Thumper Club Forum

Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: johnr on November 22, 2017, 03:07:33 AM

Title: new bike, sorry, not a thumper this time...
Post by: johnr on November 22, 2017, 03:07:33 AM
them here that know me know i have a long standing love of suzuki katanas. my shed contains enough parts to build 4 or 5 at the moment, but when the opportunity to buy a built up runner fitted with a manic gsxr1100 engine arose, i couldnt resist the temptation, so this weekend im off to pick this up, just in time for the winter! needless to say, if anyone wants to buy my bmw r1150gs, drop me a message.
Title: Re: new bike, sorry, not a thumper this time...
Post by: johnr on November 22, 2017, 03:09:49 AM
pic didnt load last time, second attempt....

[attachment deleted by admin]
Title: Re: new bike, sorry, not a thumper this time...
Post by: Moto63 on November 22, 2017, 07:47:47 AM
Lovely looking wheel barrow John........ oh and the katana looks pretty good too😁😁🤘🤘
Happy riding, bet ya can't wait for spring to roll round 👍
Cheers.. Michael
Title: Re: new bike, sorry, not a thumper this time...
Post by: timbo on November 22, 2017, 01:14:28 PM
What a beast! Love it  ;)
Title: Re: new bike, sorry, not a thumper this time...
Post by: spooky on November 22, 2017, 01:20:14 PM
I quite  fancy the garden bench ends...
Title: Re: new bike, sorry, not a thumper this time...
Post by: johnr on November 24, 2017, 07:37:33 PM
I quite  fancy the garden bench ends...

oh, ive got some nicer ones than that myself, cast iron bench ends designed to look like branches, seriously heavy duty stuff, about 30 kilos each end.
Title: Re: new bike, sorry, not a thumper this time...
Post by: tommy on November 24, 2017, 10:55:50 PM
really nice kat johnr   ,,who done your engine mounting plates tommy
Title: Re: new bike, sorry, not a thumper this time...
Post by: johnr on November 25, 2017, 07:52:30 PM
engine mounts were done by barry, the guy who built it, hes a bit of a perfectionist, and a superb engineer.
Title: Re: new bike, sorry, not a thumper this time...
Post by: spooky on November 25, 2017, 08:21:28 PM
I quite  fancy the garden bench ends...

oh, ive got some nicer ones than that myself, cast iron bench ends designed to look like branches, seriously heavy duty stuff, about 30 kilos each end.

so have I !  had one pair blasted and coated last year, two more pairs waiting..
Title: Re: new bike, sorry, not a thumper this time...
Post by: johnr on November 25, 2017, 09:03:55 PM
i made a bench using some offcuts of oak railway sleeper. 5 inch wide boards, 4 inches thick, painted with linseed oil, theyre now nearly completely black, so a good job!
Title: Re: new bike, sorry, not a thumper this time...
Post by: spooky on November 26, 2017, 11:32:52 AM
i made a bench using some offcuts of oak railway sleeper. 5 inch wide boards, 4 inches thick, painted with linseed oil, theyre now nearly completely black, so a good job!


that sounds substantial, i will have to use scaffolding boards cos thats all i have..
Title: Re: new bike, sorry, not a thumper this time...
Post by: johnr on November 28, 2017, 10:59:30 PM
i bought two new 8 foot oak railway sleepers to make a fireplace and these were the offcuts. sleepers werent that expensive considering they were oak, 30 quid each. bloody heavy tho.
Title: Re: new bike, sorry, not a thumper this time...
Post by: Guzziless Steve on November 29, 2017, 10:58:45 AM
Lovely bike, where have all the electrics been hidden?
Title: Re: new bike, sorry, not a thumper this time...
Post by: johnr on November 29, 2017, 11:34:33 PM
under the seat, alloy undertray replaced the inner mudguard, then all the wiring, fusebox, ignition, reg rec battery etc were all fitted onto the tray.