project dirt fighter gsx1100g

[BANDITROD]

cool stuff scotty

[LKC73]

That's mad stuff scotty. You look like your having a great time though.

[hyofighter]

to be honest its the best fun ive had on two wheels to date , sure the vfr is fun and a awesome bike but there is something about being able to have zero mechanical sympathy and belt the living shit out of a bike with out fear of being caught of punnished for your behaviour and especially to a bike that keeps coming back for more ,i pretty much leave it untouched except for a clean after each meeting and start it up to make sure it goes the night before the next meet and it just goes (almost honda reliability) was never a real suzi fan and dont and still dont know much about the oily motors but those things are strong , and to all the haters of shaft drive (me included) for the dirt it works as it just drives that back wheel straight into the ground only down side is no ratio swaps but more hp will compensate for that , so thats what im on the hunt for now , jets , filters , ignition , 2 stage , sidewinder exhaust and after much research and talking to people that know some people that now other people i found a bloke in SA who is going to make me one of these tyres

[BANDITROD]

im guessing your talking about the tyre

[BANDITROD]

ya fucking ninja

[hyofighter]

yeah just edited it , i was premature on the go button as per normal

[BANDITROD]

lol

[hyofighter]

big thanks to mono for sending the carcus to them for me your a legend and now im cracking a fat over this tyre, it is finished and im just waiting for delivery , she looks mean i dont think those 2nd gear launches are not going to be possible now but maybe with some more hp it might , looking forward to seeing this perform

[Hagarr]

HHHMMM if you haven't changed clutch plates by now you will be, thats fucken nuts!

I know absolutely fuck all about this kinda sport but looking at the other competitors do you reckon you should try and lower it and get it closer to the deck?


I also heard when these (tyres) first started being used people were frying engines.

Admittedly most were two strokes but you have to richen up heaps or risk scorching an engine!

Can't remember the reason why & how it was doing this (its 4 am) but just remember it happening.

[MONO]

Looks great and to think this tyre started out as a slick lol.

[hyofighter]

lowering is a problem , firstly because of the ruts in the track at the start that tend to get quite deep secondly the top end of the track and the return road are usually real rough and get worse as the day goes on , but having said that with the shaft drive it stands the back end up not really lifting the bike but more shoving the tyre into the dirt , the front end i have pulled the forks throught the clamps a inch or so but with the hieght of the mx tyre on the front its back to the same height , now a lower profile tyre for the front in a mx tread i could find or maybe change it for something else like a adventure bike tyre of a lower profile , a sidewinder exhaust is on the cards this will clear some space under the engine to maybe allow me to drop it a bit more

but i know what ya mean and id like it lower too and a few have said about lengthening it too but i like the fact it still looks bike like not drag bike like , and yes clutch is done with a extra diaphram spring too but its the shaft drive im worrying about

[hyofighter]

well the tyre took its time getting here on the snail mail aust post andi has eager to fit to see how she looked and fitted some i went and bought some tyre levers and changed her over and bugger it i hits the front of the swinger not by much but enough that it lock the wheel in place between 2 paddles and the swinger , not liking the idea of having to change tyres on rims for different race meets i found another rim but it had no drive gear so swaping them is no biggy but is easier than levers and tyres







so to work it goes and create the room needed redneck oxy style





tonight weld it paint it fix the centre stand lever since its missing and make some foot plates for it so it stops sinking in the dirt

[hyofighter]

and a pic of the drive setup if anyone is interested , looks fagile but it works

[BANDITROD]

looking good mate

[Yella]

Nice should pull ya arms off with that tyre

[ozzy1100]

where is the plasma when you need it...

[Deano]

Good one mate. You wil dig some trenches with that

[Bob]

Good stuff mate.

[Azrael]

Fully sick scotty

[geesexar]

that's insane scotty...good work