Originally Posted by
Kommisar89
I’ve been thinking about this topic for a whole but another thread made me decide to post this just now. Restification is a term I first heard used in the world of vintage muscle cars. Essentially it means to restore a vehicle to its original cosmetic appearance while making such modifications needed to improve or alter performance without significantly changing the vehicle's appearance. So, what would restification look like on a bike? Let’s look at an example…
So what do you think? What’s your opinion of restification?
I've heard such cars referred to as "Resto-Mods" and if I had the ludicrous sums of money sitting around that they charge for those things I'd have one, probably a Triumph, sitting in my garage instead of a subaru (because i'd still be out riding my bike).
I think a restificated bike would probably be a well known marque, with 8-10 speed group, indexed bar-end shifters, Aero Brake levers, modern cranks with SPD pedals, 28 spoke wheels with new Suzue or Phil High Flange hubs...possibly even with the frame drilled up for aero cable routing
basically what many would refer to as an abomination.