Project Procrastinate

**MDM** · 15-05-2020, 11:02 PM

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...

**MDM** · 15-05-2020, 11:06 PM

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 Berlingo

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**MDM** · 15-05-2020, 11:08 PM

And, several months after that, it peeks out from under another, different cover.

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**MDM** · 15-05-2020, 11:09 PM

To look like this:-

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**Gix11** · 16-05-2020, 10:41 AM

So is the ball going to start rolling again mate?

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**MDM** · 16-05-2020, 07:50 PM

Yep, the ball is rolling...

**Gix11** · 16-05-2020, 08:09 PM

Happy Days

**MDM** · 19-05-2020, 12:08 AM

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.

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**MDM** · 19-05-2020, 12:11 AM

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.

**Gix11** · 19-05-2020, 07:02 AM

Lots of track talk. Have you moved somewhere close to a few tracks by any chance?

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**MDM** · 19-05-2020, 06:48 PM

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

**Gix11** · 19-05-2020, 06:50 PM

Cadwell down the road! Awesome.

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**MDM** · 19-05-2020, 11:28 PM

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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.

**MDM** · 20-05-2020, 10:58 PM

Not much room above the carbs, but even if it's only 1 mill', it's still clearance.

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**MDM** · 20-05-2020, 11:01 PM

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The 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.

**MDM** · 20-05-2020, 11:02 PM

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...