Sat May 19, 2007 5:44 pm
good stuff mike
Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:27 pm
Well I got it done in time for P.I. - just. I fitted the rearsets a week ago, finished painting and fitting the fairings on Thursday and left for the Island on Sunday. Here's a pick of it in action... all I need to do now is paint the tank.
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Mon Jun 11, 2007 11:40 pm
ohhh cool!!...
good work...
a pic without u on it wopuld be much cooler !! hehe
good work...
a pic without u on it wopuld be much cooler !! hehe
Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:12 pm
Rossi wrote:Mick,
are they glass fibre ??
If so.........mix up a bit of 2 part resin from a glass fibre patch kit and put it on the rear of the holes you drilled........trust me mate when you drill thru the fibres it starts to powder and the more you take off & put on the fairings the bigger the holes will get.
5 minutes now and you will save a lot of grief later
Good advice !!
Re: Creation of my race bike (lots of pics)
Sat Aug 29, 2009 11:27 pm
Dug this thread up, as the bike has not changed much in the last 2 years - except for a crash repair and a few extra stickers.
And so the we move into the evolution stage...
The tank is still black, and I don't see that changing any time soon. But I am now embarking on a couple of changes, so thought I'd update this thread.
Change 1 is well under way. I think you'll agree that while almost street legal and not particularly fat, the the silencer is not very 'race'. Or should that be was not very race...
Before
And after today
Notice the positioning of the Staintune logo. A total of 210mm has been removed. There is no swing arm in the pic as it has been removed ready for the spool lugs to be welded on. Haven't sound tested the exhaust yet as bike is stripped ready for clutch change and has no fuel supply. The can doesn't look quite as nice as the first pic, but four years, 65,000Km, and dropped twice has taken it's toll.
I have also removed 1 of the two washers from the rear suspension height adjustment, as I felt the front was a little twitchy a couple of weeks back. I will test it that way, and experiment with different tyres (presently a 190, want to try a 180) and shock heights.
Will throw up more pics as I get more bits done; swing arm, clutch change, shock adjustments, rear seat unit change and am considering dropping the clip ons under the tripple clamps...
And so the we move into the evolution stage...
The tank is still black, and I don't see that changing any time soon. But I am now embarking on a couple of changes, so thought I'd update this thread.
Change 1 is well under way. I think you'll agree that while almost street legal and not particularly fat, the the silencer is not very 'race'. Or should that be was not very race...
Before
- staintune.jpg (64.98 KiB) Viewed 1513 times
And after today
- staintune2.jpg (58.8 KiB) Viewed 1512 times
Notice the positioning of the Staintune logo. A total of 210mm has been removed. There is no swing arm in the pic as it has been removed ready for the spool lugs to be welded on. Haven't sound tested the exhaust yet as bike is stripped ready for clutch change and has no fuel supply. The can doesn't look quite as nice as the first pic, but four years, 65,000Km, and dropped twice has taken it's toll.
I have also removed 1 of the two washers from the rear suspension height adjustment, as I felt the front was a little twitchy a couple of weeks back. I will test it that way, and experiment with different tyres (presently a 190, want to try a 180) and shock heights.
Will throw up more pics as I get more bits done; swing arm, clutch change, shock adjustments, rear seat unit change and am considering dropping the clip ons under the tripple clamps...
Re: Creation of my race bike (lots of pics)
Sat Jun 05, 2010 4:18 pm
The evolution continues................
No fitted pics at the moment, but plenty of work happening. There's a bit of a story behind the work, which I shall bore you with so you know why I am doing what I am doing...
Ever since I started changing the bike I have not got my knee down. It bugs me. There were pictures from Broadford of me scraping the sparkies; it was good. But I also scraped the pegs and the toe off my boot. Hence the first lot of changes. But at the first track day after the changes it rained and I was not going to get my knee down. By the time I did my next track day I was used to the 10 and the 6 felt weird, and it was wet - then I binned it in turn 1 and ruined my leathers. Next dry track day no knee down, and so on over the last 2 years (with a track day about every 6 months) I'm looking for answers.
I tried removing one of the washers from the rear shock, but all this did was slow the steering and I put it back real quick. For my last track day I dropped back to a 180 rear tyre and things were much better. I was close to getting a knee down, but not quite. There is no chicken strip front or rear, and I even scraped a peg. I got to looking at pics from all my track days, and I look way, way, way to high on the bike; I'm almost bolt upright above the tank. I got to comparing the 10 and 6, and the major difference is that the 10s clip ons are bolted under the triple clamp, on the 6 they are above. The 6s bars also rise up 25mm from their mounting point.
