PROJECT LOG: sv650s MkII

[crazymofo]

ok, after the recent spill at Queensland Raceway, im rebuilding the poor little SV (again! lol)

direction has changed a little, as ive been getting more and more interested in getting into circut racing, namely the F3 catagory. rules say, im capped to a 75rwhp limit, so dramas there with the sv making around 65?rwhp.

so this build is going to blend true streetfighter and racing bike elements. spose you could call it a modern day cafe racer of sorts?

new clip on's, some new rearsets, upgrade the brakes, and make it more crash friendly with a 1pc body work, and a alloy fuel cell under it, full rewire, upgraded suspension parts, boosting HP and torque with some cams, woodruff key, pod filters, jet ket, minor headwork, and relocation of some parts are all things im planning on throwing in the mix.

this is the only roadbike i got thats even close to being able to be riden, on the road, so going to make it a roadbike 1st and foremost, the race glass and race specific items shall be subbed in as i need em. its a compromise i know, but untill the gsx750 streetfighter is up and running, its how im doing things for a while.

so this is the start of it all...... made some stands for me to work on the bike a little easier... they arent paddock stands, rather pernement standing items..

tail was always a little out of alignment, but the recent lowside gave it a bit more of a nudge.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/crazymofojoe/05.jpg

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i'll update as i go.

cheers.joe.

[03gixxerpilot]

as always going to look forward to seeing how it all goes, keep us posted as you go.

[zx12argh]

the poor girl... I actually don't mind those lights even if thats all thats left of the 666 setup...
Good luck with the build Joe.

[exile]

How do you intend to get the bike off the front stand , forklift truck ;)

[GSX14]

Who's making the rules for the horsepower limit..

[crazymofo]

exile... little jack under the engine ;)

gsx... most of the races held round here are run by motorcycle sportman... their F3 catagory is for 400cc I4 but the 650 twin is allowed to run but is capped at 75rwhp, it does get tested via dyno.

i could opt for a class that allows me to put either a bigger motor or build more horsepower, but im only just stating out on this racing thing, so would rather learn my craft.

cheers.joe.

[GSX14]

never seen dyno at sportsmen meetings ring them to confirm get details off there site.

[crazymofo]

gsx... checked the website, theres no mention of power figures being capped?!

i was only going on what id been told from a bloke at the track when i was there last, so you are most likely right.

i sent the forms off to join mcsm on friday, next is my MA licence.

cheers.joe.

[crazymofo]

been a little busy as of late making some exhaust headers for some folk, but found some time this arvo, so now... its completely stripped

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/crazymofojoe/I3010066.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/crazymofojoe/I3010069.jpg

paint stripper will be out tomorrow arvo ;) and i'll be grabbing the barrel grinder from work too ;)

cheers.joe.

[exile]

quote:

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/crazymofojoe/I3010066.jpg




Youre only 2 cylinders short of a real bke :D

[fimpBIKES]

your only 2 gonaDS away from being a real man

[Gix11]

Love is in the air........

[exile]

quote:Originally posted by fimpBIKES

your only 2 gonaDS away from being a real man



I had a pair once but the Mrs saw to that, she stuffed um and now has um on the mantlepiece just to remind me not to get above my station.....[B)]

[jakam04]

Better than making them into a necklace pendant lmao...

Jarrod

[waltari]

So Joe...what are the plans for the frame???

[crazymofo]

polish/gloss black detail.

the outer sides (the visible parts) are to be polished, and a gloss black treatment on the inside, underside and the back of the frame.

im investigating a 2pk clear over the top so i dont have to keep re-polishing, but everyone i speal to tries to steer me off the idea?! why?

tie in a gloss black engine, with polished covers, and it'll set the body color i have in mind right off ;)

cheers.joe.

[waltari]

quote:Originally posted by crazymofo

polish/gloss black detail.

the outer sides (the visible parts) are to be polished, and a gloss black treatment on the inside, underside and the back of the frame.

im investigating a 2pk clear over the top so i dont have to keep re-polishing, but everyone i speal to tries to steer me off the idea?! why?

tie in a gloss black engine, with polished covers, and it'll set the body color i have in mind right off ;)

cheers.joe.



