Pardon The Nudity...

Just finishing up the last few bits on this build, figured it was time to share here. This will be a long multi-segment post, so keep checking in till the finished pics pop up. 

The (rough) design brief... CBR1000RR tail, F4i RSU fork swap, handlebar and riser conversion, round headlight, front mount radiator, custom exhaust header with low/underbelly muffler and exit, powdercoat lots of parts. Overall, the usual crisp, clean, loaded-with-details build with a P51 Mustang - airplane inspired theme.

Starting with a reasonably clean albeit slightly higher mileage '99 model:

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Coolant drained, rads off, brakes (mostly) bled out, rear axle nut cracked loose. On track for fork swap by weeks end

Washer fluid bottle makes a good drain catch for coolant streaming from the drain at the pump

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Not much, but at least it looks a bit lighter with the side rads gone.

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More disassembly. 

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Removed hand controls, linked brake system, clutch slave, pair system, other misc stuff.

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She's pretty grungy, got my work cut out for me to make it clean and shiny again.

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Always gets worse before it gets better... 

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Found a broken airbox lid

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Fitted the F4i forks and triples, and a set of brake calipers. The VFR wheel fits almost perfectly. 

I did have to cut off the F4i steering lock stops to fit the lower, will make new ones later.

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Then I offered up the CBR tail

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I'm happy with how the shapes will blend. With the right blend panels and paint, it will look factory.

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Here's something you don't hear every day  (video)

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Head bearings will need replacing. The saloon door action ain't gonna cut it! (video)

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Here's most of the stuff that's come off...

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Gas tank drained & off

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Wiring harness (a lot of it!!) out

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Fairing stay tab removed, still need to remove the other one

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Quick mock up with oem tank and Hornet headlight

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Same but with a 2002 VFR tank

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Going to use the 02 tank as it looks much better with the tail, and the seat fit is just about perfect.

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Did a little test fit of the front mount radiator, should work out real nice

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Other side

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Handlebar and risers on the way, hope they improve the look of the headlight!

The 2002 tank is not a direct fit, the tank hits the airbox lid before it touches the mount. Also, the hole pattern is different on the rear flange (front is a direct bolt-on though)

I figured out that a 1/2" aluminum adapter would suffice, and made one. 

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Next up, Taking a little more material off the frame so I can get the subframe positioned just right, then make the mounts for that. 

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Risers in

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Adaptors rigged up

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Shock swapped for 954 unit

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Now "sittable"

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Swapped in some CBR1k stick coils

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And started on the front upper rad mount

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Test fitted VFR800 fan to the 750 rad, looks like it will work just fine with new mounts

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Made some temporary hangers to sort the rad position

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Not bad for a first guess

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Need to order a 750 left side rad hose, finalize 3 brackets and mount fan, overflow to finish out cooling system.

Polished gas cap (Thanks Bill!)

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Made & welded mounts for rad fan

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All done

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Also mounted the risers to the upper triple. The risers hung over the edges of the triple a little and I didn't like that, so decided to fill the gaps with weld. This is in addition to bolting them on, powdercoat should finish the blend on the unwelded sections.

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Headlight mounts almost done, pics coming

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There's an F4i shock in there now. Had to switch due to reservoir interference with my subframe mounts, now have to make a res bracket, no biggie. I think it'll mount horizontally across the bike and be hidden from the back by the upcoming license plate bracket. 

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Bought a bottle of simple green and tested a few spots on the motor and wheels, looking good with a little help from an old toothbrush. Hoping all the crud comes off pretty easily, I hate cleaning motors! Breaking down for powder soon so will find out soon enough I guess.

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As promised, headlight brackets done save for powdercoat. Light bucket is nice and tight to the frame, once I finish cleaning the old fairing bracket mounts off it will sit lower to give space for ignition and fly screen. 

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Good start to the undertail/tray thing

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Nice little spot for dzus clips on the subbie

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Trimmed the sheet and the shut line till I liked it

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Then pinned it in place and welded the rear to the cross bar

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Both sides

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Need a bend at the bottom... no press brake... make do with suitable implements

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Tada

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A buddy polished my gas cap years ago after he got himself a polishing wheel. Kept it for a while, but gave up on it 'cause it was too bright! But it wasn't a show bike.

I picked up a set of the stock CBR seat filler panels, but forgot a pic. They are one of those things that ebay sellers charge $30 for, even though they only cost $10 new. Always pays to check these things!

I did take pics of the CBR1k masters, and the new Delkevic header. I chose the header specifically for its poor design. The workmanship is adequate, but the many pieces and hokey collector are not what I would consider ideal for flow for performance or stock replacement. However, it makes a nice starting point for a one-off design as all the tubes are already separated.

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New rad brackets

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CXRacing oil cooler (thanks for finding this little guy Robbo!) with XRP TiTech fittings

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Wanting bare aluminum look on masters, so disassembled them and dropped them in a bucket of old brake fluid. I don't see why it won't take the finish off nice and easy? (SPOILER: it didn't work!)

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Need to make parts for this oil cooler mount tonight, I'm excited that it fits where I wanted it to!

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Simple Green to the rescue on these gnarly parts

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This was the start of the new rearset adapters. I'm fitting 954 Sato bling to this old girl

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Initial sketches turned into a paper template that did fit, but didn't please me

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So I adjusted

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I think it was the right choice

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I have a couple machining ops left to complete on them, and a couple spacers to make, but I like them so far. Peg location is stock in lowest, forward-most position, and gets racier from there.

