03gixxerpilot's '90 gixxer 11 big bore

[chopaweeza]

Well, my Gixxer will be about 2 foot longer than stock. The Z750 rigid I built was 3 foot longer than stock. The CB250 rigid I really will have to finish sometime soon is only about 16 inches longer than stock(but half the ground clearance). I like long bikes I do.

[03gixxerpilot]

thats what i was getting at LOL

[stevo]

I don't ... I like the twisties ....

so I prefer shorter bikes..

even my sporty is cafe'd


although I'd like to do a big block sporty pro streeter

[chopaweeza]

You may not realise but Shaun of Creation customs is moving to Brissy in a few months. Check his work- www.creationcustoms.co.uk

[03gixxerpilot]

if we going to get quick times down the 1/4 ..............................................

[03gixxerpilot]

Yep was having a chat to him about diffrences is requirements in rego rules

[chopaweeza]

I like Kosmans work.Great style and great reputation. I apparently will be drag racing mine later in the year. Apparently I have a pit crew already. Fat Tony & Riga organised it and my job is just to build & pilot it. I love long bikes.

[03gixxerpilot]

love the way you "volentered" to build and pilot it.

I am very intrested in the road legal dragbike what was the power plant and what times was it getting.

[chopaweeza]

It was built for Nik from Streetfighters magazine when he worked for BSH. Was street legal at the time in the UK but would never pass here. I've seen it done here with a legal Triumph drag bike. It was raw engineering, mean and drew a big crowd at the run I was on. The owner had made the riding position easier to live with & added a 5 litre petrol tank but otherwise everything that made it road legal could unbolt in 30 minutes so he could ride it to the track, race and ride it home. It takes a big set of balls to do something like that

[03gixxerpilot]

nice

[chopaweeza]

As a young rider at the time it left a lasting impression on me. My bike will not handle as well as a stock bike but then I didn't design it to. I like the style of drag style road bikes and let that influence my design ideas. In 10 years time my taste might be different but for now it's here.

[03gixxerpilot]

a drag bike might not handel corners or general riding.....................
but then it wasent designed to so dose it handel or not??????????????????????????????????????
Just a question MASTER

[chopaweeza]

There's different levels of handling. I've ridden long bikes before. Wide handlebars are preferred for extra stability, steering dampers and good rear frame geometry as well are all essential. Also, if something doesn't work then hack the shit out of it and try something a little less stretched.

[03gixxerpilot]

was thinking of doing an early gixxer frame with stretched swingarm, fat rear tyre, raked front low, ie pomie straight liner style, good for drag racing and retains its original looks somewhat??????????????????????

[chopaweeza]

Not a bad idea. The downside is the chain whip from the overlength piece needed and instabilities from having a long swingarm . Every design has it's downside though and these can be modified or worked around. Sounds good though and with some creative Tig Welding could work well. I don't mind the straightliners either.

[03gixxerpilot]

i wasn't going to go overboard, prob about 10" over on the swinger with a brace (not the long adjusters but a longer swing arm)
and just enough rake to help keep stable, and of course it will be lowered to the approiate height. The bike still has to be able to fit on a dyno as that is what it is about HP shootouts, and the best place to use that HP is on the little black strip of bitchuman

[chopaweeza]

About an extra 8 degrees of rake would sit it down perfect. Fuck yeh

[03gixxerpilot]

so it starts to take shape..........................

[chopaweeza]

I reckon. After 32 frame designs were I kept trying to balance form & function and I got the successful basis for the design I'm following now. I only got the design because I got shitfaced with a crowd of bikers and other people. People started talking about the contest and asking me questions . After alot of ideas were thrown around the table I was able to draw design 33 on the back of a soilled napkin and with a few small changes thats the one I stuck with. Sometimes it helps to get an outside opinion on these things

[03gixxerpilot]

LOL alot of the best designs have been drawen on napkins, atm recipts, etc i appricate any input into this project, and moreso enjoy discussing ideas, as you said it help to get an outside opinion and it give one a broder prospective on things.