What about masking and doing a clear powder coat then black powder coat?

[crazymofo]

went and asked a powdercoater the other day about this, but they reckon, the powdercoat would come away easily without a proper primer... [:/]

seems i'll have to keep polishing :(

cheers.joe.

[evad]

Hey Joe, why dont you give this a try? I think its what Deano has on his polished wheels
http://www.ppc.au.com
With this great kit you can restore a set of alloy wheels, or polish and coat all the alloy on your motorcycle, or coat any polished alloy and bright work on cars, trucks or boats. For more details see the Glisten PC product in the Topcoats section. Simply clean / remove old coatings and polish to desired lustre, remove polishing compounds, and finally clean with the two prep products included (AP 120 and Solvent). Dry then apply Glisten PC. If you wish to spray, and do not have the gear, see our handy Preval Mini Sprayers in the accessories section.

[Gix11]

I'll start a new topic for that one....

[crazymofo]

got a slight early mark today.. so, i lifted the barrel grinder from work.....

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/crazymofojoe/I3010085-1.jpg

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still to do the otherside of the frame and then the detail painting tho :roll: starting to think this polishing caper is a farce :lol: its taken me a few hrs to get to this point :lol:

also now have the rest of my body panels.... tho they ALL have to be modified by a fair extent ;)

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/crazymofojoe/I3010084-1.jpg


cheers.joe.

[ej03]

looks good joe be intrested to see how it turns out.
:D

[evad]

H Joe, bike is coming on great! Whats the eta on getting it back on the road? I recon you must be having withdrawl symptoms by now!!

[BOHEMION]

Frame looks shmick mate what did ya do with the Kwak subframe and seat?

[crazymofo]

end of aug dave, and yep having withdrawls LOL.. been a couple of months since ive ridden it.

boh,, got em here, but im keeping them for a future project ;)

cheers.joe.

[waltari]

Lookin good Joe...great job on the polish and a fine collection of bits you got there! Lookin forward to seeing the end result!

[crazymofo]

polishing is now done...

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/crazymofojoe/07-1.jpg




then spent a couple of hours masking up the polished sections for the detail painting... that was fun [xx(]

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/crazymofojoe/06.jpg

cheers.joe.

[waltari]

Lookin' great Joe! Wish I could work on mine...fuckin locked in a crate until we get a place of or own...killin me!

[fimpBIKES]

good stuff jo, best to take your time with the masking
its gonna look tits



just outta curiousity, how much was it to get a polisher to finish up the job to that lovely spec?

[crazymofo]

i got it to pretty much mirror finish (albeit with swirl marks) before handing it to the polisher, he charged me $150 all up to bring it up to the flawless mirror finish, its shit hot, i dont want to use it now after ive blacked it out.

end result

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/crazymofojoe/I3010097.jpg

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it'll go back on the engine tomorrow, and if i stop being so lazy, i'll get the bike back to resembling a roller again :roll:

cheers.joe.

[catchmeifyoucan]

nice job on the frame mate, what did you paint it with??

[crazymofo]

the exterior is still just raw alloy, dicided against coating it, i'll just live with buffing it once a week. but inside is engine enamel gloss black. figured it'd be best to use, with the heat and oil/road gunk it'll cop

cheers.joe.

[evad]

That came out sweet as joe. :D

[HueyonaBlade]

What an Awsome effect Joe , Are you not going to at least seal the polish with a clear? Farkin High maintanence otherwise , but I guess you already new that!

[ozzy1100]

you have to much time on your hands joe lol
good look, clean outside , clean inside even with oil on it

[waltari]

Looks great JOE...any plans for the motor?

[BOHEMION]

looking trick mate! nice work

[Cruisecontrol]

Hang it from a hook on your loungeroom wall. Modern art at its finest.

Nice job, mate.

[crazymofo]

this is improved art methinks ;)

after todays efforts.

sorting wiring and front end tomorrow.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/crazymofojoe/10.jpg

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cheers.joe.