I'm also just about ready to hang the oil cooler. I chopped the factory cooler lines to rob the pan fittings, and tig brazed steel -6 AN adapters on with silicon bronze wire.

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Took a few measurements for top mount brackets for the cooler, work those next. Once I get a big list of oem gaskets and other parts on order I'll break down for powder, clean the motor, mount the new tires, etc...

This oil cooler mount is almost done. I picked a slightly better spot which will require moving the cooler to change the oil filter. Only 2 bolts, I've seen worse on factory bikes.

Started with these to test the theory 
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Sketched out some changes

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Drilled these unused holes out to 10mm from 9mm

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Which allows me to hang the cooler with stainless bolts 

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Nice clearance all around, should work well. 

The brake fluid soak didn't work too well, so I bead blasted the clutch master. I'll probably end up brushing it, but I'm considering a primer to lend to the airplane style control appearance.

Picture of mystery part to keep you guessing 

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Oil cooler mockup done, made 2 hoses to mate to my custom fittings

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Left side 

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Right side 

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Also painted the masters with a green self-etching primer that fits into the theme nicely

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Masters done

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Blasted and painted the perch clamps, fitted stainless bolts, fitted new fluid nipple to clutch master 

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And began the reshaping of the front sprocket cover

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That weird lookin part I posted a while back... it goes here

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And it serves to mount this on top of the risers

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Yes it sits tall, making a stanchion that doesn't look goofy won't be easy... let's make it less tall first

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Mill the riser caps down

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That's better

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Mocked up with mirrors, masters

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The front brakes needed some help, queue up new seals, pads, brake cleaner, toothbrush, brass brush, metal polish... etc. And time. Lots of time.

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T45 torx, in case anyone is curious...

Halfway

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Some time later... a pretty pair of nuggets

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Extraordinary golden glow courtesy of my scrubbing and an instagram filter

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I actually bead blasted the pad springs and bolt heads, then rubbed them down with maroon scotchbrite to shine them back up a little.

Need to make this less ugly

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Tires on... Diablo rain Race... because airplane theme...

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Samco hoses for the radiator inlet/outlet... standard 99 replacement on the right, 94-97 VFR750 hose for the left

Small hose in the pic is wrong, Racebikebitz mixed up the part numbers, they're sending the correct one gratis. Takes 4-5 weeks though...

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Finished up the rearset adapters by adding the last counterbores

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After midnight things get a little fuzzy

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Let the lunacy begin...

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Steel bolt welded itself into the aluminum... so I welded another bolt to it and spun it out

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Finished cleaning up the front fairing mounts

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Found the robotic O face a bit disturbing... so welded it up along with the coil mount holes on the sides... swapping to stick coils so don't need the originals.

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Then smoothed those out

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Also buzzed in a couple sections of rod stock, to be utilized at a later date 

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60k miles has done us no favors in the cleanliness department, the swingarm is the filthiest part of the whole bike. Well, except for the front sprocket area

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That's the arm disassembled, with a couple reference pics for later. All these bearings and the ones in the axle cassette are being replaced with new.

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Amazing what simple green, Wd40, brake cleaner, and a scrub brush will get you

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Prep that for powder

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Always a sad moment for some reason...

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Frame and arm ready

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Swingarm/kickstand cushion thing also

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In the past, I've had parts messed up by coaters. The worst was when one of them masked front rotor mount surfaces on one side of a bike wheel, and not on the other. And didn't plug any of the holes for blasting. It was a real "can't fix stupid" moment. By masking off the parts myself, I'm in control of 1 extra part of their process, so 1 less thing that can go wrong. 

My tape is removed and replaced by a temp resistant type after blasting. I also take lots of pics of the individual parts to share with the coater, and also for my records in case something does go wrong. On top of that, I flag areas on the masking to indicate no blast/no powder, or blast ok/no powder. I use a good heavy masking tape, so you'd have to be doing something wrong to blast through it and ruin edges under normal circumstances. The edge definition of the powder comes from the job the coater does with the high temp stuff.

I've done a bunch of sandblasting, but now just have a medium size cabinet at home for glass bead which is good for paint prep and light cleaning on things like bolts and brake rotors.

Disassembled the hub, sprocket bolts were not tight... which reminded me the axle nut was not tight either... good thing she's being gone through. Cush rubbers were hard, cracked, and basically shot. Already have new ones on hand 

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Finished shaping the lightened sprocket cover/clutch slave holder and cleaned it, this will get powder too

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Trying to figure out how much of this rats nest can be ditched... so many vacuum lines... so much dirt... lol

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Made adjustable steering stops, drilled and tapped the existing dimpled locations and bolted them on.

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The motor was really grungy, 60kmi worth. I soaked the block all over with alternating rounds of wd40 and simple green for about a week, which helped a lot.

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In between scrubbing sessions, I picked this up from the powdercoater:

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I popped most of it on the block so I could get on with deep cleaning

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That's about 8 hours of scrubbing there. Worth it to see a nice clean lump, especially because it will be pretty visible. 

I have more stainless bolts on order to finish out the side covers.

I also reassembled the cush drive hub with new rubbers.

