What I did today...

[chubb]

Looked great in the flesh Jamie

[Phat3R]

got a couple of new toys this week

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never done it before , should be a giggle

Almost forgot .. Wetty, how were the new rock toyz? [ Is this your new fitness regime so you don't get schwacked again on the last lap by a yong'inz? ;) ]

[WETTY]

Almost forgot .. Wetty, how were the new rock toyz? [ Is this your new fitness regime so you don't get schwacked again on the last lap by a yong'inz? ;) ]

its harder than it looks . spoze i had to get beat 1 day , mite have to find myself a young whipper snapper to go chase what my bike did back in the day . What is scarey is the bike that did whoop me went 32 back in 93

[Nelso]

What is scarey is the bike that did whoop me went 32 back in 93

I didn't realise how special that bike is, until someone filled me in on its history and what it is. The forks alone cost six times more than my entire bike did! Also, the young bloke can ride a bit too, so it was always going to be a lethal combo. I don't think that bike will come out to play again though; there was talk of it being put back on moth balls, so it might still be safe for you to keep riding yours.;)

[WETTY]

I didn't realise how special that bike is, until someone filled me in on its history and what it is. The forks alone cost six times more than my entire bike did! Also, the young bloke can ride a bit too, so it was always going to be a lethal combo. I don't think that bike will come out to play again though; there was talk of it being put back on moth balls, so it might still be safe for you to keep riding yours.;)

6 times , fark mine are double his . you really need to spend a bit more coin

[dan]

Fuck it. That'll do for now.

Time to go and get it all dirty tomorrow... Looking at the weather i may need to book in Monday for a second go....


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That looks unreal. I meant to come look but was having brake trouble I had to nut out. You get those markers down or chuck it in for the day?


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[stevem]

What did you do today Nick ?

[Leezx10r]

Fuck it. That'll do for now.

Time to go and get it all dirty tomorrow... Looking at the weather i may need to book in Monday for a second go....


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How much volume of wrap do you estimate would be needed to wrap a bike? + more for first timer wrapping ;)

[Marshy]

What did you do today Nick ?

This!!

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Specifically this one (or maybe not... they all looked the same, but it was definitely this colour). I even overtook Chris Vermulen on the racetrack!! Not everyone can say that ;)

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[Phat3R]

WTF was all that about???

[chubb]

Gonna jump team and go German?

[Turbo]

I even overtook Chris Vermulen on the racetrack!!


Did you shake your head and fist as if he was a first timer?

[Marshy]

WTF was all that about???

BMW RR Experience. Pay a small amount of money to thrash one of their shiny new 2015 S1000RRs around the Creek for a session. Lunch included, and a snazzy t-shirt. Bonus!

What a bike! Unreal!

[Marshy]

Gonna jump team and go German?

Exploring my options..... ;)


Did you shake your head and fist as if he was a first timer?

I did the sad, very slow shake of the head that expresses disappointment and slight disdain, rather than outright aggression. I just wanted him to be in no doubt about who was the better rider.

[Turbo]

I did the sad, very slow shake of the head that expresses disappointment and slight disdain, rather than outright aggression. I just wanted him to be in no doubt about who was the better rider.

:rofl: :pound: Classic move, Love it!!

[Phat3R]

No GS then? Oldie but a goodie ...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaB40TLQE8M

[Saturnalian]

How much volume of wrap do you estimate would be needed to wrap a bike? + more for first timer wrapping ;)

Hey Lee.
I got a 10' x 5' roll. It s a good amount. some left over still.

Get a 50m roll of knifeless tape.
You'll use it all. It works out about $150 cheaper than buying it 10m at a time from Supercheap.

[Little Mick]

No GS then? Oldie but a goodie ...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaB40TLQE8M
Brilliantly done.....

[Leezx10r]

Hey Lee.
I got a 10' x 5' roll. It s a good amount. some left over still.

Get a 50m roll of knifeless tape.
You'll use it all. It works out about $150 cheaper than buying it 10m at a time from Supercheap.

Nice 1, thanks for that.

[Saturnalian]

Nice 1, thanks for that.

Sent you a PM. Give me a call when you're going in.


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[Saturnalian]

That looks unreal. I meant to come look but was having brake trouble I had to nut out. You get those markers down or chuck it in for the day?


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I sorted of got it sorted. Found the data it had collected from the second session and was amazed to look at it all.
Managed to get the speed and gearing working (calculated via GPS) for the 3rd session and then the day was over really quickly.

I wasted about 4hrs at home on Sunday night trying to recover and/or find the data that i had blonded out and deleted while fucking about at the track.
Almost got the Dash all sorted now. The Race Technology analysis software is really complex and designed for supreme over boffins but i'm working it out.

Most of all, i'm fucking pumped with how well the bike performs with the new mapping. An absolute thrill to ride.
Was dusting a Ducati or two on the straight in the 1 full session i did and got within ½ a second of my PB at the same time.
Very keen to just hop on and ride it now whenever possible for the rest of the year.

[Marshy]

Fitted solar-powered battery lighting power for the trailer LEDs (if that makes sense), so that the lights work without the car attached with its headlights on:


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[Metal-Man]

thats cool ... u got a smiley face bettery lol

[Marshy]

thats cool ... u got a smiley face bettery lol

It turns frowney when it's unhappy/nearly flat ;)

[James_]

nice!
Is that structural gaff?

[WETTY]

nice!
Is that structural gaff?

only the best for marshy

[Nelso]

What wheel chocks are those in your trailer Marshy?

[Marshy]

Is that structural gaff?

Is there another kind? :pound: :rofl:


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[Marshy]

What wheel chocks are those in your trailer Marshy?

