heres what we got up to this weekend
All in all it was a pretty productive weekend but a few setbacks stopped us from getting the bike fired up.
1. putting the 'bling' orange clutch master cap on removed the magura cap which warned not to use brake fluid.
brake fluid was accidentally placed in the MC which ruined the seals preventing any hope of starting the bike.
2.Dropped the cluch shaft double needle roller on the floor, losing several rollers.
couldnt find an exact match so had to machine a couple new rollers from similar rollers.
3. my ankle exploded on the 3rd day, swelled up like a balloon and I could barely walk for the remainder of the trip...
so yeah, considering the above I think we did pretty damn good
First off we finished the front brake system by installing the 19mm forged master cylinder, connecting the braided lines, and installing high tensile bolts/washers on the callipers
Most insanely powerful brakes Iv ever felt, true one finger racing braking
engine cases were again split open to investigate a gearbox issue, turned out to be the shift forks/drum had derailed
Luckily an engine removal is quick and easy, four bolts to swing the engine down for quick/easy top end work and slide the swingarm pivot half way out to drop the whoe engine.
Im happy to report that my new engine mounts look like they will work amazingly.
They are super firm but have a surprising amount of dampening flex when required.
It consists of a bar which runs through the front mount of the engine cases, this bar connects to an aluminium mount on either side of the engine which then passes all forces and vibrations through half inch bolts and into the four independant dampeners before tranfering the loads to the frame rails.
here is a picture from earlier in the weekend before finished
POST 2/3
chain installed and aligned with a laser... is absolutely spot on!
engine back in the frame, and bodywork installed so that the expansion chamber could begin being fabricated.
Minimalist cockpit/dash area. just needs to have the micro LED tacho installed
Nitron shock installed
I really like the look of the slick, the race tail/tray and the nitron race shock...
gives me an ear to ear grin just looking at it
just some more pictures
POST 3/3
really reminds me of the Cgiva GP593/594 from this angle
couldnt find the OEM intake boot so begun fabricating one from alluminium.
didnt quite get it finished but it is a short/straight intake boot with a tapering ID, from 41.5 round at the carb to almost 60mm rectangle at the mouth of the Vforce-2 reed block
And a quick walkaround video of the bike
Major things to do now before bike can be taken for a ride:
-Finish the Exhaust
-Rear brake
after seeing that there is plenty of clearance with the 4.25 rim and a 160 slick we are not looking at fitting a 5.5 inch ducati 999 rear wheel with a 165/17 250GP slick.
Messaggio modificato da Jeram il 31 January 2012 - 05:55