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Blasted and painted rear master, rearset assembly preview

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Seat!

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New PBI 15T front sprocket. Was going to install the slave, but I forgot that some of the dowel pins were rusted and junk, so had to buy a handful. 

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Time to do something with these

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First up, fit new bearings to the arm. The radial bearings popped right in as expected

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The needle roller bearing... well that one was a bit more difficult... I had to get a little creative.

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Detail line on the socket made a nice easy visual for setting depth to the required 6mm...

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Then it was time to move this lump off the cleaning cart and back to the table

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Add the spacers to the arm and have a fit check

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Then pop in the pivot bolt and rearset

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Finished up installing all the engine covers 100%, they all got new paper and rubber gaskets. Last thing was to put a finish on the clutch pressure plate.

Same green primer I used on some other parts

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Then some fancy tape work to lay out a USAF-looking star

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After a shot of gloss white, I busted out the Kafka #1 for some shaky line action...

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The yellow zinc coating on the factory clutch bolts was just right for an ammunition effect

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Then finished cleaning the axle/rotor by glass bead blasting, replaced the bearings in the cassette, cleaned the caliper hanger, chain slider, and lower guard and all the bolts for those and put all that stuff together.

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Stuck the triangles in to hold the arm up

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Then heaved the wheel in for a look

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Next up the rear caliper rebuild. This thing was dirty just like the rest of the bike, you'll have to take my word for it as I forgot the before pic. For those that don't know, the 98+ VFR's have front and rear linked brakes. Since I'm using a conventional unlinked front end, I have to modify the rear caliper to keep it. I swapped the rear master out for a CBR600 unit to improve the pressure ratio, and drilled the caliper to connect the large center piston to the smaller outer pistons. 

You can see the hole I drilled at 3 o'clock in the center piston bore. If you look close, you can see how it connects to the port passing between the 2 outers

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Polished pistons

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The old banjo bolt hole for the center piston will be blocked off by the bolt in the pic. A single line will feed all 3 bores from the CBR master. Also, caliper connecting bracket before cleaning:

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Bracket after cleaning + new parts 

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Pistons in

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All together

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And installed

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Then I swapped out the old oil filter for a new Bosch 3300, and installed the oil cooler with a sticker on top

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Next up, this dirty thing needed a refurb

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Original 60k tstat??

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Tstat housing after bead blast and a bit of refining

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Much better

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And back together with new tstat, o ring, and hoses. 

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Frame prepped out. All threads cleaned and new tapered roller bearing races banged in.

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Sometimes it pays to have a lot of experience with one kind of bike... helps to know what to look for... like these baked out coolant joint o rings 

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Look at those crusty things on the table, they were already failing. Quick bead blast brought the joints back to life though

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New o rings and a bit of scotch brite scrubbing on the mating surfaces finishes out that chore 

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Rinse and repeat for the side joints, these weren't as bad, not baked in the heat of the vee.

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Then I dropped the frame on for a bit of scenery while I got going on cleaning the throttle bodies.

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Theme check...

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The top shock mount needed to be made longer to accommodate the 1/2" spacer I added to raise the rear. Accomplished by replacing the factory bolt with a longer one. Cut the old bolt, punched the spot welded head out, turned down the head of the new screw, tack weld that in place then a coat of paint.

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It's in place here. I added the horizontal shock reservoir mount, but forgot to take pics along the way. I have the res mounted to it now, but need to trim the hose clamps before I take a pic of that.

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Paint samples

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Fine silver brushed with white, green, and gray scotch brite pads before and after clear. I tried drawing a few different styles of rivets in pencil before clear.

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New All Balls tapered bearings in the frame and triple, front end back on

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Pipe ideas...

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I've got some of these on the way for the paint

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This is a sample of the paint. It's really hard to get a pic of the colors. The greens are both Toyota colors, Spruce Green and Army Green. The Spruce almost looks black until the light hits it just right. 

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Brake lines were once again an easy 15min phone call and less than a week's wait from Core Moto. Translucent orange hose, polished stainless banjos, gray tags.

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Core Moto has a great selection of colors and fitting styles. I was able to pick just the right bends for all the banjos so the hoses flow smoothly everywhere they need to, and the hardware they supply is super nice too. 

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Puzzle pieces

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Kickstand is back on too

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Baffles

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Slip fits made possible by hacking this shit apart

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Damn! Nice work Seb. The only thing that frightens me more than your talent, is the K&N oil filter on the motor!

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Final assembly on the cans. 

Brushed the tubes with 100grit paper

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Then trimmed the perfed cores to length

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Tacked on inlet reducers

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Wrapped the cores with SS wool

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Inserted cores

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Tacked in my connector spacer things

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Inlets are a little funky, unequal length to make tying in the tubes easier. I used silicon bronze for something different, and to build up a bit of material at the joint. 

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On the shorter one, I actually had to resize an oem inlet to fit the 2" tube. A few slices and a squeeze and GTG.

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All done.

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Just now, Duc2V4

Damn! Nice work Seb. The only thing that frightens me more than your talent, is the K&N oil filter on the motor!

Keep looking, it was taken care of! LOL 

I run Bosch filters

Next up, I had to firm some things up to allow me to run the joiner tubes properly. Can't have a bunch of play when trying to do precision work!

First I tacked the rear down tubes. The clamped joints will be welded solid, the slip fit will move to the merge collector.

