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    Project Procrastinate

    Some of you may remember that, way back in the mists of time, I started off a project that was, essentially, a bike build out of the bits that I had scattered around the Shed of Dread.
    Given that it was a Streetfighters magazine project build, there was no real surprise when progress was very very slow. And then the mag folded...
    At that point, the Z750 frame had been fitted with a GSX-R750 motor, and ZX-6R front end and a GSX-R 1000K4 swinging arm and rear wheel, and some Kawasaki bodywork sourced to match the 750 tank.
    It was then stashed under a sheet and forgotten about for knocking on close to 5 years...
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    After two house moves, with the project still in the Shed of Dread, I had organised a new garage with enough space, so it was collected in the Hotel BerlingoClick image for larger version. 

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    And, several months after that, it peeks out from under another, different cover.
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    To look like this:-
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    So is the ball going to start rolling again mate?

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    Yep, the ball is rolling...
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    There had been a bit of delay while focus was directed elsewhere.
    I stripped and rebuilt my SV650, hoping that I'd be able to use it as a track bike this year (this was before Covid-19 reared is ugly pointy head), with a new subframe, Fireblade tail unit, Hornet nosecone, forward mount battery box, bellypan, new fork internals, and a set of fuel injection model cams.Click image for larger version. 

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    Oh, and I'd got hold of a pitbike suoermoto too, for some cheap trackdays on kart tracks, but again I was thwarted by virus reduction procedures...
    I'd stripped this and replaced fasteners and bearings, fitted new bodywork, new wheels, decent Mikuni carb etc... although I don;t seem to have a pic handy right now.
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    Lots of track talk. Have you moved somewhere close to a few tracks by any chance?

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    By Aussie standards, every track in the UK is 'close'... but yeah, Cadwell Park is about 14 miles up the road... and there's a kart track that was doing bike days about 14 miles in the other direction, but they've stopped bikes now due to noise complaints
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    Cadwell down the road! Awesome.

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    Stuff has started. Although initially most of that 'stuff' has been working out what I need to get to continue the project, and then searching for it on the interwebs.
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    Not much room above the carbs, but even if it's only 1 mill', it's still clearance.Click image for larger version. 

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ID:	8538The rear shock linkages had left the rear end a little low, even with the adjustable top shock mount wound in to its highest point. So I made up some new tie bars, so the shock mount is now around about the middle of its adjustment.
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    I had a Ducati rear brake master cylinder in a cupboard -as you do - and wanted to use it as it's a little different and cold make for a neat install...
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    Although the backing plate needed some tweakage to sit parallel to the lower frame rail.
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    Astoundingly, I got it parallel using just a file.
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    This is great! Keep it coming....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gix11 View Post
    This is great! Keep it coming....

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    Sorry dude I still have no access to pictures


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    Quote Originally Posted by ozzy1100 View Post
    Sorry dude I still have no access to pictures


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    Do you mean you can't see any pictures on the forum at all mate?

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