That's a fine guess but I recall the one on the Suzuki GT had the same double tube affair on both sides and in fact the one on the far side had a distinctive cut away in one of the tubes to allow room for the shock linkage pivot bolt. Pictures from 't web show the Kawasaki swingarm has a rather different construct on the other side. Btw I don't actually know what's it's off and some at the show mooted the idea it was a one off.
or flares... this was the bike the big lad referenced at the top of my post turned up on - and he was a big lad, must have been somewhere around 7ft with his feet about as big as the Grom in the first photo. He designed & made the bike himself apart from the welding on the frame. The rear wheel was off a Jaguar, the front end from a Kawasaki 1300 with a 1600 VW Beetle engine. It was entirely in proportion with his own frame.
That's exactly what I thought, the frame certainly had that double tubing affair, but looking at images it's seem they were single siders.
The hype when they launched it was mad. I’d still love a ride on one to see what it was like. Even with the bad plumbing
Build here but different swingarm.... uses a Bandit one apparantly... https://www.bikebound.com/2025/02/02/old-smoker/ Owner is on Instagram but no pics of bike with tubular swingarm either So to answer your question... No
That jack shaft got my attention but I kept looking at the motor, something familiar ahh.... a beetle motor! Thanks for posting the pics and the great story.
that's stirred up a few memories - Ruddles County being one of my favourite all-time beers on draught in the 70's. They supplied Sainsburys who branded it as theirs. You could buy two strengths, in dumpy dark-brown glass bottles. Main clue was in the notes on the bottle:- "brewed at Langham near Oakham, Rutland"