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Next needed to hang the cans. Got lucky and was able to re use another piece of the Delkevic donor header. The bracket that was the bump-stop for the (now non-existant) centerstand became the hanger for the cans.

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It did need a small filler piece added, but what's another weld at this point?

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Now I can start adding joiner sections. Front bank routing will be pretty easy

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Rear bank not so much

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Just a little slicing and dicing...

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Think I got'er

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On to the front bank... would have like to do this just a bit different, but I cut myself a little short on material and didn't want to wait another week for one more section of bend to show up in the mail. So I reused another Delkevic piece, the one I cut the bracket off of. I'll clean that up later. 

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I was able to fuse most of the pieces in place, but as I don't have any fancy tubing clamps, the pieces move a bit when tacking and I ended up taking it off so I could tweak the pieces back by hand before fusing them up for good. 

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Exhaust done :)

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Rebuilding the GPR, it's getting a color change too

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Triples and GPR mount painted, starting bar assembly

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Color scheme teaser

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Added supports to the lower sub mounts, prevent any pivoting. they key off the nubs I welded in earlier.

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Picked up this NIB Hotbodies undertray for a song

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Needs a little work to close this gap

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Chain cleaned and back on

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At the other end, flyscreen progress

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you are dammed crazy !

Airbox lid modded to keep mice out, removed flapper and snorkel

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Doing a little templating

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It makes measuring for CAD entry easier

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Repurposed a Duc carbon reservoir bracket for the rear res

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Drew up some parts to hold the Antigravity battery

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It uses the CBR tank mount locations

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Welding thin to thick was fun

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Still fits, proceed

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Little strip of velcro to hold'er steady

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And a bit of foam underneath for a little anti-vibe

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Painted the headlight ring for that P51 look. Thinking about black checkering also.

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Made and welded this threaded bung here (welding .500" to .040"... fun again)

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Which allows me to secure the undertray

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And I got started on the mount for the gauge

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Continuing w the gauge mount... some templating again... "CAD"... cardboard aided design 😄

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Carve that little guy outta there and glue him on. Space .125" on 1 side to center the .250" gusset on the .5" rod...

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To get this

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In case you forgot it goes here

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Skipping a bit of wiring harness junk... This is the seat cowl release. I like to shave the lock from the CBR tail cowl, so it needs a new method of opening. 

It's made from a spare release cable (from the pile, not sure what it came from anymore), a spent .45ACP case, stainless 10mm cap screw and a piece of 1/2" AL rod. I had to modify the oem latch a bit to get the cable pulling in the right spot. 

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Case was cut down in the lathe and the cable end cast in epoxy inside the shell. 

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Skipping harness stuff again, show a little paint work. Doing a helmet to match the bike theme.

The plan is brushed silver with a riveted panel look, topped with pearl green and a yellow pinstripe to give it the old warbird look. 

Taping the helmet was a pain, scuffing new paint is easy though!

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Sealer 

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Fine silver base

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I took all the parts home with no clear on, then scuffed the areas that were staying silver with a fine white scotch brite pad to give a brushed metal look. Then started laying pencil lines guided by pinstripe tape (nerve wracking on the contoured stuff!). 

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Then laid out a few hundred custom rivet decals I had made ( @throttlepimp is the man!). They are chrome vinyl dots with shadow crescents printed on them. These were the tools, and the sheets were full when I started! 

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The brushing doesn't look like much until the clear goes on, and then...

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Bodywork scuffed and taped for green

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Booth shots after green and clear

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Time for some documentation of the moto-neurosurgery...

The patient on the table with some preliminary excess marked
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I had a to add a shelf for the ecu. I welded a plate to the same subframe brace that I attached my undertail to. 

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I like to work my way from the middle out when rebuilding harnesses, usually from the battery, but in this case it was easier to start at the back from the ecu. I started by taking pics of the connectors and then cutting out a large section of the wires.

New terminals came from cycleterminal.com, highly recommend them. 

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I had my son remove all the rubber seals so I could reuse them

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Reinstalled seals on the shortened wires and crimped the new terminals

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Here's a better visual of how much was chopped out

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Still have to make all this fit somehow

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I had to buy a new oem plastic tray to chop as all the dummies on ebay wanted new price for broken parts, and the one I had was broken. It hides a lot of the wiring nicely

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With PC installed

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Bit of a squeeze, but everything fits and I retained some "trunk space" under the rear cowl by keeping everything under the seat. That's the rear wiring done save for the taillight plug.

Taping all the lines was a bitch, and I get to do it all 1 more time for the yellow pinstripe. But first some pics of it all at home before I scuff it all again...

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Prep for yellow and final clear

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Inside of the undertray painted with satin black and taillight test fitted, it's an integrated signal unit

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Really happy with the paint design on the tail, but that black rubber won't do

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So cover with leather same as the seat

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Finished the helmet but the sun didn't want to cooperate on picture day 😞

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Looks a little greener inside

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Needed some motivation so stuck the tank and seat on for little excitement... it worked :)

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Capped the tstat bleed return hose

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Replaced the fuel filter

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Excess wiring removed to date

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The start of Motoscope pro wiring

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Adding this tiny 1a fuse for it was a pita... really glad I have crimpers

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And it needs a relay for the fuel light to work

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86'd the bank angle sensor, wanted to fit it in the headlight housing but no room for it

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Finished out the undertray

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Installed the tail (Vewy vewy Caewfuwwy!)