The front ones? Or the T-Rex rear ones?


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[Nelso]

The front ones? Or the T-Rex rear ones?


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The front ones, they look good and don't take up too much space.

[WETTY]

The front ones, they look good and don't take up too much space.

coz you have already taken up most of it already?

[Linden]

Parked my single for the last time ...1176

[KANGA]

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Learned that ear plugs will float and not melt if dropped in a petrol tank ...
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[Turbo]

Parked my single for the last time ...1176

That's awesome!! How did you get the planning permission? Lol

[Turbo]

1177
Learned that ear plugs will float and not melt if dropped in a petrol tank ...
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Drop a few hundred more and you'll have fuel cell lining!!

[Linden]

That's awesome!! How did you get the planning permission? Lol

Boss was good with it ... gets a bit more space in the garage (until I buy some thing else :) ) - just need to add the prints and maybe a mirror so you can see the exposed clutch (and NCR side cases)

[Phat3R]

Meat ma little friend ...
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[Saturnalian]

Meat ma little friend ...


Yeah dude. Drill press. Bang !!!! Always wanted, never ventured. I'm sure I can find an excuse in the wings


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[Saturnalian]

Is that a Fast Frank pull cup I see on your front axle ?


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[Saturnalian]

And WTF are those pretty rotors ?


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[Phat3R]

Walked past it at Bunnings and at $229 (http://www.bunnings.com.au/ryobi-390w-13mm-drill-press_p6210442) it was a bargain compared to how much time and drill bits I was going through trying to do it by hand. Was a bit of an IQ test to assemble, but I got there ... in the end. ;)

Yes I now have Frank's fast changing goodness front and back, still got to put on the GP Hooks for the rear and grind the front of the pads so I can get the front on and off without removing calipers.

Aiming for this ...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NwdBUQPxWI&spfreload=1

New EBC rotors and pads. Gonna see if they reduce front brake vibration for T1. Were the bestest on the Gixxer, totally changed for the better braking feel.

I put on the Attack Performance rearsets and farked around with some Stahlbus brake bleeding / oil change simplicity kit. [Although the FF front brake caliper removal not required appears mandatory to use the Stahlbus speed bleeders on the front calipers. They stop the top caliper bolt from coming all the way out, what a shimozzle]. Caliper clean with soap and toothbrush, followed by a little brake bleeding session with dot5.1 front and back.

Future plans for shark fin, grinding front face of front pads, 520 chain / sprockets, YEC ECU install + dyno and ... it will be 'finished' ...

But for now just need sunshine on weekend to ride the damn thingy me jig. ;)

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[Turbo]

Meat ma little friend ...
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Fuck yeah. Looks great mate!! You offering a lockwire service?? ;)
Keen to hear how you go with the vibration too...

[chubb]

I like those quick change kits

[WETTY]

I like those quick change kits

you chose the wrong class to race in didn't you

[chubb]

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[Marshy]

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HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Turbo]

Boss was good with it ... gets a bit more space in the garage (until I buy some thing else :) ) - just need to add the prints and maybe a mirror so you can see the exposed clutch (and NCR side cases)

Hahaha awesome. And LIGHTS man, get it lit!! Maybe a revolve too? :eyebrows:

[Linden]

Meat ma little friend ...

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how big are those holes ... 3mm ? I was iff with 1.5s saw one guy split a caliper bolt head with a 5mm hole in it ....

[Phat3R]

how big are those holes ... 3mm ? I was iff with 1.5s saw one guy split a caliper bolt head with a 5mm hole in it ....
The two on the LHS are only finger tight, so axle can slide. . RHS is to torque, now never have to touch again. . The wire is 2mm so 3mm seemed Ok. 5mm soundz excessive?

Drilled at very low speed with oil to cool. Took 3 min per side of pinch bolt. . If you got bolt too hot you could temper it mildly combined with excessive hole could weaken?

[Saturnalian]

Walked past it at Bunnings and at $229 (http://www.bunnings.com.au/ryobi-390w-13mm-drill-press_p6210442) it was a bargain compared to how much time and drill bits I was going through trying to do it by hand. Was a bit of an IQ test to assemble, but I got there ... in the end. ;)

Yes I now have Frank's fast changing goodness front and back, still got to put on the GP Hooks for the rear.

Check the clearance for wheel rub on the GP lifters. I had to modify mine to work but they're a dream when sorted.
Axle comes out, wheel stays right where it is.


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[Phat3R]

Check the clearance for wheel rub on the GP lifters. I had to modify mine to work but they're a dream when sorted.
Axle comes out, wheel stays right where it is.


Yes I looked at that a while ago. From memory the tolerances to sprocket nuts waz quite tight. :fear:

So far I haz been too girly to drill and tap the swing arm. Still trying to work out how to hold the bike still during the drilling operation. Don't really want to take the swing arm off. Securing from the rafters is my current bestest idea.

[Saturnalian]

I just jacked the back of the bike up and went in from underneath dude

[Ruckos87]

Took delivery of some 2nd hand bits n peices. Turned off the computer and started some real work [emoji6]http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/16/4ef00e4f55689465a0896c58cc57cab5.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/16/a163ec3fd877a3bd05d01872ae72a465.jpg


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[Marshy]

Good stuff!! Love the big fibreglass kit ;)

[Turbo]

What are we looking at, Plumb?

[Ruckos87]

What are we looking at, Plumb?

