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thought you might like an insight on what it takes to build a custom bike, now im not a proffesional builder just me in my garage with basic tools all my bikes are built to a budget normally around a grand and are by no means show winning bikes and will hopefully inspire some of you to have a go
so the project starts with a 1980 z750r frame and a kawasaki zzr1100 engine and loom+front end wheels and shock for £350 , i then buy a complete cbr1000 for £150
1st job is to try and get the engine to fit in the frame , and suprise suprise it dont fit , i cut off all the engine mounts except the bottom rear lugs and the lower left hand cradle , now the engine goes in but i have to modify the engines lower mount to get the gearbox sprocket to line up with the swingarm and rear sprocket then make tenplates for the rest of the engine mounts
decided not to go with the zzr front and rear suspention and im using the cbr1000 the zzr were a bit short and the cbr rear end had a better shock and meant i could have matching wheels
i had to make a new bearing cup to lenghen the headstock and get the bearings to fit properly and make new link arms for the rear suspention and space the shock over to align with frame and swing arm mountsNewk how did you make your bearing cup?
Radar that makes me sound like some sort of flasher :p haha
Good work there Newk, how long to complete?
@Ben, if the cap fits…
it normally takes me about 100 /150 hours for each build , this zzr is gunna take a bit longer due to the complex of the build, ben the bearing cup was just turned up on me brothers lathe and pressed into the headstock , ill do a pic wen i take te front end out after iv finished the mock up
I must get to restoring my RD350. Trouble is while it rides and goes well, I just want to use it. My garage is also packed which limits what I can do to a great extent too
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