ESE's works engine tuner

[Flettner]

Don't piss around, EFI it.

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Darkside project

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That'll never work. Can't be done. Sacrilege. I'll find it a good home

[husaberg]

beautiful

Darkside project

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An abomination a crime against nature...................

[richban]

An abomination a crime against nature...................

He he thats funny. Looks like another 4 stroke weapon in the making.

[speedpro]

Two people at least have surprised me going over to the dark side. I'm waiting for Rich to build a fast 2 stroke. I'm envisaging a 125cc watercooled engine.

[speedpro]

This is another example of exhaust pipe art. Jim Steadman's 750/3 that he built, bottom pipe. It does a reasonably tight loop straight out of the port before snaking aft. Pipe built by Nomates.

[wobbly]

I did the design of Jimmys pipes and yes NoMates built the top two - nice job as well.
The bottom pipe was in no way art - it was nowhere near the correct dimensions when blown and NoMates and I want no association at all with its deluded, unnamed constructor.

[F5 Dave]

Wish I'd taken some pics of Nigels V4 500 pipes, they were nice. Actually the whole bike was a cool project.

[mbsteven]

Here is a set of Ti pipes I built for my V4 500

[Gigglebutton]

He he thats funny. Looks like another 4 stroke weapon in the making.

Weighed it on Saturday. 70kg 60% front 40% rear.

Motor is only 21hp on the ESE dyno. Plans are a foot for a short stroked fuel injected FXR engine

[F5 Dave]

Nice work. ~89TZ frame with latter SW? Tasty.

[crazy man]

Here is a set of Ti pipes I built for my V4 500

nice job . wish l bought a rz500 motor years ago . just to lazy to pick it up

[speedpro]

I did the design of Jimmys pipes and yes NoMates built the top two - nice job as well.
The bottom pipe was in no way art - it was nowhere near the correct dimensions when blown and NoMates and I want no association at all with its deluded, unnamed constructor.

Hell, I always thought Nige built it after the whinging he did about building Jim's pipes. The top pipes didn't seem to justify all the complaining.

[jasonu]

Weighed it on Saturday. 70kg 60% front 40% rear.

If you are refering to the pic Kel posted of the NX4 frame with the FXR motor I call BULLSHIT!!!

[husaberg]

Wish I'd taken some pics of Nigels V4 500 pipes, they were nice. Actually the whole bike was a cool project.

this was way back

Bill built a V4 - 500 that used YZ125 parts, with a pressed and welded frame.
It wasnt very clever, and he didnt like it when I said to him in the tent at Manfield that the guy who made the pipes should be shot.
I was with Mike Sinclair, Mike Webb and the other Mike the suspension guy from here in Tauranga.
They all told Bill to start again, and eventually he did.
When Loren and I turned up to start the project, he wanted us to finish the prototype, but as I pointed out there was no place to put the water pump,so that sealed its fate - bin it.

Another laugh I had was over Briggsy designing and building all the pipes, more rubbish.
I was so busy trying to get the engine rework done - I taught him what to do, and gave him the laser'd pattern designs and he welded and hammered some of the final few sets up, including some Ti ones.
Made some real nice ones too.
Jason Monopoly worked for John B, then came to us at BSL for 6 months.
He did all the glass styling/design work, and off that Roly made some stunning bodywork that worked well in the wind tunnel testing we did at AK Uni.
But alot was changed when Mike Sinclair mused about sidewind effects at 300Km/H

Nigels bike we worked on and off for about 10 years,going in fits when he had some money.
It was a pretty thing, as you can see from the pipes,but Nige finally gave up on trying to finish it - its gone to Rodent in Queenstown

Yeah it was. Frame supposedly an RGV500 copy, I was very impressed at its handmade appearance. RG500 converted to V configuration, RGB dry clutch, wanky gearbox, reputably ex works bit suspension etc etc. He offered it to me about 3-4 years back when he realised he would never have time to finish it, & I was tempted. But had to be realistic, it needed some serious skills to finish things like inlet manifolds machined for V config, there was just too much to do custom made. So instead I opted for something simple like a CPI barreled RZ in a hybrid frame. Hey I rode it today.