The front of the bike is the OEM upper front bracket that's smashed, and the clutch lever and left clipon that are pretty well rooted.
The 2nd photo is my bits n peices got them 2 nd hand off a blood in vic. Wood craft Cilpons, front race stay bracket OEM bread pads ( thrown in) and he's posting the OEM levers, as he forgot to pack them. $350 for the lot.
The fibreglass kit it to repair the fairings all in all they held up extremely well I'm just going to re glass the inside and strengthen around the fixing points where a few pulled through. Was thinking about just glassing in some sheet metal ot possibly a washer????

Apart from that I need to straighten the rear bolt on sub frame ( I think that's what it's called ) it's pretty soft alloy and replace a few bits on the clutch side vortex rear sets.
I'll do a service while its apart, then hopefully good to go, around the same time as my elbow hopefully


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[windy]

Finished giving the R6 a new face lift.. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/17/f94a55c78a9bd36c5de24a6fffa41e63.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/17/7029f707762d99e78505e2e51329f392.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/17/7b4c17443bfeb8cf71aa4c549ae80e7c.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/17/250844251d0528e53cecec7a40086590.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/17/a48c8e1d4b7c524e2006174afaf4164f.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/17/bc44577ce8ba138b470f3c0f754b4edd.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/17/fdc7d8ad65b48f51f4e01433d0bdef61.jpg

[Marshy]

Very nice!

[Leezx10r]

Looks great!

[Turbo]

Purrrty!! I've always loves those Two Bro's cans too.

[chubb]

Good looking R6!

[Phat3R]

No longer have to play Tetris with the little car and trailer every time I head to the track.
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[Little Mick]

Congrats Rick.. I reckon you could fit a couple more in there once you get it organised ;0

[Little Mick]

Cause I have a soft spot for the older generation... the poor thing was looking for a new home... so I took her in as one of my own...

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[Turbo]

No longer have to play Tetris with the little car and trailer every time I head to the track.
:juggle::smokin:



This is cooool!! Are you gonna get a big picture of your face, giving it finger pistols for the side??

[Turbo]

Cause I have a soft spot for the older generation... the poor thing was looking for a new home... so I took her in as one of my own...



Hahaha, nice pick up! Any plans before you ride her?

[Negrogrande]

No longer have to play Tetris with the little car and trailer every time I head to the track.
:juggle::smokin:
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Looked good in the flesh

[Phat3R]

This is cooool!! Are you gonna get a big picture of your face, giving it finger pistols for the side??

Nondescript is apparently ideal for abductions - "It was a white van - officer". ;) No one can hear you scream in the back of a Vito!

The thing really pulls amazed at what that 2.1 DT can do with all the gear in the back ... acceleration to 100 kph is effortless for freeway merging.

[Turbo]

Nondescript is apparently ideal for abductions - "It was a white van - officer". ;) No one can hear you scream in the back of a Vito!

The thing really pulls amazed at what that 2.1 DT can do with all the gear in the back ... acceleration to 100 kph is effortless for freeway merging.

Hahaha, good plan! Less likely people are gonna break in than if you've got race related "I've got expensive things in me" vinyl on the outside!

[dan]

Hahaha, good plan! Less likely people are gonna break in than if you've got race related "I've got expensive things in me" vinyl on the outside!

Absolutely. Got to keep it looking as inconspicuous as possible especially if you don't have off street parking.


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[Linden]

get ready for ... "can you help me move ?"

[Marshy]

get ready for ... "can you help me move ?"

This!! ^^^

[Phat3R]

get ready for ... "can you help me move ?"

Yeah that x'd my mind a lot!!! And only took 12 hours and first requests came in. Nope ... this Vito only moves motorcycles ... ;)

But my backup trick is ... it's an old van, the turbo's blown, the batteries flat, etc ... if you could just pay for the service ... "beep, beep, beep" ... "hello any one there" ???

[dan]

Once you get the wheel locks and everything PERMANENTLY installed it just won't be able to fit boxes and wardrobes!


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[Leezx10r]

What I did today...

Well apart from the storm, and trees down, no internet, phone, and not being able to get to work with power lines on the road.

Shed play day :)

Just awaiting wrap, and will look great again ;)

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[Turbo]

Shiny bits!! Mate, this looks great. Can't wait to see how she looks!
Reckon you'll have the wrap done by Friday?

[Marshy]

Noice!!! Veeewy pwetty!! :thumb:

[Leezx10r]

Shiny bits!! Mate, this looks great. Can't wait to see how she looks!
Reckon you'll have the wrap done by Friday?

Won't be warped by Friday, it's landed in AU yet, but all in good time :)
Interested to see his the qa throttle goes, marshy said "I needed one" after his ride, it could also be that am a pussy on the throttle hehe

[chubb]

Interested to see his the qa throttle goes, marshy said "I needed one" after his ride, it could also be that am a pussy on the throttle hehe

Can't use QA throttle at FX C/D.

I can protest you !!! [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]

[Turbo]

Interested to see his the qa throttle goes,

I'm loving mine! Whilst mines not a litre bike, the cam of yours should also make sure that it's not snatchy in the range it's likely to ping you off..

[Marshy]

I can protest you !!! [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]

Riiight, cos yours is totally legal ;)

And you're a "C" grader ;) ;) ;)

[chubb]

Riiight, cos yours is totally legal ;)

And you're a "C" grader ;) ;) ;)

Actually mine is totally legal. Go through it with a fine comb if you like. [emoji4]

[Leezx10r]

Can't use QA throttle at FX C/D.

I can protest you !!! [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]

Lol I don't think a QA throttle is going to get me 5 seconds to catch you lol

[WETTY]

Lol I don't think a QA throttle is going to get me 5 seconds to catch you lol

But it will have you DSQ and ruin your weekend
Enter F OZ

[Leezx10r]

But it will have you DSQ and ruin your weekend
Enter F OZ

Your a man of wisdom, I like your thinking!

