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RF600r Build
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thats a great veiw in yr shed mate :-)
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Haha thanks. Its going to be a cold view pretty soon I fear.
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We lucky here mate we don't have that prob
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No, but its time to start lighting mozzie coils.
F#ckers were into me last night !
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must be yr blue blood tony lol
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Put the top bar of the subframe back on. Would have left it before but I kind of wanted to check my welds from using a 110 flux instead of a 220 with gas MIG welder. Welds were good. Penetration all the way around, But since I had it apart once again I sleeved it. Was in too much of a hurry the first time. Then took the flapper wheel and cleaned up some of the other welds that I didn't bother to smooth out the first time around either. After that I gave it a 1/16 slice up by the front cross bar and angled the tail up. 1/16 pie cut at the front amounts for quite a bit of lift at the back. Didn't measure it but I can tell a difference. Now to stop off at the metal store and get a pice of rectangle tubing to match the lower bar and get that welded up again.
Before
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...014_143006.jpg
After
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...014_144521.jpg
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Got some tubing tonight on the way home from work. got them cut and half way welded in when I ran out of wire. Knew I was getting low, So its my fault. Anyway I got the bottom bars in there and got to sit on it. Love it.
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...015_171013.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...015_171809.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...015_171603.jpg
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That's a great post mate. Nice work on the RF, looks much better.
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Thanks
Set the engine back in to find the space available for relocating the thermostat housing inside the frame.
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...025_204727.jpg
And a pic of the stance with the engine in just for kicks.
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...025_205530.jpg
Also while the engine is in again, I will need to find a place the battery will fit and a couple other brackets.
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Gagging for a set of same era GSXR USD forks mate. Bolt straight in as well I'd reckon.
....or did you mention already that you had some replacements and I missed it?
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thats looking good mate well done and yeah as Gix said some USD's would go well with your build for both looks and handling
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nice work ,i like the enthusiastic approach ,
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I do have some usd forks waiting. 636 forks though not gixxer. Don't bolt right in but im determine to get them to work. Matching wheel to the rear.
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Cool. Just forks or complete front end (triple clamps etc)?
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complete front, but will have to do a bit of modifying for the rf stem to fit in the lower triple. I pressed it out the other night. Plan is to cut the 636 stem into a bushing and turn the inside down to accept the rf stem. Press the 636 bottom part of stem back in. then press in the rf stem. Then figure out what to do with the top triple. Id like to find a z1000 top triple to run dirty bars. or another option is to get a guy at the shop to make a whole new top triple solid and drill holes for risers.
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Why not drill the 636 top clamp if it fits? A lot of guys here have drilled the original cast top clamps and ridden for years without any issues. As long as you get some good solid drill points you should be fine.
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Its because they got fancy with the top clamp and did some cut outs on it. So not really any place to drill. :( otherwise I would
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Found a place to put the battery. Just need to weld in some mounting brackets.
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...F/100_8328.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...F/100_8327.jpg
Also welded on the mounts for the passenger pegs.
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...F/100_8325.jpg
Was going to just do some more welding of mounting tabs for the battery tray tonight but since It was snowing I didn't feel like getting the welder out. So just made some templates for cutting out metal when I can. A template for the undertail with the bends I'll need to make on a brake. And also a template for the side just under the tank and front of the seat. Needed something to cover that area.
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...100_8333-1.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...F/100_8337.jpg
And a GIMP idea of what the color it may be like. A darkish red with satin finish clear.
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...20RF/red-1.jpg