And so we get to the series of mods presently taking place in the shed.
I purchased a shiny new set of clip ons, and have mounted them under the triple clamp. The bars are now significantly lower, perhaps 80-100mm. There are many more mods happening, so I cannot test ride the bike but just sitting in the shed it feels great - like a race bike.
Now, while I had the front end stripped, I decided to add a bit more bling. OK, more like when I was on the net buying the clip ons I purchased a bit more bling. First on the shopping list was a HRC 1/6 turn quick action throttle. Stock the throttle is about 1/3 turn, I had a Rifleman insert bringing that to 1/4 turn, but I wanted more The HRC unit comes with a whole new throttle housing, as the 1/6 turn throttle tube does not fit in standard housing. It also came with new cables as the outers are a different length.
By fitting the new throttle housing I ran into another snag – no switch gear on the HRC throttle housing, so I purchased a new starter button/kill switch which I believe comes from a modern dirt squirter.
As the switch gear was being removed from the right hand bar, I thought it best to remove the left switch block too. Only problem here is that the stock road unit had a built in choke lever, so I went back online and found a bracket and lever to mount the choke elsewhere.
So far the clip ons are on, the throttle is on and the cables are half fitted. I just have to get them in place on the carbie. The starter switch is here on my desk waiting for my next shed session. The choke lever is expected to arrive Monday. I also have a nice shiny new shark fin for the swingarm, which will be fitted soon.
There will be plenty of work to do from there… I am going to have to buy new bar ends as the shape and mount bolt size is different. I’ll need to patch up the clutch and side stand sensors as these electronics are no longer fitted. I’m going to have to trim the fairing to be able to get steering lock, which will mean buying a Dremmel. I’ll only need to lose 40-50mm. I need to replace the standard dash, as the clutch cable snags on the left and the master cylinder snags on the right. I’m planning on a small tacho initially, and will consider a race dash if and when funds become available.
I am also considering that my new leathers may be restricting my movement so I am not getting the body position right for knee down action. But my present thinking is that when I raised the pegs with rearsets, it pushed me up, which is exaggerated by the high bars. Hopefully all will come to light once the latest mods are complete. Pics to follow…
No fitted pics at the moment, but plenty of work happening. There's a bit of a story behind the work, which I shall bore you with so you know why I am doing what I am doing...
Ever since I started changing the bike I have not got my knee down. It bugs me. There were pictures from Broadford of me scraping the sparkies; it was good. But I also scraped the pegs and the toe off my boot. Hence the first lot of changes. But at the first track day after the changes it rained and I was not going to get my knee down. By the time I did my next track day I was used to the 10 and the 6 felt weird, and it was wet - then I binned it in turn 1 and ruined my leathers. Next dry track day no knee down, and so on over the last 2 years (with a track day about every 6 months) I'm looking for answers.
I tried removing one of the washers from the rear shock, but all this did was slow the steering and I put it back real quick. For my last track day I dropped back to a 180 rear tyre and things were much better. I was close to getting a knee down, but not quite. There is no chicken strip front or rear, and I even scraped a peg. I got to looking at pics from all my track days, and I look way, way, way to high on the bike; I'm almost bolt upright above the tank. I got to comparing the 10 and 6, and the major difference is that the 10s clip ons are bolted under the triple clamp, on the 6 they are above. The 6s bars also rise up 25mm from their mounting point.
And so we get to the series of mods presently taking place in the shed.
I purchased a shiny new set of clip ons, and have mounted them under the triple clamp. The bars are now significantly lower, perhaps 80-100mm. There are many more mods happening, so I cannot test ride the bike but just sitting in the shed it feels great - like a race bike.
- Clip ons
- 43mmClip-ons-Silver2.jpg (21.77 KiB) Viewed 1241 times
Now, while I had the front end stripped, I decided to add a bit more bling. OK, more like when I was on the net buying the clip ons I purchased a bit more bling. First on the shopping list was a HRC 1/6 turn quick action throttle. Stock the throttle is about 1/3 turn, I had a Rifleman insert bringing that to 1/4 turn, but I wanted more The HRC unit comes with a whole new throttle housing, as the 1/6 turn throttle tube does not fit in standard housing. It also came with new cables as the outers are a different length.
- Throttle parts
- throttle.jpg (35.52 KiB) Viewed 1241 times
By fitting the new throttle housing I ran into another snag – no switch gear on the HRC throttle housing, so I purchased a new starter button/kill switch which I believe comes from a modern dirt squirter.