Oh and thanks for the carbon tank covers. Recommend to anyone with a gen4 zx10

[WRCPUG]

What I did today...

Well apart from the storm, and trees down, no internet, phone, and not being able to get to work with power lines on the road.

Shed play day :)

Just awaiting wrap, and will look great again ;)

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that's a tough looking kwaka looks great

[Marshy]

Finally got Sleepy to start! After months of nothing. More later. (Cryptic, I know).

[stevem]

Good to hear Nick.

[Turbo]

Finally got Sleepy to start! After months of nothing. More later. (Cryptic, I know).

Woohooo!! New loom worked then? Will she be ready for tomorrow??

[Marshy]

Woohooo!! New loom worked then? Will she be ready for tomorrow??

New loom worked. Easier to just swap the whole thing than work out which wire was faulty. If the rad holds water, it'll be out tomorrow ;)

[stevem]

Might have to get a loom for the CBR

[chubb]

Might have to get a loom for the CBR

No more nazi bike?

[Metal-Man]

over the last few months I been tinkerin wiv da bike ....

vapour blasted rims, fairing stay, top triple clamp. Done by Chris from https://www.facebook.com/Newcasltevapourblasting?fref=ts
new wheel bearings front n rear (wetty you didn't answer ya fone .. again, too busy ordering wild turkey from tha ladyboys in Thailand)
new Vesrah SRJL XX front pads
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not quite finished yet

[WETTY]

over the last few months I been tinkerin wiv da bike ....
(wetty you didn't answer ya fone .. again, too busy ordering wild turkey from tha ladyboys in Thailand)


Busy working for people who pay for work done unlike renters that dont , do not try calling me ever

[Turbo]

Oooooooh, nice work!! :thumb:
Them wheels is trick! :cool:

[Metal-Man]

Busy working for people who pay for work done unlike renters that dont , do not try calling me ever

woteva

[Marshy]

I read an interesting article today: http://aeon.co/magazine/philosophy/intellectual-character-of-conspiracy-theorists/

[WETTY]

woteva

dont forget to pay ya rent

[Metal-Man]

dont forget to pay ya rent
can't forget to pay that ;-) unlike you avoiding the tax man :p

[WETTY]

can't forget to pay that ;-) unlike you avoiding the tax man :p

i wish
i pay more tax than you could imagine , i bit a cash here and there helps me in retirement

[Lets Torque]

i wish
i pay more tax than you could imagine , i bit a cash here and there helps me in retirement

Dont get Metal started on his MPE / communism tax bullshit again Wetty, please... :doh:

[chubb]

Now now play nicely boys.

[Little Mick]

Dont get Metal started on his MPE / communism tax bullshit again Wetty, please... :doh:

Tell me more....:popcorn:

[Lets Torque]

Mick - dont open the cave of MPE - we all be doomed:painkiller:

[Kris]

Got the rear caliper mounted up, sprocket carrier all in and new spacer to suit the quick release setup.

Just waiting for the engine now...

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[Marshy]

That is a thing of beauty!! :cool:

[dan]

Wow.


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[Leezx10r]

Bike porn!

[Leezx10r]

Had a play with the 3m wrap! Not the best job, but getting the hang of it.

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[WETTY]

Great color match

[Saturnalian]

Had a play with the 3m wrap! Not the best job, but getting the hang of it.

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There you go. Nice one Lee. Its a pain in the arse when you're doing it but awesome once you stand back and look at a finished piece isn't it.
Did the phone call help ?!

[Turbo]

Awesome job, Lee!! Well done, looks ace. :thumb:

[Leezx10r]

Great color match
It's all getting wrapped mr wet [emoji627]

There you go. Nice one Lee. Its a pain in the arse when you're doing it but awesome once you stand back and look at a finished piece isn't it.
Did the phone call help ?!
Sure did!
It is a pain the arse but once you get the hang of, it's not that bad.

Awesome job, Lee!! Well done, looks ace. :thumb:
Thanks, won't want to change my career, but went well

[Marshy]

Nice!! Can't wait to see it in the flesh.

[Mstevo]

What to do on a cold and wet and very windy Sunday in Canberra?

spent the morning in the hills on the dirty then after lunch when it started to rain changed the oil on the race bike and put new tyres on ready for Rd2 of FXRRC meet in a couple of weeks

[Negrogrande]

Well on Saturday
Added in a Overflow bottle for the commuter while my HRC jobbie is on order
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Then used an old switch I had lying around to do a manual fan override while I wait for my new handlebar switch to arrive
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[Little Mick]

What to do on a cold and wet and very windy Sunday in Canberra?


Isn't this the norm mark? [emoji12]

[Turbo]

when it started to rain...
Ain't it more fun in the wet?? ::laugh:


Then used an old switch I had lying around to do a manual fan override while I wait for my new handlebar switch to arrive

That switch looks like missile guidance, Lawson!! :thumb:

[Leezx10r]

One more section done!
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[Turbo]

Looking real nice, mate. Can't wait to see the finished product!! :thumb:

[Marshy]

Looks great Lee!! Very nice.

I finished off a build tonight:

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[James_]

:whistle:

ni-ice!

Needs the barracuda emoji!

[Marshy]

:cool:

[Turbo]

Fuck yeah!! Looks fookin mint! :thumb:
Up for sale then?

[Leezx10r]

Looking great marshy! Love the Austin pipe, must sounds sweet.

