skunkworks

[GammaBoy]

You should see how the push bike fags go with weight ... some guys take out 3 of the 6 cap screws holding on the discs because it saves .0000000002 grams or whatever...
Erm... I may have contemplated that...

[ozzy1100]

Something new, new tools happy days

https://youtu.be/ngb1DlOO3Ik

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngb1DlOO3Ik (https://youtu.be/ngb1DlOO3Ik)

[Gix11]

Cool gear. Anything that makes life easier is cool gear!

[ozzy1100]

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n493/ozzy1100/9EE35991-C4A0-4FE8-9DBB-3650200063DA_zpsz2itwx5y.jpg (http://s1136.photobucket.com/user/ozzy1100/media/9EE35991-C4A0-4FE8-9DBB-3650200063DA_zpsz2itwx5y.jpg.html)

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n493/ozzy1100/82CF2C0D-A916-4C42-A255-75D882987848_zpsa0kr9xac.jpg (http://s1136.photobucket.com/user/ozzy1100/media/82CF2C0D-A916-4C42-A255-75D882987848_zpsa0kr9xac.jpg.html)

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n493/ozzy1100/66523622-3E82-4B3F-8487-DAA68E976542_zpsm1gg9zl8.jpg (http://s1136.photobucket.com/user/ozzy1100/media/66523622-3E82-4B3F-8487-DAA68E976542_zpsm1gg9zl8.jpg.html)

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n493/ozzy1100/39A231AF-25E9-4441-B64F-A067B41FE0D7_zps0aoqt8dw.jpg (http://s1136.photobucket.com/user/ozzy1100/media/39A231AF-25E9-4441-B64F-A067B41FE0D7_zps0aoqt8dw.jpg.html)

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n493/ozzy1100/7D404C9F-1B34-4652-AA48-D61F4DC819A1_zpsrpc5y8tx.jpg (http://s1136.photobucket.com/user/ozzy1100/media/7D404C9F-1B34-4652-AA48-D61F4DC819A1_zpsrpc5y8tx.jpg.html)

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n493/ozzy1100/FE41ACA3-A944-40E5-A039-CE31D7750EC8_zpsbk7pn41w.jpg (http://s1136.photobucket.com/user/ozzy1100/media/FE41ACA3-A944-40E5-A039-CE31D7750EC8_zpsbk7pn41w.jpg.html)

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n493/ozzy1100/EEBC50CF-129A-41DA-B0DE-DACBB942A284_zpsaziv50t0.jpg (http://s1136.photobucket.com/user/ozzy1100/media/EEBC50CF-129A-41DA-B0DE-DACBB942A284_zpsaziv50t0.jpg.html)

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n493/ozzy1100/E059C26C-6CD5-4D2D-9289-FC04536C8C1D_zpstheo1bo1.jpg (http://s1136.photobucket.com/user/ozzy1100/media/E059C26C-6CD5-4D2D-9289-FC04536C8C1D_zpstheo1bo1.jpg.html)


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[GammaBoy]

Looks great, when's the Bandit motor going in?

[Gix11]

Wow - That's a rare sight! Looks good mate.

[ozzy1100]

Looks great, when's the Bandit motor going in?

Now where would the fun be in that.....

[ozzy1100]

Wow - That's a rare sight! Looks good mate.

Extra rare to see my own bike getting done as well si, ten years I crashed it
and joined the forum, fuck Facebook and where bike builds are going imo

[GammaBoy]

Are you keeping the Gargantuan rubber filled mounts at the front of the motor?

[ozzy1100]

Are you keeping the Gargantuan rubber filled mounts at the front of the motor?

Kinda hoping some aftermarket Japanese goodness finds its way there it's self.....
because I really hate machining noilithan :-(
Actually was looking at them yesterday and gargantuan seems probably the most apt
description for the ducking things to be honest....

[GammaBoy]

Just hard mount it like every other UJM on the face of the earth!

[ozzy1100]

Just hard mount it like every other UJM on the face of the earth!

Hence the after market Japanese mounts..... easier than making my own to look as nice....

[GammaBoy]

Hence the after market Japanese mounts..... easier than making my own to look as nice....
Pfft. Grinder and linisher are all you need :P

[Bob]

That the horn mate. Mite have to pop in for a look see one day.