[zx12argh]

Looking good joe - deffinately rising from the ashes mate - or gravel rash in your case ;)

[scotty mac]

[:p]looks great... is it gonna be a racer still or more of show toy with another toy for race?

[crazymofo]

initially it'll be a road/weekend bike, but looking to purchase a new bike by the end of the year.. it'll be converted over to a full race bike then

matt: leaving engine near stock... BMC race filter, stage 3 jet kit, and a 4deg woodruff key have all be installed, im making a full twin system exhaust for it, then off for a tune.. hopefully a monstrous 80rwhp shall be mine... oh feel the power lol!

cheers.joe.

[zx12argh]

80 horse power? But how does it get up hills? ;)

[crazymofo]

with my fat arse... no idea lol

been riding a few late model thou's lately...so! im buying one lol.

cheers.joe.

[zx12argh]

mate of mine just bought a brand new CBR600 in black and pearl white - dare I say it looked the horn even though it was fully faired. Yes I will. It gave me a righteous boner it did :D

[crazymofo]

im very keen on an italian model myself.. no not a ducrappi either.

cheers.joe.

[crazymofo]

the re-assembly begins..

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/crazymofojoe/11.jpg

installed the wiring, carbs, other odds and sods, started to modify/construct the subframe. ive had a bonus.. the standard front half of the sv650 subframe fits under the new gixer tail, so im using it and building the rest from it, doing it this way allows me to use the subframes tank mount, and battery box/undertray section, instead of fabricating all of it from scratch.

cheers.joe.

[fimpBIKES]

sounds like a piece of cake for you mate!

good to see you had a good excuse for standing me up on the weekend, unfortunately while i was sobbing on saturnight over my broken heart
my good mate large came over with a hug and a free pre-mixed drink....

actually, thats the last thing i remember about that night
hmmm

[crazymofo]

LOL sorry fimp, but my priorities are with the bike mate :P track day in 3 weeks [:O]

cheers.joe.

[Gix11]

Is it going to be Streetfighter spec again? Will it be finished by the 15 & 16th of this month? Are you free that weekend?

i see the sandblaster has found a new purpose Joe. Bike looks polished mate. go hard.

[BANDITROD]

thats fucking sweet as mate looks fucking wicked with the black on the frame top job:D

[crazymofo]

quote:Originally posted by Gix11

Is it going to be Streetfighter spec again? Will it be finished by the 15 & 16th of this month? Are you free that weekend?


yep retaining streetfighter spec (is it classed as that with clip ons? lol [:P]

15th 16th.. thats cutting it tight.. theres, bodywork, paint, subframe, and exhaust system which all have to be done yet.. hard to find time when working long hrs. can i ask for what reason? some photo shoot of some sort??

davo!!! how the fuck are ya mate!?


cheers.joe.

PS. thanks for the comments too guys :D

[Gix11]

Maybe photo, but more to the point - 2 wheels Extraveganza at Parklands showgrounds. Need some show bikes.

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6928

[Rocket]

Good onya Joe, that's coming up looking real nice.
I'm looking forward to seeing the result.

[crazymofo]

gix: i could slap it all back together to how it looked for AFR07 for the event, but only if your desparate to have bikes in your display. as id rather focus the time to doing what needs to be done, to finish off the build. i wont even be able to personally make the event anyways due to working on the bike.



cheers.joe.

[crazymofo]

righto.. keep changing my mind about the tail of the bike as of late... but now have made a decision, and thus have used the zx6r subframe as a base.. but its been heavily modified now.. the pics shall explain ;)

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/crazymofojoe/I3010101.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/crazymofojoe/I3010100.jpg

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kinda got carried away, and spent some time farking round making trellis looking pieces for it.. should look the ducks nuts when polished/blacked out.

cheers.joe.

[ozkat]

ive looked and looked and looked, and i cant see any turbo headers anywhere.

[HueyonaBlade]

Bloody hell Joe , Hope you have a really thick tank pad to go on her

[fimpBIKES]

i heart trellis!

