fimps TLR..... Bring on the Radial Calipers!!!!!

[Fight_fan]

Pics Fimp! Pics ASAP!

[Jockney Rebel]

i hate elecrtics ..lol

[veetwo tls]

quote:Originally posted by fimpBIKES

good to see it back up and going mate!

quick question bout the rad (i just got mine btw)
what are the rough diminsions of it? core etc?


cheers etc


(ps- love the chrome tank, very limited edition duc)



ok
PWR 40mm rad out side diameters are
W:450mm / H:205mm / D:50mm

rad core
W:375mm / H:200mm / D:50mm

rad tanks
W:75mm / H:205MM / D:50mm

core No: 19 across

[fimpBIKES]

Got around to ripping off the old rads and mocking up the position of the new one

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/601980293122667.JPG


you can see here what it does for the width of the bike!
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/60198029379678.JPG


it will need to sit a bit lower than that so it slide back into the front cylinder more but thats about the spot :D

[fimpBIKES]

the other thing i cant quite decide on is whether or not i like this bellypan...
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/601980293121640.jpg


opinions?

[fimpBIKES]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/601980293152172.JPG

[Fight_fan]

It makes it look a little tubby IMO mate! I dunno hey...It doesnt follow the lines too badly but, yeh...

Needs to be something heaps sharper with that tail ya have i reckon

[BANDITROD]

rad looks good mate and i am of the same opinion as the others i reckon either something a bit more pointy or dont worry bout it at all ,,,,and btw mate i got my package of paperwork the other day thanks for that mate i havent had much progress on her as yet cos i have been to busy but the new year will bring some more time to play i reckon so i will be able to get something done

[fimpBIKES]

aww, was looking forward to seeing the mighty van again at AFR rod :(
i kept loosing that fukkin envelope, then i found it again the other week and rode straight down to the post office!!!!

yeah, thanks for the honesty guys
im thinking the same thing and im sure i can fob it off to someone on the TL site
plus it blocks the view of my sexy oil filter a bit LOL

in my lil sketchings above i was ignoring the bellypans lines anyways so i guess i dont like it either ;)



btw, have to recommend RaceRads for custom stuff
once he got to the job he was FAST and the whole thing only cos me $499 delivered inc fancy cap

lets hope it has the capacity :D

[BANDITROD]

i will be trying my heart out mate to get it there but its not lookin good man i have got two of them now i brought another for the shell i have fitted a B & M Megashifter and monster tacho for the wank factor and i have got a hi-stall (2200RPM) to put in so she gets off the line nice and hard and other than that i am puting in some new Seats (prob recaro) and then its off to be painted so not to much more to do ;)

[fimpBIKES]

yeah, i wouldve gone a fresh shell too

i missed one at the local raaf base by ten minutes one day for a hundred bucks [XX(]

[CBRRRT]

The belly pan looks good mate, I think it follows and complements the nice curves of the tank, but I would get rid of them fucking horrible red and yellow lines

[pappas]

quote:Originally posted by BANDITROD

i will be trying my heart out mate to get it there but its not lookin good man i have got two of them now i brought another for the shell i have fitted a B & M Megashifter and monster tacho for the wank factor and i have got a hi-stall (2200RPM) to put in so she gets off the line nice and hard and other than that i am puting in some new Seats (prob recaro) and then its off to be painted so not to much more to do ;)


What you got Rod? Show us some pics in another topic!

[BANDITROD]

its fimps old van pappas i try and find the link to the thread

[zx12argh]

love the rad rad err conrad ;)

[veetwo tls]

something like these spoilers fimp from angry guy
http://secure.wisconsinwebwriter.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=sf&Product_Code=411&Category_Code=SPOILERS

http://secure.wisconsinwebwriter.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=sf&Product_Code=409&Category_Code=SPOILERS

[fimpBIKES]

yeah, i actually bought a carcass one
but it was really big and bulky so i sold it to hooligan

i originally got this one so i could put my relocated key barrel and on/off rocker in it
(mine is down on the lower right of the bike at the moment)

but after not being able to turn the bike off after getting my throttle stuck open at the NFR
i now realise that i need to be able to reach the switches while using the clutch so no real NEED for the bellypan

anyone do trackdays? the other thing i heard was that they prefer nakedbikes to have a pan to catch fluids
or is it a myth?



i guess i will wait and see what it all looks like once i change the tank shape etc




oooh, i also have a concept sketch to share with y'all later tonight ;)

[veetwo tls]

quote:Originally posted by fimpBIKES

the other thing i cant quite decide on is whether or not i like this bellypan...
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/601980293121640.jpg


opinions?



hay fimp you should post a few pics of the rad on TLzone & TLplanet may get some sales going ;)

[fimpBIKES]

oh yeah, i'll update stuff there once i know it works

not sure most people would need it though, i only do mainly cos of my shorter forks meaning the front wheel wants to rub a solid one


ooh, more updates tonight if ya lucky ;)

[Iceman]

Keep the belly pan, I reckon it suits it.

