A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 4)
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Benni said:
Now I could start to bolt down the plastic vertebrae, but as I had to work through the small opening
of the backing plate / padding / jacket lining, it was like prenatal surgery in a cow.
Lots of sweating, cursing and finger cramps later I had blindly found the correct holes from the underside,
inserted the screws from the outside and tightened them with a dab of loctite and a special "shorty" screwdriver blade bit tool.
Here is the finished work from the inside, these fasteners protude not more than the rivets before,
and are further cushioned by the foam element and the jacket lining in case I need the protector,
I do not think I am going to get shredded by that.
Here you can see the entry to the cow, it was quite warm and moist when I fisted it up to my elbow and beyond.
It sort of disturbed my OCD that the slits (fnarr) were not all aligned but I just about can live with that.
Today, I brought the whole assembly to a leather jacket tailor, he will re-sew the lining/leather,
and add two openings in the lining where the "kidney belt fastener" parts will pass through.
I think the protector will stay in place and the big belt is doing wonders for my figure,
should wear one of these all the time, as advertised on TV or seen in "Cat Ballou".
Do I look riducoulous ? I don´t give a friggin´ damn, I wanted it that way and like my work.
As Gunk said earlier, different strokes for different folks, you have to remember that I will wear this
when I ride my chariot of fire, raping and pillaging across the country.
My stroke is a bit small and I look like a circus ape anyway, but biking should be fun,
the rest of the world is serious enough.
Just in case you don´t remember my mighty steed :
I have wasted two months waiting for "buddies" to machine some parts "after work" but they did fk all,
so tomorrow I am taking my front fork assy to a machins shop for disc adapter and caliper holder.
When I posted this, someone asked for a build thread, if it is finished I might do this,
but then the PH servers are going to explode so maybe not.
All power and all credit to you, Benni. You look like you've given it proper consideration and have the proper attitude. Just cos it's not to everyone's taste doesn't make it any less a hugely commendable achievement or a massively worthwhile endeavour. There's nicer than seeing an idea to fruition. Huge respect from me for all your hard work and innovation of the backing plate / padding / jacket lining, it was like prenatal surgery in a cow.
Lots of sweating, cursing and finger cramps later I had blindly found the correct holes from the underside,
inserted the screws from the outside and tightened them with a dab of loctite and a special "shorty" screwdriver blade bit tool.
Here is the finished work from the inside, these fasteners protude not more than the rivets before,
and are further cushioned by the foam element and the jacket lining in case I need the protector,
I do not think I am going to get shredded by that.
Here you can see the entry to the cow, it was quite warm and moist when I fisted it up to my elbow and beyond.
It sort of disturbed my OCD that the slits (fnarr) were not all aligned but I just about can live with that.
Today, I brought the whole assembly to a leather jacket tailor, he will re-sew the lining/leather,
and add two openings in the lining where the "kidney belt fastener" parts will pass through.
I think the protector will stay in place and the big belt is doing wonders for my figure,
should wear one of these all the time, as advertised on TV or seen in "Cat Ballou".
Do I look riducoulous ? I don´t give a friggin´ damn, I wanted it that way and like my work.
As Gunk said earlier, different strokes for different folks, you have to remember that I will wear this
when I ride my chariot of fire, raping and pillaging across the country.
My stroke is a bit small and I look like a circus ape anyway, but biking should be fun,
the rest of the world is serious enough.
Just in case you don´t remember my mighty steed :
I have wasted two months waiting for "buddies" to machine some parts "after work" but they did fk all,
so tomorrow I am taking my front fork assy to a machins shop for disc adapter and caliper holder.
When I posted this, someone asked for a build thread, if it is finished I might do this,
but then the PH servers are going to explode so maybe not.
- ***THE END****
podman said:
Andy XRV said:
Nice little bike in next door this morning. Not many of these left on the road.
Thats a fact, ive only ever seen an XN at a show...that applies both back to the 80s when they launched and just recently..
nevertheless.
picture upload
New bike for me after my first 2 and a bit years of riding on a Fazer 8. Quite a difference.
Wanted something more sporty after doing the Ron Haslam day a couple of months ago and realising how boring my bike was.
16 plate with only 280 miles on the clock and lots of extras.
Need to swap LED indicators which I have bought but looks a PITA job to do. Also fit a stomp grip as the paint is matt so really slippy tank.
Edited by alistair1234 on Thursday 6th July 12:10
alistair1234 said:
Need to swap LED indicators which I have bought but looks a PITA job to do.
Think it's the same as my STR, tank off, airbox off to get at the indicator connecting plugs, if I was doing it on yours I'd be inclined to remove side fairing, cut wires and solder the new ones on, much less of a faff.alistair1234 said:
picture upload
New bike for me after my first 2 and a bit years of riding on a Fazer 8. Quite a difference.
Wanted something more sporty after doing the Ron Haslam day a couple of months ago and realising how boring my bike was.
16 plate with only 280 miles on the clock and lots of extras.
Need to swap LED indicators which I have bought but looks a PITA job to do. Also fit a stomp grip as the paint is matt so really slippy tank.
Edited by alistair1234 on Thursday 6th July 12:10
alistair1234 said:
picture upload
New bike for me after my first 2 and a bit years of riding on a Fazer 8. Quite a difference.