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Taillight wiring done, ignition wires pulled up into tail where the Mlock will reside

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Cleaned up in the shop

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Powdercoated fender struts satin tex black, painted the radiator tanks and supports rattlecan satin tex black

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Turned up a couple of these

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Because I didn't like the 90 deg mounts. Couple clamps and done, had to make a retainer plate for the clutch side as the CBR1000RR res was integrated previously

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Wiring... ugh... need to make friends with someone who does my level of work and would trade wiring for welding or machining... heh

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Relays and breakout box tucked into headstock area, all attached with sticky back industrial velcro

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At long last, the gauge is alive

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Motogadget likes getting your money, so of course they don't offer a water temp sensor that threads into the oem Honda spot like Koso does. So I made this

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Had to unwrap the harness to pull a couple more leads and grounds and integrate the motoscope gauge wiring

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Forgot the left side, but here's the right side pass-thru hole for the Rizoma bar end signals

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Airbox snugged down and wiring tucked in

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Time to drop the tank on, add a bit of gas and check for leaks 

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All good there, need a coolant overflow still. Didn't feel like hanging anything off the motor on the right side,  opted to make this tube tank and mount it low on the left, off what was a fairing bracket mount tab. 

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Hose come off the rad, crosses over the front head behind the radiator, drops down the left side to the inlet/pickup tube

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Needs paint and loctite, then I can mount the sensor in the correct proximity to register the speedo impulses. :)

Damper stem base... if it looks familiar, it's because I used the same program to cut the fidget spinner for the speedo pickup.

Chucked the blank in the mill and finished the holes (I don't normally chuck cutters in drill chucks, btw...)

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I forgot to take a pic of the op, but I did have to ball mill a clearance groove to clear the tank flange

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Then turned up a stem from 5/8 stock

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Had to do a little trimming in the lathe to fix the length, all good now. Stem is drilled & tapped for a small cross bolt because I'm a dumbass and drilled through instead of doing a deep counterbore for the stem, should have been drilled and tapped for a bolt in the bottom but it's stable enough as it is, save my spare for another time. 

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Speed sensor reed switch installed

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Pulled front wheel to scrub it and the rotors clean, also pulled both tires and installed Ariete angled stems then re-balanced both.

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That didn't stop me from rolling it outside for pics though :) 

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More pics and vids when photobucket stops being a bum

So glad you finally put this up here. Bloody brilliant, mate.

:lurk:

Level: GOD. 

Jesus-jumped-up-Christ. 

slacker

Seeing a SEB project come to life is like watching Marquez save the front with his elbow. Sure wish I could do that!

 2 wheel version of the Sistine Chapel. A mobile work of art.

M-lock install pics...

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I had a handful of videos of the bike running and revving, loaded them to photobucket, said upload complete so I deleted them and now they are nowhere to be found. I did upload 1 of them to my FB and Instagram pages, so I'll see if I can link it over.

In case anyone forgot.

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Craftsmen and genius all in one, a very rare combination. What planet did you come from?? Thanks for sharing such an incredible build. Would LOVE to hear and see some video of the finished project, wheels in motion!

Cheers.

See if this link works for the video?

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=456795124826719&id=250254111822301

Dude... AMAZING!!!

You’re an artist making mechanical music!

... and I like the “2112” when the gauge came to life!

This is the build thread write up of all time.  I'm going to save this for the weekend when I've got enough time to read through it all!   :lurk:

What they all said.

Outstanding! 

Fantastic job! Where do you find the hours to do all this?  :huh: :tongue:

Pure bike porn. :491:

Holy mother of ... Damn. 👍.

I love those old P-51s, love the Corsairs too.  Watched Bob Hoover take off from our ramp at St. Louis International decades ago, canary yellow P-51, canary yellow flight suit.  He was a character.  He followed a pair of F-15s that had just launched straight up off the runway, he went as straight up as he could before rolling out 😁.

@Dutchy, guys location looks like the mountains of NY, he has no riding season to speak of, so lots of time to use skills.  Notice the tires are rains, he's already set up for crappy weather  :laughing6-hehe: .  Of course, I jest ... great work.

ACE

4 hours ago, Dutchy

Fantastic job! Where do you find the hours to do all this?  :huh: :tongue:

Was working my day job 40hrs/wk then nights and weekends in my shop an additional 30-50hrs/wk. Spent every break period at work researching, designing, programming and ordering parts. 

On 12/1/17 my employer of 17yrs "restructured" to eliminate ~10% of the workforce, including me. It's been a bit rough but am now trying to make my own living doing this - this being bike projects, machining, welding, composite fab, upholstery, basically just about any sort of custom work I can get my hands on. 

Happy to say I am booked for the foreseeable future, but I do love discussing new projects any time. 

I wish I had your skills. My SP1 front pales in comparison.

One word, OK two: custom triples!

SEBSPEED  

 
On 12/1/17 my employer of 17yrs "restructured" to eliminate ~10% of the workforce, including me. It's been a bit rough but am now trying to make my own living doing this

Well I thoroughly enjoyed that.

