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ur awesome and i hate u az,, ta for sharing all this tho,, oh and im big kev as
fuk man thats awsome, ripping off the design as we speak,,,
EBAY HERE I COME
HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!
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?!!!
Im so excited I think a little bit of wee jst came out! Awesome Tom, jst awseome!
lol
Horror Movie Right There On My TV!
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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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
I really couldnt be arsed bending pipes perfectly
Probably wouldn't use this as an advertising slogan if you go into full production mate.
Haha my thoughts exactly.
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.Quote:
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I really couldnt be arsed bending pipes perfectly
Probably wouldn't use this as an advertising slogan if you go into full production mate.
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..
AWESOME Tom, you're this close! |----| So much potential mate.
Looking forward to getting a look at all this stuff in a coupla weeks Tom !
Looks like you're really gettin set up there.
Ah!!!! thats whats called a tradesman! Somebody who dosn't have to have the latest Tool to make it work, good work Tom !!Quote:
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..
I was joking Tom.Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Azrael
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.Quote:
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.
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..
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]
Haha, fark, i think i had a few beers that night, my bad mate
But not well cooked (hens the easy bit.)Quote:
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Eggs over easy means that they are flipped over during cooking so that both sides are cooked.
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but the hens DON'T think it's easy, have you heard 'em yell when they drop an egg??
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
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nice mate coming along well - should be seeing ya on Sundy if my chain/sprocks turn up for the trumpy in time
cheers
watto
Hey Tom, that thing looks as cool as havin a 25 inch Tool,see ya sunday
hay tom.. i got ideas for a registerable 'ultralite' motard frame..
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:)Quote:
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!
That's the dogs Tom, love it.
Insane, I luv it!
ze muttz nuttz
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..
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Oh, i need some bearing cups made for the headstock, anyone got mad latheskills?? Ivan??
Fuck thats cool! Good to see ur up n runnin again man!
Thats going to be awesome man!
Keep the photo's up!
Bags not doing the shims....:(
Looks good mate ;)
Oh yea! that could be a problem hey?Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Hillsy
Bags not doing the shims....:(
Send me a drawing of what you need, I'm ok at round stuff:DQuote:
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Oh, i need some bearing cups made for the headstock, anyone got mad latheskills?? Ivan??
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:
quote:Originally posted by Hillsy
Bags not doing the shims....:(
Looks good mate ;)
Fucken awesome, im back on shift sunday but ill measure everything when i get off next week and send you a drawing.Quote:
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Send me a drawing of what you need, I'm ok at round stuff:D
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..
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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.
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/...tumble/dr1.jpg
http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...tumble/dr2.jpg
http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...tumble/dr3.jpg
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Hope this was of some use to you..
Fucken awesome, im back on shift sunday but ill measure everything when i get off next week and send you a drawing.Quote:
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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.
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.Quote:
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How are you going to go for reg? Being a custom frame and all....
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]
Pipe bender looks good bud, Did you send the drawing of the parts you wanted.Quote:
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Fucken awesome, im back on shift sunday but ill measure everything when i get off next week and send you a drawing.Quote:
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Send me a drawing of what you need, I'm ok at round stuff:D
I've been really slack lately and pushing jobs aside.
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I havent sent the drawings through yet but i gotta get onto it, ill measure up the bearings and get something to you asap.