\o/ yipee



good stuff Boris

Evilchicken0 wrote:

cagiva996 wrote:hows the bimota coming along?

it lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thats great news boris and its a great feeling to hear your pride and joy burst back into life after being a pile of bits in boxes round the shed-nice one!!! no need for that van than now then!!

cagiva996 wrote:

Evilchicken0 wrote:

cagiva996 wrote:hows the bimota coming along?

it lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thats great news boris and its a great feeling to hear your pride and joy burst back into life after being a pile of bits in boxes round the shed-nice one!!! no need for that van than now then!!

Innit ... still it needs a gasket. MOT, dyno set up and the last elusive respray.

well nearly there! im waiting for the refurbed caliper to come back to finish her off.i found some cracks in the 400/600 airbox so ive sealed it with some silicon sealant to make it airtight again, but ultimately i need to make a new one if anybodys got a cheap 3tj airbox they dont need.ive mounted the dynacoils at last in the original 3tj cradles and sealed the connections.ive fitted the new airblade double bubble screen to the repainted top cowl and i hate it-it just doesnt suit the profile of the bike,so if anybodys got a very good standard screen,do you fancy a swap?theres just a few fiddly bits to do like torquing everything up,changing the oil and filter and fitting the front mudguard and maybe just maybe this weekend it may turn a wheel in anger.and on another hybrid related subject my old yzf750/1000 exup engined hybrid is coming home on long term loan for general hack duties/getting to work etc after 5 years with a pal of mine who bought it from me after i binned it on a french trackday-happy days photos of both very soon

At long last its finished bar the arrow can which im having a link pipe made for,but for now the harris can will do the job.i put 30 miles on it yesterday as a shakedown,nothing fell off bar a bolt for the front subframe which i hadnt torqued up . the dynacoils and taylor leads make a real difference in throttle response-well worth the 50 quid off e-bay.couldnt push it too hard as all the pads are new and need a few miles bedding in.anyway i took a couple of snaps yesterday so here they are
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if any bodys interested heres the spec
1990 fzr400rrsp
1997 yzf600 thundercat engine
r6 downpipes
dynojetted thundercat carbs
fzr400 airbox mated to fzr600 airbox bottom with fz750 intake snorkel
3 ohm dynacoils
taylor leads
iridium plugs
fzr600 ecu
wp fork internals
07 r6 shock with and dog bones and custom shock extension
8mm spacer under shock
r1 rear master cylinder
hrc rear resevoir kit
ap racing front master cylinder with adjustable ratio
gsxr600 k3 brake calipers
nk racing caliper mounts
powder coated frame ,swingarm and wheels
ses rearsets
all fasteners in stainless
bodywork resprayed in original sp colours
db screen
as always a big thanks to all on the forum for advice and encouragement,this was by far the most troublesome rebuild ive ever done with a problem at every turn from bent frames to stuff lost in the post and a dozen other mishaps along the way-and its finished just as the weathers warming up-bikes eh-gotta love em

Well done mate,looks very nice.

That looks the doggies - well done

you didn't want front indicators then

Sweet, just hunting for a T-cat motor so i can join in the hybrid fun

thanks guys,im really pleased with it,but ive been working too much to ride it.ve done 2 30-40 mile shakedowns now and all seems ok (touch wood) so ill be up at first light this weekend and its gonna get a damn good thrashing now the new pads are bedded in-cant wait. and evil your right i dont like indicators and no one uses them here on the isle of wight anyway!

The Bimota goes for an MOT tomorrow