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just posted some pics of the rearsets if you're interested Davido?



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Thanks Gordy. Monkeydoodle, If you can get the engine in and the pipes hanging before sending it off to the powdercoater,it might save you a lot of agro later on .Your rearset mounts are a lot lower than mine!
(They do look good though

Cheers Davido...I hung the Harris on the original kz bracket mount and I'm hopeful that it shouldn't be an issue? ... I'll see if I can get some time tomorrow to get the engine in and see what's what?

davido wrote: Thanks Gordy. Monkeydoodle, If you can get the engine in and the pipes hanging before sending it off to the powdercoater,it might save you a lot of agro later on .Your rearset mounts are a lot lower than mine!
(They do look good though

Mine feel to high sometimes and causes hip cramps. I have to stand on my pegs every know and then to uncramp.

hey Davido - dropped the engine in and mounted the exhaust, had doubts in my mind when I went to pop the rearset on after knowing you had issues but.....

PHEW!!!

Oh! Close. Good to be sure though,eh? Im thinking now that maybe I should try some different rearsets.I might be able to get a better position.I see that yours have a straight brake arm but my CBR ones have a banana shape.Im going to look into that.

'Its crazy Jim but it might just work!'

they were the first ones that I bought but when I got them I hated the fact that the master cylinder shot straight up as I thought that it would make it a pain in the arse later on if I was going to opt for a different end can, then the whole how high should I mount the exhaust hanger bracket etc...so I bought some nice R6 ones as the master cylinder is at about a 20 degree angle plus it was compact, but to try to get them to mount would have been a pain, so I'm down £45 but no doubt I can sell them on later. Glad I threw the engine in and test fitted them though - next stop final bracket and then powdercoat

Ok,Things have been moving along glacially.Ive done bog all for ages.I got really stuck with the rearsets and it pretty much killed any inspiration to move on with other stuff. So this weekend I thought Id get stuck in again. There was a lot of half finished things and stuff that I wasnt happy with and wanted to change. So, forgetting about the rearsets,I consentrated on these things.
First was bolting down the cam cover properly. I tried it a while ago with a torque wrench and the torques in my book must be misprinted or I had the wrench set wrong. I was sure something was going to snap! I decided to back everything off and just do it by hand.Thats off the list now.
Next was to get the coils mounted.No problem there,job done.
Then theres the swing arm.I was not happy with the clearance on the right hand side twixt the swingarm and the frame down tube.There was space but very little and any travel in the shock would have seen the arm wedged up against the frame.

I dropped the wheel out,pulled the shocks off and had at it with the grinder. I calculated a maximum 'swing' upwards of 8cm +- ,this would be the maximum travel of the shock at the most extreme. I managed to shave off just enough for about 10cm travel. Plenty.
Shocks back on,wheel in.Job done.
Next was the exhaust bracket. Im not happy with it and Im sure I can do something better. As I was staring at it,the back brake rearset started laughing at me.
Ive explained the problems earlier in this thread,so I wont go through it again but as it stands the brake pedal clears the pipe,which is what I was after but the rider position is not too good and my knees are almost touching the corners of the head.
So,I had a thought. I took it off,took off the adapter plate that I made and took the grinder to the brake arm. I ground a bit off the bottom,opened it up to get the right position and welded it.





I drilled a small hole and tapped in an M4 bolt as a stopper,to keep the return spring under a bit of tension






and it works! Peg position is good and comfortable .Plenty of space twixt knees and engine and the brake lever has enough swing without hitting on the pipe! Result. Finally,its done and out of the way.
Now I just have to get the other side sorted so the gearshifter dosnt foul on the side stand.

Well what do you know.The gearshifter fouls the side stand! Bollocks! Back to the drawing board. New adapter plates mocked up in MDF.
A new slab of 10mm aluminium purchased.The saga continues.Photos to come.

In the meantime,I had a go at the front mudguard. I didnt like the ZXR mudguard. The back is ok,quite normal looking but the front looks like Darth Vaders hat.

So I got the fiberglass out and made a mold of the rear section


Then I turned it around and bolted it back into the original and made a second part

Some bolts to keep the mounting holes lined up

and hey presto! A mold for a new mudguard.

It wont fit down over the wheel because I put some cross bracing in to stiffen it up a bit.Looking like it will fit nicely though.
A trim on the edges


A bit of a tidy up and Ill be able to cast the real thing.
Another thing for the list of half done Things!!

hell yes!
that turned out a really nice shape.
that might be something some other folks might like to use on there front end conversions .

i'm currently gathering parts for a cafed cb750 w/ modern front end (busa) with a custom arm and busa rear wheel,
with a classic cafe top line for a guy.
i have been exploring front fender options that will fit with the cafe treatment and the modern front end 17 inch wheel combo.

leon

Wow! Nice work on the fender Davido. After it's painted it will look like it was factory.