FINISHED 4 NOW!! Bandit , VFR SSSA, K7 Front

[dave_isbald]

PC for sure. With that frame it will look fucking smoking - like its all designed to fit seamlessly together rather than a frame and a swing arm that look shit hot but cleary are from seperate bikes. It'll be unique without a doubt. Awesome job

If you're actually gunna ride the thing PC for sure

[CBRRRT]

PC, got to look seamless mate

[TheBogyman]

Ran into bother with the downpipes tonight, the gsxr1100 headers are a mess to link to the small underbelly can i had fitted with the bandit 6 engine, the gixer headers are fouling all over the show, hitting the oil cooler lines, hitting the frame,and are nowhere near where they need to be too tie into the end can, just spent the better part of the day getting the sand blasted and treated with heat resistant black,, looks like ebay again for a set of b12 headers, i think these would be easier to modify to take the end can that the gixer ones i have here,,,anyone for a gixer 1100 system,,,headers,linkpipe and end can (,,also spotted an oil leak, and went overboard ith the 19mm wrench,,,busted the fitting,,,so all in all a bad day,,,time to throw the cover over her until next weekend,,,and live to fight another day,,,any of you guys gimmie some options on the exhaust,,,am i right in thinking the b12 would be a better option clearence ways,,,

[TheBogyman]

right!!!we're off and running again,, got the headers sorted, all but made up from scrach, engines running,brakes bleed,and swinger and some parts left too the powder coaters, might be ready tomorrow, if so, ill get the swinger in, and a few pictures loaded, think the worst is over for now, as for the tank and switch mods, i am leaving them until next winter, totally maxed out with this build,,,heads pickeled,,,check back for pic updates over the weekend,,,,

[wackyrider]

Sounds great mate. But as they say, pics or it never happened....

[CBRRRT]

Cant wait matey, get em on here.

[TheBogyman]

Ok some pisc as promised, this is the nightmare job, where i had to tie the headers off the 1100 into the underbelly can, had'nt a lot too work with, but its finished, and ready for heat resistent paint,,had to extend the headers away from the engine to clear the frame, again, arsehole of a job,,,

[TheBogyman]

i had the guy from the auto shop call with a wheel and we took some measurements and worked out the possibility of going for a car wheel, but 7" was a non starter as it was too far off center, you can see the center line!! so we decided too get a custom wheel made, we made some arrangements and he was to call again, and lift the measurments,,,but alass the guy never appeared, tried too call hime but he's not returning my calls, so decided too go with a vfr wheel in the meantime, thats with the powder coaters at the minute, should be ready today,,

[TheBogyman]

car wheel tried for size,,,

[TheBogyman]

from fender fitted,(brackets a the pc'ers) front fairing fitted, lights wired, and acewell rewired into the 1100 loom, and fitted on the bars,,cut out a coupler of mesh inserts for the fender,,,

[TheBogyman]

Shot of the extended headers,,turned out ok,,

[TheBogyman]

You can see better the hassle that went into these fuckers!!

[TheBogyman]

And finally, sprayed and ready too fit again,,and you'll all be glad too know thats the last of the boring exhaust pics, but i am pretty pleased by the way they turned,,(guess you gathered that),,,,

[CBRRRT]

Dave, thats looking fantastic fella. The thing I found out with my back wheel, when it went in was as standard, the biggest tyre I could get on a VFR 5.5J hoop was a 180 section, and even that is close to the chain mate. Fighter MC said to me he could get his hands on a spacer kit to fit a car wheel on, and has the long studs you need to shift the wheel over. Frank is a really nice bloke mate, drop him a line.

[FIGHTERMC]

Dave if you need info drop me a line mate.
rgds
Frank.

[TheBogyman]

Hey frank, whats happening mate, wots the crack with the spacer, i was going to stick a new 190 i have sitting here with low milage, if its too close too the chain i was going to machine a spacer, but would need the longer studs, ill stick it all together mate, and see where we go from there, but yea again, if you have the bits i am interested, the car wheel is still on the cards, but if i go over the 6" mark its another machining session, (swinging arm)and dont want that, this time when she's togother, they will be no more big projects, (unless maybe engine rebore),and tank modifying, but thats next winter, i did get an engineering firm who specialise in wheel refurbishing, they can take an inch out of a 7" and leave it 6", so might look at that, but it would be ropey experiance bombing down the north coast at 3 digts with a welded rear wheel, so the jurys still out on that one,,went to the powder coaters this afternoon too collect the wheel,swinger and some other bits and bobs, but left without the swinger, they guys made a decent job, but there was some pitting on the alloy before and it showed up really badly when it was coated, so they are blasting it on monday, and i am for lying into it with a sander, and maybe some fillers, so pretty gutted, wanted it on wheels tomorrow, but its not happening now, its better too have it done right, than every time i look at it ill get totally pissed i didnt redo it,,,enough for now,,,pphheeewww!!

[TheBogyman]

And Frank you coming up to this years NW200,??

[CBRRRT]

Oh! so you know each other, well jobs a goodun then, lol.

[TheBogyman]

Never met Frank, he was up last year, but never got the chance of a beer, maybe this year,,,but thanks for the info cbr, ill get a decent pic of the bike maybe tomorrow, its starting too take a bit of shape now, gives you a bit of heart when you get the engine running,,,)