Project: "someday" is finally getting close!

mocking up where i want to mount the tail light

they finally sent haha, id have to agree with you on that one i ended up having to go up stairs with my phone to get those last 3 to send haha

cool build man

thanks, its been a long year building it so far with my other projects and being a new dad, im way past my original finish date of 6/2011 but life happens and toys have to spend some time on the back burner occasionally

so true I had big hopes by the last week of april this year but life has said the swingarm is enough this year lol

Congrats on bein a new dad that pretty awesome in its own right.

what swing arm are you runnin?

what plans do you have for your bike?

lookin good so far. :evil:

do you have plans to replace the backbone with a more appropriate tubing?


keep us posted,

leon

Rotten.kz9 wrote: what swing arm are you runnin?

what plans do you have for your bike?

03 ZX6 Swingarm thanks to Bnashees mad skills 99 ZX6 wheel 190 shinko tire 1/2 inch offset 520 counter sprocket. again thanks to banshee

Planning USD front end ZX6 or 7 1260 Kit originally planned complete teardown this winter and powder coat frame and roll out by last weekend in May but work decided to layoff and couldnt justify the expense

531blackbanshee wrote: lookin good so far. :evil:

do you have plans to replace the backbone with a more appropriate tubing?


keep us posted,

leon

thanks =]

whats not approprate about it?

ill keep the updates coming as it progresses, its been a slow build but im hoping to have it done by may, maybe not painted but definately running and all the powder coat will be done

ramtough_63 wrote:

Rotten.kz9 wrote: what swing arm are you runnin?

what plans do you have for your bike?

03 ZX6 Swingarm thanks to Bnashees mad skills 99 ZX6 wheel 190 shinko tire 1/2 inch offset 520 counter sprocket. again thanks to banshee

Planning USD front end ZX6 or 7 1260 Kit originally planned complete teardown this winter and powder coat frame and roll out by last weekend in May but work decided to layoff and couldnt justify the expense

hell yeah =]

yeah i feel you on the layoff, thats what really slowed down my build, shit sucks

they use seemed tubing in these old bike frames.

these old bikes are known to be flexiflyers with three back bones,you cut two out :huh: .

it is your bike and your butt,you get to do whatever you want.

i dig chops more than most (round here)but it would seem that as you obviously lack no fab skills, that you would clip that stock back bone tube out and use a piece of .120 wall 1 1/2 o.d. dom tubing.

that is the same size used on old iron head sportsters and makes tank fitment easy as that is what a bunch of tanks are made to fit.

i would also think that while you were at it that cutting the front downtubes aout and cleaning up the neck might be a worthwhile endevor as well.

kinda like this,



this is my favorite chopped,swingarm kz tho.



just throwin some ideas out there,not tryin to talk sh!t or bust chops.
i am all about building 100mph deathtraps believe me.
but i would hate for you to get done and then have a pant shitting experience and come back and go "guys why didn't you tell me these frames were built outta plumbers pipe?" :lol:

if you didn't know,now ya know.

thats my .02 fwiw,i can't wait to see what you come up with.

keep us posted,

leon