Speed Triple Single Sided Swingarm Installation
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Re: Frame Jig and SSA Installation
01 Jun 2010 14:39 - 01 Jun 2010 14:44
531blackbanshee wrote:
LOL. Holy shit Leon, u actually do speak Canuck .:laugh: :laugh:
That’s EXACTLY what i meant .:laugh: :laugh:
I just have a vision of some twisting going on there. That looks like the weakest point now. imo.
I can feel my frame flex in the center, now that i have firmed up the ends,with a modern arm, and forks .
i dont think i need to post anymore. Leon can read my mind now anyways. lol
Thanks bro.
porchev,i am actually marks translator :laugh: .i know,i know yes i speak canadian.when he asked about tieing the three tubes together in front of the seat he meant like this.
just trying to help my buddy clarify.:ohmy:
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LOL. Holy shit Leon, u actually do speak Canuck .:laugh: :laugh:
That’s EXACTLY what i meant .:laugh: :laugh:
I just have a vision of some twisting going on there. That looks like the weakest point now. imo.
I can feel my frame flex in the center, now that i have firmed up the ends,with a modern arm, and forks .
i dont think i need to post anymore. Leon can read my mind now anyways. lol
Thanks bro.
76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end.
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Re: Frame Jig and SSA Installation
01 Jun 2010 20:35
Thanks Leon, Canuck is about the farthest from California lingo you can get and still speak english :laugh: I did get the drift of what Mark was saying, but appreciate the clarification all the same. Mark buddy, I'm gonna get there. Its next on the bracing "to do" list after I finish the front X brace.
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Re: Frame Jig and SSA Installation
02 Jun 2010 08:03
:laugh:
you guys are fun to play with.to bad i have to be in my yard after dark
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you guys are fun to play with.to bad i have to be in my yard after dark

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Re: Frame Jig and SSA Installation
02 Jun 2010 08:19
Thats good to hear EH.

76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end.
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Re: Frame Jig and SSA Installation
02 Jun 2010 09:54
We got California dudes, Canadian hosers, Okies from Muskogee, Texas rednecks, now all we need is someone from across the pond to chime in. Mark, you know damn well that you ain't gonna stop postin'. There's some redneck for ya'll. Leon should be able to translate that too.
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Re: Frame Jig and SSA Installation
02 Jun 2010 10:05 - 18 Dec 2010 07:13
LOL. i'm rebuilding my forks right now adam. i wasnt able to use your beauties(i think thats a canadian word, translates to,: very cool!) spring compressor, so i had to improvise(a canadian thang.lol)
76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end.
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Re: Frame Jig and SSA Installation
02 Jun 2010 10:11
You must mean Josh's spring compressor. ..... beaties? Damn, can't say I've ever heard that word before!
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Re: Frame Jig and SSA Installation
02 Jun 2010 10:46
As I understand it some frame flex is required or you could risk having a bike that doesn't corner at all. Frame flex is part of your suspension and without it you risk having the rear tire lose traction when you hit a bump while leaning.
Not saying that the KZ frames don't need some braces; but don't get to carried away without having a way to check to make sure you still have some lateral flex!
Not saying that the KZ frames don't need some braces; but don't get to carried away without having a way to check to make sure you still have some lateral flex!
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Re: Frame Jig and SSA Installation
02 Jun 2010 10:53
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I dont think it would be possible to get a tube frame that stiff. look at the Ducatti latter frames.they didn't experience that issue until they were well into the alum frame era. but good point just the same.
OOPS Sorry, yes of course , it was Josh that was so kind to make the compressor for me.:blush:You must mean Josh's spring compressor. ..... beaties? Damn, can't say I've ever heard that word before!
I dont think it would be possible to get a tube frame that stiff. look at the Ducatti latter frames.they didn't experience that issue until they were well into the alum frame era. but good point just the same.
76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end.
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Re: Frame Jig and SSA Installation
02 Jun 2010 11:07
You're absolutely correct. Excellent feedback from the bike due to some chassis flex was one of the factors that contributed to Ducati's supremacy in world superbike, and a trait that the big 4 tried to copy to some degree. I'm not arrogant enough to think that I'm capable of reinforcing a stock frame to a level comparable to a modern bike. I think she'll still have plenty of flex left :laugh:
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Re: Frame Jig and SSA Installation
03 Jun 2010 19:32
Ah hell, it looks like someone beat me to the punch! That is a sweeeeeet triple though :woohoo: I was, in fact, thinking of a 750 as my next bike Ben. But I was thinking of chopping up a GpZ 750 turbo and adding a Duc 1098 swingarm and subframe :whistle: I gotta get through this bike first!
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