[Craig]

Sorted the fairing mount issue http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/14/c75a596748e117619673dea47e6888d7.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/14/ed8a772ebadd2cf64bfcb619be7761c0.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/14/d3dbbd27113c77a513f464b29a09e6e2.jpg just need to fit the rearsets and brakes then all ready to go (sell) [emoji106]🏻


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[Marshy]

Nice! How did you mount them?

[Craig]

Square nut inside a grommet, a washer over that to stop it pulling through then another half grommet on top and Loctite 406 the lot... It's solid [emoji106]🏻


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[Turbo]

Nice job! Reckon it's worth putting on rearsets, if it's going?

[Turbo]

I finished off a build tonight:


Loving the MotoGP look!! :cool:

[Craig]

Nice job! Reckon it's worth putting on rearsets, if it's going?

Standard one is busted and already had the new ones ordered.... Might as well fit them now, better someone else get some use out of them...

[Turbo]

Ah right, yeah makes sense then..

[Little Mick]

the recent addition to the flock had woodcraft rear sets but alas it was road shift....

a day in the office today and we have addressed the issue...

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hopefully get a bit more progressed tomorrow..... :madgrin:

[Marshy]

Nice machining!!

[Turbo]

Farkin factory!! :thumb:

[Little Mick]

cheers Marshy & Sicko

riding it road pattern after riding the other bike in race pattern lasted about 1.3 laps....

For those searching this thread in the future, this mod requires taking the lower rear engine mount bolt out and inserting it from the RHS of the bike. Then a custom nut (approx. 72mm long) is made and installed with a M10x1.25 (metric Fine) thread onto the end of the bolt. The other end of the nut has a M8x1.25 thread that will allow mounting of the shift lever.

Next a custom shift lever is made, with the hole centres for the linkage end, pivot point and toe peg all on the same axis. The Pivot bush and bolt are used from the original lever (need to tap the bush out). The pivot hole is 16mm, and the linkage and toe peg threads are M6.

Finally, the shift linkage is shortened (remove the M8 LH thread end) and threaded with an M6 thread for a rod end. Ideally you want a LH threaded rose joint and taps to suit, but not a biggy if you only have RH thread as you don't adjust these very often once they are set up.

The lever arm on the gearbox is mounted upside down( steps away from the gearbox) and horizontal (instead of vertical) with the linkage mounting vertically in behind the overflow bottle.

This also works for stock rear sets.

Will post some pics tomorrow...

[Turbo]

Wow, That's pretty involved. Good effort!!
Deff need more pics!

[dan]

Will have a close look this weekend!


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[Little Mick]

Will have a close look this weekend!




hopefully in the garage and not as you fly past me ;)

[Negrogrande]

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Put a radiator hose kit and engine on the lc4

[KANGA]

I hope you have better luck with your LC4 then I had with mine. Fucking nightmare.

[Turbo]

Booyah!! Great colour :cool:

[dan]

hopefully in the garage and not as you fly past me ;)

I wish. You had my number last round.


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[Little Mick]

I wish. You had my number last round.


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Best I managed was 1.09.... you were in the 1.06s from memory[emoji6]

[Leezx10r]

More progress
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[Turbo]

Not far off now, Lee! Looking great. :cool:
Did you need to do much prep to the bumpy bits or does the vinyl mask a lot of that?

[Negrogrande]

Looking good lee, dirtier in the back looks good too

[Leezx10r]

Not far off now, Lee! Looking great. :cool:
Did you need to do much prep to the bumpy bits or does the vinyl mask a lot of that?

Next weekend it will be finished!
A lot of prep needed mate, the wrap shows everything, but been fun having a play

[Leezx10r]

Looking good lee, dirtier in the back looks good too

Cheers mate, that's the mrs bike an old 200 2 stroke, goes well as its light.

[Little Mick]

did a bit more today and got the shifter complete and went back and tidied up the prototype on the race bike....

shifter linkage arrangement

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This is the hole it normally goes through ( at about 20 degrees from horizontal)

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This is the configuration of the arm after installation

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This is the custom nut required
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this is the nut in its installed position

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[Little Mick]

this is the bolt that needs to be rotated...
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in its rotated position

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installing the nut...

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nut installed....
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lever in place

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[Turbo]

This is the custom nut required
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this is the nut in its installed position

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LOL, that's a heck of a custom nut!!

[Little Mick]

disassembled ready for painting..

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2 sets painted...

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finished assembly

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takes a bit of time to build from scratch but once I have the CNC up and running, I will make some aluminium ones up with a bit more trick looks...

[Little Mick]

LOL, that's a heck of a custom nut!!

it started off as a bit of bright bar.... ;)

[Turbo]

Next weekend it will be finished!
A lot of prep needed mate, the wrap shows everything, but been fun having a play

Interesting! Have you done much spraying? Would you say the wrapping was easier or harder to get a good finish?
What about cost? Was it more or less than a spray to do the vinyl?
I think the vinyl is certainly a better finish than some rattle can Be interested to know if it takes that much longer...

[Marshy]

takes a bit of time to build from scratch but once I have the CNC up and running, I will make some aluminium ones up with a bit more trick looks...

Beautiful! Good job :thumb:

[Leezx10r]

Interesting! Have you done much spraying? Would you say the wrapping was easier or harder to get a good finish?
What about cost? Was it more or less than a spray to do the vinyl?
I think the vinyl is certainly a better finish than some rattle can Be interested to know if it takes that much longer...

