New toy TRX850

[BANDITROD]

i am with the 2 above on this mate there is always a way out unless you have set it on fire or something

[Elapid]

Ok, I'll get some photos but without actually seeing it in the flesh it doesn't look like there is a problem.

If I had a milling machine, could tig and had a few more tools I probably wuldn't be so worried.

Kris.

[Lucas]

Like I said to ya yesterday Kris. Don't fuckin give up on it. Someone here will solve the drama, you'll be riding a sweet fightered TRX and I'll be kicking myself in the mouth for selling it:D


It ain't fucked mate, its just a little hiccup in the road to fightered awesomeness

[Elapid]

Left and right plates are sitting in totally different positions and in the last photo the top holes are "scewif". Tomorrow I'll start grinding the plates out and start looking at other options to get the cbr tail mounted.

Thanks for all the encouragment to keep going fellas.

Kris.

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[stu]

Hey Kris, don't stress too much mate. What gets fucked can generally be unfucked with some considered thinking. Being a steel frame should give you more options for a fix. As a few have said, some of the talented fabricators amongst us here will probably have some ideas of how to get around this. There will be a way out.

[V8er]

Might seem like a dum question but is your issue is that the plates are sitting off-centre, arnt in parralel or out of alignment? Or does the frame need some bracing between the plates for strucual integrety?

[Elapid]

Hey V8er, the plates are not evenly welded in and the top holes are out of alignment. As far as strength goes there isn't a problem.

I think I'll cut the top of the plates off at the top of the trellis and go off the lower holes as the appear to be ok, then re weld the top bits where they shouldbe......I think.

Kris.

[Hillsy]

Can't you weld up the top holes and re-drill them in the correct spots?

[fimpBIKES]

thats what i'd be doing hillsy

good to see your pluggin' away at it elapid

[Elapid]

I just had a look at the cbr sub and it is slightly twisted. I wish I had noticed that before I started. I'll have another go at getting it straight again tomorrow and see what can be done. By the looks of it if I can get that straight it should be nearly spot on to the original frame.

Hillsy, I don't even own a welder :( Those holes may be ok once the sub is "untwisted".

[BANDITROD]

yeah that will do it every time mate

[JackTar]

Keep going mate it is going to be a great bike once you get through all the hard stuff.

[mozza]

mate, good to hear that things are heading in the right direction

[ACTAngler]

keep plugging away mate, don't let "set-backs" turn into "failures" ;)

[Redmohawk]

It's always amazing how much better and simpler it looks to fix after a few days of leaving it all alone and doing something else that needs doing . Then stepping back into the shed and sorting it !

[Elapid]

After a few day of not tampering with the TRX and carrying on like a drama queen, it is looking pretty straight now. I "found" a large sheet of ally at work to make an undertray with and all I need before I start on that is a couple of 12mm washers to space out the left side of the sub to get it in near perfect alignment. It is amazing what a 4 foot long piece of pipe,some washers and a hammer can do to fix a twisted sub.

Thanks again for the encouraging post blokes. When it is all done it is coming back to canberra with me while I'm at the inlaws so I can go visit a few mates.

Cheers,

Kris.

[rock hard]

Adapt Improvise Overcome...nice work Kris

[80s freak]

Top job mate, keep up the hard work.

[mitch.lax]

A rule of shed fabrication is "nothing's ever painless"
The flip side is that perseverance will overcome. Good work mate. Keep at it.

[wackyrider]

look at it this way mate.
Worst case is that the brackets are really badly out of alignment. Don't try and look for complicated solutions... Simple solution take one step back. Angle grinder, and just take them back off. You haven't done anything wrong to the fame....

Just make new brackets and re-weld them on...

[Elapid]

I'll take some photos soon. The sub is on and straight!!!!....well about 4mm from being perfectly straight. Now I just need to get the undertray sorted and bolt all the electrical gizmos to it and get s battery tray made for it that has the battery sitting close to level, Some plastic welding and a colour change....and a front end swap...........and a headlight swap if I can afford what I want.

Kris.

[Iceman]

If there is one piece of advice I can give, it would be that perseverance pays off. I know there was many times that I wanted to give up on my build, but I have stuck to it and made some good progress. Sometimes you will need to walk away and have a break, to which I quite often do sometimes for months at a time. Everything can be fixed, it all depends how how much mucking around you want to do.

[Elapid]

Thanks Clint.

Now that the sub is pretty close I've just got a pipe out for a dummy fit up to get an idea what the arse end will look like.


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1272862210.jpg


Kris.

[Elapid]

With a bit more time on the grinder and 4 10mm washers the arse end is now lined up spot on. Tomorrow I'll get the under tray cut out and bent and in place ready for the electrical stuff to be secured. Slowly but surely I'm getting there. Depending on if I get that done I might even shorten the pipes.

Kris.