[BANDITROD]

looks great joe that trellis matches up nicely

[Groomey]

Trickest sv650 ive ever seen. Awesome job mate

[zx12argh]

quote:Originally posted by Groomey

Trickest sv650 ive ever seen. Awesome job mate


Yes - very trick - it has no back wheel [:p] Dont know what the trick is to ride it yet ;)

[hooligan]

The angle of the clip-ons looks uncomfortable, too.

[dane_ra]

Great idea with the subframe! Use all the useful/hidden bits and rebuild the sexy bits... noice

[Matt]

Shit Joe, the pillions not going to like ya too much LOL

[Tony Nitrous]

Very nice Mate.

Changed a bit since i rode it on the Pink Ribbon Ride last year!

Good to see it in the latest Rapid too. [8D]

[crazymofo]

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/crazymofojoe/6-1.jpg

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http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/crazymofojoe/1-3.jpg

there she is in action.

hope to have the bike actually painted in the next 2 weeks... then i can finally polish the frame and wheels right up how they are meant to be, couple of little things to do also.. theres a matching front guard that ties in with the headlight unit, and a belly pan which i am undecided about atm..

also keen to rig up a remote ignition to sit under the seat so i can piss that iggy barrell from off the frame (i got no room to put it anywhere else atm) and the final part.... some soft glow LED lights hidden around the bike. that'll round out the looks department for now.

im still chasing a TL1000R engine at a decent price to act as a donor donk tho ;)

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/crazymofojoe/joesbike3.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/crazymofojoe/joesbike2.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/crazymofojoe/joesbike.jpg

cheers.joe.

[evad]

Hey Joe bikes looking sweet :D:D
Well Done

[zx12argh]

Fuck your exhaust comes close to the ground joe...
Whats the go with the racing? I want to take the VTR out and get some track action soon...

[Fish]

Joe you're a fucking LEGEND!!! mate That's got to be THE hottest SV650 on the planet. congrats on a wicked piece of art.

[WATEVR]

hey joe what do you think of the rjay helmets that you got? there is an accessory store here in adelaide selling them for $180, just have to find someone who sells the tinted visors etc as they only have the helmets.

are they noisey etc?

[WATEVR]

oh shit and the bike and photos look great mate!!

[Gix11]

Shayne (ABUSA). You've subscribed to this topic using an email account that is full and I keep getting returned mail to the server. Can you update the account if it is an old one (in your profile), or empty the account, or delete your subscription to this topic please mate. Cheers.

[Tony Nitrous]

quote:Originally posted by crazymofo

[im still chasing a TL1000R engine at a decent price to act as a donor donk tho ;)

I have to write up to the very 1st "homemade" naked SV1000,
650 with a TL lump well before Suzuki did theirs.
A lot of surgery I think but do-able,
Have you seen it ?

O-yeah, Bikes looking VERY good...[8D]

[BOHEMION]

Joe...Contact Pesh, He has a TL donk for sale bloody cheap but needs some work. Shouldnt be a prob for you though

[crazymofo]

quote:Originally posted by WATEVR

hey joe what do you think of the rjay helmets that you got? there is an accessory store here in adelaide selling them for $180, just have to find someone who sells the tinted visors etc as they only have the helmets.

are they noisey etc?


its bloody good, i loved the kbc VR-1 that it replaced, and this helmet is based on that, its just as good in everyway, infact i think its more comfy.


cheers.joe.

ps. thanks for the heads up boh, i'll get in contact with pesh

[WATEVR]

cool cheers joe.

i think there australian made too, but best of all has got to be the price.

[dane_ra]

Definitely not Aussie, like most things Cassons do, imported from somewhere in Asia, and badged with whatever they wanna call it.

A lot of the cheaper helmets are done that way. Company may be Aussie, but not the helmet.

Not to say that it's not a good helmet tho, don't know anything about it other than that...

Bike looks awesome mate, well done

[WATEVR]

ah ha must of miss read an ad or some thing!!

[LKC73]

Joe, that is a killer SV mate! Youve done an awesome job with the frame and swingarm! In fact the hole bike is a great work of art mate! Can you up date us with full painted pictures when she is done? Congrats mate! Great ride!