Section 60 customs..let the frame building begin..

[Azrael]

Its been a while since ive updated anything on here and theres a good reason. Its always been a plan of mine to set up a business building custom motorcycles, more specifically streetfighters and streetfighter frames.
Well after chatting to the illustrious mr Burns one sunday over eggs over easy (if anyone knows what eggs over easy means please tell us we're dying to know).. he commissioned a frame jig for his garage for a project he has and rather nicely let us use his design and drawings to build one of our own so we might follow in the footsteps of international companies like spondon, harris, martek etc.

So we registered the business name Section 60 Customs and started making our frame jig and this is where we are at today..


This is the jig we built for steve, its purpose built for a project he has and yes that top is 25mm carbon steel plate, its bolted onto a frame to suit his bike lift and it weighs just a fraction more than a bus full of concrete.

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1251207064.jpg


These are the adjusting plates designed by Steve so we can move the headstock angle up and down one degree at a time, fucking clever really..

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1251208462.jpg


We did a bit of this..

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1251226655.jpg


A bit of this..

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1251268132.jpg


To get here..

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1251195434.jpg


And then here..

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http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1251217588.jpg


Its still got a bit of work to do yet but its a start and the first <s>victim</s> customer is the owner of this beast..

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1251235919.jpg

[Bear]

Good goin! You gonna need a serious pipe bender... or have you already got one? :)

[BANDITROD]

fuck yeah good luck with it mate

[Azrael]

quote:Originally posted by Bear

Good goin! You gonna need a serious pipe bender... or have you already got one? :)


We really need a pipe roller and are in the process of designing and building one so until then the frames will be mocked in light tube then cut into pieces and sent with the molly frame tube to bend tech to match the bends. Then build it again.. its not the most ideal way but it'll do for the time being..


quote:Originally posted by BANDITROD

fuck yeah good luck with it mate


Cheers Rod!

[Cruisecontrol]

Eggs over easy means that they are flipped over during cooking so that both sides are cooked.

[hyofighter]

nice one tom , how does section 60 feel about building that swingarm

[Azrael]

quote:Originally posted by Cruisecontrol

Eggs over easy means that they are flipped over during cooking so that both sides are cooked.


Ahhhh bloody yanks..


quote:Originally posted by hyofighter

nice one tom , how does section 60 feel about building that swingarm


Fuck yeh, bring it!

[JackTar]

The is the most fucking awesome thing since spray on deoderant (look it up Rod it exists)

[BANDITROD]

quote:Originally posted by JackTar

The is the most fucking awesome thing since spray on deoderant (look it up Rod it exists)
so it does ..........you fucker lol

[Fight_fan]

Fuck yeah! Thats sick Tom, good luck with it hey!

[geesexar]

hell yeah tom you're a busy boy..good luck with it mate

[rock hard]

AS always Tom,it gives me great satisfaction to see that talented blokes like youself have so much drive and considerable skill to say i can do that you never stop impressing the shit out of us all...

[-Dex-]

That's awesome. Good luck with it guys!

[Azrael]

Cheers lads, im gonna end up working two jobs to get this done but i rekon its worth it to get it happening, speaking of which, i better go get some work..

[Gix11]

This could be the start of something big in Australia mate. Nice work Tom.

[scotty]

Good Shit.. That is what we are missing.


quote:Originally posted by Cruisecontrol

Eggs over easy means that they are flipped over during cooking so that both sides are cooked.
But not well cooked (hens the easy bit.)

[miniman1]

great work mate!!! Again though........ I find myself envious of the skill alot of the blokes on this site have.....

[80s freak]

Best of luck mate!

[DaveK5]

I'm fuckin jealous Az...been itchin to bend some steel meself[8D]

[Gsxar]

Nice Az, damn you got some cool toys to play with :D I want a shed like that

[fimpBIKES]

thats very clever and good fab work, well done!

[customfighterer]

Looks like you'll be having fun soon! Will be sure to keep an eye out for future projects!

[JackTar]

What's going on with this Az?

