Meet VENOM - Exben's TL is alive

[shift1313]

very nice. the paint on the engine, well the cylinder, is it marbalized? or just the angle of the pic.

did you have the fork legs powdered? or are they painted. reason i ask is because of the green tape. we use high temp tape on our stuff and i was wondering how it baked with that. Annodizing obviously would flow up the tape like that.

that thing really looks amazing.

[EXBEN]

quote:Damn - that clutch is trick. Did you machine that in house mate?

No I bought the pressure plate & clutch cover off a bloke on the TL Zone forum who makes them up.(Only for TL's tho):(

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http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/977615368146878.jpg

Hey Shift here's a better pic of the paint. It's Alsa crazer that I've sponged on to give a sort of marble effect with blue candy over it.
The outer fork tubes are anodised & the lowers are powdercoated cause they are cast which doesn't anodise well.
The green tape becomes brittle & hard to peel off ( & leaves residue that needs to be cleaned off) once the powdercoating is on it ,so I wrap the fork tubes with brown paper then only use the tape on the ends.

[Fiend]

Looking good Ben. Can't wait to see it finished......[}:)]

[catchmeifyoucan]

that looks awesome mate, cant wait to see the finished product, the rate your going, ill look out for the finished picture ummm, this weekend??

[Large]

look a bit like ninjuku stars...

:)

[shift1313]

quote:Originally posted by EXBEN

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/977615368146878.jpg

Hey Shift here's a better pic of the paint. It's Alsa crazer that I've sponged on to give a sort of marble effect with blue candy over it.
The outer fork tubes are anodised & the lowers are powdercoated cause they are cast which doesn't anodise well.
The green tape becomes brittle & hard to peel off ( & leaves residue that needs to be cleaned off) once the powdercoating is on it ,so I wrap the fork tubes with brown paper then only use the tape on the ends.



that clutch really does look amazing. Thanks for the tip on the green tape. If you do much taping and powdercoating you might want to try some high temp tape. There are some tapes out there that are good up to 400 degrees. The stuff i use is this high temp tape.
http://www.eastwoodco.com/images/us//local/products/detail/p5487.jpg

im not sure where to source it for you but i get it from www.eastwood.com.

the bike is looking great!!!

[Vcook]

I'm in love with that clutch.

[catchmeifyoucan]

question.. how does 2k go with the heat from the engine?? i assume it is fine otherwise you wouldn't use it, but someone told me that it cant handle the heat...

[pt]

fucken awesome. as always. bloody quick too! maybe mr suzuki should employ a whole bunch of bens to assemble their bikes instead of those robots[8D]

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quote:catchmeifyoucan Posted - 07 Feb 2007 : 17:08:45
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question.. how does 2k go with the heat from the engine?? i assume it is fine otherwise you wouldn't use it, but someone told me that it cant handle the heat...
It works great. I've painted many motors with no probs. Even air cooled ones.
It's all in the prep work.;)

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http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/112919107132982.jpg

I got the rest of the powdercoating back today.

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http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/112919107121008.jpg

So I thought I'd better put the swingarm in so i could centralise the wheel & work out what size spacer is needed. 21mm should do it.
Now it's starting to look like something [8D]

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http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/112919107126531.jpg

Like it was meant to be...:D

[Deano]

another late night hey Ben.

good work as usual

[evad]

Shit Ben, bike is really starting to take shape, looks sweet, what are you planing with the motor, stock?
Is the rear rim only being polished on one side?
[8D][8D][8D][8D][8D]

[fimpBIKES]

nah ben


i dont think that that rear swingarm suits your tiller


tell u what, just cos we are good mates and all that
i will bring my bike down tomorrow and we can swap over swing-arms and rear wheels



....worth a shot :D

[EXBEN]

quote: Shit Ben, bike is really starting to take shape, looks sweet, what are you planing with the motor, stock?
Is the rear rim only being polished on one side?

The motor's just been freshly built, basicly stock with a couple of minor tweaks.
Being a car rim thats how they come & I just haven't got round to polishing the other side yet.

