Lady Penelope's extreme makeover

**nudemetalz** · 30th November 2008, 16:39

Alrighties.

I have decided to give Lady P a makeover to get more power and handling out of her for the Taupo weekend.

First up is a new exhaust to unleash some lost horsies that the current restrictive exhaust is not allowing. For this I bought a muffler off a KXF250.
She's substantially bigger than the current pipe !!! Just working out the header dimensions to use now.

Also, a Race CDI was bought. Don't know if this will help but will try anyway.
Plus will get myself a high-quality plugcap, lead and coil to replace the standard tempermental one.

Next up will be upping the compression ratio and a hotter cam.

Once the engine is done, the handling will be next.
I have CAD designed a forkbrace which I will fabricate from sections of solid alloy. This will be a 3-piece one to enable it to be easily made. Then swingarm-bracing will be done with box section steel welded to the top in a triangular fashion.

Lower clipons will be made with the front fairing modified to clear them.

I'm also going to replace the rear seat/tail fairing to something bigger and stronger too.

Stay posted for more updates

**Kendog** · 30th November 2008, 18:16

That is one serious looking exhaust.

More HP sounds good, but more importantly what does it sound like?

**nudemetalz** · 30th November 2008, 18:54

Haven't done the header yet so unable to tell you.

**koba** · 30th November 2008, 19:00

Gooooooo P!

**TZ350** · 30th November 2008, 21:36

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Looks good, looking forward to hearing the sweet music from Lady P at Taupo, hopefully behind me.

**nudemetalz** · 13th December 2008, 22:09

Part 2-------

(sorry not heading to Taupo now, TZ350

)

Bought a fork brace from ShelRacing after contemplating fabricating once myself. I have to say I'm very impressed on how well it is made, hats off to you, Steve !!
However, it didn't quite fit (which I already knew). The fork legs were slightly smaller in diameter plus they're slighty further apart ....(sounds like an ex- girlfriend

)
So, I made colletts (spacers) and a new centre brace that bolts up. Seems to all go together and after a little angle-grinding on the front guard that bolted up fine too.

Next step is to concentrate on the header and muffler.
What I discovered is that the overall diameter is fine for what I need but then it's doublewalled, ie a sleeve running all the way through that. This would partly explain why it feels so restrictive in the exhaust. So, I had to figure out how to get it out. I knew I would have to chop it at least once to move it around to meet the new muffler so i decided to chop slots throughout and bend the pipe back. This way I can chop right through the inner sleeve and not all the way through the outer sleeve keeping the basic shape intact for rewelding.
It'lll look a little messy but if I grind the welds back a little and flat black paint the header it should be presentable.

....part 3 to follow.....

**Buckets4Me** · 14th December 2008, 07:18

Look good looks good

**Pedrostt500** · 14th December 2008, 08:08

She will look 10 yrs younger!!.

**Sully60** · 17th December 2008, 08:46

Originally Posted by Pedrostt500

She will look 10 yrs younger!!.

Which would make her about minus two

**nudemetalz** · 17th December 2008, 09:04

Originally Posted by Sully60

Which would make her about minus two

She might look old but she enjoys a good hard thrash, just like every wife should !!! ha ha ha

**SHELRACING** · 17th December 2008, 10:04

Looks good, Fork brace worked out well eh.

For the header, on the Delta I used a Suzuki Goose sports pipe and cut off the flange and re-welded it. The Goose internal Dia is much bigger. I just had to take the edge off the outside to make it fit. I'm sure it's made a big difference too. Should be able to make one fit The Loncin as it's much the same as the FXR.

Are you still going to Taupo. ?

**nudemetalz** · 17th December 2008, 10:36

I'm pleased with how the forkbrack came out. It's made the fork-twisting non-existent now.

I'm hoping this header will make the difference I'm looking for, ie unstrangle it !!
Hmmm, Goose header ay, may look out for one of those

No, I've had to can Taupo unfort, just spent too much $$$ lately.
I will work on going to Roys Hill next year though. Love to try that track.

**nudemetalz** · 20th December 2008, 17:30

Alrighties...

Work hard today trying to get her ready for tomorrow but just wasn't going to happen. Ran out of alloy to make some brackets for the new tailpiece and also needed to get some exhaust brackets.

Anyway, here she is tacked together for a pic.
I'm going to repaint her soon also.

**nico** · 16th August 2009, 16:14

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

Part 2-------

(sorry not heading to Taupo now, TZ350

)

Bought a fork brace from ShelRacing after contemplating fabricating once myself. I have to say I'm very impressed on how well it is made, hats off to you, Steve !!
However, it didn't quite fit (which I already knew). The fork legs were slightly smaller in diameter plus they're slighty further apart ....(sounds like an ex- girlfriend

)
So, I made colletts (spacers) and a new centre brace that bolts up. Seems to all go together and after a little angle-grinding on the front guard that bolted up fine too.

Next step is to concentrate on the header and muffler.
What I discovered is that the overall diameter is fine for what I need but then it's doublewalled, ie a sleeve running all the way through that. This would partly explain why it feels so restrictive in the exhaust. So, I had to figure out how to get it out. I knew I would have to chop it at least once to move it around to meet the new muffler so i decided to chop slots throughout and bend the pipe back. This way I can chop right through the inner sleeve and not all the way through the outer sleeve keeping the basic shape intact for rewelding.
It'lll look a little messy but if I grind the welds back a little and flat black paint the header it should be presentable.

....part 3 to follow.....

hey bud nice is there a link to the company who makes the fork brace instreted in geting one for my self just cant seem to find any sujections?