how did you find that out? the hard way?
how did you find that out? the hard way?
actually yes.quote:Originally posted by zx12argh
how did you find that out? the hard way?
i had crashed the bike (looping a standup wheelie at 45) the previous year.
i spent all winter/spring/summer working on the bike and rebuilding it. got a new front end. painted. custom chop sub. RVT wheels. etc etc. got it all together, took it down the block and felt something was 'loose' when i was braking. you could feel a click in the front end.
took home to inspect and make sure everything was tight....well it was. so i figured it was the stem bearings. pulled the front end apart, only to find the bearing had cracked in half. . as did the race. . . as did the neck of the frame where the race sits.
boooo!
so now i have a parts bike 929. and a boOsa project instead.
:| oh crap! ive got a knocking in my head stock atm, got some bearings on order, i really really hope that the headstock's not cracked :'(
why not get another frame
i hate seenin bikes get pulled down for parts
ehlo my aussie friends!!
Okay so chipp was right. no reason to part out my first true love. I got an erion edition frame for the bike (p.coated black from the fac) which will go lovely with the erion swingarm and sub that i've sourced from here and there. so it looks like i will have my dream of me 929arr arr being all blacked the fuck out!!
however, since i had to swap the frame..and the swinger...the bikes down to just the motor...so i may as well strip that and paint her up while im at it right?? right!
so i'm not that far with it yet, as i spend 90% of my waking hours on producing the first issue of CUSTOMFIGHTERS MAGAZINE and 10% of my sleeping hours also....its fun waking up with your face buried in a keyboard mates!!
So the bike WILL get done, but i have other things to finish first! (boo! i know i know!). . . but i've got to get this fightering thing going in north america so we can be on par with you crazy aussies!
i've been amassing parts for the build when i have spare time to click thru the web and find some...heres a couple things planned
custom set of FATTY triple clamps, courtesy of CF member FSLflint!
oooh! aahhhh!
and a 2008 gsxr 600 tailsection cuz its oh SO sex-ci!
other stuff on the way. . . i'll be sure to post more updates when i get a minute to breath!!
no worries tho mates...i still have something to ride for the season. my beater boOsa...project hide-the-busa...
got some piaa headlights. 10" yosh rs3's. acerbis pedestrian bashers. chop tail. acewell gauges. renthal bars. lsl triple. shes fun!
Nice work big fella! I look forward to seein more pics of the build as it goes! Good to see the USA still believes in good ol' fashioned matte black!
Welcome.
Cool - More bike pics to look at.
Nothing like a big bore fighter... yeah baby.
Whats the finnish on those triples? Looks like they are made out of plastic []
more pics of the build as u get them mate and i gotta say im a fan of the headlight position on the busa aswell, very cool!!
thanks guys.
zxargh. . the trips are just raw cnc'd alum. i'm going to have them engraved with my logo and webaddress then powder coated black, along with a few other things.
busa lights are cool i think also. the bike is super fun to ride and looks totally mad max. i love it.
heres a pic of me busa from the other day...did an interview for a newspaper and needed a good pic so i pulled out my tri-pod and did work! haha
Awsome pic custom man.
Youve done well
I taste so good you'l want the recipe.
That's pretty damn cool mate, very fucking cool.
How tall are you?
Not too many guys can make a bus look that small mate
How do go staying on the seat when you gas it? Looks like you'd go straight off the back of the seat!
haha. shadow zone, i'm 5'9" lol. not too often i hear that i make stuff look small (besides for my girls ex-boyfriends) I think the boOsa looks a little smaller because of how stripped it is!
2ndclass.....its all in the legs man! i dont do a lot of wheelies on it tho b/c of that reason. my nuts dont really want to meet my back tire. fuck that! lol.
actually one of the kids on my site had that happen to him recently...now hes considering putting a sissy bar on it...i said just stop being a sissy and hang on! lol.
Hi c/f and fuck that to I was gunna cut my bike like that but make up real small fairing to hold my ass in then mount tail light in it might be an idea for you any fibre glass joint could make it.
the thought had crossed my mind....i even started framing up a bit of a tail...
guess i never posted a thread about my 929's over here. . was snapping some pics this morning, thought i'd share one with you. .
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