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quote:fimpBIKES Posted - 08 Feb 2007 : 06:59:51
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nah ben


i dont think that that rear swingarm suits your tiller


tell u what, just cos we are good mates and all that
i will bring my bike down tomorrow and we can swap over swing-arms and rear wheels



....worth a shot
UMMMMMMMMMMM...................................... .................................................. .................................................. ........Nah!

[chopaweeza]

Looks shit hot so far

[Gix11]

All I can say is: You bastard.

[ozkat]

I spy a Shinko tyre, getting ready to drag it Benny Boy?

[zx12argh]

Yeah but.... yeah but.... damn can't even come up with a smart arse comment.

Looking good - whats the rear tyre you got there? Is it a wet slick or something?

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http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/95287024099323.jpg

My Pazzo levers turned up today. I went for the Pazzo's cause they make a matching lever for the Brembo radial M/C.

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http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/952870240135629.jpg

I also managed to get the front wheel painted, polished & fitted.[8D]

[Fiend]

Fuck! Looking good. Ben what's those bars?

[EXBEN]

ABM Fat bars

[Slingblade]

Your just showin off now...........bastard:D:D:D

come on fimpy. Bens almost beaten you to rego and he gave you two years head start;):D;):DLOL

[fimpBIKES]

im all for self confidence

but do you REALLY think i should be lining up toe-to-toe with ben in a "build-off"???? [xx(]



it is looking very nice ben!!!
i had my test ride on saturday so mine is mobile so [:P]

oh, and those levers felt natural straight away
love em!


ps- also like the "mad magazine" style fold-in :D
pps- planning on running the miss-matched wheels? or have u got something else hidden away for later :)

[EXBEN]

quote:pps- planning on running the miss-matched wheels? or have u got something else hidden away for later
There not mis-matched the front is half as wide with half as many spokes....:D

[Slingblade]

quote:Originally posted by EXBEN


quote:pps- planning on running the miss-matched wheels? or have u got something else hidden away for later
There not mis-matched the front is half as wide with half as many spokes....:D


BWAHAHAHAHA!!

What size did you go in the rear mate? As wide as Stu's??

[Ed74mnd]

looking great Ben,

it's difficult to imagine what it was before the project.

you must be an insomniac right?

Cheers

Ed

[EXBEN]

quote:What size did you go in the rear mate? As wide as Stu's??
Not quite, only 7"

[dazz]

pull ya finger out ben for fuggs sake, you are making a fool out of yourself:D

looks awesome mate

[HueyonaBlade]

Have you picked out the colours for the tins Ben?

[catchmeifyoucan]

that looks fuckin awsome mate... are you leaving the tank those colours??

[EXBEN]

No it's getting custom paint.;)

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http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/88332630124953.jpg

I started on the Radiator tonight. I decided to use two TLR lower rads cause they are nice & narrow. The overall area is also pretty close to the standard setup so it should work fine.
The top one is turned upside down.
This is a progress shot, I've still gotta rework the tubes that join em, fit a rad cap, paint em black etc.....

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http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/88332630104097.jpg

From the front you can see the rad's nice & narrow & matches the width of the frame well.

[Boxer]

I was over there the other day. Bike is looking sweet. Looking forward to seeing it in action in Dubbo :)

[Fiend]

Nice work Ben.... what sort of ideas you've got for the custom paint... Nothing to rad?

[EXBEN]

Yeah I was thinking of making it look like someone threw up all over my bike.:D..............................You'll have to wait & see.;)

quote:Originally posted by EXBEN

Yeah I was thinking of making it look like someone threw up all over my bike.:D..............................You'll have to wait & see.;)


Shout me a couple of slabs and a few kebabs and I'll do you're paint job for ya mate [:0]

[zx12argh]

So a Jackson Pollock then?

Or have I just totally given my geek status away...

Ben could put a dodgy, limp wristed signature on it, and sell it for millions. Some tosser in the NSW Labour govt would definitely go for it.

:D

[zx12argh]

Heres where you can design your paint scheme

http://www.jacksonpollock.org/

[Gix11]

Do a photo a little to the right as well, I wanna see what's happening to Chris's bike as well........

