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Spike
22-01-2008, 01:38 AM
I’ve been watching this forum for some time now.
Seeing as some Dutch friends of mine are posting their stuff here, it’s time to make my self known aswell.

My name is Jeroen, 35 years of age and, ofcourse, a Dutchie aswell.
If been building/rebuilding bikes for some time now as a hobby. But nothing worth mensioning. The last few years it went a bit further. Now I own 5 bikes and have enough stuff to build another one.

Basicly it started with a ‘93 Suzuki GSX-R1100WP. It had a few scratches on it so I put a K1-seatunit on it, adjusted the fearing, made a different exhaust and tuned the engine a bit.

http://members.lycos.nl/spikesgixxer/rechts.jpg

Furthermore I had a frame of ‘78 GS1000 lying around. The project is still waiting to be build for a few years now. It has a 1135EFE engine, ZXR-font, original tank and a Bandit 400 seatunit. In the meanwhile I got a Blade-dragstyle swingarm and I thinking about replacing the seat with a ducktale of some sorts.

http://members.lycos.nl/spikesgixxer/EFE8.jpg

In the meanwhile I rebuild a ‘91 GSX-R750M for my girlfriend because, after the difficult birth of our first child, the driving-possition of her 400RR got to redical for her. Last summer I sold the engine and put in a 1100. She didn’t want a wheely happy bike, so I put in a 7” extended swingarm.

http://home.wanadoo.nl/jcgvdveen/711_2.jpg

Driving my GSX-R1000 K1 and looking for parts of the old GS I stumbled across a crashed ‘92 GSX-R1100. I wanted to use it for the GS, but after stripping it down, I found out it would be a shame to do so. Therefor I decided to build a respectable fighter and called it “The Wraith”. It has a one-off subframe I designed myself. It runs underneith the tank with special arms so it looks like the 750 K4 seatunit is floating.

http://home.wanadoo.nl/jcgvdveen/SFD2.jpg

At this moment I’m building a ‘82 Katana. I bought if from my mate ReneEFE. The frame is adjusted for a GSX-R1100 engine. Sadly the frame wasn’t braced enough for the plans I have, so curently I’m doing some welding to it. It has runniggear from a GSX-R and a swingarm out of a dragracer with a Koni race-shock. In the meanwhile I’m gathering stuff for the engine. It’ll have Dyna-coils, a Wiseco 1216 kit, Yoshimura stage 1 cams, Yoshimura headers and 2 carbon exhausts and a ‘88 750R head. The head will be worked on. It’ll have bigger in and outs and the combustionchambers will be worked at aswell otherwise the compression is a bit to high. It’ll be done by the same guy that did the head of Ron’s Spondon-like Katana.
It’ll have the name “Carbonkat” because I’m ging to make one-off carbon parts for it.

http://home.wanadoo.nl/jcgvdveen/Katana/Kat_lang1.jpg

Tone
22-01-2008, 04:17 AM
Nice bikes and welcome.
I loving that "Wraith".

BANDITROD
22-01-2008, 08:07 AM
nice bikes mate i like the wraith (i used to watch that movie heaps as a kid)and welcome

BillyWhizz888
22-01-2008, 10:33 AM
Welcome to the madness

zx12argh
22-01-2008, 12:19 PM
Nice bikes mate - welcome aboard!

KATO ZX7
22-01-2008, 12:34 PM
Lovin what youve done to your bikes mate.
And its good to see youve looked after your girl by helping her with hers.
Welcome to the Mad House [}:)]

Iceman
22-01-2008, 04:19 PM
Welcome aboard Jeroen.

STELF
22-01-2008, 06:41 PM
Welcome aboard mate . Keep up the good work:D

Gix11
22-01-2008, 07:11 PM
You have great taste in motorcycle there Jeroen. Do you know Ron as well that own the Spondon-like Kat?

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/941882100125297.jpg


http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/75970757132993.JPG

As you say there are a few Dutch members on ASF mate. It's good to have you aboard. I thought I recognised that Kat when I saw it. Rene Posted it before:

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/99993031068686.jpg

Are you also familiar with Unlimited's work?: http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4843

Spike
23-01-2008, 01:29 AM
Yep, they are the friends I meant.
Thanks for the warm welcome guys!!!

Spike
23-01-2008, 01:41 AM
Basicly it all started with a few bits and pieces...

http://home.wanadoo.nl/jcgvdveen/Katana/Kat_basis.jpg

I put the UPSD, swingarm and wheels of a GSX-R1100 in it..
It has to be a two-seater, so pegs of a EFE are placed.

http://home.wanadoo.nl/jcgvdveen/Katana/Kat1.jpg

http://home.wanadoo.nl/jcgvdveen/Katana/Kat2.jpg

http://home.wanadoo.nl/jcgvdveen/Katana/Kat3.jpg

With the bodywork on it...

http://home.wanadoo.nl/jcgvdveen/Katana/kat4.jpg

http://home.wanadoo.nl/jcgvdveen/Katana/kat5.jpg

http://home.wanadoo.nl/jcgvdveen/Katana/kat6.jpg

As you can see IMHO the swingarm isn't long enough. So my mate ReneEFE found an extended swingarm for it.

http://home.wanadoo.nl/jcgvdveen/Katana/Brug_verlengd.jpg

IMHO it looks a lot better now...

http://home.wanadoo.nl/jcgvdveen/Katana/Kat_lang1.jpg

http://home.wanadoo.nl/jcgvdveen/Katana/Kat_lang2.jpg

justlearnin
23-01-2008, 07:28 AM
welcome spike i like ur bikes

Spike
12-02-2008, 08:34 PM
Finally had some time to do some bracing...

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii219/spikesgixxer/Kat_frame_aanpassing1.jpg

Tacked by my good friend Unlimited...

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii219/spikesgixxer/Kat_frame_aanpassing2.jpg

Last brace...

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii219/spikesgixxer/Kat_frame_aanpassing3.jpg

Tacked again...

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii219/spikesgixxer/Kat_frame_aanpassing5.jpg

Ready for final welding...

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii219/spikesgixxer/Kat_frame_aanpassing6.jpg

Gix11
12-02-2008, 09:10 PM
Unlimited's a handy man to have around hey Spike? Nice work.

Spike
12-02-2008, 10:51 PM
Yep, we have a saying in the Netherlands: Good tools is half the job...:D

geesexar
13-02-2008, 05:05 AM
welcome mate nice kat..enjoy!!!

Spike
13-02-2008, 06:47 PM
Final welding...
Brackets for inner plates at the back.

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii219/spikesgixxer/Kat_frame_aanpassing7.jpg

Crossmember...

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii219/spikesgixxer/Kat_frame_aanpassing8.jpg

Close-up...

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii219/spikesgixxer/Kat_frame_aanpassing9.jpg

Backbone...

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii219/spikesgixxer/Kat_frame_aanpassing10.jpg

Spike
20-02-2008, 08:47 PM
Adjusted the top-yoke for some risers and cut off the bracket for the ignition...

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii219/spikesgixxer/Yoke.jpg

Reshaped the bracket for the dash...

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii219/spikesgixxer/dash1.jpg

Parallel to the yoke, forks and fearing...

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii219/spikesgixxer/dash2.jpg

Only have to re-aline the view a bit...

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii219/spikesgixxer/dash3.jpg

Gix11
20-02-2008, 09:46 PM
I'm enjoying the progress shots Spike. Keep them coming mate.

Spike
21-02-2008, 12:35 AM
I'll do my best!:D