[jakelive]

as soon as get my cat over ,..il be pying you visit

good on ya ,..for making it stick,.

Jake

[Azrael]

quote:Originally posted by JackTar

What's going on with this Az?


Been a bit busy getting stuff ready and buying new toys. Weve got a delivery of stuff arriving on tuesday including a new electric pipe roller, an english wheel (fucken yeehaaaaaa), a plenishing hammer, a tube notcher and a plate bender..all new..[:p]

Weve also picked up a rolling aprilia rs250 to base the frame geometry on and use the wheels and suspention on the RZ350 build thanks to mike and moz[8D]

I made a frame stand for the prilla and stripped the front and back end off it and will be tearing the rz to bits on monday so Ill start a day by day photo update and put up some pics of the new gear on tuesday. Cant fucken wait!

I might try and sneak some pics up tonight if i can get the camera off tan.. yeh..brb

[Azrael]

Cant do pics tonight, left the camera at the workshop fucken doh..

[Bear]

Man I'm jealous!
Where'd you get the English Wheel from?

[rod185651]

quote:Originally posted by Bear

Man I'm jealous!
Where'd you get the English Wheel from?

England?

[Bear]

You're a boof, Rod. You hear me?! A boof.

[rod185651]

Sorry Bear Couldn't help myself.... Have you finished the Video yet?:D

[Azrael]

Bear the English wheel came from Hare and Forbes website here---&gt; https://www.machineryhouse.com.au

They have heaps of cool shit at good prices and deliver anywhere in aus.

Heres a few pics of the aprilia as it was jigged and canibalised..

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1252752334.jpg


This stand is just to keep the frame at ride height when i put it on the fram jig and set up locator braces for the main points, swingarm pivot point, axle and their relation to the headstem.

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1252809886.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1252782622.jpg


This will probably all make more sense as the build goes on so bear with me, ill post up everything as i go..

[Azrael]

Got our delivery of new toys today..cant fucking wait to put this stuff to some use..

Ill post picks of the rest of the shit when we set it up..[:p]

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1253104010.jpg


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http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1253149547.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1253177248.jpg

[rock hard]

keep up the awesome work

[Bear]

When are ya movin to Shitney with that stuff? :D

[Azrael]

quote:Originally posted by Bear

When are ya movin to Shitney with that stuff? :D


No chance! But you welcome to come and use the facilities any time:D

[Azrael]

Right, so over the past week i have stripped the RZ down and started jigging up for thr frame build.

This be the ning ning heart of the beast..
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1253732023.jpg


I pretty much just got the aprilia frame onto the jig and aligned it to be level on 3 axis and set the headstock to the right angle tacking everything in place as i went..

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1253715953.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1253744830.jpg


Then i made up jigs to take up the points i need to copy the geometry of the aprilia frame starting with the rear axle..

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1253744230.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1253684953.jpg

[Azrael]

Next was the swingarm pivot point which i did using the swingarm bolt to hold the geometry points in place as i jigged them up..

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1253718130.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1253728314.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1253684739.jpg


Having done that i could remove the rest of the frame leaving the geometry locators (excuse the fancy wurdz) sticking out like bad art..

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1253777598.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1253770042.jpg

[Azrael]

No bike build would be complete without the use of an old bucket, some tiedowns and beer..

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1253773131.jpg


I suspended the motor from some tiedowns and a temporary skyhook while i bolted the engine frame sand from the bobber build to the bottom of the motor..

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1253725965.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1253724683.jpg


Then i aligned the motor on all 3 axis with the headstock, swingarm point, output shaft and rear axle and tacked the dodgy frame in place.

This is probably not the best way to do any of this but its the best i could come up with working alone and im learning as i go so expect major fuckups..

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1253719609.jpg

[JackTar]

This is more exciting than a realy fucking exciting thing.

[scotty]

I'm excited

[watkins]

i'm double excited

[davio]

ur awesome and i hate u az,, ta for sharing all this tho,, oh and im big kev as

[caotic]

fuk man thats awsome, ripping off the design as we speak,,,

EBAY HERE I COME

HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

[Bear]

Farkn! I remember as an apprentice being told to go and get those skyhooks about 25 years ago and you had them all this time?!!!