-Phil

31 minutes ago, Sweeper

Seb, I was restructured in 1995. I went with my skills rather than my education and spent the rest of my career(?) self employed. All I can say is don’t look back. I wish I had had your skills back then.


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Thanks. I didn't mean to let the cat out of the bag, but, I guess I gotta start advertising at some point lol

It was close to half my life I spent there - hard to forget, but I do not desire to be back there. Onwards and upwards!

24 minutes ago, SEBSPEED

Thanks. I didn't mean to let the cat out of the bag, but, I guess I gotta start advertising at some point lol

It was close to half my life I spent there - hard to forget, but I do not desire to be back there. Onwards and upwards!

The scariest changes in my life have all turned out to be the best changes for me.  With your attitude and skill, you got this.

Great job!  

So many comments; all lost to scrolling...!!!

Except that oil cooler should be OEM!

Just incredible respect and awe from me Seb.  Joining the choir here on so many fronts = your obvious skills and talents and on moving forward.  I think for most of us your work just blows us away.  Wish I had your skills brother. 🙂  You have, and will continue to crush it.  

Dave

I don't like the tires...

I spent some time looking for something nasty to write.. could not find anything else.

I'm extremely impressed by the quality of the work.

Seb I am impressed beyond all words! 

Spent the whole day reading your thread in detail and ignoring my family - it is THAT good. Your vision, creativity and skills are legendary.  

Your employer is an ass-hat and should never have let such a fine workman leave. He won’t find another like you. And now you’re free to be your own man - too good an opportunity to pass up! 

This thread is a wonderful showcase of your abilities and I wholeheartedly wish you all the best. 

Stray

Everything that you have to pull these projects together; Design "a great eye", Craftsmanship, Workmanship "mechanical, electrical, welding, machining", Passion, Desire, Hardwork etc. etc. etc................

Very impressive. Thank you for sharing in such detail, I was glued to the thread for an hour reading every word, studding every picture, Very inspiring. 

Also happy that you used the best motorcycle ever built, 5th gen VFR as you canvas 

4 hours ago, Stray

Your employer is an ass-hat and should never have let such a fine workman leave. He won’t find another like you. And now you’re free to be your own man - too good an opportunity to pass up! 

Stray

So, I was thinking about just this and the thought occurred to me that just maybe the guy was smart enough to know that he was doing Seb right by setting him free.  When it happened to me, I struggled with why for a long time. In the end, it wasn't about me, it was about money.  If it was someone who knew Seb personally, maybe they knew it was the right thing?

Sorry that it was me that made you spill the beans...

But as you know, my employer made me redundant after 31 years of service. As what was written above: Look Forward!!

 "Het komt allemaal goed"

After 1 year "garden leave" and 1 year job hunting (aka ride my bikes A LOT for 2 years) I am now a self-employed GRC consultant. Invoicing 40hrs/week.  :wheel:

Here the back of my business card...

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Risk Assessment, mitigating control, execute!

SEBSPEED, 9/7/2018 at 10:26 AM

On 12/1/17 my employer of 17yrs "restructured" to eliminate ~10% of the workforce, including me. It's been a bit rough but am now trying to make my own living doing this - this being bike projects, machining, welding, composite fab, upholstery, basically just about any sort of custom work I can get my hands on.

Well this "resume" project you have shared will undoubtedly lead to a few inquiries!  Best of luck but obviously, you have the skill to be successful on your own.

WICKED, SEB!!! 

Stray, 9/8/2018 at 4:08 PM

Seb I am impressed beyond all words! 

Spent the whole day reading your thread in detail and ignoring my family - it is THAT good. Your vision, creativity and skills are legendary.  

Your employer is an ass-hat and should never have let such a fine workman leave. He won’t find another like you. And now you’re free to be your own man - too good an opportunity to pass up! 

This thread is a wonderful showcase of your abilities and I wholeheartedly wish you all the best. 

Stray

I hope to never have a boss again.

I really enjoy doing what I do and the variety is even better. Thank you!

Sweeper, 9/8/2018 at 8:34 PM

So, I was thinking about just this and the thought occurred to me that just maybe the guy was smart enough to know that he was doing Seb right by setting him free.  When it happened to me, I struggled with why for a long time. In the end, it wasn't about me, it was about money.  If it was someone who knew Seb personally, maybe they knew it was the right thing?

Nothing personal or smart about it. It was a corporate decision and I'm glad I don't have to deal with a corporate environment anymore. It sickened me to my core. I could go on but it's in the past and I don't have time to dwell on negative bs. 

I was planning and dreaming about moving on for a while, but was just a couple yrs into a longer term plan. They gave me a surprise jump start. I know it's going to have ups and downs and stresses but for now my goals are simple (pay my bills) and I have backup options lined up to cover that. Being 100% self reliant is liberating, scary, and fun. 

I got "laid off" after 17.5 years. I was in the burst radius of a politics and money ka-boom. P.O.d for about 10 minutes and then-"What am I going to do now?" Sent out a few resumes at the beginning of the overseas contractor 'happy time'. Got one phone call-no follow up. Came home to find a FED EX envelope with a contract and a ticket to Pakistan. Got to do some cool stuff in some interesting places. One door closes-another opens. With your skills you won't have any trouble making a go of it-drive on, and best of luck-but it doesn't look like you'll need it. 

I have a friend that's done something similar - left the korporate world for self employment.  He's says that his boss now is much tougher than any he's had before, but he wouldn't trade it for anything. 

