Hawt Motorcycle Talk
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I want to put that motor on a go-kart.
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Since I'm on a shit-posting roll, I figured I'd post pictures of the Panigale with the CRG Arrow mirrors installed. Realized I never did this, as promised. I know y'all were on pins and needles.
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Where does the rocket launcher go?PurpleBaze said:Since I'm on a shit-posting roll, I figured I'd post pictures of the Panigale with the CRG Arrow mirrors installed. Realized I never did this, as promised. I know y'all were on pins and needles.
I've put a lot of miles on this bike this year & feel really comfortable on it.
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Reading back through this thread, holy shit am I a windbag...
My MotoFupdates°:
The flat tracker project bike that I showed above has seen zero progress for various reasons. The first was that the CNC was occupied with a super cool project. When I first got the machine, I asked my kids what they wanted me to make, and my son immediately said, "A SWORD!" So here's his sword:
CRS blade and guard (his name starts with an A, hence the letter on the guard), walnut burl handle, brass lock ring, chromoly pommel. Super fun project, and turned out awesome.
Then I got a late track season started this year because my suspension upgrade didn't go too well. Got the bike back late because the rear linkage bolts were destroyed. They had to drive them out with a hammer, and this is what they looked like:
So here's the shiny Ohlins shock and carts:
I asked the shop, though, when picking the bike up, "Yeah, but what about the swingarm? And the linkage bearings?"
"Meh, you're good to go. Grip it and rip it."
Those bolts looked like Twizzlers and two were about to shear, so bullshit. This must have been a result of my crash, so there's some logic to it being fine seeing hows I was riding it that way for three years, but still had to check it out.
Machined a socket to get the swingarm pivot nut off out of some leftover chromoly from the sword pommel:
Dial indicator on the surface plate, and I was shocked that the swingarm was, indeed, straight (which means it's probably too heavy...):
The bearings, on the other hand, were toast. This was the bearing collar in the swingarm:
I could get bearings within the week, but the nearest replacement for that collar (and the matching one in the linkage) were in Japan, so I had to miss my first track day and eat the $300, which left me a little pissed at the suspension shop.
On the bright side, the bike is AWESOME now. On their recommendation, I lengthened it as much as possible with a new chain and sprocket kit. Added four links to the chain, moving the axle almost all the way back in the blocks. This added length counteracts the height they added to the front of the bike, keeping it from wheelying everywhere. Even with the added length, it still wheelies slightly easier than before, most noticeable in that it now wheelies downhill on the gas between T3 and T4, but in trade I get insane braking stability and better drive.
Previous PR lap with the chicane was a low 1:54. I did four 1:54s in a single session in August, and all of them required passing traffic. On top of that, tire wear has improved dramatically:
Unfortunately, I drove straight home from that day in August, had a BBQ at my house, got challenged to a race across my yard by my 6 year old niece, and lost that race in dramatic fashion, both of my hamstrings tearing on consecutive steps--POP POP.
So my motorcycle season started late and ended early. At least I'll be getting back to machining parts for the project bike again soon.
And that's my 2023 motorcycle news.
/Tequilla
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Chinned for saying you're a windbag and then proving it
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I'm all about self awareness.RaceBannon said:Chinned for saying you're a windbag and then proving it
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Introducing the Hypermotard Mono.
https://www.ducati.com/ww/en/bikes/hypermotard/hypermotard-698-mono -
Still not a Supermono, but should provide an easy transition.PurpleBaze said:Introducing the Hypermotard Mono.
https://www.ducati.com/ww/en/bikes/hypermotard/hypermotard-698-mono -
Motard...
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Original Supermono:
There are few motorcycles that have ever been sold that have elicited as much passion as this bike. Only 67 total were built, it cost $30,000 back in 1993-1995, which was an absurd amount for a bike back then--and unobtanium regardless. At 75 hp and only 277 pounds, you would not find something more fun in the early/mid-nineties. Cries for an affordable, mass-produced version persist to this day. Original Supermonos have sold for as much as $200K at auction.
I can't wait to be disappointed by the 400 pound, made-in-China, price-point abortion that Ducati eventually releases after all these years of waiting. In my opinion, they will have waited too long and missed the exclusivity window. There are tons of small displacement sporty bikes to choose from, so Ducati will have to cut corners to keep the price from being relatively absurd. We'll see. -
I don't know a thing about motorcycles but just spent 20 minutes skimming this thread.
Learned a lot! It's cool to see people with skills make cool stuff and be passionate about their hobbies. nice. -
I really enjoyed this thread and decided to buy a Harley. Mrs Nacho got video of me rollin’
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Did the Ducati Revs event at Ridge Motorsports Park last week and thoroughly enjoyed it. Took my Panigale V2. I hadn't been on the track for 3 years. Had a lot of fun and was faster around the track than before. I also know I have a lot of work to do on my body position.
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Wish I could go. It's been a year on the dot since I last fired mine up.
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I've been putting a lot of work on this bike lately - often 3-4 hours at a time. Two days ago, I installed the new chain. Put it in gear and did circles in my driveway. Yesterday morning I did a preliminary assembly of the fairings. I still have a few tweaks left to do on the bike itself, as well as the fairings. It's coming along. Can't wait to take it out and actually push it a bit. I'll be doing a lot of parking lot tests with it before I ever take it on the track.
2020 Kawasaki Ninja 400
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I'd ride the shit out of something like that if I had one. List of mods? I can see the Spiegler brake lines, Domino throttle, GB Racing case covers, Woodcraft rearsets, but what's going on inside that fork?
