jade
18th October 2009, 15:36
Hi, for those that dont know me im a young boatbuilder, I left nz 18 months ago and lived in Sydney for a while, dubai briefly (got the hell outa there) then back in Sydney... I was about to head to Europe but with the way my industry is and winter coming, I decided to blow my money on my bike and enjoy it for summer instead...
Ive been back 2 weeks and have orchestrated a massive overhaul with alot of elements coming together to get the final result,
I hired out a mates workshop and we did a top end rebuild on it.. the 2nd Ive done on this bike, but the first time ive dropped the engine..
We got it back in the same day and started the next...
All my mechanical knowledge has been learned from owning 3 2 stroke bikes..
All the carbon work on the bike is mine, all done during my apprentiship and is relatively rough in my books, Next time I come back from over seas I plan on doing this bike properly, carbon fairings and tank, maybe even wheels but I want to build a 500 too.
Everybody told me to sell my bike... I put it in storage and 18months later, I had it to come back to.. just like everyone told me not to take my toolbox overseas... You cant trust nobody
For now im just going to add braided brake lines all round.. Id like to mirror polish the frame and swingarm but it means taking a hell of a lot apart... Im just gonna ride it... I also want to repaint this with an RSV factory paintjob..
Must stop spending..
Just put the pipes on this morning and they fucking rip !!!
The Mods to this bike Include..
Top end rebuild (new pistons etc)
Billeted centred powervalves
Roose motorsport coolant hoses
Carbon everywhere made by me
Jim Lomas exhaust pipes
Has been repainted by me and stickers designed several times (crashes)
Gold Anodized standard forks, Ktech springs and revalved all held together by Ti bolts!
Custom CNC'd Triple Clamp
Rim Stickers
Front headlight conversion
The list goes on
Sooo much work has gone into this bike, its my only form of transport
Whats Carbon ? The Seat surround fairing, rear mudguard, front mudguard, the headlight fairing, around the dash, fairing above the dash
Fairing behind the front wheel.. As well as a bunch of other little washers and pipes etc
The silencers are carbon kevlar
Shows me picking it up from storage, stripping it down, my new front end arrived, engine in, and engine out !
Ive been back 2 weeks and have orchestrated a massive overhaul with alot of elements coming together to get the final result,
I hired out a mates workshop and we did a top end rebuild on it.. the 2nd Ive done on this bike, but the first time ive dropped the engine..
We got it back in the same day and started the next...
All my mechanical knowledge has been learned from owning 3 2 stroke bikes..
All the carbon work on the bike is mine, all done during my apprentiship and is relatively rough in my books, Next time I come back from over seas I plan on doing this bike properly, carbon fairings and tank, maybe even wheels but I want to build a 500 too.
Everybody told me to sell my bike... I put it in storage and 18months later, I had it to come back to.. just like everyone told me not to take my toolbox overseas... You cant trust nobody
For now im just going to add braided brake lines all round.. Id like to mirror polish the frame and swingarm but it means taking a hell of a lot apart... Im just gonna ride it... I also want to repaint this with an RSV factory paintjob..
Must stop spending..
Just put the pipes on this morning and they fucking rip !!!
The Mods to this bike Include..
Top end rebuild (new pistons etc)
Billeted centred powervalves
Roose motorsport coolant hoses
Carbon everywhere made by me
Jim Lomas exhaust pipes
Has been repainted by me and stickers designed several times (crashes)
Gold Anodized standard forks, Ktech springs and revalved all held together by Ti bolts!
Custom CNC'd Triple Clamp
Rim Stickers
Front headlight conversion
The list goes on
Sooo much work has gone into this bike, its my only form of transport
Whats Carbon ? The Seat surround fairing, rear mudguard, front mudguard, the headlight fairing, around the dash, fairing above the dash
Fairing behind the front wheel.. As well as a bunch of other little washers and pipes etc
The silencers are carbon kevlar
Shows me picking it up from storage, stripping it down, my new front end arrived, engine in, and engine out !