Thumper Club Forum
Technical => Project Progress => Topic started by: guest1155 on October 11, 2010, 08:12:47 PM
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just in case there wasnt enough rebuild documentary's on here already ;) ....... some pics of work so far completed on the old girl. trying to get her all mocked up and give her a bit of a test in the next couple of weeks.
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(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0001.jpg)
Bare srx 400 twinshock frame with xt600 motor fitted. this is my second srx first one had a nasty accident. had this one for about 5 or 6 years now. its not been on the road for about 2 yeays since she fell over in a monsoon on some diesel in sunny devon one summers day
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0002.jpg)
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(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0003.jpg)
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0004.jpg)
lovely fzr 400 42 mm forks. front end was an absolute doddle to fit. standard ssrx headrace bearings, used the bottom race from the old ball bearings as a spacer on the bottom yoke under the lower tapered set and the spindle length works out fine.
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0005.jpg)
tasty standard top yoke. it will get pollished by the time i finish this :)
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more pics :)
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0006.jpg)
airbox in. yes that is another srx in the background. rebuilding both in tandem.
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0009.jpg)
Front end with wheel fitted
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0010.jpg)
Back end on. standard 18" fzr wheel pictured since been removed. had to stretch the swing arm a bit to get this to fit
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0012.jpg)
Rolling front end
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0013.jpg)
Rolling back end.
At the moment i can't get far enough away to get a good enough picture :)
put the tank on and it looks something like this:
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0014.jpg)
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and now to bring it all up to date
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0017.jpg)
400 bandit rear wheel fits almost perfectly. chain alignment is perfect. standard bandit wheel spacers with the standard yamaha caliper mount work very well, but not as well as........
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0019.jpg)
GS 500E rear wheel standard GS spacers with srx caliper mount slide in like a greased weasel.
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0018.jpg)
caliper has two 10mm spacers i made up to offset the caliper the correct amount from its mount. stock srx caliper does not work because the banjo bolt now hits the mount. switched to the fzr rear caliper as the banjo is on top. much happier with the prospect of a 17" rear rather than 18", plus the bandit rear disc is much bigger than the fzr item by about an inch or so :)
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more pictures to follow, when i remember to take them. got the whole thing mocked up enough for a test ride today. found the seat that i lost a week or so ago (yes i know how the hell can you lose a seat, but well i can and i did). hopefully get i'll get her out in the sunshine in the next couple of days so i'll get some pics up of that then.
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B'Jaysus, there's nothing quite like a challenge is there ? ::)
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What yokes do you have fitted to the SRX in the background, the one with the trials bars fitted ?
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What yokes do you have fitted to the SRX in the background, the one with the trials bars fitted ?
they would be fzr 400 1wg (genesis) forks and bottom yoke with 600 diversion top yoke. had to shelve that idea because i dont have the right discs at the moment. >:( yokes line up perfectly though.
B'Jaysus, there's nothing quite like a challenge is there ? ::)
:) you know it :)
test ride was awesome by the way. :) massive srx grin for the first time in years. :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
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and here she is..........
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0017-1.jpg)
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ostill need to sort out the electrickery for lights and such like, and get the headlight sorted out properly. also got to fab up a fork brace to mount the apprilla rs50 front mudguard on, and beef up the rear light mount a bit cos its a bit wobbly at the moment. dead chuffed so far thought :)
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Good stuff matey. HOW BIG IS YOUR SHED!!! I've been to dealer workshops with less bike stuff in them. GC you have nothing to worry about ;D ;D ;D
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Good stuff matey. HOW BIG IS YOUR SHED!!! I've been to dealer workshops with less bike stuff in them. GC you have nothing to worry about ;D ;D ;D
it's actually my mates breakers yard, so spares are bountiful and plentiful ;) ;) ;)
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What yokes do you have fitted to the SRX in the background, the one with the trials bars fitted ?
they would be fzr 400 1wg (genesis) forks and bottom yoke with 600 diversion top yoke. had to shelve that idea because i dont have the right discs at the moment. >:( yokes line up perfectly though.
Are the 1WG forks 38mm ?
Steve
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What yokes do you have fitted to the SRX in the background, the one with the trials bars fitted ?
they would be fzr 400 1wg (genesis) forks and bottom yoke with 600 diversion top yoke. had to shelve that idea because i dont have the right discs at the moment. >:( yokes line up perfectly though.
Are the 1WG forks 38mm ?
i believe so steve, but i'll check next time i'm down the yard.
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just realised i haven't posted here in a while. progress has been a little slow since my last post, mainly due to the old job petering out and not paying very well, and starting a new job which means i have a few readies to spend on the old girl,but alas no time. progress since last post is as follows:
frame stripped to bare metal and painted satin black
swingarm stripped to bare metal and painted silver
rear shocks stripped cleaned and painted gloss black
front forks cleaned up and painted matching silver to the swingarm
shot blaster purchased and prototype cabinet constructed for blasting allthe crud off the engine
hopefully i'll find the bluetooth thingy soon and be able to put up some pictures.