Had my neck surgery, so I'll be able to get back to the track this summer. Thinking I'll leave it until August or so to give more time for the vertebrae to fuse.
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I'll post a list of mods soon.
I haven't done anything with the forks. They are stock as stock can get.
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@1to392831weretaken here's the work I've done on the bike:
- Removed old handlebar
- Installed Woodcraft clip-ons & risers
- Norton quick-turn throttle kit
- Norton soft-pull throttle return spring
- Keyless gas cap
- Key eliminator kit
- Woodcraft bar-ends and lever guards
- Norton folding levers
- Driven D-Axis grips
- New clutch springs
- New clutch cover gasket
- New clutch cable
- GB Racing clutch, water pump, and alternator covers
- Woodcraft frame sliders
- Woodcraft axle sliders
- Woodcraft rearsets
- Yoshimura aluminum muffler bracket
- ABS deleted & flashtune chip added
- New brake lines
- New air filter
- New oil filter with the safety wire hole in
- New oil drain plug with safety wire hole as well
- Replaced the triple tree (steering stop was wonky with the original triple - crashed bike)
- Motion Pro low profile radiator overflow reservoir
- New gas tank (took the pump/sensor plate off the old one and installed on this one)
- Techspec tank grips (took my time with these & they look nice and symmetrical)
- Antigravity lithium ion battery
- K-Tech steering damper (this was a bit of a project)
- New sprockets
- New chain
- Newer wheels that already had newer tires on them (just had to swap the rotors over)
- Lacomoto fairings (based on your recommendation)
It's been a lot of work and mostly fun. There have definitely been frustrating moments where I either discovered or created new problems. I took the frame sliders off because they interfere with the fairings. I really don't want to try to cut neat circles in the fairings. Also, a former racer told me that frame sliders can actually be detrimental during a crash. I really don't want to total up the amount of money I've spent on all the replacement parts and new tools, but that is not the point of this after all. I could have gone out and found a ready-to-go track bike, but I wouldn't have learned anything by doing that. It has been a form of meditation, learning, and building on my skillset.
Swapping out the triple tree was holding me back. I don't have a hoist, so I was trying to figure out how I was going to basically hang this bike from something, so that I could make the switch. I used a Little Giant ladder. I set it up in a tall a-frame and parked the bike underneath. Put it on the front paddock stand and then used tie-down straps to hang the frame from the ladder. Removed the stand and the bike was hanging nicely. Accomplished this in late September and the floodgates opened after that. I just went full-speed with finishing up all the remaining work, because I could finally see the finish line.
Bleeding the old brake lines and then installing a new brake system was a bit of a daunting task. I'd never done anything like that before and that's definitely not something you want to fuck up. I'm pretty happy with the work I did. No air bubbles.
Maybe I'll post pictures of my McGyvered "hoist" system.
The list above doesn't include all the work I had to do to pull the remaining fairings, lights, mirrors, and passenger footpegs off the original bike. I took as much of the wiring out as I could, but still left quite a bit of it in there. I'm not one to mess with the electrical system, because I'd probably fuck it up and end up removing important stuff. I'm not Brian Van and am not trying to shave every ounce of weight off of a race bike. This is supposed to be a "budget" track bike.
One of the more exciting tools I bought was an impact wrench. I basically gave up on using a breaker bar on the front sprocket nut. The impact took it right off. I had a Tim the Toolman Taylor moment after that. Had to let out a simian grunt.
Anyway, bike runs well - no leaks or fires. lulz
I'll probably do some work on it today, but I accomplished my own deadline of getting this thing functional by the end of the year. It'll definitely be ready for track season.
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Been there, done that!
This was in my brother's garage, when I was swapping a GSXR front end onto his FZ07.
Similar deal with the rear end of my bike when I had to replace the broken shock linkage:
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That's a great use of a weight rack.
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I never did update on the flat tracker build. I finished up all of my parts for it a couple of months ago.
Started by simplifying the design and cranking out a set of offset rake triple clamps:
I don't want to press bearings into the steering tube until after the frame is powdercoated, so I turned some temporary nylon bearings just to get it rolling:
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That looks great!!!!
You've definitely got some skills.
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Unfortunately, the steering stem I turned out of some chromoly tube is too short for the thick nut I bought for it, so I'll turn that nut down to be shorter when I regain some giveashit:
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The rear end of the bike was a more complex problem. This bike had drum brakes and a completely different wheel, so every part back there had to be designed from scratch. Started with capturing a point cloud of the existing swingarm ends to model from:
Was able to use that to get the whole setup modeled:
Would have a modern chain adjustment system, disc brake. Oh, and a Harley Davidson front wheel in place of the old Yamaha spoked rear wheel, so adapters both side for the sprocket and brake disc.
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Started with the base of it all, the chain adjusters. These pictures show temporary flat head socket screws holding them on. I've since faced those screws to be flush on both sides. There are tabs on the bottom for later attaching swingarm spools for a rear stand. The tab on the back of the right adjuster is for preventing the caliper bracket from rotating. Kind of like a stock sport bike setup.
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Sprocket carrier:
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When are you going to design the Hardcore Husky motorcycle?
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Brake rotor carrier for Galfer rotor that I had laying around:
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All the parts put together:
Unfortunately, I had the same problem at both ends of the bike in that the custom parts require longer axles, so I had to turn a pair of them out of some more chromoly tube.
