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25.01.2022 Finally finished engine for a Doohan NSR...all new cast clutch cover and water pipes, Ducati dry clutch conversion, external pivot power valves and Stan Stephens redesigned 2 into 1 carb manifolds.....starting final build January
25.01.2022 MCN visited and interviewed us.. click here to see the youtube video of their visit and see our new ABE 500cc GP bike...
25.01.2022 Check out our new YZR500 frame, for the 1990 Rainey build!!!
21.01.2022 This week at CME - we sent this frame, rear-sets and sub-frame to a customer in Sweden - a 1998-2002 YZR Frame. Enjoy!
20.01.2022 20 months ago I was contracted to build 2 promotional race bikes for the new Wayne Gardner movie. The movie premier was in Melbourne last night....now I can finally put up some pics of the bikes!!! 1989 NSR500 and a 1988 RGV500 (late model) ... WG is such a great bloke...took interest and took the time to ask me questions about the bikes even when the media were hounding him for questions..legend!!!
20.01.2022 This bike will be for sale in the next few weeks...please email us should you need more info......
19.01.2022 sorry about the long delay..we just got the Rainey frame and swingarm back from the painters and can start final assembly..
19.01.2022 Jeff Ware from Rapid riding ABE bike....
17.01.2022 "A Day in the Life of Mick Costin" - Two Wheels magazine, 2010.
16.01.2022 Pic#2 of 1990 Frame and swingarm into rolling chassis.....
16.01.2022 We just put our new 1990 frame and swingarm into rolling chassis. YZR500 forks, wheels, brakes - getting closer.
15.01.2022 New frame I've made for a Kevin Schwantz 1988 RGV500 Pepsi Suzuki..years 88/89 have some of the most beautiful 500's ever made!!
14.01.2022 Well we finally did it!!! After years of hearing 'Dont forget about the little RZ's, we finally built a custom aluminium twin spar frame for the RZ350/250 engines. Not only that, we designed a completely new bike using our new frame and our newly designed set of bodywork.. hence the Costin 535 was born! This bike uses the popular Banshee 535cc big bore kit with the RZ/RD bottom end. We have designed this bike to be an everyday road useable and registerable motorcycle. It uses... previously complied components such as Yamaha R6 suspension/wheels and brakes, Ducati 1098 headlight and 'E' marked indicators. See the parts list below for a full rundown of the Costin 535 components!! Alternatively we can build you the same motorcycle with a standard RZ/RD motor or anyone of the Banshee big bore engine kits.. Or if you prefer, we can sell you just the frame with or without the bodywork for you to start your own build. You can purchase as much of the bike as you like.. These big bore engines use modern 2 stroke technology and the frame should be no different. Why house it in a compromised frame which was designed for another engine?? Our new 535 frame is purpose built for these engines!!!!
11.01.2022 New frame Ive made for a Kevin Schwantz 1988 RGV500 Pepsi Suzuki..years 88/89 have some of the most beautiful 500s ever made!!
11.01.2022 Took the Rainey bike to Barry Sheene this year and had a great reaction..the bike is in there somewhere!!!
11.01.2022 Well we finally did it!!! After years of hearing Dont forget about the little RZs, we finally built a custom aluminium twin spar frame for the RZ350/250 engines. Not only that, we designed a completely new bike using our new frame and our newly designed set of bodywork.. hence the Costin 535 was born! This bike uses the popular Banshee 535cc big bore kit with the RZ/RD bottom end. We have designed this bike to be an everyday road useable and registerable motorcycle. It uses... previously complied components such as Yamaha R6 suspension/wheels and brakes, Ducati 1098 headlight and E marked indicators. See the parts list below for a full rundown of the Costin 535 components!! Alternatively we can build you the same motorcycle with a standard RZ/RD motor or anyone of the Banshee big bore engine kits.. Or if you prefer, we can sell you just the frame with or without the bodywork for you to start your own build. You can purchase as much of the bike as you like.. These big bore engines use modern 2 stroke technology and the frame should be no different. Why house it in a compromised frame which was designed for another engine?? Our new 535 frame is purpose built for these engines!!!!
08.01.2022 Sent this Doohan 1994 NSR500 to the UK today...it has factory NSR forks, billet brembo calipers, RS250 GP shock, NSR500 fairing and structural seat, titanium pipes, carbon/Kevlar silences, Costin frame, swingarm and all chassis parts... hope the new owner likes it!!!
08.01.2022 Also had some pretty cool people come over and have a look...guess who?
05.01.2022 original YZR500 magnesium handlebars, clutch lever, kill switch and brake mstr
05.01.2022 Sorry everyone...better late than never. We moved shop down to sunny Wollongong. Took some time off to get the new workshop and our house sorted, as well as getting the kids settled.. My social secretary/web mistress/wife has now got a full time job so all facebook and website stuff has been forgotten about.. I promise to get my finger out and post regular updates. Ive been doing bits here and there but the last year I have been back full time on the bikes again...So her...es the finished Rainey bike Heaps more pics on this website.... http://www.motorcycle.com//yamaha-yzr500-wayne-rainey-repl Plus a short video here.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F9ltLTBG28
05.01.2022 been a while since my last post.... we have been moving along slowly with the Rainey bike, finished and shipped another 1998 frame and have almost finished the new NSR500 frame which I will post up here shortly. We have also been collecting parts and restoring a genuine 1993 ROC500. the frame was one of the ROC frames used by Roberts marlboro yamaha in 1993. It was then sent back to ROC and updated to 1994/95 spec and was then used by Fred Protat. The cases are factory magnesium cases and are from Niall McKenzies 1994 Yamaha France's bike.. I will also but pics of the ROC up shortly once its assembled..cheers Mick
04.01.2022 Thanks heaps Mike for the video - the next two bikes are going to the UK, so maybe you can get together and have your own 500cc GP race..!!
02.01.2022 end of the day....
01.01.2022 Im on a bit of a roll here..... This is the 1994 NSR500. The first pic is the completed frame and swingarm mocked up in an early rolling chassis. The engine has had RZ350 barrels grafted on by Stan Stephens in the UK...The last pic is obviously paint. the build is a bit back to front, normally we do paint at the end, but this bike has taken such a long time to get everything to fit that to speed up the last few months we painted it earlier. Still have to finish the pipes and intakes. Plus the new RGV500 Pepsi Suzuki is almost ready for paint and we didnt want 2 bikes sitting at the painters gathering dust!!!!
