Wannabe Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 I'm not a big Kawasaki fan, but I like that bike quite a bit. Congrats, and many happy and safe miles on it.
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 Somehow this has found its way to my garage...........or rather it will when I collect it later in the month! I am still in the Mid East and plan to ride the beast home to Hoekwil from Josie.I needed a little retail therapy to ease the pain of time spent away from home!! (Or so I told myself)34689337-46CD-4EE7-B069-7291D1EECF47.jpeg A 2005 ZRX1200R with a full Yoshi system.......mmmmmm I quite like those but being more of a Yammie fan I have always wanted a XJR1300 Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and Wannabe 2
Spokey Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 I quite like those but being more of a Yammie fan I have always wanted a XJR1300Oh yes I do like Yammies too..........I have this ancient 1995 FZR1000. Next Yammie in my garage will be a T700. I needed a green bike to keep the KLR company! Wannabe, Hairy, Steven Knoetze (sk27) and 1 other 4
Spokey Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 I'm not a big Kawasaki fan, but I like that bike quite a bit. Congrats, and many happy and safe miles on it.Thanks, first ride on it will be about 1130 kms home! Hairy and Wannabe 2
Andymann Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 I quite like those but being more of a Yammie fan I have always wanted a XJR1300 Those XJR's are really awesome bikes - proper muscle bike. And they go forever too Steven Knoetze (sk27), Wannabe and Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 3
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 Those XJR's are really awesome bikes - proper muscle bike. And they go forever tooWas trying to remember the model designation of the yam. Thanks! Also a belter.
davetapson Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 Oh yes I do like Yammies too..........I have this ancient 1995 FZR1000. Next Yammie in my garage will be a T700. I needed a green bike to keep the KLR company!21832142-96C6-4D40-BFC1-99BC66B15698.jpegI once rebuilt an XT500 and painted it Kawa green because I really like the colour. Confused a lot of folk. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and Steven Knoetze (sk27) 2
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 I once rebuilt an XT500 and painted it Kawa green because I really like the colour. Confused a lot of folk.Definitely not gonna do that to the XR. barrykm 1
IceCreamMan Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 I once rebuilt an XT500 and painted it Kawa green because I really like the colour. Confused a lot of folk. You should of course be drawn and quatered dirtypot and Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 2
Andymann Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 I once rebuilt an XT500 and painted it Kawa green because I really like the colour. Confused a lot of folk. I painted my first DT green and blue - blue frame and green plastics to match the Delmas Chickens Kuiken MX bikes from the mid-80's.... IceCreamMan, Steven Knoetze (sk27) and Wannabe 3
Andymann Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 Took a bit of leave last week and in between hanging up pictures and sorting crap in the new house, also managed to do a bit of work on that Norton race bike we bought some time back. You might recall we got it running, but since then, life happened and it's been standing. So the main issue was the front brake and the rear sets. The brake wasn't working at all and the rearsets were all wrong - the kickstarter was hitting the footpegs and the gear lever was all bent out of the way. I suppose the theory was on a race bike you don't need a kickstarter, but for us who plan to use it on the road you need one. The guy had also fitted what we think is an old Honda VFR400 steering head and forks which are lovely, but gave the bike about 5-degrees of lock! Would have been way to dangerous to try and ride it like that so out with the hacksaw and some sanding disks and that problem was solved. Also removed the ignition barrel holder. I then mocked up a new rear footpeg plate from an old piece of Aluminium I had lying around - got it pretty close the first time, but had to make a small adjustment to really get it comfortable. Then it was trace, scan and import into AutoCad so that we can have new ones lasercut out of Stainless. The next big job is to find some brake shoes - the pads are hopelessly worn and because they are aluminium, needs a specialist to reline them - so I am going to have to try and source new ones form the UK I think :-( Final mock-up with AutoCad print - we're go to go to the lasercutters Wannabe, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and the nerd 3
Hairy Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 Final mock-up with AutoCad print - we're go to go to the lasercutters Any chance of rounding off the sharp edges, and would there be any merit in cutting out some of the solid metal at all? Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and Wannabe 2
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 Any chance of rounding off the sharp edges, and would there be any merit in cutting out some of the solid metal at all?It'd look prettier, too....
Andymann Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 On a nice well balanced Japanese bike it would be fine. But on a 1950's 360deg Twin there's quite a lot of vibration so I'm worried about cracking - also, you need quite a lot of torsional strength because the footpeg is at right angles to the plate and hung out quite far back with your whole weight it on them - so scared the plates are going to twist. And if I cut in a hollow you get to see this mess which someone has made behind them..... Grebel, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, Hairy and 1 other 4
Wannabe Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 And if you strengthen it on the inside (non visible side) with gussets?
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