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Author: | Dewman418 [ Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:25 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Inherited H2 project |
sweet looking project |
Author: | Zambia [ Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:54 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Inherited H2 project |
I love it. It has a stock enough look but excellent mods. |
Author: | magee [ Tue Oct 15, 2013 8:33 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Inherited H2 project |
I like the short rear shock. Could you tell ,me what bike it is off Thanks |
Author: | demus [ Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:25 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Inherited H2 project |
Thanks, I wish my cousin was here to see your responses, I cannot take any credit for its looks, although I did find the front end for him . He worked at Buell, hence the Harley orange and Buell fly screen and front turn signals. He also worked with someone there on the rake and trail numbers, but I have no idea what they were shooting for or if they accomplished there goal. The front end is from a 86 gsxr and the steering stem was custom made and welded on at a slightly different angle if I am remembering right. magee wrote: I like the short rear shock. Could you tell ,me what bike it is off Thanks If my memory serves me right I remember it being off a yamaha but I cannot remember what model, it was done nearly 15 yrs ago. Also the shock is way to soft for me and I dont know if the preload will take enough out, it will have to do for now. Jerry was well over 100lbs lighter than me and he was building it for himself. I wish I could remember more about the chassis, I should have paid more attention, I didnt expect him to die! |
Author: | Ja-Moo [ Thu Oct 17, 2013 4:49 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Inherited H2 project |
Nice packing job! |
Author: | demus [ Thu Oct 17, 2013 5:55 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Inherited H2 project |
I just want them to arrive safely! I learned a lesson long ago shipping cylinders, from perfect no flaws to " well at least they work". |
Author: | demus [ Fri Nov 01, 2013 4:54 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Inherited H2 project |
Well I tracked down one of the guys that helped do the frame mods, he said the head was removed and a new one installed to accept the GSXR triple tree and Suzuki bearings. He said he has done this to 10 or 12 bikes over the years and that is how he gets different front ends on frames. I guess my question is how do others do it, re-machine the triple trees or do they just find ones that fit? He couldn't remember the what model the rear end was off, he may stop by and take a look at it, he is interested to see it finally finished. I tried to do some measuring of the frame, rake, trail, wheelbase, very hard to do actually. My first attempt was in inches to the 16th, I used one of our lasers and levels and strings. I laid it out on my Archicad program at work and I came up with 24deg of rake and 4 inches of trail, the swing arm is 21.5" with a 56" wheel base. There appears to be no offset from the steering head to the forks they are completely parallel to each other. My next attempt, maybe tonight, is going to be in mm, I need to be more accurate, the smallest change in dimension changes the numbers allot! I need to get the bike totally stable and perfectly level, I thought I was before but now seeing how accurate I need to be that has to be the starting point. |
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