[Fight_fan]

Im so excited I think a little bit of wee jst came out! Awesome Tom, jst awseome!

[Large]

lol

Horror Movie Right There On My TV!

[Azrael]

Lads, brief update..

I started throwing a bit of tube around the motor last week to get a feel for the bends and angles ill use and the gusseting required to give it strenth.
I really couldnt be arsed bending pipes perfectly as this is just a dummy frame so i used prefabbed bends and rolled a bit of pipe.
This is as far as i got before the weekend and havent progressed since due to a cunt of an ear infection but im hoping to get back into it tomorrow and finish the frame and the under over bracing on the swinga..

It looks pretty agricultural so squint and try an imagine something not this crap as the final product.

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1254380195.jpg


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[timbo]

this is going to be fully sick mate love it.
Next time i'm in WA expect a visit on a Friday afternoon



I'll bring the beer LOL

[JackTar]

I really couldnt be arsed bending pipes perfectly

Probably wouldn't use this as an advertising slogan if you go into full production mate.

[Seifer]

Haha my thoughts exactly.

[Azrael]

quote:Originally posted by JackTar

I really couldnt be arsed bending pipes perfectly

Probably wouldn't use this as an advertising slogan if you go into full production mate.


This is a dummy frame, to clarify, it is just to get a feel for what the final frame will be. By this i mean i may get so far into it and hate the shape or not like the seat position or whatever so vesting long hours into perfect bends just to find they dont fit and waste a heap of pipe is not on my agenda. I will probaly make several of these for every bike i build so that i can get input from blokes like steve as to what im doing wrong before i build something for the road and send someone out on it. The reason i couldnt be arsed bending a heap of tubes was its actually easier using prefabs to get the right angles so when i build the final frame i can send the right dimensions to bendtech. Perhaps read this thread from the beginning or if your not sure what im talking about or pm me and ill explain it in detail.


From the brief moment i had with sweary bob last year and stories that steve has told me is that bob used to bend tubes around his knee, never used a "frame jig" and told anyone who didnt like it to fuck off..

[Gix11]

AWESOME Tom, you're this close! |----| So much potential mate.

[Rocket]

Looking forward to getting a look at all this stuff in a coupla weeks Tom !
Looks like you're really gettin set up there.

[Hagarr]

quote:From the brief moment i had with sweary bob last year and stories that steve has told me is that bob used to bend tubes around his knee, never used a "frame jig" and told anyone who didnt like it to fuck off..


Ah!!!! thats whats called a tradesman! Somebody who dosn't have to have the latest Tool to make it work, good work Tom !!

[JackTar]

quote:Originally posted by Azrael


quote:Originally posted by JackTar

I really couldnt be arsed bending pipes perfectly

Probably wouldn't use this as an advertising slogan if you go into full production mate.


This is a dummy frame, to clarify, it is just to get a feel for what the final frame will be. By this i mean i may get so far into it and hate the shape or not like the seat position or whatever so vesting long hours into perfect bends just to find they dont fit and waste a heap of pipe is not on my agenda. I will probaly make several of these for every bike i build so that i can get input from blokes like steve as to what im doing wrong before i build something for the road and send someone out on it. The reason i couldnt be arsed bending a heap of tubes was its actually easier using prefabs to get the right angles so when i build the final frame i can send the right dimensions to bendtech. Perhaps read this thread from the beginning or if your not sure what im talking about or pm me and ill explain it in detail.


From the brief moment i had with sweary bob last year and stories that steve has told me is that bob used to bend tubes around his knee, never used a "frame jig" and told anyone who didnt like it to fuck off..



I was joking Tom.

