forum you would love to see them all.
I think if the majority of the parts are Corse such as the frame, suspension, and bodywork we could handle them in the Gallery by have a very concise write up pointing out what the mixed year parts are and what parts are not Corse.
I am sure bikes like this will provoke a lively discussion.
If the bike is still basically a street bike with a great collection of Corse parts then we can throw it into the main Corse section to show other members what we have. And I can be jealous because you have the Carbon rotors on your street bike that I need to complete one of my bikes.
OK - I have gone on way too long-- I hope we can have a good forum centered around the Corse bikes. I will do as much as I can to contribute to the Technical section and provide dimensions and pictures of parts. I have many many pictures of Corse's that I can slowly add to the Gallery. But I would like anyone who has anything to share to start a thread.
