gpx project begins

[careercriminal]

It seems there are a few people with gpx streetfighters around here and heres the beginning of mine. I have been especially inspired by Guile's project.

I've just had a new tyre put on, new chain and sprockets as well as a service. This is gonna be a "quick as I can" project, summer is already here and I dont wanna miss any of it.
As such Im leaving the standard tail there, minus the mud guard :D

How it used to look, with custom fairings old gsxr or something.
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n2/careercrim/gpx/750.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n2/careercrim/gpx/26112008248.jpg

slightly modified tail fairing :D
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n2/careercrim/gpx/01122008266.jpg

what a pain in the arse this was to do
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n2/careercrim/gpx/01122008267.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n2/careercrim/gpx/01122008268.jpg

It'll be a bit of a rat mobile satin/matt black. gonna get the rims polished down the track.
Mates want me to go on the toy run with them so that makes the finish date the 14th [:0]

[Fight_fan]

Well then hurry, hurry mate! Look forward to seein how she turns out hey!

[CBRRRT]

Roll on the 14th Matey, cant wait to see how it looks.

[Gix11]

Welcome mate.

Errr, did you just spray over everything like the front axle and pinch bolts or is this it reassembled?:

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n2/careercrim/gpx/01122008267.jpg

[careercriminal]

I didnt have alen key big enough to get the wheel off so I just sprayed it like that.
I taped off what i didnt want to spray, you cant really make out all the masking tape in the photo.

If the paint job doesn't last I'll strip it right back and do it properly in the winter or something.

[CBRRRT]

Come to England mate, coz it feels alot like winter now Brrrrrrr

[Azrael]

Thats fucken mint, you should just throw a bucket of paint at it.. Dont forget to stir or shake it sufficiently first and if you want, take the lid off..

[CBRRRT]

LOL. So! no grey area there then Azrael, apart from the frame that is. Oh and forks and plastic and nuts and bolts and and and.......

[careercriminal]

Hey, its just a touch up.

[CBRRRT]

Just kidding matey, its a start and thats the main thing fella. Look at my bike its all primer at the moment ha ha. Keep up the good work mate.

[Azrael]

Yeh mate, looks rad and very unconventional, fucken go for it, but make it black!!!

[careercriminal]

Got a few things dummied up.

See the new front gaurd compared the old + lights
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n2/careercrim/gpx/05122008271.jpg

arse end
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n2/careercrim/gpx/05122008272.jpg

[Cruisecontrol]

Put those lights at half mast and you are onto something.

Looking good.

[Guile]

nice start mate

[careercriminal]

the time is 12:07 sunday 14th and I have finished. well nearly, in the morning I will put the tank on, fill up fuel and coolant and hope to god everything is as it should be.
Ill post some pics later. right now bed.

[BANDITROD]

looking good mate but i am with cruise on this one you need to drop those lights about 75mm i reckon and it would look shitloads better than it allready does mate

[careercriminal]

Yeh the headlights went down, I'll let the pictures do the talking.
There's been some late nights getting it finished but I'm glad I had the deadline otherwise it probably would have taken me forever.
The biggest hassle was that I had to completly restore the tank. It was in a sad state with rust, crap & pinholes.

the gauges
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n2/careercrim/gpx/01122008269.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n2/careercrim/gpx/08122008281.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n2/careercrim/gpx/09122008283.jpg

some painted bits
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n2/careercrim/gpx/100_6467.jpg

assembly
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n2/careercrim/gpx/100_6479.jpg

you serious?
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n2/careercrim/gpx/100_6481.jpg

6am thismorning
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n2/careercrim/gpx/100_6487.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n2/careercrim/gpx/100_6492.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n2/careercrim/gpx/100_6502.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n2/careercrim/gpx/croppy.jpg

[DiscoDan]

A rather gifted old friend, John Dodds, made a full set of bodywork for the GPX in checker-plate aluminium (including tank) which is now off the bike and sitting in someone's shed in Sydney. It could be worth tracking down, if you're interested I can see where it is.

[Hillsy]

quote:Originally posted by careercriminal



http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n2/careercrim/gpx/100_6502.jpg



Looks like you'll be blinding a few possums with the angle of those lights[:0]

Good work - looks quite neat ;)

[careercriminal]

Angle of the lights, yeh i know, I just didnt have time to sort them out.
As it was riding from victor harbor I had to fix a water leak in mt compass (25km.)2 new hose clamps fixed that problem.
DiscoDan, Although I have a strong dislike for most things checherplate, It would be really cool to see the design.