PROJECT NUMBER 2!

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 7:08 pm

The airbox is now on hold for the moment, still havent decided which route to take.
My R1 calipers arrived Saturday morning, so spent the afternoon in the garage fitting them.

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 7:09 pm

Thunderacemalc · Post by **Thunderacemalc** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 8:27 pm

very nice they look to

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:47 pm

Been a bit quiet this week, apart from fitting new chain, sprockets, and a new engine sprocket nut and lock washer.

Thunder-Exup · Post by **Thunder-Exup** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 12:24 am

rf9rider wrote:Been a bit quiet this week,

bit quiet lol & very nice it looks too

she's coming along nicely

Thunderacemalc · Post by **Thunderacemalc** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 12:05 pm

a quiet week

........ amazed you still got time to do anything else

dave 59 · Post by **dave 59** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 5:19 pm

ooooh isnt it shiny

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 2:24 am

Not much to report lately, been busy with other things.
Calipers have been stripped, cleaned and bled.
Got hold of a FZR1000 airbox, and found that its too big to fit into the 750 frame, its too long and wide at the front end.

Ive cut out the bottom of a 750 airbox, cut the bottom out of an Ace box, and taken the Ace box and 750 bottom to be plastic welded, no pics as yet as it aint ready.
Few jobs to do over the weekend, pics to follow.

kiwi_r1 · Post by **kiwi_r1** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:38 am

Dont forget to do the bolt up on the gear selector !!!!

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 3:21 pm

kiwi_r1 wrote:Dont forget to do the bolt up on the gear selector !!!!

Well spotted that man!
I have to put the engine cover on first, just got to find the bolts

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:16 pm

R1 rear caliper and hanger bracket finally arrived.
Spindle size and disc are the same size, so pretty much a straight swap......

Yoda · Post by **Yoda** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:19 pm

Might want some more disc bolts there mate.

Looks good though.

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:19 pm

After fitting, a couple of problems, firstly, disc bolts catch the hanger bracket, and caliper needs spacing out from hanger bracket to centralise the disc.
This was done using 3mm spacers...........

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:22 pm

Marked out the area where the disc bolts were catching, and ground out material from rear of hanger bracket..........

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:25 pm

Job almost done!
Just need to make up a torque arm.
Going to get one made up from stainless steel, this will fit on to front caliper bolt, 3mm thick, to replace the spacer thats fitted there at the moment.