And frankly Cogs has laid it down.  Truth there.  Trust in yourself and Seb; honest to gosh your work and ethic is clear to all of us who don't even know you. I've just bought product but the work and response has said it all.   Imagine those you want to impress and get to know you!  You will impress and succeed as it is in your nature to do so.  To me, the corporate world is something you need to insulate yourself from.  Not human centric and I am definitely a capitalist.  Enterprise is great, am firm believer in merit.  For some reason, larger corporations seem to lose the message.  They lose the best of humanity and pursue corporate bureaucracy and corporate speak.  Don't have the answers for it, but laying it out there.  Everyone needs to take pride in themselves and be fearless  these days.  Good people are good people and always have the advantage.  My .02c. 

Amazing.

Got that clutch fluid leak taken care of. Nice even pressure on the nipple now. New piece made of steel and added a pin to fit in a hole I drilled, serves to lock down the side w no fastener. 

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Amazing work Seb, that bike is truly art. I love it. 

adkfinn, 9/11/2018 at 2:33 PM

Amazing work Seb, that bike is truly art. I love it. 

Thank you sir

Cracking job, great write up, good luck with the new vocation, looks like you have the talent for it 👍😎

5 hours ago, Mohawk

Cracking job, great write up, good luck with the new vocation, looks like you have the talent for it 👍😎

Cheers boss, owe you a pm on an unrelated matter, be in touch soon

Summa cum laude

Amazing work, Seb!  Do you have a website aside from IG?  How many of these projects do you do for yourself, vs for customers?

Sebastian, I have said it before and I will say it again. You are the man!!!!! The remake of that 

VFR is just beyond imagination. Did someone order it ? Is it for sale? What's the deal?

blalor, 11/22/2018 at 10:30 PM

Amazing work, Seb!  Do you have a website aside from IG?  How many of these projects do you do for yourself, vs for customers?

I currently only have the FB and IG pages, I did buy a domain name and started building a site but it's taken a back burner to paying work. I don't get "vacation days" anymore lol

11 hours ago, wrestler

Sebastian, I have said it before and I will say it again. You are the man!!!!! The remake of that 

VFR is just beyond imagination. Did someone order it ? Is it for sale? What's the deal?

Thank you Ed! It was a commissioned build, with a nice mix of guidelines and artistic freedom.  

"There goes the neighborhood......."  :goofy: :goofy: :goofy:

The 2nd video shows the "milky oil sludge" on the clear clutch cover well. Disappears once the engine/oil is heated up.

Seb, your bike build is BLOODY AWESOME! 

I always wanted to do a warbird themed bike. This is so far beyond my imagination. Someone is a lucky SOB!

Bummer that the guy immediately put it up for sale trying to flip a profit or something? As long as you got paid, who cares that they do with it /shrug

 Was wondering how that thing ended up on Craigslist near me in Bothell, WA...

It should be for sale in California where there is a high concentration of people who have the money to pay what its really worth.

13 hours ago, Dutchy

"There goes the neighborhood......."  :goofy: :goofy: :goofy:

The 2nd video shows the "milky oil sludge" on the clear clutch cover well. Disappears once the engine/oil is heated up.

And returns briefly when cooling down too. No big deal though as all motors do this... usually you just can't see it. :)

6 hours ago, Sweeper

I always wanted to do a warbird themed bike. This is so far beyond my imagination. Someone is a lucky SOB!

You know where to find me Randy...

5 hours ago, thtanner

Bummer that the guy immediately put it up for sale trying to flip a profit or something? As long as you got paid, who cares that they do with it /shrug

I'm not taking a seat at this sewing circle, but I must say I do care very much about my work and the experience of those who support me. 

Forgot to add this one:

I'll be adding more detail pics here as I get them edited and uploaded.

Something just as interesting though... The final wet weight of the bike is 425lb with 1 gallon of fuel in the tank (6.3lbs). I haven't taken the time to look up the other fluid weights and calculate a true dry weight, but, I did look up the curb weight for the standard 99 and have calculated a 71lb difference in weight after correcting the figures to equal 1 gal of fuel vs 5.5 at max fill. 

That's for a fully outfitted and street legal bike, so I can imagine there's a good bit of potential for creating a lightweight VFR-powered track weapon... (begin ominous sense of foreshadowing here)... 

Fantastic job, great result.

4 hours ago, SEBSPEED

I'll be adding more detail pics here as I get them edited and uploaded.

Something just as interesting though... The final wet weight of the bike is 425lb with 1 gallon of fuel in the tank (6.3lbs). I haven't taken the time to look up the other fluid weights and calculate a true dry weight, but, I did look up the curb weight for the standard 99 and have calculated a 71lb difference in weight after correcting the figures to equal 1 gal of fuel vs 5.5 at max fill. 

That's for a fully outfitted and street legal bike, so I can imagine there's a good bit of potential for creating a lightweight VFR-powered track weapon... (begin ominous sense of foreshadowing here)... 

Thats it, im gonna weigh mine after i put the exhaust back on.

10 hours ago, keef

Thats it, im gonna weigh mine after i put the exhaust back on.

Looking forward to your results. I used a pair of cheap bathroom scales and weighed the bike 3 times to get an average. The weights varied per try more than I would have liked to see, but I figured it was close enough. Not sure if the main source of deviation was the scales or the method off rolling on, let me know what you think when you try yours. 

