paul.s.evans.127 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Hi I'm Paul, new here from Ripon North Yorks. My Thunderace was bog standard when I bought it First job polished the rims and fit a stubby can Then disaster..knocked off by an old bloke and insurance declared bike a right off (paint damage) so bought it back, bought another frame and decided to do some modifications Got an R1 5PW rear Which will require subframe alteration So the cutting bending and head scratching started TIG welded Mock up getting ready for paint And a new shock off a ZX12R with Ducati dog bones Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted December 31, 2014 Moderator Share Posted December 31, 2014 looking good, is the swing arm the same length as the ducati? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.s.evans.127 Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 That bloody nice that is,, good work,,, some shine on that arm,,, and hey Carboard dave lives in Rippon, he runs a Modded TDR125 . He hangs about with a great 2 stroke mechanic , has lock up in the back streets, ,do you kno him ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.s.evans.127 Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 looking good, is the swing arm the same length as the ducati? No idea, dog bones are same length! I bought a full linkage off a Ducati so I had more choice of shocks as Ducati has eyes both ends and ace has eye and fork at bottom Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted December 31, 2014 Moderator Share Posted December 31, 2014 should work ok then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.s.evans.127 Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Dog bones are only temporary until the bits arrive for my home made adjustable ones Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted December 31, 2014 Moderator Share Posted December 31, 2014 watch for adjustable ones, I was looking into that for my FZ and came across a lot of failures, mostly at high speeds. it soon stopped me from pursuing that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.s.evans.127 Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Got rose joints and M10 turnbuckle all in aircraft spec steel Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted December 31, 2014 Moderator Share Posted December 31, 2014 I would use to set up with cheaper materials and then get a solid one made up. there is a lot of stress on those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.s.evans.127 Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Well more I've looked today the more I like it, front of seat is to be lifted by 30mm and a filler panel constructed! Was going to adapt the ace plastic battery box to lay the battery flat but have decided to make a fresh box and fuse carrier out of ally sheet instead Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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