IMO prep is close, if it's ruff under the wrap, it's going to show it!
It's cleaner to wrap than painting, (overspray etc) and don't need tools just a heat gun really.
I think wrap will have some good longevity with stone chips, as paint and fibreglass chip easy.
Will be easy to repair just a section (add a new sticker) when the next off happens.
IMO of your after a top job, you cannot beat proper paint thought a gun, but it's not cheap.
I think it's cost me $200 to wrap all the bike with knifeless tape, how would that be against rattle can job, am not sure, but it's fun to try something I haven't done before

[Saturnalian]

Interesting! Have you done much spraying? Would you say the wrapping was easier or harder to get a good finish?
What about cost? Was it more or less than a spray to do the vinyl?
I think the vinyl is certainly a better finish than some rattle can Be interested to know if it takes that much longer...


IMO prep is close, if it's ruff under the wrap, it's going to show it!
It's cleaner to wrap than painting, (overspray etc) and don't need tools just a heat gun really.
I think wrap will have some good longevity with stone chips, as paint and fibreglass chip easy.
Will be easy to repair just a section (add a new sticker) when the next off happens.
IMO of your after a top job, you cannot beat proper paint thought a gun, but it's not cheap.
I think it's cost me $200 to wrap all the bike with knifeless tape, how would that be against rattle can job, am not sure, but it's fun to try something I haven't done before

I've had the same fairings now since 2012 and done them many ways.
Painted properly by someone else, painted cheaply by someone else, painted by myself, wrapped by someone else and wrapped twice by myself, pretty much in that order.

When i painted the bike myself(with rattle cans, albeit good quality colour matched paint and 2 pack clear acrylic in a can) i was blown away by how much prep and effort goes into it.
Particularly when you're an anal fuck and you end up cutting back all of the orange peel out of the clear.

I was happy with the result but when i looked at wrapping it opened up a whole new world of colour possibilities.
Its much easier to get fancy with different colours in different area's etc.

At the end of the day you still need to do a really good base prep. Even when wrapping now i clean the panels up and hit them with 3 or 4 coats of etch primer and then sand the f**k out of them to get them as smooth as possible.
Etch primer has great adhesion to fibreglass and sets incredibly hard. Vinyl wrap also loves sticking to it.

As Lee says, the wrap doesn't lie, but it does help you not give a shit so much if there is a bit underneath that doesn't look great, for me, thats because the overall picture looks so much better. 20/20 rule etc.
Cost wise i think the difference between methods was as follows

A1 Racepaint- $750 inc. freight
Someone else - $350.00 (really poorly matched colour, lazy work)
Me spraying it- Around $ 600. Lots of work, lots of mess, and the spray in my lungs and nose really got in the way of my cigarette smoking for a while.
Someone else wrapping it- $ 800 inc. material
Me wrapping it- Around $ 350.00 and a shitload of hours.

After having done it a few times i think wrap is definitely the way to go for me.
Sort of got it worked out now and getting more efficient at it each time.

If anybody wants some parts wrapped i'm ready to have a hack.

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Wrapped by me.
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Cool things you can do with vinyl wrap...
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Prep, prep, prep....
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[Turbo]

Epic post! Thanks for the insight Jamie :thumb:

[zoidberg]

I have some new raceglass that I have been planning on painting at some stage, was thinking of either buying (haha, borrowing off a mate) airbrush and compressor, rattle canning, or was considering wrapping, but will probably go down the wrap route looking at those results! Looks amazing, thanks for the post!

[Leezx10r]

Epic post! Thanks for the insight Jamie :thumb:

Agree! Much better than my lazy reply while drinking coffee. [emoji38]

Jamie, thanks again mate for your phone call and tips, really did help.

[Little Mick]

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played with the recent adoptee and got her ready for a ride

[Marshy]

Is that a milking machine?

[Turbo]

One of them fly zapper things, no?

[Little Mick]

intravenous drip ;)

[Jakels]

YEC Flux capacitor

[Marshy]

YEC Flux capacitor

:rofl: :pound: :laugh:

[Turbo]

I've never done a Carby balance before, mostly because my bikes have injectors but is it tricky? What's involved?

[Little Mick]

I've never done a Carby balance before, mostly because my bikes have injectors but is it tricky? What's involved?
A little bit fiddly but straight forward enough. I will do a write up on it after this weekend when I pull the covers off again.

[shippy__]

I've never done a Carby balance before, mostly because my bikes have injectors but is it tricky? What's involved?


Don't rev the motor with the balancer hooked up, you will suck up the fluid through the carbies and that will be the end of you day in the shed until more fluid arrives.....Iv been there once before
Oh and its easy.. pretty much set idle, hook up vacuum lines to carbies, adjust screws........

Speak up if i am wrong


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[Stu23]

your wrong wrong wrong !!!! hehehehe ..... Meh ive no idea myself

[Turbo]

your wrong wrong wrong !!!! hehehehe ..... Meh ive no idea myself

:pound:



Don't rev the motor with the balancer hooked up, you will suck up the fluid through the carbies and that will be the end of you day in the shed until more fluid arrives.....Iv been there once before

Ah, that must have been annoying. Do any damage?

[Little Mick]

Or get a unit that doesn't use fluid so you don't have that problem

[shippy__]

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Ah, that must have been annoying. Do any damage?


Doubt it, we just kept abusing it



Mick seems to be all over it

[Marshy]

your wrong wrong wrong !!!! hehehehe ..... Meh ive no idea myself

:laugh:

Anyway, what are these 'carby' things of which you speak?

