Here are some pics of my Blackbird project , 2 years of blood sweat and a lot of 4 letter words
GrahamcUK
Mods to date include Sp1 forks resprung and valved ,Harrison billet 6pots brembo 320mm disc every brake pipe replaced with braided stainless,1197 wisco pistons ,kent cams , flat slide carbs, stainless valves,titanium retainers head spent 60 hours on a flow bench. with reshaped inlets and exhaust ports and combustion chamber. Dyna 2000 ignition, Balance shafts when in the bin the hole motor balanced to F1 SPEC. kevlar and stainless clutchplates , 1 off carbon seat ,tank and fairing , titainium 4 into 2 into 1 exhaust, Dymag wheels, all spindle replaced with 1 off billet titanium shafts, 1off titaniun and stainless cush drive. And the really scary thing is she's not finished.
do you have a different bike you get to ride? man that's a lot of work you're doing! What's your goal, just to make it really fast and unique?
I wanted to build a true 200mph blackbird that is road legal without no2 or forced induction , the style thing just sort of happen as I was helping a friend with GRP moulding and ask how hard would it be the design my own seat unit 3 months later I had prototype No3 out of the mould then moved on to the tank and the nose cone . The motor has just be me seeing how far I could go on my bugget. 95% of all the machining and fabrication work has been done by me with help and input from friend who are expert in there fields.
....well although ain't left that much of a blackbird...its an interesting hybrid-project...! is this a tail from a 916...?
the basic shape of the new seat was based on a 916 but it's very much modified. see pic's
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Nice project ! :thumb:
But I guess you poms have plenty of time to pursue indoor hobbies .............. What ! With the world famous weather and all
But I guess you poms have plenty of time to pursue indoor hobbies .............. What ! With the world famous weather and all
Looks great. Like Taetor mentioned. I hope you have something else to ride while you are working on this.
I did have but I sold it to pay for more bits so I am looking for a cheap run a round at the moment.
Here's some pics of a GRP dummy tank I have just made for a guy who is building a blackbird drag bike. The dummy tank is covering a alloy tank that sits a lot lower in the frame.
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Thanks Wreckless , she's down to a trim 182kgs wet with the biggest savings coming for the exhaust and wheels , the most expensive was the tank and seat unit , its getting harder and harder to save anymore. One thing on the list is an alloy rear subframe,but time and money is the limiting factor on that one at the moment.
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.
I'll look at the weight of my 4into 2 into 1 when I get home to night . If I remember correctly the exhaust was a 19kg saving on it's own.
The center stand went in the bin a long time ago along with the linked brakes and engine balancing shafts and a lot of other stuff. Cheer G
That's one hell of a mean looking bike!!
Where'd the swingarm come from a Fireblade I'm guessing? How big a job was it to make it fit?
How close to being finished are you now...............Soon be Xmas you know
Where'd the swingarm come from a Fireblade I'm guessing? How big a job was it to make it fit?
How close to being finished are you now...............Soon be Xmas you know
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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