[timbo]

Top stuff mate i knew all was not lost, keep it up

[BANDITROD]

good work mate ....better than buying a new frame hey

[Elapid]

It sure is Rod. Bloody knee-jerk reaction the other day.

Kris.

[damo1]

quote:Originally posted by Elapid

Thanks Clint.

Now that the sub is pretty close I've just got a pipe out for a dummy fit up to get an idea what the arse end will look like.


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1272862210.jpg


Kris.


Mate thats looking sweet, i reconyou should think about 1 single can in the middle and run both your pipes into that!! rather than both cans.
It will be lighter and lighten up the look of the rear end.
Just my 2c

[Elapid]

Thanks Damo,

I have heard a few TRXs with single cans and I personally think twins sound better. I've got the undertray that has a battery box built into it marked out now and should have it nearly finished thisarvo.

Kris.

[rock hard]

Looking Goog Kris

[Elapid]

I got the undertray cut out today. Made of 1.6 ally, now I'm waiting on a sheetmetal place to fold the battery box up and it should fit up and have the electrical stuff mounted in no time.

Kris.

[Elapid]

Today I got the undertray/battery box sorted. I have painted it black now and will fit it up for keeps tomorrow and secure all the electrical stuff to it. If I can I'll start on the pipes tomorrow arvo. The back on view looks a bit crooked but now it is bolted up it is straight.:D:D:D

Cheers,

Kris.


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[timbo]

looking good mate

[Fight_fan]

Awesome! Thats comin along really well man!

[Redmohawk]

Top shit bloke , is all good after some time to think eh!

[Elapid]

Thanks. I got the TRX started today. All electrical stuff is secured now. All I need now is to shorten the pipes, get the cracks in the plastics welded and that wil get me back on the road.

Kris.

[Elapid]

Getting closer. A few more coats and the tail will all be back together.
There are a few imperfections in the paint, but it's a fighter, not a show bike, it adds a bit of character(that's what I'll be telling myself anyway). And before you cunts start, the vaseline is for probing snakes, not deviant sex acts with them.




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Kris.

[BANDITROD]

looking good mate

[JackTar]

Looking forward to going for a crack up the Cotter mate.

[Elapid]

Damo, you got it your way :( I just killed one of the carbon pipes trying to shorten it. Oh well shit happens. I'm not even going to bother trying to shorten the second one.

Kris.

[damo1]

quote:Originally posted by Elapid

Damo, you got it your way :( I just killed one of the carbon pipes trying to shorten it. Oh well shit happens. I'm not even going to bother trying to shorten the second one.

Kris.


OH that sucks mate:(

How you gonna mount it?? in the middle, off to one side following the body line?????

[Elapid]

Off to the side following the line of th tail like the photo in a previous post but slide it down a bit. Having a look at the busted can, I could probably fix it, but I am sick of not being able to ride so I want it on the road fast.

[Elapid]

It's all back together now except for the number plate, chainguard and exhaust. I'll give th exhaust bloke I use a call in the morning and see if he can get the exhaust on. On my next long weekend I'll get the tank offand give it a coat of black and do the front end swap if I get the top clamp drilled for the risers by then. It looks sleek with no pipes on it.

And thank Morry for the advice today- you're a legend mate.

Kris.

[fimpBIKES]

pics!!

[rock hard]

my pleasure kris, realy looking forward to seeing the finished bike .the Trx has always been underated

[Elapid]

:D
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[Elapid]

Now with my fat arse on it Morry, it is underpowered!

[mr bones]

That ass end looks great! Nice work.

[damo1]

Whats in your fish tank?????

[Elapid]

Saw Shelled Turtles- the dumbest animal on Earth! The other tank I have has a pair of File Snakes in it, a non venomous fresh water version of a sea snake.

Had another change of plan with the exhaust. I put the StainTunes back on to take it to the exhaust shop and liked the look of them more than the carbon pipe. So tomorrow I'll set them up properly and that is the back end done.

Kris.

[damo1]

quote:Originally posted by Elapid

Saw Shelled Turtles- the dumbest animal on Earth!

Had another change of plan with the exhaust. I put the StainTunes back on to take it to the exhaust shop and liked the look of them more than the carbon pipe. So tomorrow I'll set them up properly and that is the back end done.

Kris.


Sweet i got murry river short necks in my tank.

Get up a pic mate- remember it never happened if you don't have pics:D

[Elapid]

Here it is with the Staintunes back on.
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Kris.

[Fight_fan]

1st time i rode with Lucas i was blown away by how good those Staintunes sounded hey!
Bikes lookin gr8 man! U'v done well!

[V8er]

Bike looks great, are you going to cut the staintunes down?

[Elapid]

Thanks.

No, not after ruining the last one. I tried to fix it and made it worse

Kris.

[sharky]

Just needs a tweak on the angler of the mufflers to match the seat unit I reckon.

[rod185651]

Looking good, I agree with Sharky just a tweak on the angle of exhaust and it'll look the dogs. I also think the front would look more aggresive with flat bars or even clip ons. But that is just a personal opinion.
Well done mate, just to think a month ago you thought you had fucked it eh.

