Here are some pics of my Blackbird project , 2 years of blood sweat and a lot of 4 letter words
Project 1200
GrahamcUK
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Fully wet? That's got to be about 50-60 kilos you've trimmed off, I can see your gramme / Sterling ratio must be pretty scarey now!!
Out of interest, what did the original exhaust weigh? I've just bought a rather gucci twin can system from Japan that weighs a true 6.45 kgs with all springs etc., which I think's not too shabby.
Out of interest, what did the original exhaust weigh? I've just bought a rather gucci twin can system from Japan that weighs a true 6.45 kgs with all springs etc., which I think's not too shabby.
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If you have access to a machineshop the blade swingarm conversion is quite straight forward. The motor is all finished . the fork conversion is finished the brake system is all done.there is still a fair bit to do on the frame and panels and all the paint work is still to be started. Lots and lots of carbon and Ti have gone in to this project, sometimes I think I have bitten off more than I can chew. But I keep working away at it Talk to people and research what I need to know. Cheers Graham
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Graham, I hardly have access to a shed let alone a machine shop
this is Norfolk you know!I once considered having upper bracing on the standard swingarm for purely asthetic reasons but, folks were talking hundreds because ali is a harder to weld apparently (??) so I just had the thing powdercoated black. Now yours has set my artistic side off again but, as I didn't win the lottery last week it'll have to wait another year or 2.
Keep up the good work,
Steve
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Have you kept the standard cush drive rubbers in there or done something else? Looks like smooth piece of engineering
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Aaaah, Dymag wheel, that'll teach me to pay attention won't it???
Well, maybe it won't but, maybe I will try to avoid asking such dumb questions about standard parts when the wheel's not even standard :crap:
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So Graham, the front end's done, the engine's done, the bodywork has already been made, you've sorted the cush-drive, is it ready to roll now? What kind of paintwork you having, standard or something more outrageous?
Keep up the good work but, don't forget my caliper brackets :eyebrows:
Cheers
Steve
Keep up the good work but, don't forget my caliper brackets :eyebrows:
Cheers
Steve
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What good is a new washing machine motor on the bike??
Or is it really part of a turbo, with some serious parts missing - exhaust being one of them??
You might never get the bike finished if you keep buying bits to add onto it and looks like summer's now drawing to an end - getting dark here already and it's only 6pm!!!:rant:
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