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quote:Gix11 Posted - 14 Feb 2007 : 14:36:24
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Do a photo a little to the right as well, I wanna see what's happening to Chris's bike as well........
AAAHHHHHHHHH................Thats top secret!!!;):D

[evad]

Hey Ben, once the bike is painted then we really will be able to say that" Its fully sick, mate!!!!"

[speeddemon]

I did notice Chris bike as well Gix - Cant tell much from the photo though?

[HueyonaBlade]

Posted - 14 Feb 2007 : 14:36:24
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Do a photo a little to the right as well, I wanna see what's happening to Chris's bike as well........


Yes Yes, me aswell , his gixxer was the insperation for me to start a build :)

[RUSS M8]

Mate that bike is getting sexyer by the day, awesome job, will be super cool when it's done!

[chopiesel]

id rip the clutch cover off and sand off the machining grooves, its so worth it once done.

[hooligan]

quote:Originally posted by Gix11

Do a photo a little to the right as well, I wanna see what's happening to Chris's bike as well........


I'm not trying to hi-jack the thread, honest.

Hey ben, if ya really wanna fuck with peoples heads, why not do standard suzi paint job in green?

[EXBEN]

Kawasaki lime green mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....................:D

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quote:chopiesel Posted - 14 Feb 2007 : 20:46:30
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id rip the clutch cover off and sand off the machining grooves, its so worth it once done.
I kinda like it with the groove's, looks different.

[TLDV8]

quote:Originally posted by EXBEN


quote:chopiesel Posted - 14 Feb 2007 : 20:46:30
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id rip the clutch cover off and sand off the machining grooves, its so worth it once done.
I kinda like it with the groove's, looks different.


I like it to,since i seem to remember seconding the finish at the design stage when asked about it. :D

Excellent bike build up. ;)

[WATEVR]

needless to say ben it is looking fucken awesome and you are the bike building god........reality tv for you my friend!!!

[Gix11]

Hey Les. Welcome mate. What's all this about design stage mate? Did you have a hand in this clutch cover?

[chopiesel]

quote:Originally posted by Gix11

Hey Les. Welcome mate. What's all this about design stage mate? Did you have a hand in this clutch cover?


his a member of tlzone as am i, where the covers are from. he is from nz so be kind :)

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Ok so I've been busy with work (the bill paying type) but I've managed to get some bits n pieces done.
This is the dash mount nearly done.
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/999930140122476.jpg

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& I've also managed to get the rear wheel spacer/rear disk mount machined up.
It's all these little things that take time.........

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/999930140149509.jpg

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Twin Dashes?

One for revs one for kph?

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Yup [8D]

[Gix11]

Where's the ashtray gonna fit?

I've never seen how the single sider mounts the disc up closely before. That's interesting. What arm is it again?

[hooligan]

I'm liking the dash, ben.

[fimpBIKES]

looking good ben

any news of these body parts yet?

[pottsy]

oh god

that dash is trick[:p]

[EXBEN]

quote:I've never seen how the single sider mounts the disc up closely before. That's interesting. What arm is it again?
The way i've got the disk mounted is not standard, it usually mounts directly to the hub but Im not using the standard caliper so I needed to move the disk to suit. Oh & it's a smaller diameter disk than a standard one as well. It's a VFR 800 arm.

[chopaweeza]

As one builder to another that also has an April 1st deadline(mines the CU Biker Build Off) .. Respect.. Keep it going . Love the little engineering details.

Wayne
Sgt At Arms
Chopper Builders Australia

[fimpBIKES]

hahaha,
just realised...


BEN'S TILLER




tehehe :D

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Finally I got something done on the TL today.
Details Details......... it's all this little shit thats time consuming.
As you can see I've got the rear hub finished, & I even made a cover for the ugly nut.;)


http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/922523829114816.jpg

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I also managed to use the stock TL rear caliper & a 230mm rear disk. Everything's a tight fit, but if it's tight it's right don't you know.
:D


http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/922523829148409.jpg

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I also got the headlight mounted.
I know this isn't gonna be to everyone's taste but I wanted to make a feature out of the mount. ( just for something different)
So I used Stainless rods with stainless tie rod ends ( these will be polished ) on the bottom & a billet alloy brace on the top.[8D]
Well I couldn't have it looking like Tony's could I??:)



http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/92252382992495.jpg

[ozkat]

Hey Bennyboy, nobody likes a showoff :D;)

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Here it is from the front.
Agro lookin huh [}:)]


http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/922523829138687.jpg

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Here's a pic looking down at the top mount . This will be polished.

