Jack R1

I'm sorry but the heat of the oven will not have caused the bearings to seize in. That's caused by hamfistedness The oven will only have been 180degrees so I can't see how that would cause them to seize

The 'plastic' ABS ones will be OEM

I found Milk has very good lubricating qualities to stop the whine

Heres a quick history of the bikes I've owned (as you can see its a Yamaha fest with a few rogue ones thrown in). Apart from when I was 16 / 17 there has always been a Yamaha in the garage Suzuki TS50ER Suzuki TS125X Kawasaki AR125 Yamaha RD350LC Yamaha FZR250RR Yamaha FZ600 Honda CBR400R Yamaha FZR600 Ducati M600 Yamaha R1 (2000) Yamaha R1 (2002) Suzuki GSXR600 (2003) Yamaha R1 (2004) x 2 Yamaha R1 (2007) Yamaha R1 (2009) Human Female (2014) - Current Suzuki SV650 (2005) - Current Suzuki SV650 (2006) - Current Yamaha TR1 (1983) - Current Yamaha SRX600 (1985) - Current

I'm self employed and work has been crazy so done very very little for some time now. On top of that, race season started for us last weekend so preparation for that has taken up quite some time. I promise to get back to this asap I do now have the single carb conversion kit arrive so may start tinkering very soon

Incredibly slow work at the minute. Work is crazy busy and other commitments are taking up all of my time but I have had a little present. Chrome seems quite appropriate for the bike (my tassles are on order)

Oh it has been thought through. It will be more obvious once the finished shape of the foam is done Bare in mind the bike currently sits with no forks in it. The sitting position is flat once the bike stands on two wheels

You've lost me now. Why will I be sliding around on that seat ? All you can see is the aluminium base that the foam will be over and the seat cover over that ? I have a feeling we may be talking at cross purposes

A 6mm bolt is obiously only 10mm in diameter and approx 3 or 4mm high ? On top of that there will be a dome of resin. The seat foam and seat cover will then take care of the rest. That seat foam will be a layer of dense on the bottom and another layer of a softer at the top If you look at the seat they are also positioned toward the front and rear of the seat. The front where the most of my weight will be is going to be thicker than that at the back

I'm using standard M6 bolts then welding an aluminium u bracket over them to stop them turning (going to add resin as a secondary fix). The seat foam will easily mould over the heads

I've already drilled the subframe

Not the most exciting few weeks as I've had to actually do some paid work but..... Battery has turned up from Italy. All 1.7Kg and 330CCA's worth Good old paper template for seat base And the nearly finished aluminium version (just have to resin in the bolts to stop them turning once the seat foam and cover have been fixed on)

£140 on a battery - ouch !

If its anything like the bigger Xv's then its a piece of piss. Have mine out and back in again within the hour

Cola and a cloth (don't be tight with the amount) remove surface rust from chrome - to a point /url]

I have just noticed I have never put a picture of the original bike (for comparison) - Library pic -

LOL, they are only there to dry fit, they are easy to spin on and off quickly. There will be bosses made up that go into the box section and nylocs where the bosses aren't feasible

I've settled on this for the rear subframe fixing there will be a further outer / cover plate for detail (that will need machining so will be done nearer the end)

That's nothing. I also have a garage at home and a 'bike area' at work

To say I am please with my choice of seat units would be an understatement

Fantastic, thankyou

Quick question about the braided sleeving..... I was looking at this on the bay of fleas a few days back but wasn't sure how the sizes worked. The 6mm for example, is that the size of yhe sleeving while layed flat or the diameter of the cable you are sleeving ?

Nice project. Please tell me you are going to lose those bar ends ?

Work has slowed down due to my bread earning work being manic - bloody customers lol Starting to think about the subframe..... Needed a secure fixing within the frame so turned up some threaded bosses to be welded through the frame for the lower subframe fixing point

Another bit of mesh to tie things up a little (probably have a small bit on the rear hugger if and when I acquire one). Mesh and mudguard will both be black http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm122/Jack-R1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsysvbt3e0.jpeg