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some more pics :)
frame striped and ready for paint
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0042.jpg)
swingarm stripped and ready for paint
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0043.jpg)
frame repainted in rather sexy satin black
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0044.jpg)
repainted swingarm
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0045.jpg)
rather scabby looking rear shock. had to take this so i knew how it went back together
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0046.jpg)
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Just a small update.
Everything is starting to come together now. Managed to get everything into a not rolling chassis today. Wheels are painted but the laquer is still drying so didn't get time to fit them too. just a couple of pics to show progress so far. Pics not all that great cos i'm still on the phone camera and i couldn't get far enough away to get a full pic. Hopefully it'llbe a roller by the end of next weekend. Total cost of build so far? about £30 on paint and laquer rattle cans and a bit of wet and dry :)
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0014-1.jpg)
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0013-1.jpg)
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Your frame certainly looks good in "sexy satin black" ;)
Ian
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cheers ian :)
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updates coming thick and fast now. Got the old girl in a rolling chassis today and am rather impressed with the results so far. engine cases still need to be taken off and polished, and really must get round to finish the front frame rails so i can get a side stand on it, but it's definately coming along :)
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0003-1.jpg)
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slightly better pic of the bike so far held up by my faithful apprentice :)
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0005-2.jpg)
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small update.
I god damn hate bleed nipples. Encountered a problem today when attempting to remove said nipples. Namely they sheared off. Not only on the caliper that i was using, but also the spare one that i sourced prior to the build in case of exactly this happening. seriously annoyed as prior to this i had spent a good two hours modifying the caliper mount to fit in the swingarm properly without having to stretch it appart. Of course it isn't a standard srx one, of which i have at least one spare (with free nipple) and managed to find another three exactly the same hunting through the yard, its off a FZR 400 which has the banjo on top not on the side.
A solution was at hand though as I managed to get a caliper and mount off a GS 500 to fit. Not as pretty, but a lot more plentiful, so hopefully the rear caliper setup is nowsorted. On a plus note,the front calipers shed their nipples with no fuss at all, so they'll hopefully be blasted and painted tomatch the silver of the forks in the next couple of weeks or so.
Hopefully i'll have some pictures of the headlight fitted tomorrow as i have polished up the headlight mounts and modified the srx bracket to suit the forks i am using.
nb. mentioning nipples four times in a post must be some sort of record :)
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whoever thought that Yamaha brakes could be even considered sexy :-[
Ian
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somemore pics from this weekends work.
The afforementioned Gs500 caliper setup
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0004-2.jpg)
The pair of knackered rear calipers
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Headlight on and mounted
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0002-4.jpg)
Fron mudguard mocked up
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0003-3.jpg)
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What wheels have you got on your bike???
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front is fzr, which is a pretty standard yamaha front used on 400, 600,1000 and fazer 600 and 1000. rear is bandit 400.
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front is fzr, which is a pretty standard yamaha front used on 400, 600,1000 and fazer 600 and 1000. rear is bandit 400.
Thanks ;)
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due to the unforseen theft of my xbr, emergency 'get the damn srx on the road so i can get to work tommorrow' work was undertaken today. fortunately the xbr was found and my transport woes are once again over. However, bar the two new tyres it needs this is the end result. I'll pop up some better pictures when its been mot'd and i can take the bike somewhere a bit nicer to get some better shots, but for now......
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l539/skraatch/Photo-0017-Copy.jpg)
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Wish my garage was as well supplied as yours!!!!
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Looks good.
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500 miles or so done and what can i say? this thing as a joy to ride. brakes are absolutely awesome and the handling is sublime. has a few niggling issues that do need sorting. I definately need a free flowing exhaust as the road can seems to be retstricing the engines abillity to rev. minor electrical woes at the back end, light and indicator not working any more (vibration?). the gearing is way too high as the bike reaches an indicated 90 in fourth but won't pull in fifth past 95 so some sprocket swapping is in order. Rear shocks are way too hard, but i have no idea what they were off so i may have to rob the xbr ones at some point to try and get a datum for adjustment. could probably do with spending a whole heap of cash on tuning and carbs but that may have to wait due to imminent house move. All in all though i am once again well impressed and reminded why i love these bikes :)
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Congratulations! The bike definately looks the part!
I too drove my XBR for 300km's last weekend, sort of a maiden voyage, and it works fine. The tank needs some more damping, and my A/F ratio is a bit off but it's getting there .. maybe next summer my XBR and your SRX will have all these issues corrected.
You should get a shirt like this:
(http://lh5.google.com/tero.virta/R4nh6ld5XXI/AAAAAAAAB7c/j1RXlTRQsa0/s800/tshirt.jpg)
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like that shirt :)
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congrats!... looks good, but have you changed the front tyre?...the one in the pic looks a shonky bit of kit!!
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yeah got a new pair of avons which are quite nice. was going to go for something sticky but figuredd i'd have knackered them bfore i got it shaken down properly.