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/92252382993520.jpg

[Slingblade]

Looks like you are using a billet resevior on the rear brake mate? What happened to the trademark clear hose???

Looking great by the way. That light unit is by far the nicest one around at the moment. The dual instrument setup is different, and that top fairing mount is awesome.

Jesus, i sound like a fuckin groupie. [:I] :D

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quote:Looks like you are using a billet resevior on the rear brake mate? What happened to the trademark clear hose???

I figured I bought it so I may as well use it.:D

[HueyonaBlade]

I dont think that there are many men reading youre thread Ben that arent truely in awwwwwwrrr of what you do . P.S. as an inocent bystander the top clamp for mine would be black (BTW) What happened to the powder coat on the single swinger earlier in the thread one minute its Bronze and then in the next its all black (love the Black)

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quote: What happened to the powder coat on the single swinger earlier in the thread one minute its Bronze and then in the next its all black (love the Black)
It's always been black? Must have been the light.

[RUSS M8]

She's looking amazing!
For some reason those headlights remind me of the old FZS600 Yammy... [?]

What are ya doing about the 'zorst...or is it a secret...

[EXBEN]

Yeah it's so secret, even I don't know yet.:D

[RUSS M8]

Haha! Like a true proffesional!

[fimpBIKES]

10 points on the rod-end light mount!

definitely the way to be doing it


and dude, if u didnt like it tight
u wouldnt have picked that chassis!!! :D

keep em coming ben!
so u gonna get a "zoolander" air-brush theme put on her?

[catchmeifyoucan]

[:p]mmmmm...

[sprbeast]

fuk me! i think i should have thrown in the towel before i even started on superbeast. what you have there are some seriously mad skills! love the swinger. now i think i want to wrap the beast around a post and put the motor in a strom and be done with it. i guess you couldn't put a price on that there swinger project as a bolt in could ya? the only problem is, it't not my nature to just buy shit and put it on. major kudos and cheer, dan

[Gix11]

quote:Originally posted by EXBEN

I also managed to use the stock TL rear caliper & a 230mm rear disk. Everything's a tight fit, but if it's tight it's right don't you know.
:D


http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/922523829148409.jpg


I don't need to comment on your build Ben as everyome else is saying what I'm thinking, but I am going to comment on Chris's new rims. Are they as good as they look in the photo?

[chopiesel]

the rim looks like a carrozerria

[Scrapyard]

My God Ben. It's coming together beautifuly. I like the rotor mounted to the spacer. Very tidy. I think I'm gona steal your idea for the caliper mount. Got any better pics of how you mounted it?

[EXBEN]

I don't have a better pic sorry. Basicly it's a modified VFR 800 bracket.
Gix, yeah they are tasty wheels but they weren't a bolt in fit....aahh there's nothing like Hacking into a new set of wheels with a milling machine.....:D

[Foxy]

Hey Ben, looking good mate, forgot to thank you for the info you sent me a while back......is your site down atm??

[hooligan]

quote:Originally posted by EXBEN

I don't have a better pic sorry. Basicly it's a modified VFR 800 bracket.
Gix, yeah they are tasty wheels but they weren't a bolt in fit....aahh there's nothing like Hacking into a new set of wheels with a milling machine.....:D

I don't wanna hear about any hacking. It was to reduce weight.

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quote: Hey Ben, looking good mate, forgot to thank you for the info you sent me a while back......is your site down atm??
Tis working again now.

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Today was a good day, the brakelines turned up...........
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/82889822277758.jpg

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& were promptly fitted.........
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/82889822274649.jpg

[chopiesel]

and clutch line?

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Then my tasty shock finally turned up........
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/828898222116467.jpg

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& it soon found it's new home too...
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/828898222116491.jpg

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quote:chopiesel Posted - 01 Mar 2007 : 20:38:00
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and clutch line?
Of course;)


http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/82889822277635.jpg