My old TL1000s

hotcam · Post by **hotcam** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:50 am

I will be interested to see the colours in real though because
you know how monitors and cameras mess up the way colours look.
I keep looking for rearsets in gold for my FZR but everyone is fighting
over the gold ones and pushing up the price. Maybe I'll get black or silver
or something wierd and paint it. Can't wait to see how yours turns out!

Post by **FZRDude** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 1:16 am

spook wrote:Purple... Not sure how well the color will show. My paint guy went nuts mixing it for me. It's kind of a candy purple if that makes any sense?

If it is the purple I'm seeing...... Nice choice!!!!!!

spook · Post by **spook** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 1:52 am

It's surprisingly close actually. It will be different that's for sure. Right now, I'm in the process of cutting the ignition barrel off the Aprilia triple tree, in keeping with the racer look I want to achieve. I'll conceal one somewhere!

sickle44 · Post by **sickle44** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 4:57 am

Looks pretty close to the Yamaha blue/purple

spook · Post by **spook** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:03 pm

Here's a bit of a progress pictorial. Wheels have been powdered in gloss black, discs, brackets etc, in saturn black. Triples pretty much went straight in with new bearings. TL and RSV run the same size front axle so nothing other than a new spacer there. Brembo's need a skim... it's falling together! Here's a pic of it on its wheels, of the moulds (very f**king happy) and a bit of scruffy Yoshi porn.

kiwi60 · Post by **kiwi60** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:15 am

hotcam · Post by **hotcam** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:27 am

mmmm *drool* looking fanTASTIC there, can't wait to see and hear
it flying around corners very fast...

spook · Post by **spook** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 2:06 am

hotcam wrote:mmmm *drool* looking fanTASTIC there, can't wait to see and hear it flying around corners very fast...

hmmm, a few weeks and we can meet up at broadford Cam! Stan said to me... What? your taking it to the track? Why wouldn't you? It's the best appointed bike that I've owned to date, so bring it on

The photo's do it no justice btw.

Kiwi, check out these levers. I've bought a set and can tell you they are every bit as good as the $400 dollar numbers.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Race-Adj ... ccessories

kiwi60 · Post by **kiwi60** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 3:59 am

Man - that's awesome value for money!!!!

I feel a shopping spree about to come on...

spook · Post by **spook** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:55 am

they are billet BTW. exceptional value. On one of the TL sites there is a huge resistance to all that is made outside of the US. They slander while wearing Nike trainers made in Taiwan... lol. No diss-respect intended... Maybe a little bit

rush1 · Post by **rush1** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:59 am

I wish the hell I had the time, let alone the money to do what you have so far. I need 6 lucky numbers--anyone want to help me out. The bike looks stunning. Black & gold look awesome IMO.

Yoniboi · Post by **Yoniboi** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:38 am

Absolutely,

The bike looks awesome, magic, fantastic and I'm not jealous (well go on then, just a little bit).

Good work, and good taste = Result!

spook · Post by **spook** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:36 am

Thanks for the encouragement Guys

You know i haven't spent that much on the bike since new. I purchased it in 1999... Last century! Cheap as well! Wrote it and me off... I'm searching for some photos of it after the prang... man it was bent!

Bought all the R gear back then, and now all the new nice bits, (all good deals too) I did a calculation of total $$ and all up it owes me since purchase $14K So $1400 a year...lol. And still only has 13000K on the clock, so plenty of enjoyment left in it. I've been squirming a little at the recent spending, but I reckon a few sets of race glass out of those moulds and it will be covered

spook · Post by **spook** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:40 am

I had to machine the brembo's down a little to suit the TL front wheel disc spacing, so I arched up the 70 year old mill that a mate left with me after he moved into a smaller house. Stoked the boiler, blew the whistle, and away we went.

What a good old machine! Made in the USofA back in the industrial revolution. Does the job today

The last box of parts is now at the powder coaters, so closer, closer:?

hotcam · Post by **hotcam** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:11 pm

I love big old machines like that. They're so solid.

kiwi60 · Post by **kiwi60** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:33 am

I love big old machines like that. They're so solid.

A bit like FZR's

spook · Post by **spook** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 6:40 am

Getting closer to finished. Front 'race' sub frame has to be fabricated, race glass will have a start tomorrow, need to order a few bits but are getting to the end of it thankfully! This is an artists (photo shop) impression of the direction we are heading in. Every nut bolt and piece has been either powder coated replaced or put back in...lol (the big ones) Cheers,

Mike_SS · Post by **Mike_SS** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 4:40 pm

Geez you turn 'em out quick spook! Makes me feel slack

I liked the idea of the tiller when it first came out but was dissappointed with the execution. Mods look good..if you could just make it skinnier

spook · Post by **spook** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 7:18 pm

The frame is actually only 350mm at the widest point, It's that fat old tank that porks it out. To sit on they are narrow, unlike inlines

haunter · Post by **haunter** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:56 pm

holy F*& thats bright purple