[Turbo]

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[dan]

Sync carbs, sink beers


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[Little Mick]

Doubt it, we just kept abusing it



Mick seems to be all over it
The carbtune unit uses rods rather than liquid specifically designed for that issue

[Mr.Ed]

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hahahhaa

[Marshy]

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It took me a few seconds. Funny!!! :pound:

[Mstevo]

In the interest of Marshy's call to post stuff

After a year of racing and coping a knee slider to boot it was time to repaint my fairing,
I was able to buy a cheap set off a fellow racer and paint them, I'll be using this set for track days and keep the repainted much lighter "racers edge" set for racing
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spare set, I practiced my painting skills on these...pretty ordinary job, but looks good from a distance
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repainted and stickered racers edge set, still waiting for more sticker stripes to arrive
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[Turbo]

Hahaha, that paint booth is awesome!! How did you get that pinstripe so neat too??! :cool:
Top job!

[Marshy]

The exhaust fan is a nice touch ;)

You should be in the building trade :cool:

[Marshy]

Some minor but useful workshop improvements.....

Wheel weight dispenser (how cool is this?!?)

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And thanks to Owen for the mounting skills, a much needed air hose reel:

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[Little Mick]

Nice one marshy

[Mstevo]

The exhaust fan is a nice touch ;)

You should be in the building trade :cool:

OH&S is my thing lol although the booth didn't like the mid week wind
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Hahaha, that paint booth is awesome!! How did you get that pinstripe so neat too??! :cool:
Top job!

It's just pin striping and a hair dryer for the corners ;-)

[Mstevo]

where did you score the wheel weights from??

[Turbo]

It's just pin striping and a hair dryer for the corners ;-)

Ahaaaaa, crafty!! Never occurred to me to use heat for the corners. :thumb:

[Marshy]

where did you score the wheel weights from??

Tops idea, these are. I needed more weights, and found these by chance on ebay. Here: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/171367945796

[Stu23]

very jealous of the tyre changing machine and balancer........ ive been looking for something along those lines

[stevem]

There's a small country somewhere with no wheel weights.

[Marshy]

There's a small country somewhere with no wheel weights.

:pound: :rofl: :laugh:

[Craig]

Woohoo... New shiny bits!!!!

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[Turbo]

Booyah!! Bike bits deliveries are the best! :thumb:
Pics when you get it all fitted!

[Craig]

Rearsets on buuuuuut got too excited buying new parts and forgot the shorter shift rod hahaha.... What a rookie!!!

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[windy]

Marshy should be able to help you out with a shift rod mate

[Leezx10r]

Ok, it's not got two wheels, but thought I would share.

Got myself a new daily driver, Renault megane 275 trophy, don't think I will loose it in the car park at work lol [emoji41]

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Bike stuff!

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Recaro inside!

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[Mr.Ed]

That's all sorts of nice! ;) no towbar for you though hahaha

[johnnyb]

Lee......ARDC car and bike session??


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[Leezx10r]

That's all sorts of nice! ;) no towbar for you though hahaha

Thanks, yeah it did cross my mind, but can through the bike in the back of the old ute :)


Lee......ARDC car and bike session??

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Haha maybe, but cars are to safe and easy to master ;) what's the fun in that lol

[Turbo]

Rearsets on buuuuuut got too excited buying new parts and forgot the shorter shift rod hahaha.... What a rookie!!!


These look rather good fitted up, great job mate! :cool:
Reckon you need a wee dab of paint pen for that frame scratch tho...

[Turbo]

Bike stuff!

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Be honest, that's why you bought it, no??
Quite right too! Can't wait to hear it! :thumb:

[Turbo]

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dat stitching tho....

[Leezx10r]

Be honest, that's why you bought it, no??
Quite right too! Can't wait to hear it! :thumb:

Erm it could have pushed me over the line ;) sounds sweet btw! never had a titanium exhaust system on a car lol


dat stitching tho....

You love it [emoji57]

[Turbo]

You love it

I totally do!! I've red stitching on my seats and door trim too.
Wish my dash looked like that! :cool:

[Craig]

These look rather good fitted up, great job mate! :cool:
Reckon you need a wee dab of paint pen for that frame scratch tho...

Cheers [emoji106]🏻

True, it's an old battle scar. I found the rearsets marked real easy though. Slight misalignment while loosely fitted and scratched

There's no helping the other side of the bike... Gravel rash [emoji37]


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[Penko]

Took this out for ride for an upcoming review - one of the best electronic packages I have felt on a motorcycle


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[Turbo]

Took this out for ride for an upcoming review - one of the best electronic packages I have felt on a motorcycle




Droooooool!! I've heard great things about it!! :thumb:
How was the slide control? that's the only thing I've heard mixed feedback from.

[Penko]

Droooooool!! I've heard great things about it!! :thumb:
How was the slide control? that's the only thing I've heard mixed feedback from.

I haven't tested it enough on the road to give a full verdict. I have had it kick in, but only when I was trying to get it too (aggressive throttle openings).

Wheelie control is hands down the best one out there and the quickshifter is super smooth.

I wasn't sold on the looks when I first saw photos, but in the flesh it is awesome.

[Turbo]

Interesting, I reckon it's gorgeous too! Great to hear the QS is good, I've heard the auto-blipping is ace too.
Where's the review going and when can we read?? :thumb:

[Marshy]

I've heard the auto-blipping is ace too.

That's the Beemer. Don't think the R1 has auto-blipping, which is prolly the only oversight from Yammie on this one.

[Turbo]

Ahhh, too many Superbikes this year!!

[Penko]

That's the Beemer. Don't think the R1 has auto-blipping, which is prolly the only oversight from Yammie on this one.

Completely agree, the S1000RR and new Panigale get auto-blippers. Yamaha really should of fitted one.

[Penko]

Interesting, I reckon it's gorgeous too! Great to hear the QS is good, I've heard the auto-blipping is ace too.
Where's the review going and when can we read?? :thumb:

Can read all my reviews on bikesales.com.au. Have done around 30 this year for them. Should be up up in a week or two (had it on the dyno as well). Just finishing off one for the updated Super Ténéré.