[gibbo]

No he wasn't [:0] after careful reading over this whole forum I have discovered that Jacktar is apparently held responsible for a large number of misfortunes by many members of this site [V] I gather that he is a troublemaker by nature [B)]. So don't you pay him any attention Tom, just get on with building this thing!
How about a large tube ally frame to suit an oil cooled gsxr next[?][:p][8D]

[Azrael]

Haha, fark, i think i had a few beers that night, my bad mate

[gsxrdan1]

quote:Originally posted by Cruisecontrol

Eggs over easy means that they are flipped over during cooking so that both sides are cooked.
But not well cooked (hens the easy bit.)
[/quote]

but the hens DON'T think it's easy, have you heard 'em yell when they drop an egg??

[Azrael]

Lads, quick update, i chucked a bit more pipe at it and the lines are starting to come together although i completely misjudged the height of the subframe so it looks like a drag bike at the mo[:o)].
Ill chop it and rework it tomorrow and post the results..

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1255478192.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1255500402.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1255446288.jpg


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[Watto]

nice mate coming along well - should be seeing ya on Sundy if my chain/sprocks turn up for the trumpy in time

cheers
watto

[rock hard]

Hey Tom, that thing looks as cool as havin a 25 inch Tool,see ya sunday

[Funkenfresh]

hay tom.. i got ideas for a registerable 'ultralite' motard frame..

[rod185651]

Honestly, this thread is an inspiration mate, I don't have the same skills as you and never will. But reading threads like this one makes me want to get in the garage and work on my fighter. Outstanding!

[Azrael]

quote:Originally posted by rod185651

Honestly, this thread is an inspiration mate, I don't have the same skills as you and never will. But reading threads like this one makes me want to get in the garage and work on my fighter. Outstanding!


Cheers mate:)

[Azrael]

Fixed...

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1255688687.jpg


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[Fish]

That's the dogs Tom, love it.

[CBRRRT]

Insane, I luv it!

[houdini]

ze muttz nuttz

[Azrael]

This Rz project hit a wall when the owner lost interest and moved up north leaving me with a half completed bike and a couple of grand wasted. So, its been shoved in the storage shed for the meantime while i get on with building my bike, an 88 gsxr 1100 with busa front end, busa rear wheel and a custom frame and swinger based on 750 geometry..
We just bought a new place and ive finally got a shed i can work out of so all my shit came home from the workshop so i can spend my free time drinking beer and making crazy shit in the comfort of my own home. I also have a new job with a rediculous roster (two days, two night, six off) which gives me heaps of shed time..

So, finally, this is my shed, and this is my project..
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1289559458.jpg


The frame is only a dummy to get the geometry and bend angles. I have a pile of chromolly to build the final frame, im hoping even enough to make two..

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1289622660.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1289569949.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1289565406.jpg


Oh, i need some bearing cups made for the headstock, anyone got mad latheskills?? Ivan??

[Fight_fan]

Fuck thats cool! Good to see ur up n runnin again man!

[xa-mont]

Thats going to be awesome man!

Keep the photo's up!

[Hillsy]

Bags not doing the shims....:(

Looks good mate ;)

[Gix11]

quote:Originally posted by Hillsy

Bags not doing the shims....:(


Oh yea! that could be a problem hey?

[latheboy]

quote:Originally posted by Azrael


Oh, i need some bearing cups made for the headstock, anyone got mad latheskills?? Ivan??




Send me a drawing of what you need, I'm ok at round stuff:D

[Azrael]

quote:Originally posted by Hillsy

Bags not doing the shims....:(

Looks good mate ;)


Ahh see this is the kinda feedback i need and entirely the reason for doing a dummy frame first, well spotted man. So more clearance for removing the cam cover eh. That i can do, cheers mate!


quote:

Send me a drawing of what you need, I'm ok at round stuff:D


Fucken awesome, im back on shift sunday but ill measure everything when i get off next week and send you a drawing.

