beek Posted July 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 After finding a suitable bender with the right size dies, i was able to crack on and get the stingers bent ready to get welded. first impressions look pretty good so please as it now looks like a bike The little jobs seem to take for ages finishing but once i get a few bits delivered ill be able to cross a lot of the jobs of the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laney Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Its coming along now,i can`t belive how small and compact the engine looks.No wonder they get shoe horn`d into 250 frames... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENGOATCHOKER Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 realy does look very good beek hats off to ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beek Posted August 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 Decided to redo the lower stingers to tuck them in nicer, also managed to finish the small rad and get it how i wanted. if all goes to plan the engine will be in and fired up this month, so expect it to rain every day in september if i do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sennidott Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 That is looking very nice and gets better with every update. The bike is a credit to you Sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si.likes.guiness Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 agreed mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Looking good Jason, pipes look neat, as does the rest of the bike. Pull ya finger out!!....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beek Posted August 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Will be in a position to start her up soon so a few latest pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si.likes.guiness Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 lovely mate i dont fancy doing the wiring though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beek Posted August 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 wiring tell me about it im still not 100% done yet the problem is ive replace the suzuki switch gear with some after market ones so it kind of where there were 8 wires i now only need 6 to do the same job but what 6 i think im ok now just waiting for some decent connectors and ill be able to tidy the loom up. one of those jobs i dont get on with im not to good on the electrics so does my head in but after a while i feel i can have another bash and then make progress. well i hope so anyway. still got lots to do as i now realise some things are not how i wanted them so once ive got the engine going ill be able to change a few bits before it all comes apart again to paint. but so far im happy its took a while to do and have manage to do it all myself apart from maching jobs my good mate paul ( eddie ) from the forum does for me so a big thanks to him and my mate roger who does my welding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beek Posted September 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 After deciding that this isnt going to be painted as some sort of race rep, ive came up with this design nothing certain and the colours may change but think this is the way ill be going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Yeh black frames look cool............ glad youv'e decided to do away with the polished look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sennidott Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Yeh black frames look cool............ glad youv'e decided to do away with the polished look Sorry, I've got to disagree, the bare ali frame looks much better IMHO. The bike is looking good tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 After deciding that this isnt going to be painted as some sort of race rep, ive came up with this design nothing certain and the colours may change but think this is the way ill be going. Your build/mechanical skill appear to be top notch going by this thread, but dam, your paint / design skills are pretty much non existant! Please, leave the frame ally/silver, and get someone in who isn't colour blind to design you a paint job! You have a stunning bike and have done a superb job building it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si.likes.guiness Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 agree that bare alloy frame better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris675 Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 i dont mind a black frame but i think a nice simple colour scheme would compliment it better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beek Posted September 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Thanks Guys There is no simple solution leave the frame bear and have to polish it all the time, have it painted and risk chips and scratches whatever way has pros and cons, Now i thought some of you guys may of liked the different paint scheme as its different like the whole bike is, come on you dont expect me to paint it the same as all the others, you must understand to be different is some time good, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sennidott Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 I just like the brushed alloy look and errrrr, white wheels, buts thats just me. Mate, at the end of the day it's your bike, so aslong your happy with the finished product it dosen't matter what any of us lot think! It looks the business at the moment and I'm sure the once the bodyworks finished and painted it will gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 looking good beek hows the front wheel to rad / pipe clearance under full fork compression (looks like it going to be very tight) Build on !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beek Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 looking good beek hows the front wheel to rad / pipe clearance under full fork compression (looks like it going to be very tight) Build on !!!! The rad and pipes clearance was sorted very early on in the build, its not the sort of thing you want to be worrying about at this stage of any bike build, its such an easy thing to do undoing the fork tops and letting it go to full compession, but youll be suprised just how many people wouldnt bother and end up with all sorts of problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si.likes.guiness Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 i reckon the paint would look alrate,this is a technical sports 250 in similer paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beek Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 i reckon the paint would look alrate,this is a technical sports 250 in similer paint Si Thats the one,, I saw this ages ago on the web and loved the design but could never find the pics again so thanks for this one, looks even better than i thought, nice like that a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si.likes.guiness Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 i like it as well mate,nice and simple but effective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 6 Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Don't often look in this section, glad I did now. Some top work and no doubt it's gonna be a blinder when you are finished. As far as the frame goes what about a scotchbrite finish? Easy to achieve and a doddle to maintain, would give it a prototype factory look. The one thing I'm not sure on is the paintwork tho' but each to his own. I'd be tempted to go down the race rep route but choose a really obscure Japanese Suzuka jobbie from the mid eighties. Keep it up fella and as far as electrics go I can't stand them and struggle like fuck but stick at it, write it all down and you'll get there in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beek Posted September 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Finally got around to tidying the spagetti mess of the wires fitted the fuel filters in a nice position just need some angled fuel quick connectors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzknut Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 fitted the fuel filters in a nice position just need some angled fuel quick connectors looks bloody tight in there mate! good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si.likes.guiness Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 looking good with the wiring in mate,and back to the frame,polished finish or powder coated,have you thought about the brushed look?ive done it to my swingarm and i think it looks pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beek Posted September 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Yes i considered the brush alloy effect, my main problem is the anodise on the frame so difficult to get of and then the cast sections will need to be flattened. Do i really want all this work to do, ? not sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beek Posted September 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Yep every thing will get heat insulated for sure, the loom is bear as i had a wire problem im still not 100% convinced ive solved, so have left it bear but tucked away for now. filters will be ok once ive wrapped the pipes.. got everything i need to finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamma498 Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 That is going to look fecking gorgeous when finished! The shape and porportion of the fairing and seat look perfect to me. Looking at the angle of dangle, I think you might need to rotate the whole fairing forwards a bit, at the mo' the bottom is parallel with the floor but the bike is on a stand so with both wheels on the floor the fairing is gonna be tipped backwards. I know it took me a day and an age to get the fairing on my Spondon to look right but it makes a huge difference. There's a lot of RG specials that don't quite look right because the fairing is too high at the front and it's a shame. Just my thoughts anyway, crackin build, keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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