A forum for stories, pics and updates of your resto's. Be it a barn find, Grampas hand me down or a bike being brought back to it's former glory.If you are restoring it, show us your stuff!
Moderators: Brant , Sagebrush , Forum Moderators
Rat
Photo Gallery Admin
Posts: 15457 Joined: Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:59 pm
My Album: https://www.ngwclub.com/gallery/v/wingmans/rat/
RIP: cookie
Location: Toronto .... Canada
#1486
Post
by Rat » Tue Feb 13, 2018 3:07 pm
BikeMaine wrote: A buddy of mine broke the ball off of his shoulder in a snowmobile accident. When the doctors repaired it, they put the new ball on his shoulder and the socket/cup on the arm bone. Just backwards from natural, they said it would give him a larger range of motion that way.
Called .... appropriately enough .... an upside down shoulder prosthesis ....
Gord
"I'd rather Ride than Shine"
‘14 KLR650 ... not a rat ... yet
‘84 GL1200i ‘R2B6' (Rat to Be 6, the last, adopted by twowings)
My Original 'RAT' was a hybrid '82 CB900/1100F
Pedrotq
Gold Member
Posts: 1072 Joined: Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:04 am
Location: Perth, Western Australia
#1487
Post
by Pedrotq » Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:20 pm
G'day to All,
well my week off came and went quickly. got new shoes for my 88, stock on the front but a car tyre on the back, I don't need a round profile on an outfit.
Not much clearance between tyre wall and swingarm, but enough I think
I had to steal the rear brake support arm from my 90SE as I fitted a near new brake disc on her and they are a bigger diameter than the 88, I also stole the complete rear rim as it is more rigid and has bigger buffer rubbers to cope with the extra shocks of sidecar riding.
Attachments
Car tyre next to the std. 101_0515.JPG (260.27 KiB) Viewed 174 times
Fits nice. 101_0516.JPG (324.04 KiB) Viewed 174 times
just a smell of clearance. 101_0519.JPG (169.11 KiB) Viewed 174 times
The stolen brake arm in place. 101_0518.JPG (283.37 KiB) Viewed 174 times
88 brake disc atop of the newer 90. 101_0520.JPG (233.92 KiB) Viewed 174 times
Pedrotq ~ (Pedro The Questionable)
Perth, Western Australia.
1988 GL-1500 ~ HRD sidecar outfit.
1990 GL-1500SE ~ (project) ~ Stripped down to be a "Naked 90".
Pedrotq
Gold Member
Posts: 1072 Joined: Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:04 am
Location: Perth, Western Australia
#1488
Post
by Pedrotq » Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:25 pm
bought a small brake calliper for the sidecar so now I have to make the hardware to fit it.
Attachments
Find a suitable piece of 6mm plate and bore the correct size hole in it to fit over the stub axle. 101_0505.JPG (292.16 KiB) Viewed 173 times
Machine up an arbour to hold it central whilst machining. 101_0506.JPG (225.7 KiB) Viewed 173 times
On goes the plate. 101_0510.JPG (242.51 KiB) Viewed 173 times
find centre. 101_0511.JPG (260.9 KiB) Viewed 173 times
scribe an arc for the mounting holes. 101_0512.JPG (264.96 KiB) Viewed 173 times
Pedrotq ~ (Pedro The Questionable)
Perth, Western Australia.
1988 GL-1500 ~ HRD sidecar outfit.
1990 GL-1500SE ~ (project) ~ Stripped down to be a "Naked 90".
Pedrotq
Gold Member
Posts: 1072 Joined: Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:04 am
Location: Perth, Western Australia
#1489
Post
by Pedrotq » Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:28 pm
Continued;
Attachments
mark the holes 63mm apart. 101_0513.JPG (267.12 KiB) Viewed 173 times
Drill them out. 101_0514.JPG (271.22 KiB) Viewed 173 times
using an end mill cut out the calliper space. 101_0523.JPG (207.38 KiB) Viewed 173 times
Machine out the bottom radius. 101_0524.JPG (201.87 KiB) Viewed 173 times
Machine out one side. 101_0525.JPG (223.07 KiB) Viewed 173 times
Pedrotq ~ (Pedro The Questionable)
Perth, Western Australia.
1988 GL-1500 ~ HRD sidecar outfit.
1990 GL-1500SE ~ (project) ~ Stripped down to be a "Naked 90".
Pedrotq
Gold Member
Posts: 1072 Joined: Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:04 am
Location: Perth, Western Australia
#1490
Post
by Pedrotq » Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:32 pm
just have to weld in place now, sandblast it all and apply several coats of paint.
Happy and Safe Riding to Everyone, Peter.
Attachments
Machine out the other side. 101_0526.JPG (241.84 KiB) Viewed 172 times
A million needles to clean up without getting splinters. 101_0527.JPG (267.15 KiB) Viewed 172 times
Round the bolt holes off. 101_0529.JPG (265.73 KiB) Viewed 172 times
Ready to weld into place. 101_0530.JPG (274.88 KiB) Viewed 172 times
Pedrotq ~ (Pedro The Questionable)
Perth, Western Australia.
1988 GL-1500 ~ HRD sidecar outfit.
1990 GL-1500SE ~ (project) ~ Stripped down to be a "Naked 90".
Liam
True Blue Steel Biker
Posts: 2066 Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2013 11:23 am
Location: Ireland
#1491
Post
by Liam » Tue Feb 20, 2018 5:45 am
Bracket porn.