[KATO ZX7]

Im with the Iceman, i like the belly pan.

It suits the lines on the rest of the bike..

[CBRRRT]

Me three

[fimpBIKES]

yeah, its kinda growing on me too...
i wonder if i can manage to stuff some electrics into it


does anyone know if you can do a "lost foam" sort of fibreglass method using clay or playdough or something like that?

[CBRRRT]

Not sure what you mean matey but have a look at Large's thread if you want to know about Fiberglassing. He's ya man.

[fimpBIKES]

well, need to get shapes for new tank etc
figure its easiest to do in clay rather than foam

then use "lost foam" method but with clay? scrape it out perhaps?


anyways, here is the concept :D
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/77963368025446.JPG

[Fight_fan]

Oh fimp, i didnt kno u were such an arteist!

[CBRRRT]

How cool would that look, and seriously one off. There has got to be a way of doing it mate. Could you make a top section and a base for the tank seperatly, then join the two with resin. that way you could use Larges blue foam method, because I think you would need loads of clay mate, and that might work out so expencive it could be cheaper to have it fabed by someone geared up to that type of thing.

[Weaselman]

Fimp making things from clay...

Has anyone seen the movie ghost?

[rock hard]

Hey Fimp,commin along nicely,that radiator looks superb do you still have the contact details.all the best morry

[zx12argh]

I think you might have problems if your wheels are going to be that shape.

[fimpBIKES]

various things happening on the tiller at the moment


while i was cleaning up i found the custom nut i had done up to suit the franks triples VS the scotts damper

so i chucked it on
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/62606102171122.jpg


too much working lately hasnt left enough time to look at getting the concept happening for AFR
so focussing on tidying things up, and if things go well i might even have it running!!! LOL

[fimpBIKES]

needed to get the front rotors out to send em off for re-buttoning

i think i may have gotten a bit carried away....
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/835035697113823.JPG



while im at it :D
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/83503569775793.JPG

[zx12argh]

Those forks are a touch longer... how are you going to get around that fimpy?

[Big Daddy]

Appears the internal stroke is about the same length, just means they may stick out on the upper-tripples a bit higher - well, alot higher....

[BANDITROD]

looking good conrad

[fimpBIKES]

im hoping that the extra length will help out my radiator clearance issues a bit more too

they are about 15mm longer from the axle to top i think
which doesnt sound like much but gives me a lot more room to play with than what i have now!


if you look at how i have redone my bar-clamps it means i can still run them up through the triples without running into the bars (although the steering feels a bit funny cos you are in front of the axle)


thanks for the comments, need to design up a new axle tonight....

[Large]

Hey Conrad,

I really enjoy this thread. It's like the Never Ending Story.

btw- I looked for your nuts but can't see what you're talking about.

Once you wind in a bit (or a lot) of preload those forks wont be much longer.

Don't leave it all till midnight on the last day

[fimpBIKES]

LOL, i'll try not too :D


nuts?

[zx12argh]

Yeah ditto to what large said. I can't see your nuts anywhere.
The one for the steering damper? That should be clarified before you whip out a shot of your puckered golf ball.

[fimpBIKES]

oh, not much to see there
its pretty much a top-nut with a shoulder that the radial grubscrews from the mount for the SCOTTS to grab into


anyhoo, had a WIN!!!! last night

the axle from the gixxer fits the forks from the ninja :D:D:D:D
that means i think that i will only need two little spacers (one each side of the wheel) to make up for the wider tripleclamps
i already have two cos corrozia (SP?) wheels are meant for GSXR so when you buy em for a TLR they send out the spacers

i think the ones i have now are about 4mm thick each side and the ones i will need will be about 2
need to look at the measurements tonight

the only other thing holding me back is whether i will need to space out the brake rotors to suit the radial calipers

but fukkit, i could be cool like a chopper and just not run any front brakes [XX(]

[Fight_fan]

Good stuff fimp! Now hurry up... not long till fools now!

