This isn't aimed at anyone in particular it's just a general rant. A lot of people buy aftermarket parts for bikes, then generally mumble/grumble/sell them if they don't fit. I bought a suspect looking titanium tri-oval end can from ebay the other day. The ad said 'gsxr? fitment'. When I got it, it had spring hooks on the the pipe from the can, was a 60.83mm inside bore and had no link pipe. The hanging bracket was in the wrong place and didn't fit the can. The can was titanium, and the pipe couldn't be welded to the stainless link pipe I had. 2 days later, I'm now running this on my 2000 RSVR. How? by using whitchcraft? By spending hundreds of pounds? No. Simply by using a £4.00 exhaust clamp, a £4.95 tube of exhaust putty/paste, a bit of thinking and some elbow grease. Is it perfect? No not yet, the newly welded one off link pipe needs either polishing or covering to finish it off. Does it work? Like you wouldn't believe. Some of you might not have access to a welder or someone who knows how to use one, but I do and I maintain that you can get help from anyone on the zone for things like this. I myself offer my welding skills/genreal engineering advice for favours. Just because parts don't arrive already attached, I think we should all stop moaning and spend a little bit more time in the shed/gargae/next door's drive. Rant over. TT
Mechanical Engineering.....
- Thread starter tommytwice
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Joined Oct 2009
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I have been talking to a nice man off the PB forum about getting a hanger and strap made up for my can, he seems to build turbo'd bikes and specials as a hobby so should be able to help?!?. It still wiggles, and the strap I bodged up has snapped- not sure if it was a crap strap, or I weakened it when I re-bent it, or it was just too far down the can and the strain killed it.
My strap....
My strap....
Joined Oct 2009
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OOOH GOT ANY PICS..??? was into streetfighters a few years back so always look at things and can imagine them on another bike
Joined Dec 2009
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Always pissin down with rain Sussex
I only build 2 strokes hybrids, here's one of my creations.
Started life as RD350 YPVS F2
Hacked the frame apart & fitted
Mick Abbey tuned power valve engine.
Suzuki RGV front & rear end
R6 rear shock
Cagiva Mito rear sub-frame & single seat unit.
Kawasaki KR1s carbs
Hyabusa front brakes
Fireblade rear sets.
Gibson black chrome exhausts.
Vapor dash.
etc,etc,etc
Started life as RD350 YPVS F2
Hacked the frame apart & fitted
Mick Abbey tuned power valve engine.
Suzuki RGV front & rear end
R6 rear shock
Cagiva Mito rear sub-frame & single seat unit.
Kawasaki KR1s carbs
Hyabusa front brakes
Fireblade rear sets.
Gibson black chrome exhausts.
Vapor dash.
etc,etc,etc
Joined Oct 2009
3K Posts | 1+
Joined Oct 2009
3K Posts | 1+
had 2 elsie's mk1's 2nd one had a stan stephens 375 big bore if i had the pennies i would have another wicked bikes by the way
If your rear master cylnder fails and you cant be arsed with all the trouble that comes with the original units.....
bike looks great & quality of build looks brilliant , i have the same model with rgv running gear just wondered how easy is the fitment of the hayabusa brakes & also where did you situate the battery.
cheers
cheers
Joined Dec 2009
663 Posts | 0+
Always pissin down with rain Sussex
If you need to know any thing about RDs join this forum, spend most of my time on there. I'm under the same name & you can see the build threads.
http://rdlccrazy.proboards.com/index.cgi
http://rdlccrazy.proboards.com/index.cgi