Easter
True Blue Steel Biker
Posts: 2999 Joined: Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:33 am
Location: South of Houston 100 miles
#1492
Post
by Easter » Tue Feb 20, 2018 6:21 am
Interesting, thanks for sharing. (note: page 100 of the thread!, good for you.)
Bikes at present:
83 XL 600r with a 2004 XR650L engine
And a slightly worse for the wear BMW GS adventure bike awaiting repair
83 GL in process
DocRoot
Gold Member
Posts: 1467 Joined: Sat Aug 03, 2013 2:09 pm
Location: Vermont
#1493
Post
by DocRoot » Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:13 am
Bracket porn.
When you've got it, flaunt it!
Appreciate good people: they are hard to come by.
5speed
Honored Life Member
Posts: 5312 Joined: Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:37 pm
Location: Nova Scotia Canada
#1494
Post
by 5speed » Tue Feb 20, 2018 9:30 am
love your pics of building parts.
1982 1100 standard. (sold)
1986 Yamaha FJ1200
2000 Yamaha Roadstar
1976 GoldWing. running but not on the road
1978 Goldwing. future cafe project.
2019 Can-Am ryker (boss's new ride)
2002 Shadow American Classic(sold)
1983 Shadow 500. (sold)
BikeMaine
Gold Member
Posts: 1105 Joined: Sun Feb 07, 2016 7:57 pm
Location: Maine, U.S.A.
#1495
Post
by BikeMaine » Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:11 pm
Speaking of porn...... Don't stop now! Keep the photos coming please!!
Hahaha!
Kevin
1982 GL1100A
Pedrotq
Gold Member
Posts: 1072 Joined: Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:04 am
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Pedrotq
Gold Member
Posts: 1072 Joined: Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:04 am
Location: Perth, Western Australia
#1497
Post
by Pedrotq » Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:19 pm
Attachments
Brak arms too far away from rim and disc. (both sides) 101_0542.JPG (185.66 KiB) Viewed 115 times
The naughty component. 101_0543.JPG (148.38 KiB) Viewed 115 times
Pedrotq ~ (Pedro The Questionable)
Perth, Western Australia.
1988 GL-1500 ~ HRD sidecar outfit.
1990 GL-1500SE ~ (project) ~ Stripped down to be a "Naked 90".
Pedrotq
Gold Member
Posts: 1072 Joined: Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:04 am
Location: Perth, Western Australia
#1498
Post
by Pedrotq » Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:23 pm
Machining.
Attachments
Pop the bushings out of the bearing. 101_0544.JPG (210.4 KiB) Viewed 115 times
Skim off 7mm. 101_0545.JPG (272.96 KiB) Viewed 115 times
Add a couple of washers to make up what I took off (will machine up some correct sized ones later). 101_0546.JPG (191.22 KiB) Viewed 115 times
That's better. 101_0547.JPG (188.82 KiB) Viewed 115 times
Callipers on. 101_0548.JPG (244.48 KiB) Viewed 115 times
Pedrotq ~ (Pedro The Questionable)
Perth, Western Australia.
1988 GL-1500 ~ HRD sidecar outfit.
1990 GL-1500SE ~ (project) ~ Stripped down to be a "Naked 90".
Pedrotq
Gold Member
Posts: 1072 Joined: Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:04 am
Location: Perth, Western Australia
#1499
Post
by Pedrotq » Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:30 pm
Hoist her up on the workbench, tie her to the other bench and set the lean out ready for sidecar chassis fitting.
Attachments
up she goes ready for the next stage. 101_0549.JPG (304.44 KiB) Viewed 113 times
Pedrotq ~ (Pedro The Questionable)
Perth, Western Australia.
1988 GL-1500 ~ HRD sidecar outfit.
1990 GL-1500SE ~ (project) ~ Stripped down to be a "Naked 90".
Pedrotq
Gold Member
Posts: 1072 Joined: Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:04 am
Location: Perth, Western Australia
#1500
Post
by Pedrotq » Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:35 pm
The cover for the front wheel do not fit any longer and I think the front wheel looks crap naked.
I saw somewhere someone who fitted mesh to fill in the ugly spot, so here is my effort with some stainless mesh.
Attachments
Cut out the centre hub hole. 101_0550.JPG (299.07 KiB) Viewed 111 times
Set the DRO for hole drilling in circles and set the coordinates. this is the first hole. 101_0551.JPG (292.91 KiB) Viewed 111 times
Second hole. 101_0552.JPG (293.72 KiB) Viewed 111 times
continued around to the sixth hole. 101_0553.JPG (308.01 KiB) Viewed 111 times
All lines up, now to trim all the fat off. 101_0557.JPG (436.44 KiB) Viewed 111 times
Pedrotq ~ (Pedro The Questionable)
Perth, Western Australia.
1988 GL-1500 ~ HRD sidecar outfit.
1990 GL-1500SE ~ (project) ~ Stripped down to be a "Naked 90".
31 Replies
1874 Views
Last post by gltriker
Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:55 pm
11 Replies
1379 Views
Last post by heraldhamster
Thu May 18, 2017 7:59 pm
10 Replies
402 Views
Last post by cfairweather
Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:48 pm