Tank bottoms made of a 1.5mm ally sheet
Tank bottoms made of a 1.5mm ally sheet
K&N filters and treatment arrived today from the blighty, the bloody recharger kits bloody leaked during transportation bloody bastards
The filters r naturally great
The front fender arrived as well awesome but needs resprayin
Hey Surt, love what you're doing mate. One question though, have you considered accessibility once you change the frame about? i.e. with a side bar will you be able to get the carbs out? I'm guessing the yellow wire is just a representation but what about the final width of the bar? I know it's boring but just something I've seen before with somebody do when they realised they couldn't remove anything without dropping the engine out each time.
hey Si thanks heaps but afraid uve missed the post yip accessibility was the main reason why ive undertaken the frame mods after i had cut of the seat subbie; i wasnt about to modify the frame any farther, but i was so fucking sick and tired while takin the engine from frame and realised that i'd never put it back without scratching both engine and frame! so i just HAD to start the frame mods!Originally Posted by Surt
Gonna be more space for an access to the head
Carbs can be removed at ease unlike when they were with the fugly air box
btw i rate the frame 3 of 5 or scholar C lol, built of the cheapest raw steel SEAMED piping, its overweighted, not user friendly and pooply designed, they should of let the fugly front down tubes run as wide as the engine and use better grade steel, the front mounts r on the wrong place (shouda been on the head) and on rubbers while rear mounts r rigid so the engine jumping up and down on them, the cyl block is out of the triangle of loads, kinda a heavy weight that u holding in ur hands while running, its wiser to strap it to ur back aint it?... everythin is imfo bahaha!
B400 frame.
But I can't see how the motor is fixed at the front.
Seen this done a few times..
quite sure there r no front mounts only upper behind the headB400 frame.
But I can't see how the motor is fixed at the front.
yup thanks for the pics Hos so the idea is livable and im goin for that just gunna run the lower pipes as my yellow wire doesSeen this done a few times..
I'm watching and learning Master Surt!!!Tank front mounts cut of
thanks Jon i told ya i hated arse lickin u should take a lesson of non conformism from damo who said it straight fuck u and ur all of ur bikes bwahaha!!!
well ur doin ur work with fiberglass and its awesome i prefer light alloy but im still learnin to work with it not a big master at any rate but i wouldnt mind to have a coupla niggers to do dirty work for me
Surt. Not sure if you've already seen it? but the frame in
the pic with the engine top mount is by Metmachex.
It got very mixed feed back. Some folk love it, others like
OSS refer to it as "deadly Metmachex contraptions" but that
may be more to its adjustable steering head ?
Still interesting though.
http://www.metmachex.net/p3_6_2.htm
Last edited by Tony Nitrous; 11-02-2012 at 09:36 AM.
bahaha some great idea! they r real nutters! although bmw use ball joints in their bikes for 16ys? actually i have a similar idea to use them for the rear suspension but not for the front 1 those blokes r genious! those that call it a deadly contraption r wankers thats the truth!
id luv to see a copper lookin for a steerin neck to check up the vin!
ps wat i dont like is they still use front mounts and lower mid mounts - kunt see how... btw mine r not used on my stock frame
Last edited by Surt; 11-02-2012 at 04:54 PM.
The concept is sound, but the way it was implemented isnt great.
I would have used a counter sunk bolt not plain allen head sticking out like it does.
I think bolting it straight through the frame member could have been done a bit differently.
A dog leg on the cleat with a lug on the underside of the frame member would have been a bit neater.
Thats just my thoughts. But the engine support cleat/bracket design could be better.
Surt, are you going for a trellis style with the lower frame rail?
Check out this guy Surt, he's madder than you!!!!
http://www.customfighters.com/forums...40#post1054340
actually im gunna use drilled studs to combine them with banjo bolts, yup there gonna be 2 side rails with 2 braces before and after the head thats all, simple asThe concept is sound, but the way it was implemented isnt great.
I would have used a counter sunk bolt not plain allen head sticking out like it does.
I think bolting it straight through the frame member could have been done a bit differently.
A dog leg on the cleat with a lug on the underside of the frame member would have been a bit neater.
Thats just my thoughts. But the engine support cleat/bracket design could be better.
never claimed to be mad, in fact even ur madder than me Jon tryin to marry a vtr lump with b12 frame
all im trying to do is makin a good bike better for handling, maintenance and appearance thats all sorry to disappoint u mate
cmon surt weld the tank i love this alloy stuff
nar mate the rear subbie and its mounts r 1st, tank mounts r next, frame mods r then and the tank itself is last cep the seats
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