Actually I cant talk, I have 101 things to do b4 april 1st too! Better spend less time on the interweb n get to work!

[fimpBIKES]

doesnt look like much, but im pretty stoked :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v676/fimpbikes/th_RMOV0462.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v676/fimpbikes/?action=view&current=RMOV0462.flv)

[zx12argh]

Your indicators work fimp.

[fimpBIKES]

doesnt look like much, but its cranking again after a fair bit of wiring harness chopping

its always satisfying to know i havent fuck things up :D

[zx12argh]

lol - i see now. yeah its always a nerve wracking moment - expert sparks and smokes to jump out of the ecu whenever I do any surgery to the loom... I hate lectrics.

[fimpBIKES]

Ok, so here is how it was in AFR09 trim

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1240291557.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1240299177.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1240307319.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1240330567.jpg



lookin' good, and untested after a complete front wiring harness redo including installing the GripAce & MLock it FIRED UP and ran at AFR on friday
for about 5minutes...

anyways, i got it home
pulled things down and get the multimeter onto it
and the reg/rec unit was getting HOTT and clamping down on the battery sucking it down to 8V after a few seconds of decent revs

it now has a new reg/rec unit on it
with the standard tail again (had to get rego)
problem with the GripAce is that it doesnt seem to be reliably working as a starter button

all the other features are fine though
so what i am going to do is unwrap the front harness again and wire in a seperate starter button to sit on the panel i have on the right with the on/off switch

this will let me unplug the Gripace control unit and grip for a trackday in about 5mins and replace em with a rubber grip

simple :D


but yeah, keen to get the starter button on and enjoy the rego for a bit as-is
then it'll be time for the next step [8D]

hi fimp,i love the front indicators,did u make them yourself

[zx12argh]

Radial brakes next fimp?

[fimpBIKES]

those indicators are oxfords mate, not sure what model


radial front end is priority just to get the longer forks on

[HueyonaBlade]

Looks wicked fimp , not a huge fan of German styling but I could ride this:D

[KATO ZX7]

She still looks the goods fimpsta, you have been busy !

[fimpBIKES]

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1255013600.jpg


took her to oran park on tuesday, had a BLAST on it :D

[Fight_fan]

Look the goods Fimp man! Nice shot!

[dave_isbald]

Nice pic dude. Its a real shame thats going. Its such a great bike track.

[geesexar]

shit hot dude lookin the goods luv them cans

[rod185651]

Fuck Yeah!

[lorenz]

So is it coming down to south on the 11th this year ?? :)

[fimpBIKES]

....

[fimpBIKES]

hey, peeps

literally dug the tlr out the other day

in the last month or two i have bought albi's old frame ($300 with rearsets)
im transferring parts off the old girl to the new chassis in the hopes of making a track-fighter
scored boxers bitubo for $500, never ridden on the tlr with the stock rotary damper and was keen not to on the tls frame either

here she is with my own patented "security vines" TM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v676/fimpbikes/2012-02-25_TLRStealingParts.jpg

its just a bare engine sitting out the back at the moment, lorenz
plans are to switch to tls frame, running the tls swingarm for the moment

doing up a new loom for the track (old loom was hacked that many times, leading to problems on nfr etc)
putting a tzr tail i have here on it after the people at eastern creek ridedays telling me they didnt want to see the destroyer tail at their track ever again
this tail will have a fuel-tank cowl fibreglassed to the front of it, covering a smaller fuel cell (10L max)
new fibreglass airbox to pods up along the top of the tank as per my proposal a few years back
clip ons for the track and a moto-x numberboard out front to keep things tidy

have checked and the old wheels etc will fit the new chassis so i can still run the good ones
just have to see if the triples transfer straight over, might need to have a new set of bearings to fix any differences (length of the headstock seems the same)


anyways, things are happening
trackday on 17th may

[ALBI]

i tell you wat fimp i was going to take a pic of her with ur security vines and post them !!! but you beat me to it!!!

[RevHead]

so u basically parked your bike and left it too rot,and now your turning it into a track bike ,is this right

[fimpBIKES]

yes

[ozzy1100]

fimp can i have yr babies .......... you the man u crazy fucker lol

[RevHead]

lol crazy bugger