Any fans of "AC Sanctuary" ?

Noobman · December 9th, 2015, 06:29 PM

AC Sanctuary, it's a Japanese custom motorcycle company, in Japan.
It's not a hard rock band.

What they do from what it seems is make (or rather re-make) Japanese bikes into their own. They call them R.C.M's = Real Complete Machines

So I've been looking at these bikes of theirs and I've been wondering, "wow, those are some beautiful looking bikes". I really like their style.

Has anyone here ever checked one out in person ?

http://www.ac-sanctuary.co.jp/english/

Alex · December 31st, 2015, 07:24 PM

Nope, had never heard of them before.

toEleven · January 1st, 2016, 08:01 PM

Looking at most of them, I thought "Too rich for my blood." I imagine the feeling would be more intense if I could read Japanese rather than speculate from the photos.

Cool, but not for me.

I'd rock one of these though. They were everywhere last time I was in Okinawa, but I rarely encounter them in the states. I think one might find a similar situation with Japanese custom shops: there's no shortage of shops producing quality work, they just don't have much exposure in the Anglophone world.

Also, someone please tell them that their website could be accomplished without Flash and run SO. MUCH. FASTER.

Sirref · January 1st, 2016, 08:13 PM

If I had the money I'd rock that bike so hard. Love that design

The truck is legit too but I think a van is a lot better for track use, probably going to be my next track transportation when my truck hits 300k mi

toEleven · January 1st, 2016, 08:37 PM

lol. You should see the browser window I have open with Dodge Sprinters for sale in every tab. My van lust is embarassing, haha

Sirref · January 1st, 2016, 08:47 PM

I'm partial to the ford transit myself, never been a fan of dodge

Though my family has connections to chevy so I can get deep discounts on their stuff, probably gonna be rolling around in a 6spd new gen v8 camaro (next generation) and a chevy work van someday

toEleven · January 1st, 2016, 09:06 PM

If it makes you feel better about the Sprinter, it's a Mercedes with an American badge, manufactured in Dusseldorf. Maybe I should've called it a Mercedes Freightliner? I'm not really a fan of any American carmakers tbh.

Transits are a fine choice as well! I had some brief optimism/delusion about the Transit Connect, but it's not big enough to offer a worthwhile improvement of the pickup. The larger Transits are an even substitute for the Sprinter in my mind.

Sirref · January 1st, 2016, 09:17 PM

Yeah the transit connect is smaller than I'd like, there's really not much advantage to a van that isn't full size but there are a myriad of advantages to the full size vans

That does drastically improve my view of the sprinter

December 9th, 2015, 06:29 PM	#1
Noobman ninjette.org member Name: Kolia Location: GTA Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2010 KTM Duke 690, Owned a 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: 80	Any fans of "AC Sanctuary" ? AC Sanctuary, it's a Japanese custom motorcycle company, in Japan. It's not a hard rock band. What they do from what it seems is make (or rather re-make) Japanese bikes into their own. They call them R.C.M's = Real Complete Machines So I've been looking at these bikes of theirs and I've been wondering, "wow, those are some beautiful looking bikes". I really like their style. Has anyone here ever checked one out in person ? http://www.ac-sanctuary.co.jp/english/

December 31st, 2015, 07:24 PM	#2
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Nope, had never heard of them before. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

January 1st, 2016, 08:01 PM	#3
toEleven Slower than you. Name: toEleven Location: NoVA Join Date: Oct 2015 Motorcycle(s): CBR600RR, CB750, EX300 (半蔵) Posts: 667 MOTM - May '16	Looking at most of them, I thought "Too rich for my blood." I imagine the feeling would be more intense if I could read Japanese rather than speculate from the photos. Cool, but not for me. I'd rock one of these though. They were everywhere last time I was in Okinawa, but I rarely encounter them in the states. I think one might find a similar situation with Japanese custom shops: there's no shortage of shops producing quality work, they just don't have much exposure in the Anglophone world. Also, someone please tell them that their website could be accomplished without Flash and run SO. MUCH. FASTER. __________________________________________________ DISCLAIMERv1.0: There may be more info on the topic than this forum post. Conduct your own research. If another thread is linked or quoted, go read it yourself.

January 1st, 2016, 08:13 PM	#4
Sirref Private Joker Name: Ben Location: Towson, MD Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '99/'01 Ninja 250 "sketchy", '13 Ninja 300 "yoshi", '03 GSXR 600 "merlin" Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '14	If I had the money I'd rock that bike so hard. Love that design The truck is legit too but I think a van is a lot better for track use, probably going to be my next track transportation when my truck hits 300k mi __________________________________________________ I see you over there seeing me, do you see the me I think you see?

January 1st, 2016, 08:37 PM	#5
toEleven Slower than you. Name: toEleven Location: NoVA Join Date: Oct 2015 Motorcycle(s): CBR600RR, CB750, EX300 (半蔵) Posts: 667 MOTM - May '16	lol. You should see the browser window I have open with Dodge Sprinters for sale in every tab. My van lust is embarassing, haha __________________________________________________ DISCLAIMERv1.0: There may be more info on the topic than this forum post. Conduct your own research. If another thread is linked or quoted, go read it yourself.

January 1st, 2016, 08:47 PM	#6
Sirref Private Joker Name: Ben Location: Towson, MD Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '99/'01 Ninja 250 "sketchy", '13 Ninja 300 "yoshi", '03 GSXR 600 "merlin" Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '14	I'm partial to the ford transit myself, never been a fan of dodge Though my family has connections to chevy so I can get deep discounts on their stuff, probably gonna be rolling around in a 6spd new gen v8 camaro (next generation) and a chevy work van someday __________________________________________________ I see you over there seeing me, do you see the me I think you see?

January 1st, 2016, 09:06 PM	#7
toEleven Slower than you. Name: toEleven Location: NoVA Join Date: Oct 2015 Motorcycle(s): CBR600RR, CB750, EX300 (半蔵) Posts: 667 MOTM - May '16	If it makes you feel better about the Sprinter, it's a Mercedes with an American badge, manufactured in Dusseldorf. Maybe I should've called it a Mercedes Freightliner? I'm not really a fan of any American carmakers tbh. Transits are a fine choice as well! I had some brief optimism/delusion about the Transit Connect, but it's not big enough to offer a worthwhile improvement of the pickup. The larger Transits are an even substitute for the Sprinter in my mind. __________________________________________________ DISCLAIMERv1.0: There may be more info on the topic than this forum post. Conduct your own research. If another thread is linked or quoted, go read it yourself.
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January 1st, 2016, 09:17 PM	#8
Sirref Private Joker Name: Ben Location: Towson, MD Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '99/'01 Ninja 250 "sketchy", '13 Ninja 300 "yoshi", '03 GSXR 600 "merlin" Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '14	Yeah the transit connect is smaller than I'd like, there's really not much advantage to a van that isn't full size but there are a myriad of advantages to the full size vans That does drastically improve my view of the sprinter __________________________________________________ I see you over there seeing me, do you see the me I think you see?

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