[Azrael]

Going off on a bit of a tangent here but one thing that has been holding me back from building frames has been the cost of tube bending. Whilst i do have access to a tube roller the majority of bends found on bike frames are quite tight mandrel bends. In the past i have just made jigs up, applied heat and bent everything by hand with a pretty good success rate if you dont count that time i set myself on fire.
Now that im working much like most of you, out of a small backyard shed with limited space for such luxuries as somewhere to fart i have been trying to think of ways to do shit that dont take up valuable fart space, like tube bending.
On most my days off you can cram the usefull thoughts that pass through my head into the arse crack of a dust mite and still have room for dead skin but occasionally when i can stop thinking about boobs i come up with something usefull. So here it is, the bunkiest way to bend tube under 32mm by hand..

http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/photo201-52.jpg


http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/photo205-22.jpg

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http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/photo202-51.jpg

Yes, astoundingly, something i dreamed up actually works. You can thank beer for that one.
As you can see, its a piece of pipe with the desired radius jammed between some plate off cuts. In order for this to work properly and bend your tube without crushing it you will have to follow one simple rule. The tube must be snug when you feed it into the bender on all sides, there can be no play or free movement. That way when you give it a bit of what for and bend it the sides of the tube cannot spread or flatten out.
When you are done bending the tube, due to the tight nature of the fit you will have to hit the tube out of the bender with a hammer (so leave a bit of green on the tube as it may mushroom over from hammer abuse)and a liberal dose of crc helps move things along nicely.

This is my shitty first attempt at a tube bender and whilst its probably limited to pipes sub 32mm with a 2mm wall thickness (unless you're a second row'er for the all blacks or chuck norris)i have plans to build one to handle 40mm tube to do bigger sportsbike frames utilising an old hydraulic press i had layin around.

[Azrael]

Oh, there was a point to bending that tube up other than to serve as a guide to you chaps and while its not a streetfighter its a paying job from a real customer.
This is the first of three frames im building utilising old dirtbike motors for retro bobber looking things. This one is a DR650..

http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/dr1.jpg

http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/dr2.jpg

http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/dr3.jpg

http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/dr4.jpg

Hope this was of some use to you..

[latheboy]

quote:

Send me a drawing of what you need, I'm ok at round stuff:D


Fucken awesome, im back on shift sunday but ill measure everything when i get off next week and send you a drawing.
[/quote]

Pipe bender looks good bud, Did you send the drawing of the parts you wanted.
I've been really slack lately and pushing jobs aside.

[latheboy]

How are you going to go for reg? Being a custom frame and all....

[Azrael]

quote:Originally posted by latheboy

How are you going to go for reg? Being a custom frame and all....


Over here all you gotta do is an engineers report then get of of the approved goverment signatories to sign off on it and your away. Ive seen some of the custom frames theyve signed off on and the welding was pretty fucken ordinary to say the least so im pretty confident it shouldnt be an issue.
Its pretty sad what you can and cant do with a bike considering the guidelines for hotrod builders are so basic you can practically put an engine in a bedframe and theyll rego it.[V]


quote:Originally posted by latheboy


quote:

Send me a drawing of what you need, I'm ok at round stuff:D


Fucken awesome, im back on shift sunday but ill measure everything when i get off next week and send you a drawing.


Pipe bender looks good bud, Did you send the drawing of the parts you wanted.
I've been really slack lately and pushing jobs aside.
[/quote]

I havent sent the drawings through yet but i gotta get onto it, ill measure up the bearings and get something to you asap.

[Mishdog20]

Tip top cheap lil bender there tom, looks like it worked a treat...Did u still need a bit of heat on the pipe to bend it or just a bit of brute force???

[ozzy1100]

nice job tom there should be more people like you around mate

[Azrael]

quote:Originally posted by Mishdog20

Tip top cheap lil bender there tom, looks like it worked a treat...Did u still need a bit of heat on the pipe to bend it or just a bit of brute force???


Brute force and ignorance mate, thats what makes it such a winner if youre doing it in a small shed on a budget with minimal tools.


quote:Originally posted by ozzy1100

nice job tom there should be more people like you around mate


Thanks mate

[Elapid]

quote:Originally posted by ozzy1100

nice job tom there should be more people like you around mate


Too right Ozzy. The more people that hang shit on fuckwits the better.
Top work Azrael. I'm looking forward to seeing that V-twin creature finished one day.

Kris.

