fimps TLR..... Bring on the Radial Calipers!!!!!

[fimpBIKES]

she is still plugging along
while the katana is getting sorted (waiting on parts)

i am finally getting back into the tiller

i got all the front nice and happy, have fitted shorty levers i got off someone in the US, 2nd hand but unused (cheap, naturally )

i have been told that the plate profiles i put in for quotation early in june are FINALLY getting done in the next week or two
so then i should be able to ditch the adapted aprilia rearsets for my new fimpSETS [}]

[fimpBIKES]

i am also digging into the cooling circuit (see my other thread.... http://www.streetfighters.com.au/for...?TOPIC_ID=2248 )

and i got some strips of ally from work this arvo to make some headlight brackets to mount the 'busa light up for rego
the old snapped forks are going to come in handy here, cos i can bash the brackets and not worry about my pretty gold forks

anyhoo,
fun and games tonight
i had noticed some slop in the head bearings last time i was sitting on the bike bouncing up and down like a loon [)]
so i just pulled the front end apart (again...[B)]) and tightened the bejesus outta it, then tightened the bebebEJesus out of the frame insert that i had previously gotten machine using my big-bastard C-spanner
then tigthened the head stem again
then realised i had forgotten the dust seal and had to pull it apart and put that in [xx(]
then tightened the whole shebang outta it again

then as i was hopping up on the bike to set the handlebar angle where i wanted it (HAS to be done from the cockpit IMO) i couldnt get a decent footing on the RHS of the bike
and she S L O w L Y tipped over on its side

[:I][:I] fukfukettyFUUKFUCK!!! [:I][:I]

luckily i managed to lay it down onto my leg and avoided any damage



oh well, i also today found out that the alloy case for the veypor seems to be able to be used to rain-proof the whole thing

and since i plan on this being a real street-abused fighter i shall be ordering one ASAP (its currently the 4th of july in the US, so no rush to do that tonight )


oh dear
hopefully not too long to go [8D]

onya Con, she's been a fukin long time in the making so good to see some progress finally,now get back in the shed.

[fimpBIKES]

thats it!!!
no matter how i try to do it the franks triples arent going to let me use the steering lock, so fuck it im moving the kay elsewhere

problem is there is no bloody room anywhere on the RHS, damn tiny tiller...
i think i found a spot on the left, now to find some tapped holes in the chassis that are close

oh, btw
has anyone heard of this stuff?
http://www.zoopseal.com/product-detail.asp?prodID=9550

[glenpick]

Good luck with the project - looks like it's coming along nicely. Had a TLR myself some time ago & always thought it'd make a half decent fighter project.

[Slingblade]

Hey fimp. TL motors are a weapon. It should haul ass once it is finished. How did you source the forks and calipers etc? ebay? wreckers? everytime i look on ebay there doesnt seem to be much around.

[fimpBIKES]

mostly ebay
forks, brakes, another pair of sexier gold forks etc

mostly ebay and forums
for instance i got the triples off a guy who was parting out an ex-race tiller on the former TLPlanet
1/3 of rrp

the only brand new, shop bought things thus far are the tyres, veypor, tail and clutch master reservior
oh, and a few things from stu and ben

but theyre more "friends" than suppliers

[Slingblade]

what is the veypor like? I am thinking of getting one for my blade. I prefer an all in one unit. I am just worried how accurate it is as the gear indicator works off the engine rpm and not a gearbox sensor. I wondered if it would "get lost" and forget what gear your in.

Have you had much of a chance to have a play with it??

[fimpBIKES]

all i have done is played with it,
not used it yet

some of the little displays stu is selling are quite nice too
and the veypor isnt waterproof without the aluminium case and a bit of vaso from what we have discovered

food for thought

oh, and i bent up my first little headlight mount last night
turned out a treat

now all i need to do is make 3 more exactly the same....

[Deano]

i been using a veypor for nearly 12 months.

works great. the gear ind is fine it works out the ratio between the rear wheel and engine rpm. it then claculates what gear you are in. it reads neutral if you pull in the clutch at speed as it can't calculate the gear.

i wouldn't fuck around with anything else. You have so many features on this thing that you can't go past it for value for money

[fimpBIKES]

mmm, i just heard some VERY interesting news about the new SV1000...

hopefully a fair few of the parts will be interchangable as if it is what i think it will be then this puppy might be up for sale in a year

[fimpBIKES]

crap! just remembered i forgot to pick up the plates for my rearsets last night

DOH!!!

[Slingblade]

Hey fimp, who do you use for powdercoating in Newy?? Thinking if getting my rearsets done.

[fimpBIKES]

no-one yet,
but our work uses a place up the road and i'll be looking to get some stuff done gloss black in the next month or so if that suits ya

[Slingblade]

Sounds ok. Let me know when you are doing it. We may get a discount for more items.

go satin black Fimp.theres sumthin about pearl(gloss) black that just doesnt look hard core enuff when it comes to poderkoat,just my 10 cents worth mate.

[fimpBIKES]

i sent some brackets (work related ones so i didnt pay the bill ) up for a test run in gloss black and it looked pretty good
if anything too glossy

but its for the kats new wheels
and its gloss black so i figured i would just match em up
the only time those wheels will be on this tiller is when i am using hard commuter/burnout quality tyres

yeah the "too glossy " factor is what im talkin about...over-bling.Satin is still shiny but not gloss and not matt. ok thats up to 20 cents.

[fimpBIKES]

mmm, will have to send some more brackets from work up there

your up late mate,day off tommorow? i can send you some PC charts if ya want.