[Elapid]

I agree the pipes need to be steeper, but I've been riding it thismorning and loving it. The baffles are gone and she sounds bloody great. I'll get the pipes changed down the track.

I still have the clipons for it, one day they might make it back on it.

Kris.

[Elapid]

From this .....
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To this....

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The tank will get painted on Thursday arvo, it should be back on on Friday afternoon.

Kris.

[BANDITROD]

looking good mate

[sharky]

Needs a decent front end on e 'er ;)

[Elapid]

Yeah yeah yeah I know Russ. Been a bit busy with work, illness, threatened to be sued by a littlecunt up here that needs to be bathed in diesel ad lit up, and being a lazy fucker.

The front will be on soon,got to get the brakes rebuilt yet.

[Gix11]

Gotta be happy with that hey Kris? World of difference.

[Elapid]

Yeah Si, I'm glad it is back together and looking good.

I'll be a paid up/donating member again in a couple of hours.

Kris.

[Elapid]

The tank is now Blackened. I think it makes the bike looks a hundred times better being all black. I'll also paint the headlights and the light bracket black along with the primary pipes.




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Kris

[timbo]

Your right mate that dose look 100 times better. What front end do you plan on putting in? im sure you have mentioned it else where but im to lazy to look.

[Elapid]

I bought a YZF750 front end of Sharky. It will go on after I get the top clamp drilled for the risers and the calipers rebuilt.

Kris.

[stu]

Coming together nicely now Kris. The YZF front end will improve the looks in a big way too.

[Fight_fan]

Mate thats lookin sensational now its all blacked out!

[wackyrider]

That's coming great. All it needs now is that front end put on

[Elapid]

Thanks for the comments. This afternoon I painted the headlights and brackets black too. That made it look even better. I'll get a couple of photos tomorrow of it as it is now.

Kris.

[V8er]

trx looks the shit... the black sets it off.

[HOOTZ]

that looks the business alright. Keep the pics coming.

[Elapid]

It has been a while since I have done anything to the TRX. Thisarvo I pulled the old pogo sticks out and threw the YZF750 pegs in. It sits a bit lower in the front now. Tomorrow I'll send off the top clamp to Mr Exben if he'll drill them for me and get the yzf brakes recoed and she'll be back together for some riding. I also lifted the pipes 50mm at the back too. They were just touching the swingarm and marked it.

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Kris.

[JackTar]

This is going to be a beast mate, I bet Lucas is dirty, speaking of which where is that fucker?

[Elapid]

I heard he joined an outlaw Vespa club.

[rod185651]

I heard he became a Buddhist and turned his property in to a Disparja Meditation Colony.

[JackTar]

quote:Originally posted by Elapid

I heard he joined an outlaw Vespa club.


Shouldn't all Vespas be outlawed?

[Elapid]

I'm not "Ninja Tough" enough to answer that Blowie.

Kris,

[Elapid]

The front end is all in, the lights are mounted up etc etc. I went to move it and the bearings are fucked. Before I swapped front ends I was going to replace them....then thought "they'll be right" turns out they weren't. Oh well, I'll be getting good at swapping them.

Kris.

[hooligan]

quote:Originally posted by Elapid

The front end is all in, the lights are mounted up etc etc. I went to move it and the bearings are fucked. Before I swapped front ends I was going to replace them....then thought "they'll be right" turns out they weren't. Oh well, I'll be getting good at swapping them.

Kris.

That happened to me when I was first building my 711. bearings were so fucked i could't turn the bars if the wheel was touching the ground.

[Lucas]

quote:Originally posted by JackTar

This is going to be a beast mate, I bet Lucas is dirty, speaking of which where is that fucker?


I'm still lurking about motherfucker. Feeling all dejected now I don't have a bike. I'm thinking I'll have to be a fuckwit and give my credit card a workout

[JackTar]

quote:Originally posted by Lucas


quote:Originally posted by JackTar

This is going to be a beast mate, I bet Lucas is dirty, speaking of which where is that fucker?


I'm still lurking about motherfucker. Feeling all dejected now I don't have a bike. I'm thinking I'll have to continue being a fuckwit and give my credit card a workout


Fixed.

[Lucas]

Ullo Blowie :)

[Elapid]

He's ALIVE!!!

[Elapid]

I had a front guard turn up today from a shop called Motorcycle Plus. Great to deal with, especially some young lad called Morry. The paint is drying at the moment, once it is dry I'll fit it and get some photos.

Thanks heaps Morry for all your help.

Kris.

[JackTar]

Hey Lucas, congrats on the new bub mate.

[rock hard]

My pleasure Kris, always try to help our fellow Streetfighters

[Elapid]

With the guard-



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Kris

[Lucas]

Cheers blowie. He's a top little bloke. Doin the things all little 'uns should.