[nick76]

quote:Originally posted by Azrael

[quote]Originally posted by latheboy

How are you going to go for reg? Being a custom frame and all....


Over here all you gotta do is an engineers report then get of of the approved goverment signatories to sign off on it and your away. Ive seen some of the custom frames theyve signed off on and the welding was pretty fucken ordinary to say the least so im pretty confident it shouldnt be an issue.
Its pretty sad what you can and cant do with a bike considering the guidelines for hotrod builders are so basic you can practically put an engine in a bedframe and theyll rego it.[V]


Is it a major pain in the arse to buy a custom bike like this,then getting it re-rego'd on the east coast???
Did Large have a similar problem with his Spondon??

[Azrael]

I have no idea about the licencing laws interstate mate. Im not sure what problems large encountered when trying to licence a spondon over there, i do know that frankie the original owner went to a hell of a lot of hassle and great cost to get it licenced in WA. Whether that be due to it being an imported frame or engineers report, weld testing or whatever im not sure.
What i have learnt is that the information on licencing custom motorcycles frames, ICV's (individually constructed vehicles) is vague, difficult to find and thin to non existent. I can only assume this is because the DOT dont like people riding bikes let alone constructing them and riding them.
From what ive read and downloaded it is easier to engineer something from scratch than it is to modify an existing frame, well at least that appears to be the case here in WA. Everyone i speak to has a different story.
I would be happy to post the pdf files from dot for everyone to dl but i dont know how? If anyone can help with that i have copies of all the National codes of practise and the ADR.

[Azrael]

Sooo, I got a new welder. It's fucken awesome. Here is a picture of it so that you too can bask in its awesomeness..http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/a26_zpsd6ea63d4.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/a26_zpsd6ea63d4.jpg.html) While im on the subject of welders. Prior to me buying this awesome welder I was borrowing a mates welder to dial in how to weld aluminium with a single phase ac/dc tig which was also awesome (but not as awesome as mine) and about half the price. He bought it online, its Australian made via china Rossi welder&nbsp;and only cost him less than 900 delivered. I can highly recommend these units for anyone on a budget wanting a machine that can weld anything. so here's a picture..http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/a27_zpsce508a3b.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/a27_zpsce508a3b.jpg.html)The handpiece isn't great but easily replaced with a quality one. It comes with a foot pedal, stick, tig and plasma cutting torch and is capable at all. I welded 14mm ally plate with it dialled on full tit.http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/aa1-1_zps1212e36a.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/aa1-1_zps1212e36a.jpg.html)

[Azrael]

Some of you may be wondering, what has this stupid cunt been doing for the past few years, well its pretty simple really, i've been fixing everyone else's shit and trying to set myself up to build my 1100 frame. THis bike in particular keeps coming back to me so this time im fixing the fucker once and for all. It has quite a history this bike, once belonging to the illustrious Billy Potts it was originally built with an rgv tail by a company who shall remain nameless despite their foreseeable demise. Its shit, the whole thing was shit. They charged billy a fortune to build this thing that looked so slapped together it was barely roadworthy. The paint it bubbling, the wiring is fucking atrocious, the air filter had never been cleaned/replaced so it ran like shit and the sub frame was so bad I don't even have pictures its just fucking embarrassing so I cut the cunt off.http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/P9090611.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/P9090611.jpg.html) Now thanks to the afore mentioned welders I stuck some mounting tabs on post butchering it with a grinder..http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/a299_zpsec17d572.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/a299_zpsec17d572.jpg.html) And then I stuck a modified r1 subby with a cbr600 tail on the fucker.http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/a28_zps2cc81c21.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/a28_zps2cc81c21.jpg.html)http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/a29_zps2775108d.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/a29_zps2775108d.jpg.html)

[Azrael]

So, its getting a new airbox/plenum looking arrangement..http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/aa2-1_zpse5ad2eaa.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/aa2-1_zpse5ad2eaa.jpg.html) And the tank chopped and moved forward to lessen the visual impact of that shit awful gap..http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/a23_zps719aaf65.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/a23_zps719aaf65.jpg.html)http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/a24_zps61dd50af.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/a24_zps61dd50af.jpg.html)