[ozzy1100]

Pfft. Grinder and linisher are all you need :P

Yer but have you seen my workmanship.... I want it to look
professional, not like I let the dog do it....
it has nothing to be with me being lazy, no nothing...

[ozzy1100]

That the horn mate. Mite have to pop in for a look see one day.

For you bob anytime

[Watto]

that looks horn Ozzy - only 10 years eh good to see you're sticking at it !!

[ozzy1100]

that looks horn Ozzy - only 10 years eh good to see you're sticking at it !!

Can't rush these things :-)

[ozzy1100]

Update


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0eG5hL4z6o&feature=youtu.be

[Gix11]

Cool mate. Got some good stuff going on there.

[ozzy1100]

Cool mate. Got some good stuff going on there.

Hope to be si, tho the economics of it isn't adding up in the least sighs......
# most expensive zephyr motor ever sighs.....

[Gix11]

I had this conversation with Supercharger before. He bought a Zed for $4k and by the end the only part of it he used was the front half of the frame and gearbox (or something similar). He said to me "Well that seemed to be a waste of money and a pain in the arse", but I explained to him how he enjoyed every part of the build, it took him 6 months of shed time that he loves, he loved the challenge and loves the result. How is that money not spent well?? He's never complained since.

[ozzy1100]

I had this conversation with Supercharger before. He bought a Zed for $4k and by the end the only part of it he used was the front half of the frame and gearbox (or something similar). He said to me "Well that seemed to be a waste of money and a pain in the arse", but I explained to him how he enjoyed every part of the build, it took him 6 months of shed time that he loves, he loved the challenge and loves the result. How is that money not spent well?? He's never complained since.

I can't disagree si, to be honest it's how I gave justified the time and money investment in the last 8-10 years in my workshop....
Just having a sook, it's a fucking big hill I decided to climb lol

[Gix11]

Yea, and imagine what you will have at the end of it! Just start turning some coin in the meantime with what you have to make it easier.

[ozzy1100]

Yea, and imagine what you will have at the end of it! Just start turning some coin in the meantime with what you have to make it easier.

Little by little I have si, finding the right people with the right projects who are willing
to spend coin on what the real cost of quality is, is the hard part tho in all honesty I haven't
been pushing it very hard

[CK 187]

Just read thru this entire thread. Some really great stuff in here that you've turned out. Makes me long for a better equipped shop

[ozzy1100]

Just read thru this entire thread. Some really great stuff in here that you've turned out. Makes me long for a better equipped shop

Unhealthy obsession helps a a lot lol

[CK 187]

Unhealthy obsession helps a a lot lol

I'm working on that bit

[ozzy1100]

I'm working on that bit

The short term plan has been 10 years and the short short plan has been 5 bwahaha
Tho at least I'm finally where I want to be be build what I would like to....

[CK 187]

The short term plan has been 10 years and the short short plan has been 5 bwahaha
Tho at least I'm finally where I want to be be build what I would like to....

I made a 1000 mile move about 6 years ago and unfortunately sold off a large chunk of my shop equipment to accommodate the move. Still in the rebuild process, but it's a slow effort. Don't have the luxury of a pole barn like the old days

[Gix11]

1000 mile move? For work? That's a fair old haul.

[CK 187]

1000 mile move? For work? That's a fair old haul.

Yes sir. For work and nicer riding weather here in the US. I was sick of losing 4-5 months each winter being buried 3 feet deep in snow

[Gix11]

From where to where then?

[CK 187]

Here in the states. From Wisconsin which is in the upper midwest along the great lakes down to North Carolina

Wisconsin has a yearly average snowfall of 52.4 inches (133 cm) while in NC we rarely see it except for crazy storms that might come over the mountains.

Plus NC provides amazing riding year round

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http://diamondback226.com/

http://www.cherohala.com/

http://tailofthedragon.com/





(http://tailofthedragon.com/)

[ozzy1100]

How nice are some of those roads....

[Gix11]

Yea, what Lynton said.

I was in Chicago in February expecting some serious cold, and they had the warmest February on record! Even then it was pretty cold, so I can imagine what Wisconsin was like.

Those roads look a bit like roads over here that we know. Good call mate.