Projects At Home During Lockdown

[iludez]

Jesus what a depressing fucking place this is lol

[sidecar bob]

You guys are a bit harsh.
Hes playing with motorbikes in his spare time like we all love too, not his cock.
It looks like hours of fun have been had making something out of an old banger.
It's often the journey, rather than the destination.
Don't judge the material hes working with, judge the level of enthusuasim.
We can't all be Fritz Overmars, but we work with the talents we have.
Hey, hes doing more than just talking about it.

[F5 Dave]

Look fair call. He said he is getting depressed.

Let's all have a rousing round of Kombaahaa.

Koombahaa my lord. Kommbaahaa.

Kombaahaa lord Satin, Kommbaahaa.

[sidecar bob]

Anyway, I've just picked up this NV400 cheap.
I may convert it into a Harley XR750 replica Or I might give it to a mate as part payment for a tradie job.
The photo bombing dog however, is definitely not for sale.

[pritch]

You guys are a bit harsh.
Hes playing with motorbikes in his spare time like we all love too, not his cock.
It looks like hours of fun have been had making something out of an old banger.
It's often the journey, rather than the destination.
Don't judge the material hes working with, judge the level of enthusuasim.
We can't all be Fritz Overmars, but we work with the talents we have.
Hey, hes doing more than just talking about it.

That's fair. I've been harsh in my criticism of that style of bike mainly because of the number of botch ups that have appeared in this thread. Also because of the name 'cafe racer,' because that name was already taken by a more elegant species.

This young man (I hope he's not forty) is using his time constructively, will be learning stuff, and his bike is better than many we see.

It's a bit like music really. I would hate some of the music kids listen to, but I'm pleased that they are listening because tastes change and some of them will graduate to liking good music.

[husaberg]

Anyway, I've just picked up this NV400 cheap.
I may convert it into a Harley XR750 replica Or I might give it to a mate as part payment for a tradie job.
The photo bombing dog however, is definitely not for sale.

Hey why not a RS750 Replica

[F5 Dave]

Anyway, I've just picked up this NV400 cheap.
I may convert it into a Harley XR750 replica Or I might give it to a mate as part payment for a tradie job.
The photo bombing dog however, is definitely not for sale.

Which one is the dog?

Actually I have fond memories of one in my hands for a month a mate lent me while my CBX550 was in for oil pump, crank shells etc. He had it in a shed after he swapped to a car for couriering. It needed just a minor fettle and was perfectly adequate transport that I was very thankful for.

[sidecar bob]

Hey why not a RS750 replica

Thats more appropriate. Hopefully Drew sees that

[HenryDorsetCase]

Thats more appropriate. Hopefully Drew sees that

Do it! and we will call you Bubba from now on. Unless we do already?.

I had a productive afternoon kind of. I have removed everything and can undo the mounting bolts and drop the motor of the VFR400. It was going to be motor out today but I was stalled by the front sprocket bolt which was so tight I came in and googled if it might have been left hand threaded. My impact gun (electric) my impact driver (hit with hammer type), a longish (600mm) breaker bar and the heat gun wouldnt get it off. Had to call for reinforcements in the end but clearly all that shit had loosened it.....

Anyway one night this week I will drop the motor out, tidy up the shed and see where it goes from there.

I did pull the crabs off and they are pristine inside - pulled the mains and they are (to quote Allen Millyard) "lovely" there was only one carb with a bit of greenish gunge in it which might have been evaporated petrol but it cleaned right up and I blew it out with air.

Plan of attack is motor out - on bench - heads off - then see. I don't have accurate measuring equipment and honestly I am at about the limit of my competence in terms of "next steps". But still - hopefully we can corral some unicorns. Or buy another running motor.

[husaberg]

Do it! and we will call you Bubba from now on. Unless we do already?.

I had a productive afternoon kind of. I have removed everything and can undo the mounting bolts and drop the motor of the VFR400. It was going to be motor out today but I was stalled by the front sprocket bolt which was so tight I came in and googled if it might have been left hand threaded. My impact gun (electric) my impact driver (hit with hammer type), a longish (600mm) breaker bar and the heat gun wouldnt get it off. Had to call for reinforcements in the end but clearly all that shit had loosened it.....

Anyway one night this week I will drop the motor out, tidy up the shed and see where it goes from there.

I did pull the crabs off and they are pristine inside - pulled the mains and they are (to quote Allen Millyard) "lovely" there was only one carb with a bit of greenish gunge in it which might have been evaporated petrol but it cleaned right up and I blew it out with air.

Plan of attack is motor out - on bench - heads off - then see. I don't have accurate measuring equipment and honestly I am at about the limit of my competence in terms of "next steps". But still - hopefully we can corral some unicorns. Or buy another running motor.

watch out for those

[tigertim20]

OK Kinda bike related,
4 1/2 year old daughter has been struggling to sleep due to fear of the dark. I had some motorcycle parts laying around, and some LED strip lights that change colors, so I made her a motorcycle themed / sculpture-y night light, complete with a spark plug butterfly for a feminine touch.
She got it tonight and she loves it

[pete376403]

OK Kinda bike related,
4 1/2 year old daughter has been struggling to sleep due to fear of the dark. I had some motorcycle parts laying around, and some LED strip lights that change colors, so I made her a motorcycle themed / sculpture-y night light, complete with a spark plug butterfly for a feminine touch.

Nice pipe, whats it off?

[F5 Dave]

Do it! and we will call you Bubba from now on. Unless we do already?.

I had a productive afternoon kind of. I have removed everything and can undo the mounting bolts and drop the motor of the VFR400. It was going to be motor out today but I was stalled by the front sprocket bolt which was so tight I came in and googled if it might have been left hand threaded. My impact gun (electric) my impact driver (hit with hammer type), a longish (600mm) breaker bar and the heat gun wouldnt get it off. Had to call for reinforcements in the end but clearly all that shit had loosened it.....

Anyway one night this week I will drop the motor out, tidy up the shed and see where it goes from there.

I did pull the crabs off and they are pristine inside - pulled the mains and they are (to quote Allen Millyard) "lovely" there was only one carb with a bit of greenish gunge in it which might have been evaporated petrol but it cleaned right up and I blew it out with air.

Plan of attack is motor out - on bench - heads off - then see. I don't have accurate measuring equipment and honestly I am at about the limit of my competence in terms of "next steps". But still - hopefully we can corral some unicorns. Or buy another running motor.

Send it down here and I will measure the bores and convert it to a 2 stroke.

[tigertim20]

Nice pipe, whats it off?

'04 600rr pipe, R1 sprocket and chain. Spark plug came out of a yz450f.

[sidecar bob]

Got home from fitting the freshly painted fairings to the RC30 at the workshop & Parkindeep (not his real name) the Indian courier postie had been.
I've been putting off getting one of these since I sold the garage, my last one stayed as part of the plant & equipment.
Will post pics of the fairings once the graphics have been done.
You know what they say, never let a fool or a woman see a job half done.