Work in (slow) progress...

Pete · 05-18-2004, 6:26 PM

My trackbike, still got a ways to go to get it ready for its maiden track voyage on June 7th...

nomad · 05-18-2004, 6:28 PM

Yeah... looks like you need to lengthen the swing arm...

edit: Somebody better snopes this to see if it's real.

SuperDave · 05-18-2004, 6:38 PM

I'm assuming that's primer. What's the color of choice when done? And is that reversed/GP shift? Nice.

ND4SPD · 05-18-2004, 6:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperDave

I'm assuming that's primer. What's the color of choice when done? And is that reversed/GP shift? Nice.

No color, it'll be chromed

nomad · 05-18-2004, 7:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ND4SPD

No color, it'll be chromed

ND4SPD, I guess SuperDave didn't see Pete's last race bike. [Notice the foil wrapped lines]

Pete · 05-18-2004, 7:26 PM

LMAO at Nomad and ND!!!

SD, yeah, that's just a base coat. Not sure yet on the color, especially since I just determined that the bodywork you see is too ill-fitting to keep.

Standard shift, with Woodcraft rearsets (which do away with the 2-piece OEM linkage).

nomad · 05-18-2004, 7:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete

SD, yeah, that's just a base coat. Not sure yet on the color, especially since I just determined that the bodywork you see is too ill-fitting to keep.

That sounds like a photochop contest if I've ever heard one! Start a thread for photochopped colour schemes...

luvtolean · 05-18-2004, 8:09 PM

The foil wrapped lines are heat shielded...not tin foil like a couple people's hats around here.

ND4SPD · 05-18-2004, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by luvtolean

The foil wrapped lines are heat shielded...not tin foil like a couple people's hats around here.

You wouldn't be saying that if Icon made those hats

tigerblade · 05-18-2004, 11:48 PM

Why standard shift Pete? Have you tried GP pattern and just didn't like it?

Keep us posted. I was this close to buying that 600RR myself before the self-preservation instinct kicked in (said no thanks to the meatgrinder class for racing).

Where's the trackday? TWS?

Chain · 05-18-2004, 11:54 PM

That's cool Pete! Can't wait to see the finished product.

roadrunner954 · 05-19-2004, 12:01 AM

what in Gods name is that thing nomad?

BigDawg · 05-19-2004, 9:30 AM

Pete, that is bad. Best of luck to you with that. Thinking realllllllll hard about going the same route...

nomad · 05-19-2004, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by luvtolean

The foil wrapped lines are heat shielded...not tin foil like a couple people's hats around here.

I personally like Pete's new heat shielded helmet. Leave the bloke alone.

(j/k Pete, it's your thread, you get to wear the hat)

Pete · 05-19-2004, 10:34 AM

LMAO again at Nomad! That's good stuff, man!!!

Tigerblade, yeah, I rode another CBR600rr with GP shift, and don't think it would be a smart move for me to transition to it just yet. Standard shifting just comes too naturally for me, and I don't *need* GP shifting.

I have my local guy trying to work things out with Yoyodyne about the Sebimoto glass not fitting worth a damn. Hopefully, I'll get my money back. If not, I'm out roughly $800. I can't, in good faith, pawn this crap off on someone else without being totally honest about it.

EDIT: Forgot to respond that no, the trackday is at Texas Motorsports Ranch in Cresson (near Dallas).

ND4SPD · 05-19-2004, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Pete

I have my local guy trying to work things out with Yoyodyne about the Sebimoto glass not fitting worth a damn. Hopefully, I'll get my money back. If not, I'm out roughly $800. I can't, in good faith, pawn this crap off on someone else without being totally honest about it.

Where exactly does the fitment issue come in? Can you provide close-up shots?

Pete · 05-19-2004, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by ND4SPD

Where exactly does the fitment issue come in? Can you provide close-up shots?

Yes, I *could* provide close-up shots, but I won't, because I don't see a need to.

The lower is not large enough to reach from one lower edge of the upper to the opposite lower edge, with the upper mounted very loosely, with lots of freeplay. Even with the lower slammed up against the exhaust collector, and loosely mounted to the upper on one side, I still have another inch to go on the other side before I can get it mated to the upper. I'd have to cut out a huge chunk of the belly pan to make it fit.

ND4SPD · 05-19-2004, 11:11 AM

Could the Euro bikes have a slightly different design to explain this?

Pete · 05-19-2004, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ND4SPD

Could the Euro bikes have a slightly different design to explain this?

No.

Another fitment issue I neglected to mention has to do with the tank cover. If you look closely at the pic, in front of the left fork tube, you can see where I have a spring clamp holding the left extension of the tank cover down to the upper fairing's top edge. I did that only for the pic. There is absolutely no way that piece is going to mate up with the upper fairing.

tigerblade · 05-19-2004, 11:30 AM

Bodywork fitment can be extremely frustrating. The MultiTech stuff I had for the RC went on pretty easily but I had a hell of a time with the Hotbodies stuff for the SV. I wrote part of it off due to the fact that the SV doesn't have full bodywork stock, but still.

Pete · 05-19-2004, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by tigerblade

Bodywork fitment can be extremely frustrating. The MultiTech stuff I had for the RC went on pretty easily but I had a hell of a time with the Hotbodies stuff for the SV. I wrote part of it off due to the fact that the SV doesn't have full bodywork stock, but still.

Thank you, now give me a dollar.

nomad · 05-19-2004, 11:49 AM

Holla for a Dolla

Pete · 05-25-2004, 11:09 AM

Got my Ohlins rear shock and Galfer ss lines in yesterday, and the Sato frame sliders last week (all that is what prompted me to give a big

to Dan Kyle - awesome turnaround time!). I've been buying up rashed OEM bodywork off of Ebay and **********, to have something to run with on the June 7th trackday, so hopefully it all gets here this week. It'll be a mad rush to get the mismatched pieces over to my bodywork guy in time for a little repair and paint. I'm just going to go with solid black or red for the time being, as I suspect I'll be selling this stuff soon in favor of Sharkskins or Armor Bodies fiberglass.

Of the tire choices going through my head, I got the best deal from my local mechanic on a set of Rennsports, so I'll get the soft front and medium rear spooned on this week.

The only thing I won't have by track time is the front fork job, so I'll just set the sag and go.

cvlighthouse · 05-26-2004, 7:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete

I've been buying up rashed OEM bodywork off of Ebay and **********, to have something to run with on the June 7th trackday, so hopefully it all gets here this week.

Pete! Sorry man.. the tail piece will get there by Tues!