18 hours ago, SEBSPEED

And returns briefly when cooling down too. No big deal though as all motors do this... usually you just can't see it. 🙂

I know, I was a very happy customer of your clear clutch cover  :beer:

23 hours ago, SEBSPEED

That's for a fully outfitted and street legal bike, so I can imagine there's a good bit of potential for creating a lightweight VFR-powered track weapon... (begin ominous sense of foreshadowing here)... 

Hmmm, I wonder...

You are THE MAN.
Such a great artist
RVFR said he called the guy since he’s local, and that there’s a bidding war between two guys.
Probably in ones garage by now.
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SEBSPEED, 12/20/2018 at 12:46 AM

Looking forward to your results. I used a pair of cheap bathroom scales and weighed the bike 3 times to get an average. The weights varied per try more than I would have liked to see, but I figured it was close enough. Not sure if the main source of deviation was the scales or the method off rolling on, let me know what you think when you try yours. 

It went between 185kg and 193kgs, about 1/3 of a tank.

I stood on the 2 scales i used, i weighed 80kgs on one and 86 on the other.

Gonna need a weighbridge.

185kg = 408lb

193kg = 425lb

So ~417lb with 1/3 tank... 5.5/3=1.83, *6.3=11.5lb

417-11.5= 405.5, +6.3= ~412lb corrected to 1 gallon in tank. Not too shabby!

I’ve knocked 35Kg out of mine & it’s amazing how much fitter their bike feels & handles. It is 200Kg wet with a half tank. That equates to approx 175Kg dry. 

I have a spare engine & if time & money come along, I intend to build a track version which I believe I can knock another 20Kg out of by ditching all the road equipment. For a wet weight of 180Kg. If I can manage the big bore then 140-160hp to push it along would make an interesting machine !!! 👍😎

180 wet is achievable, i reckon.

The headlight weighs a tonne because its glass- works really well, but heavy. Maybe one of the ktm duke 390?

And i still have the steel subframe from the ninja 250. Al. Subframe would shave a bit. Then its Ti bolts everywhere.

Or a forged front wheel to go with the forged rear. Then i'm outta ideas.

Turbo?

11 hours ago, Mohawk

I’ve knocked 35Kg out of mine & it’s amazing how much fitter their bike feels & handles. It is 200Kg wet with a half tank. That equates to approx 175Kg dry. 

I have a spare engine & if time & money come along, I intend to build a track version which I believe I can knock another 20Kg out of by ditching all the road equipment. For a wet weight of 180Kg. If I can manage the big bore then 140-160hp to push it along would make an interesting machine !!! 👍😎

Agreed, the weight loss makes it feel a lot better! 

10 hours ago, keef

180 wet is achievable, i reckon.

The headlight weighs a tonne because its glass- works really well, but heavy. Maybe one of the ktm duke 390?

And i still have the steel subframe from the ninja 250. Al. Subframe would shave a bit. Then its Ti bolts everywhere.

Or a forged front wheel to go with the forged rear. Then i'm outta ideas.

Turbo?

Lots of little stuff that could add up, led lighting gets cheaper every day... wheels don't, but swapping the right OEM parts is a good compromise. I have an OEM R1 front wheel that weighs the same as a Ducati Marchesini. Thin wall headers are in the works. 

The possibilities really stretch out for a track build where a diligent builder can strip a lot of normally overlooked items like excess harness wiring, frame tabs, super light subframe, etc. 

I have a few more VFR builds in the pipeline, and at least one of them will be an exercise in weight loss. The goal put forward was a sub 425lb curb weight (although the only curb it's likely to be near will be the red and white colored variety). I'm pretty confident I can beat that goal based on what I've seen accomplished so far. 

SEBSPEED, 12/20/2018 at 12:46 AM

37 minutes ago, SEBSPEED

Agreed, the weight loss makes it feel a lot better! 

Lots of little stuff that could add up, led lighting gets cheaper every day... wheels don't, but swapping the right OEM parts is a good compromise. I have an OEM R1 front wheel that weighs the same as a Ducati Marchesini. Thin wall headers are in the works. 

The possibilities really stretch out for a track build where a diligent builder can strip a lot of normally overlooked items like excess harness wiring, frame tabs, super light subframe, etc. 

I have a few more VFR builds in the pipeline, and at least one of them will be an exercise in weight loss. The goal put forward was a sub 425lb curb weight (although the only curb it's likely to be near will be the red and white colored variety). I'm pretty confident I can beat that goal based on what I've seen accomplished so far. 

I really enjoy light weight with enough power.

Although, if i had a turbo or toro charger on  the shelf, i wouldnt  care about the last couple kilos.

14 hours ago, keef

I really enjoy light weight with enough power.

Although, if i had a turbo or toro charger on  the shelf, i wouldnt  care about the last couple kilos.

Are you calling me out? LOL

12 minutes ago, SEBSPEED

Are you calling me out? LOL

Sounds that way to me! 😉

Just saying, I resemble that comment lol

Still pissed i missed keeping it in aus.

It would make a 6th gen sound a bit like gdc.

Put it on a fighter in all its naked glory. Rapid bike, with my tuning bike tuning each cylinder indivdually.

You know you want to.