ZX9-R stage 1 completed (new pics)

[letoy]

quote:Originally posted by HueyonaBlade

....... Is this guy a mate of yours or is that a price he will do for others do you think?

This is the second bike he does for me.
We are both into computers, so we tend to spend a bit of time chatting about it.
Having said that, I think that the price difference wouldn't be that much.
I think that he is just a reasonable guy.
He works alone with no overheads.
Starts working at 1 or 2 pm until 2 or 3 am every night.
Its handy because you can go there after hours and look at the progress.
His delivery times are normally a bit out.

[letoy]

Got home today to find this nice goodies in the kitchen bench.
Thank you Stu.
I just finished installing it and I must say that after looking at this things on the bike I seriously need to have sex.
Old age is a bastard.
Anyway, I put some pics up so you guys can tell me how gay it looks.
I am still working on my brake lines and yes, the grips look crap.

[HueyonaBlade]

[quote]Originally posted by letoy

[img]http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/44915068157757.JPG
Hey M8, Is your clutch hevy with the shorty lever as I am thinking very seriously about getting a pair, but I would want them to be shorties aswell

[letoy]

Its not that bad.
I can get 3 fingers onto it and it feels ok.

[shift1313]

those levers look trick!! is there some sort of cam lobe on the bottom for adjustment. i see the arm on top
very nice

[letoy]

There is a cam with 6 different positions.
This cam operates onto a small ball bearing with gives a positive feel while changing positions.
Also, the adjustment range is very usable.

[shift1313]

very cool, i find my levers are always on 6 and the other positions dont give me much of anything.

[speeddemon]

I like - think ill get me some of those

[Jockney Rebel]

christ that paint was cheap ive been quoted 350 for me tank alone and i have to do the prep

[geesexar]

letoy..thats a mighty fine rig..lookin the goods

[letoy]

Hi guys.
I am adding a few more pics of my progress. I am curently working on modifying my old bellypan to suit.
Yesterday I spent a few hours on the lathe machining some air intake tubes.
I also got a screen moulded (ZX10 I think) and I re-shaped it a little to mount it onto my Speed tripple fairing.
I found that without it, the sun would shine onto my instruments making it hard to read my idiot lights.
There is the addition of my new muffler and mirrors but I have already posted that elsewhere.
I will also be removing the four engine covers and painting it in some sort of black.
Anyway, I hope that you enjoy the pics and sorry for the long boring spill.
Please don't hesitate in making sugestions.
Thank you.

[Hillsy]

I like the screen idea - brings some black back into the equation.
I know this probably ain't possible, but I reckon it would look better if you could somehow bend the ram tubes to make them face more to the front (??)
And time to black out the frame (which reminds me I still have to do mine....)

Nice work letoy - I like it.

[letoy]

quote:Originally posted by Hillsy

I like the screen idea - brings some black back into the equation.
I know this probably ain't possible, but I reckon it would look better if you could somehow bend the ram tubes to make them face more to the front (??)
And time to black out the frame (which reminds me I still have to do mine....)

Nice work letoy - I like it.

Hi there Hillsy.
Thank you for your coments.
I am with you regarding the frame.... but at the moment I can't be bothered dismantling it. maybe next year.
With the ram tubes, you are right that it would look better with it facing forward but I would have to make it on a NC machine and again its all time and lack of will. I am a lazy fuck.

[BANDITROD]

those ram tubes look great mate if you could bend them to face forward they would look great but even where they are now they still look the goods keep in mind that mods like that may affect your peformance aswell (i have a mate that done somthing simular to his zx7 and he had to get it rejetted to suit ram air mods)any ways keep up the good work Cheers Rod

[Hillsy]

quote:Originally posted by BANDITROD

those ram tubes look great mate if you could bend them to face forward they would look great but even where they are now they still look the goods keep in mind that mods like that may affect your peformance aswell (i have a mate that done somthing simular to his zx7 and he had to get it rejetted to suit ram air mods)any ways keep up the good work Cheers Rod

The ram tubes won't be a problem as long as you connect the carb balance tube back into the airbox to ensure this gets the same pressure.

[iopnr]

nice work mate nice little setup with your indicators

[cammy9r]

some nice work there. Really like that end can and the levers. When you can be arsed doing the frame, a nice little touch is to smooth/french the welds around the ram intakes[ or other hidden welds that can now be seen]] as the hidden welds on the kwak are really untidy. I used a chemical metal[ the stick of stuff with the activator in it that you mix together]. I then shaped it over the welds and sanded it smooth. I did not want to grind the welds as i was told it can weaken the joint by one third or something.
Anyway keep up the work.

[letoy]

After looking at my old bellypan I end up cutting the front and rounding it of a bit.I then got some alloy, made some brackets and shaped the alloy insert to fit.
Anyway, here's a few pics of the finished pan. I also got the engine covers painted.

[BANDITROD]

lookin good mate that can looks awsome

[HueyonaBlade]

quote:Originally posted by letoy

After looking at my old bellypan I end up cutting the front aort rounding it of a bit.I then got some alloy, made some brackets and shaped the alloy insert to fit.
Anyway, here's a few pics of the finished pan. I also got the engine covers painted.

Damn you Fernando []You have beaten me by about 2 weeks , in the middle of brackets myself, I wasnt to sure of the can but with it all together it looks really nice