Wanted something more sporty after doing the Ron Haslam day a couple of months ago and realising how boring my bike was.
16 plate with only 280 miles on the clock and lots of extras.
Need to swap LED indicators which I have bought but looks a PITA job to do. Also fit a stomp grip as the paint is matt so really slippy tank.
Edited by alistair1234 on Thursday 6th July 12:10
Benni said:
Here are some of the other apes and their circus bikes, mine will not be so crass optically,
these are all old jap frames with all modifications in the papers,
my china copy will look more stock-ish to keep under the radar.
I have an old jap ST70, in parts, when the china bike is rolling I will attack this,
with 20 hp engine and springer forks lying in wait on the shelf.
Benni, I can honestly say, you have some fthese are all old jap frames with all modifications in the papers,
my china copy will look more stock-ish to keep under the radar.
I have an old jap ST70, in parts, when the china bike is rolling I will attack this,
with 20 hp engine and springer forks lying in wait on the shelf.
king weird and stupid ideas, but I like you! I spent my afternoon blatting around on this:
First impressions getting on it were, 'this needs an exhaust it's way too quiet' but as soon as any decent throttle opening is applied it makes a beautiful noise from the airbox. I think it would benefit from a pipe but I think I could live with it without.
Engine is great, couple of slightly hesitant spots in road and sport mode around 4000rpm. I put it in race map and it was a bit too snatchy for the road coming on and off the throttle. Absolutely no torque from a standstill, really needs quite a lot of revs to pull away cleanly. Good fun in all as you can use all the revs through a few gears and still not be going too fast.
Didn't really test the traction control obviously, although I did get limited power coming out of a corner and then suddenly full power whilst still leant over which was a bit unnerving. I think the supercorsas that come standard on the RS would have dealt with it anyway as the bike isn't very powerful.
Quickshifter is something I never saw as necessary on a road bike, but I'm converted. Having said that, it wasn't perfect on this, a couple of false neutrals and the lever travel is very long. Also the clutch lever had a notch in the travel which was annoying (but possibly not an issue on other bikes)
Handling is amazing, light and flickable but still planted. It's stiff but the ride is still smooth and comfortable. Brakes are good, back brake is ste.
It's a very comfy bike actually, quite a sporty position for an upright, I'm 6'4" and had no problems.
I did post a thread last week about chopping my Tuono in for a litre sports bike but this is making me think! I'd say the street is probably the best all round road bike I've ever ridden.
Sorry for the essay it's a picture thread!
First impressions getting on it were, 'this needs an exhaust it's way too quiet' but as soon as any decent throttle opening is applied it makes a beautiful noise from the airbox. I think it would benefit from a pipe but I think I could live with it without.
Engine is great, couple of slightly hesitant spots in road and sport mode around 4000rpm. I put it in race map and it was a bit too snatchy for the road coming on and off the throttle. Absolutely no torque from a standstill, really needs quite a lot of revs to pull away cleanly. Good fun in all as you can use all the revs through a few gears and still not be going too fast.
Didn't really test the traction control obviously, although I did get limited power coming out of a corner and then suddenly full power whilst still leant over which was a bit unnerving. I think the supercorsas that come standard on the RS would have dealt with it anyway as the bike isn't very powerful.
Quickshifter is something I never saw as necessary on a road bike, but I'm converted. Having said that, it wasn't perfect on this, a couple of false neutrals and the lever travel is very long. Also the clutch lever had a notch in the travel which was annoying (but possibly not an issue on other bikes)
Handling is amazing, light and flickable but still planted. It's stiff but the ride is still smooth and comfortable. Brakes are good, back brake is s
te. It's a very comfy bike actually, quite a sporty position for an upright, I'm 6'4" and had no problems.
I did post a thread last week about chopping my Tuono in for a litre sports bike but this is making me think! I'd say the street is probably the best all round road bike I've ever ridden.
Sorry for the essay it's a picture thread!
patchb said:
Also the clutch lever had a notch in the travel which was annoying (but possibly not an issue on other bikes)
Do they have a slipper clutch? Most bikes I've ridden with slipper clutches feel awful, like the cable has just snapped. Not really required surely on that type of bike surely? That and I can blip the throttle during down changes like I'm from the last century or something.
moto_traxport said:
Do they have a slipper clutch? Most bikes I've ridden with slipper clutches feel awful, like the cable has just snapped.
Not really required surely on that type of bike surely? That and I can blip the throttle during down changes like I'm from the last century or something.
Not sure on the slipper clutch, but my ape has one and that feels lovely, hydraulic clutch though which may have something to do with it. Not really required surely on that type of bike surely? That and I can blip the throttle during down changes like I'm from the last century or something.
There really is no need on the 765, the engine has feck all engine braking and it revs up so fast that it only needs a tiny blip on each down shift.
Also not noticeable unless pulling away but even then it's not really an issue.
patchb said:
I spent my afternoon blatting around on this:
Did you miss the torque of the tuono?If I come to change my Tuono I don't think I could go to something with less low down torque, one of my favourite things on the tuono is the wave of torque from 4k rpm that slingshots you out of a corner, when I rode the new R1 I really missed that torque, it's just so ore usable on the road. My next bike will probably be either a 2017 Ducati monster 1200s or a 2017 KTM 1290 superduke.
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