not sure if this'll get me thrown off or not!

[ericonblackbird]

Hmmmm that is going to be a mad bird when its completed!
With that seat angle and those brakes I would be fitting something soft to the rear of the tank

 

[radiobloke]

i find that big balls can be quite comfortable:-0)

 

[Murt]

I'm not normally into cutting a perfectly good bike up and putting it back together again....
But that looks bloody fantastic!

Nice.

Murt.

 

[CyberXX]

modding for you....tattoos for me! lol! :yo:

So where the pics of those then !

 

[CyberXX]

Brilliant job mate, just make sure they dont fall apart on you.

Rebuild a CB 900 F2 a few years back , nothing as drastic as what you doing, but still was good fun. Though saying that forgot to tighten the front calliper bolts, not good the first test run , no brakes

Good luck with finding work or maybe its a sign you should be doing this for a living ...

 

[radiobloke]

Brilliant job mate, just make sure they dont fall apart on you.

Rebuild a CB 900 F2 a few years back , nothing as drastic as what you doing, but still was good fun. Though saying that forgot to tighten the front calliper bolts, not good the first test run , no brakes

Good luck with finding work or maybe its a sign you should be doing this for a living ...

I check and double check...ex racer...never trust a mechanic, even myself!

couldn't do ths for a living mate....way too little skill or expertise.

can't even weld! I'm making this up as I go along!:dunno::-:

 

[radiobloke]

I'm not normally into cutting a perfectly good bike up and putting it back together again....
But that looks bloody fantastic!

Nice.

Murt.

I never had the bike in the first place...started ith an engine sitting o the floor!

and cheers:-0)

 

[D.S.]

Radiobloke, I like it :bow:
If you've seen anything different for a B-King front end let me know.
I've sorted the rear out, but would like to shape up the front a bit; there just isn't much around yet.

 

[ericonblackbird]

If you've seen anything different for a B-King front end let me know.
I've sorted the rear out, but would like to shape up the front a bit; there just isn't much around yet.

Perhaps not different but IMHO appropriate for reshaping the front

 

[Centaur]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :-0) x

Do I see the first kiss?:-0)

Fantastic bikes Radiobloke.:bow:

 

[bitontheside]

Keep up the good work radiobloke -it's coming along nicely now. I think I'll be going down that route once the latest outfit is finished.

 

[radiobloke]

bit of an update then...

this weekends progress...

well...the few hours I had on it

bled the front brakes
bled the b4stard rear...fricking thing took ages...ended up bleeding the cable without the caliper on the end...that got the bugger!

made the oil cooler mount...then made it again....still shite. will have to make V3 next week.

need to make a little chain guard thing...cos the rearsets are damn close to the chain.tried designing something...but it looked naff...work in progress!

took the seat to peices and cut it up...getting there...will need to trim the seat foam down cos at the moment it drops away in the wrong place. should work out ok.

wanted to get more done this weekend...but got obliterated on Saturday night...head still mings!

 

[Dunkydoda]

That's the nicest/nastiest looking bike I've seen in ages. I've got loads of pics of similar beasts that I tokk at Assen for the last few years. If you don't mind your thread taking a little detour I'll sling them up. They'll make you cry...

 

[radiobloke]

hahaha...theres some wicked looking fighters in Europe

a different style..but still nice if you like that sort of thing.

you can post a few pics I guess, but I'mm sure I'll have seen the bikes on one of the many streetfighter sites I'm on around the world!

 

[gerryc]

Top work fella, will be weilding the grinder on mine this year at some point sick of looking at its fat arse was thinkin Aprilla rear end but will probably keep the fairing, too many empty roads up here, to be enjoyed at speed:yo:

 

[gerryc]

Frogot to mention with your airbox intakes sitting out in the wind like that you may have fueling problems if its carb'd I'd suggest piping the diaphrams into the air box to equalise the pressures top and bottom d34l

 

[radiobloke]

I'll get it up n running then sort the fuelling from there..

bit of an update...

I had an hour & half in the garage....so I made some mounts for the electrics

angle grinder and sheet steel....went for it.

one plate for the Reg/Rec heat sink.....and one for the CDi unit and Alarm ( cos I can't work out how to rip the alarm out!!)

I haven't fixed the alarm and CDi yet...or the wiring...but at least I have somewhere to mount them now!

I know its not straight...but it can all be hidden behind the seat later...but thats one more job of the list !

 

[silverfox.xx]

Tis the old style reg rect, might pay to get a new one of Jaws, with the heatsink fins on, tis a weak spot on the Bird.

Carb models usually give reg/rect trouble, injection alternator trouble.

Funny thing is my Inj model runs fine with a low output carb alternator.

Glad to see you're still progressing.

 

[radiobloke]

same problem with the blade



I'll get it going with what I have just now...and sort it later...cheers for the heads up anyway...Is Jaws a member or something?

got a link to a thread on reg/recs?

ta

 

[ericonblackbird]

Ohhh you don't want smoke coming from there!

Is Jaws a member or something?

well you could say that (or anything else at present since he is on his hols :-0)) .............. but since he Mods the forum I'm saying nothing! In reality he almost certainly knows more about Birds than anybody else in the UK since he has worked on them for 10+ years!
http://www.jaws-motorcycles.co.uk/

As for links, there are too many to list (I know I started yet another one when my first alternator died a death!) I know Jaws did a 'problem' diagnosis write up recently............ but I can't find it and didn't think of book marking it since I know the problems and tests off by heart!

Nice progress by the way, is that a Blade rear light, I can't recognise it from strange angles!