- Start / Kill switch
- killswitch.jpg (11.07 KiB) Viewed 1241 times
As the switch gear was being removed from the right hand bar, I thought it best to remove the left switch block too. Only problem here is that the stock road unit had a built in choke lever, so I went back online and found a bracket and lever to mount the choke elsewhere.
- Choke parts
- choke.jpg (9.51 KiB) Viewed 1241 times
So far the clip ons are on, the throttle is on and the cables are half fitted. I just have to get them in place on the carbie. The starter switch is here on my desk waiting for my next shed session. The choke lever is expected to arrive Monday. I also have a nice shiny new shark fin for the swingarm, which will be fitted soon.
There will be plenty of work to do from there… I am going to have to buy new bar ends as the shape and mount bolt size is different. I’ll need to patch up the clutch and side stand sensors as these electronics are no longer fitted. I’m going to have to trim the fairing to be able to get steering lock, which will mean buying a Dremmel. I’ll only need to lose 40-50mm. I need to replace the standard dash, as the clutch cable snags on the left and the master cylinder snags on the right. I’m planning on a small tacho initially, and will consider a race dash if and when funds become available.
I am also considering that my new leathers may be restricting my movement so I am not getting the body position right for knee down action. But my present thinking is that when I raised the pegs with rearsets, it pushed me up, which is exaggerated by the high bars. Hopefully all will come to light once the latest mods are complete. Pics to follow…
Re: Creation of my race bike (lots of pics)
Sat Jun 05, 2010 4:56 pm
I've got the same clip ons fitted to my ZX9R can you post a pic of them underneath your top triple clamp? I'm thinking of doing the same. By the way nice mods you've done, I'm a huge fan of the shorty pipe also.
Re: Creation of my race bike (lots of pics)
Sat Jun 05, 2010 6:51 pm
Enjoying the progress, onya
Re: Creation of my race bike (lots of pics)
Sun Jun 13, 2010 7:57 pm
Another successful day in the shed today, although again no camera to hand...
Clip ons are on, don't hit the frame (just), lock is OK without the stock Honda giganta-clocks. Am still to source a rev counter and fairings have not yet been modded...
HRC 1/6th turn throttle and cables are fitted - what a bitch. Did the job without releasing the carbies, and the return cable was almost impossible to fit. Once that was done everything was a little too tight (Slow return particularly on right lock. Cut 5mm out of one outer cable and she’s as good as gold. This mod will hence forth be known as the HRC throttle on/off switch.
Kill/start switch is also installed, and again a complete arse to do. Stock start button has 4 wires for the start and two for the kill switch. The new switch block has two wires for each. The extra two on the stock unit are to allow for all the safety mumbo jumbo switches. It’s really a set of inline switches; side stand, neutral and clutch. Once the “in and out” were located, it was a case of bypassing and looping from kill switch to start button. Took quite some fiddling, a good while staring at circuit diagrams, a new connector block and a soldering iron, but got her started about 6pm.
I’m Very happy this stage is complete. Now I can concentrate on the easier cutting down the fairings and getting everything polished up ready for the next track day. I’m sure I’ll find more to do in the future, but for now I am happy I've moved further away from the old road bike towards a real track racer.
Clip ons are on, don't hit the frame (just), lock is OK without the stock Honda giganta-clocks. Am still to source a rev counter and fairings have not yet been modded...
HRC 1/6th turn throttle and cables are fitted - what a bitch. Did the job without releasing the carbies, and the return cable was almost impossible to fit. Once that was done everything was a little too tight (Slow return particularly on right lock. Cut 5mm out of one outer cable and she’s as good as gold. This mod will hence forth be known as the HRC throttle on/off switch.
Kill/start switch is also installed, and again a complete arse to do. Stock start button has 4 wires for the start and two for the kill switch. The new switch block has two wires for each. The extra two on the stock unit are to allow for all the safety mumbo jumbo switches. It’s really a set of inline switches; side stand, neutral and clutch. Once the “in and out” were located, it was a case of bypassing and looping from kill switch to start button. Took quite some fiddling, a good while staring at circuit diagrams, a new connector block and a soldering iron, but got her started about 6pm.
I’m Very happy this stage is complete. Now I can concentrate on the easier cutting down the fairings and getting everything polished up ready for the next track day. I’m sure I’ll find more to do in the future, but for now I am happy I've moved further away from the old road bike towards a real track racer.