Tale of an SR650.

That's always a good feeling.

The bike looks mean! That ain't no SR650 that I've ever seen. Keep up the good work.

what testa said :laugh: !

you see it and go damn :ohmy: ,someone has done alot of work :evil: .

leon

Damn man that swingarm looks killer. looks like something nasa would use on a space rover. great work keep it coming

NASA, lol, not sure if my skills are upto NASA specs but it'll do the job. :laugh:

Hope to have some updates later this evening. And I have a green light on a work day this weekend from the wife...so Saturday should produce some progress I hope.

Once the engine is in it should be 30.5"-31" seat hight, and the wheel base will be right around 56.8", steering angle of 24.5*,l havent measure the trail yet. So it will be quicker steering than stock, yet stable due to the wheel base I hope.

Well my work day was cut short...didnt drag my ass out of bed till noon.

Anyway got a bit done this afternoon. Started fabbing my catch tank for the engine breather, it sets into the open area in the swingarm. Got the tank done, welded in baffles and got the bung welded in for the breather hose. Next is the bung for the filter, and for the drain in the bottom.





Started fabbing the rear hugger, more of a small fender than a full hugger. You can see the hose for the engine breather too. Its a hose from a toilet lol, but its braided steel and I figured what the hell....I gots the plumbing on me bike lol.

That doesnt look anything like the swingarm that left my garage? Bike looks great!! Nice job!

Yep its had a few add ons since it arrived lol.

Gonna do some more work today. If I get anything worth while done I'll post up some pics

Great idea to add the overflow to the swinger. have u decided on how u will vent, and drain it ?


i'll be watching

Yep, I have a small K&N breather filter, welding in another bung up further on the tank...it will breathe through it. Adding a small bung in the bottom for a brass T drain from a compressor

Just downloading some new music to listen to in the shop, then going to do some work.

Well, after talking with a friend that got pinched here last fall for a licence plate that was not 100% visible on his Harley, I decided to locate the plate in the traditional spot.

Mounted the signals and the licence plate hanger this evening, and welded on the mount for the the fender and bolted it on. Grabbed an old broken plate from one of my old Dual sport bikes to mock it up...ya I know its upside down lol. That twist in the tail section is PISSIN ME OFF, makes the whole back of the bike look off, going to have to come up with a way to level out the spoiler part...its lower on the left BAD.

Plenty bright I like people being able to see when I get on the brakes for sure good job

Threw in one of the old parts engines for mock up, still lots to do, and I'm changine a few things as well. But here it is as of today.