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Recently bought an old ex race 4xv from Northern Ireland - popped a daytime on it and rode it back to Scotland. I plan to do some exciting/radical things to it over the winter incl: new subframe/seat unit - alloy endurance tank - engine blueprint/flowed... I want it to still look like an R1..but like it's on steroids - fat/minimal..
First image was taken at Larne waiting for the ferry. Once I got back the lower fairing was removed to see what was left of the pipe.. turns out that there was not a bad looking full system living under all of that ghastly looking exhaust wrap - result! - all I need to do now is chop the bad bit off the silencer and it'll be good to blow..
Welcome to the forum Doug, as Mark says, this is a great forum and actually more like a community of knowledgeable (except me) helpful and supportive guys n gals.
Looking forward to see what you do to your new pride and joy.
Welcome in doug
Enjoy playing with the 4xv
i love those old Gixxers , its thar frame and tank , i've had a few mates with them and they pull like a train
jompy wrote: Fri Sep 13, 2019 3:18 pm
Welcome in doug
Enjoy playing with the 4xv
i love those old Gixxers , its thar frame and tank , i've had a few mates with them and they pull like a train
Uh huh the GSXR11'S are proper addictive, owned four of them - two were 1216's, one a Bob Farnham motor and the other a Mistral Performance motor ...crank connected to the back wheel material! Love the torque they produce..
jompy wrote: Fri Sep 13, 2019 3:18 pm
Welcome in doug
Enjoy playing with the 4xv
i love those old Gixxers , its thar frame and tank , i've had a few mates with them and they pull like a train
Uh huh the GSXR11'S are proper addictive, owned four of them - two were 1216's, one a Bob Farnham motor and the other a Mistral Performance motor ...crank connected to the back wheel material! Love the torque they produce..
..Here they are! - Black one was the Mistral engined beastie (my favourite)..the hippie on the left is me
I'm designing a GP-style minimal subframe cage for the R1 - it'll be a bolt together and bolt on job ..obviously the existing sub will be removed and fixing points set in place to take the new unit. It's a very simple DIY job..if you can get past the initial freaky moment of chopping your bike to bits with a grinder
This is my current mockup of the bike - I'm getting an R1M race seat unit delivered tomorrow and I'll be setting it in place to see how it looks...the wavy side flashes of the M unit will be getting removed and I'll be going with the minimal dart look..which looks a lot like a cross between a 2006 R6 and an RC8 seat unit. Interesting stuff, so I'll pop up an image tomorrow