[Azrael]

There's not a huge amount left to do on this so im hoping to get it finished in the coming weeks and start assembling my frame so that's the shed as it stands..http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/aa3-1_zpsa19f7c30.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/aa3-1_zpsa19f7c30.jpg.html)

[Azrael]

I've been meaning to stick a couple of pics up of Abel's CBR929 and a few of the othe bikes ive done the fabrication on so in no particular here's some shit i've done. From this... grafting a 1.2mm thick cast r6 subby onto a 929 thick chopped subby, this tested all my welding skills.http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/aa13_zps16d570db.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/aa13_zps16d570db.jpg.html)http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/aa12_zpsdabcaca5.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/aa12_zpsdabcaca5.jpg.html)http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/aa11_zps4c58111d.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/aa11_zps4c58111d.jpg.html) To this http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/aa15_zps6528826b.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/aa15_zps6528826b.jpg.html)http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/aa7_zps42acc6cf.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/aa7_zps42acc6cf.jpg.html)http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/aa6-1_zps1e9c693a.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/aa6-1_zps1e9c693a.jpg.html)

[Azrael]

Did all the ally work on this thing, fuel cell, radiator chop n mods etc, and yes, that's a gixxer 1000 motor in a dirt chucker.. http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/aa5-1_zps44bbec6f.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/aa5-1_zps44bbec6f.jpg.html) http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/aa17_zps69a34952.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/aa17_zps69a34952.jpg.html) I just love the geometry on these things, it appears to make no sense at all but somehow it does.. http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/aa4-1_zps189f022e.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/aa4-1_zps189f022e.jpg.html)

[Azrael]

Turned this thing http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/aa30_zps95ecbfa3.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/aa30_zps95ecbfa3.jpg.html) into this thing http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/IMG_8397_zps75877dc9.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/IMG_8397_zps75877dc9.jpg.html) This thing... http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/IMG_5287_zps7122b350.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/IMG_5287_zps7122b350.jpg.html) itno this thing.. http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/IMG_6410_zpsa68eb94e.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/IMG_6410_zpsa68eb94e.jpg.html) This thing.. http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/aa10_zpsfd8a2c00.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/aa10_zpsfd8a2c00.jpg.html) Into this thing http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/cafe2_zps37d3bd11.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/cafe2_zps37d3bd11.jpg.html) http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/cafe1_zpse7167236.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/cafe1_zpse7167236.jpg.html) http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/gear2_zpscb4dd46e.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/gear2_zpscb4dd46e.jpg.html)

[Azrael]

Chopped ground and bent shit to turn this thing into.. well you'll have to wait.. http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/AA111_zpsbb6563a5.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/AA111_zpsbb6563a5.jpg.html) http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/aa1112_zpsefbe1109.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/aa1112_zpsefbe1109.jpg.html) http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/aa113_zps382aee42.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/aa113_zps382aee42.jpg.html)

[Azrael]

Other random shit i've made.. Curbside collection choppers.. http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/aa8_zps8dff23a3.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/aa8_zps8dff23a3.jpg.html) http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/a4_zpsd7fccebd.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/a4_zpsd7fccebd.jpg.html) http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/a15_zps9ec211f9.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/a15_zps9ec211f9.jpg.html) http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/a35_zpsbad30e0e.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/a35_zpsbad30e0e.jpg.html) Dr bobber is coming along.. http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/aa29_zps5ace5665.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/aa29_zps5ace5665.jpg.html) http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/aa9_zps3f92f851.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/TypsyMcStumble/media/aa9_zps3f92f851.jpg.html)

[ozzy1100]

love yr work tom.....

[BANDITROD]

hell yeah good stuff mate i thought you must have got sick of bikes but you were playing in the shadows

[Azrael]

I've done a fuckload more than that too Rod, I just haven't organised the pics and I got tired and needed a beer break haha

[BANDITROD]

hahaha fair enough

[Gitzy]

Best Feckin update on here in a long while, Nice work Tom!!