[Turbo]

If only someone could retro a blipper...

Wun't this you, Marshy??


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[Turbo]

Can read all my reviews on bikesales.com.au. Have done around 30 this year for them. Should be up up in a week or two (had it on the dyno as well). Just finishing off one for the updated Super Ténéré.


Fantastic, what a gig!! :thumb:
If you ever need a second opinion... I'd be happy to oblige :peace:

[Marshy]

:thumb: to all of the above!!

[Kris]

The engine is getting close. SBK team says somewhere in the region of 200 to 205BHP is expected. We will see..

These are the Superbike 1 ring DLC coated pistons, too nice to place in a combustion engine!
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Factory gearbox oil jet system
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[Marshy]

Wow!! Looking good!

[Leezx10r]

[emoji106] top job!

[Kris]

[emoji106] top job!

Love it when your engine builder sends you updates through the day - its like christmas! Engine goes in Saturday.

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[stevem]

Awesome Kris.

[Turbo]

OMG, this looks sooo good. :cool:
Can't wait to se it fitted up. When's the first outing?

[Mr.Ed]

I reckon you and Jamie should have a build off

[Kris]

Sicko, Im aiming just for a session or two at the ASC Round 3 practice, but Ill be racing the other bike.

Few more, cyro treated and undercut gearbox.

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ported cylinder head

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[dan]

HESUS!


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[Marshy]

:faint:

[Kris]

Looking like a bike now..1283

[Marshy]

Looking like a bike now..

Whoa! What's that big lumpy metal thing hanging down from the frame?? It's never had one of those before :laugh: ;)

[Kris]

Yep it's got an engine hehehe!

[Leezx10r]

Bike porn!

[Turbo]

This is looking so damn good!!
I love how the APX2 & reg/rec etc are all mounted in the nose. Very neat :thumb:
I sort of assumed the APX would go in the tail.

[Kris]

Yep its rather neat. Tail houses the battery, gps and starter/relay. They use all the subframe room for fuel

[zoidberg]

Got to love the RSV4, one day when I'm a grown up, I'll have one... I can't wait to see the final product!

[Marshy]

Soooooo, when's the dyno run??? There are thousands of people all around the world waiting on a graph :thumb:

[Metal-Man]

Looking like a bike now..1283


such a tidy an organised lookin man cave, complete opposite of mine :clap:

[danga]

Beautiful!


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[Kris]

Soooooo, when's the dyno run??? There are thousands of people all around the world waiting on a graph :thumb:

haha ! this i doubt ;)

dyno later this month, few things to yet go on. Exhaust/Tank/Radiator - the tank needs slightly massaging because this tank is from the CRT bike when they ran the carbon airbox , the carbon airbox is of course different to the OEM airbox WSBK runs so its being modified to fit. I hope to get it on the dyno in the next 2-3 weeks

Thanks to some trick internals - we can run some pretty neat cam timing :D Interesting times....

[Kimbo]

Spent the day putting the old fairings back on big 95. Waiting for the call to get new big 95

[Marshy]

Waiting for the call to get new big 95

Exciting!! Pics absolutely required :thumb:

[Kimbo]

Hopefully in the next day or two, Or I will go to another dealer

[Penko]

Hopefully in the next day or two, Or I will go to another dealer

Saw the new V4 models at the Aussie unveiling last night, can't wait to hear your thoughts on it.

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[Marshy]

Droooooooool.......

[Linden]

Look just like the old one ... ?????

[Kimbo]

Oh Linden, nothing like the old one , ha

[Marshy]

Actually, I'm with Linden on this one ;)

They've replaced the steering head angle inserts with very different offsets to the previous model (which you could do in 5 minutes to an older one) which makes the front end look very different whilst not actually being any different at all, and added some more horsepowers internally, but I'm not sure anything else has really changed, except colours.

But seeing as the old one just needed a couple of extra ponies to be the bestestest bike ever made, they might have just nailed it with this one ;)

I am interested to hear just how much extra power it actually makes, real world.

[Linden]

Oh I see ... closer look its an RSV4RF I guess that means special ... Not saying it doesn't look pretty just its as pretty as the previous models

[Marshy]

Oh I see ... closer look its an RSV4RF I guess that means special ... Not saying it doesn't look pretty just its as pretty as the previous models

I'm thinking that the RF actually means it's an R model, upspecced with some of the good bits of the Factory, rather than being a full-blown Factory. Could be wrong though.

[Robbiano]

The engine is getting close. SBK team says somewhere in the region of 200 to 205BHP is expected. We will see..



It will be making as much as the new model RSV4 does as standard.

[Marshy]

Actually, looking at the specs of the different models, I am wrong. So there's no frame difference now between the RR and the RF. Previously, the R got a non-adjustable frame (which was absolutely spot-on, geometry-wise, anyway), and only the Factory got the adjustment for steering head angle, rake, engine height and swingarm pivot position. It now looks like all models get the adjustable frame. The only differences, therefore, are the Sachs versus Ohlins bouncy bits. Previously it was Sachs and non-adjustable frame versus Ohlins and adjustable frame. But the price difference between the two models has closed too, as it used to be nearly $10k difference, and now it's $6k. Which makes sense, because a replacement R frame was ~A$1.5k and an adjustable Factory frame was ~$5k. Although if you were skilled with metalwork, it wouldn't be a big job to nibble out the filled-in bits on the R frame to convert it to a Fatory frame. The geometry was all the same, just the spacers/inserts were different.