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15-02-2012, 07:47 PM | #1 |
Junior ah to be young
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Well I would fit it for pure looks!!
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15-02-2012, 08:37 PM | #2 |
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15-02-2012, 09:18 PM | #3 |
Junior ah to be young
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For longer forks I overcome it with bar risers but with angle change so my bars are up and back towards the tank.
It had an unexpected effect that I like of me sitting on a monster with feel more like supermotard then sports bike. Sweet as encourages supermoto style riding and improves visibility.
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18-02-2012, 01:48 PM | #4 |
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Tank, bodywork & colour...
So, the basic layout of the bike established I need to look into the tank, 'bodywork' & colour.
Initially I was thinking red but then had a change of plan when I found a nice metallic silver tank, plus I already have a red Ducati. Either way the frame & wheels were always going to be black. I then later found a new black Metallic tank and was smitten with it, black and sparkly and I like the dark, stealth, even mean look - Wife said it looks like a 'Devil bike'... Metallica; 'Sparklies'; The tank is for a later model 'Monster Metallica' which are 900ie models so although it fits fine it has provision for internal electric fuel pump/filter etc so will require a little thinking to get it right for a carby bike. I have an electric pump assembly and will run a 'loop' to the carbs with a return to the tank to ensure that they don't get over-pressurised (I understand FCR's tend to leak/overflow if the pressure is too high), hopefully this will work OK? if still too much then I will need to fit/devise some kind of pressure regulator or reducer. Anyway I'm glad to get rid of the external, mechanical fuel pump, tap & filter to reduce clutter and give me more cool air flow to the rear cylinder to help keep the temperature down. Moving onto 'bodywork', not a faired bike but as you all know there are several plastic parts here & there and I'm a bit of a Carbon-fibre fan which, combined with the black bike look you can see where this is going; Carbon-fibre mudguard, hugger, side panels, seat cowl, belt covers, air 'deflectors', exhaust heat shields, number plate tray thingy and I've got a carbon fibre flyscreen that I will test for wind reduction and, assuming it helps in that area I will probably fit, unless it really spoils the look - again the jury is out on that one for now. To be continued...
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