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Well I finally got round to the R1 tail project after the best part of two years!
Sorted out the bottom mount and think I almost have the desired angle, just got to fabricate a new top mount before I make a start on the electrics and then make a new set of exhaust pipes.....watch this space!

Daz

Yes, I think that angle works, looking forwards to the next update

thats rather nice.

not a streetfighter tho... but let's not go there, eh.

i like that rear end

that fits really well, some seat convertions looks akward but the way yours fits is spot on..........

rob... wrote:thats rather nice.

not a streetfighter tho... but let's not go there, eh.

What's the definition of a streetfighter? When they started out it was a crashed GSX-R/Exup that the owner couldn't afford to repair, so tore off the damaged fairings and put some dodgy lights on. Is there any specific description?
Anyway Rob stop writing on here and get back in the workshop making my Harris replicas (all for the cost of a box of shortbread if I remember the deal correctly!!)

looks good mate

Kev L wrote: What's the definition of a streetfighter? When they started out it was a crashed GSX-R/Exup that the owner couldn't afford to repair, so tore off the damaged fairings and put some dodgy lights on.

no! no! no!

a streetfighter is a short forked, RIGID, dragstyled bike. flat bars, rearsets, bellypan, maybe a little bikini fairing. usually black, tons of bad attitude, looks like it's doing 200mph standing still. motor tuned to the max. built for the traffic light grand prix, a streetlegal(-ish) dragbike.
i know, i was there, in the mid/late 80's building them.... we built them by putting the new generation of japanese hyper-sportsbike engines, wheels and forks into modified old chop frames... steven myatt, the then editor of BSH magazine first coined the phrase in print, tho it's origin is often attributed to 'crazy 'odgie' of 'Anthill Customs'.
the crashed gixxer with crosser bars and a bates headlight came much later, and wern't called streetfighters at the time. and IMHO shouldn't be now.
i get a bit ranty on this subject, it's one of my pet peeves, how the name has been hijacked and b8stard by everything from a std bandit with renthals to a £30k unridable tarts handbag.

Now, now old fella. Get yourself a nice glass of cool water and take the little pill. Or you could get BACK INTO THE WORKSHOP AND MAKE MY DAMN FOOTRESTS!!

lol, there'll hopefully be some progress pics by next w/end.

Daz, About time to

That is going to look really good The seat angle in the photo looks fine.

Chris.

Looks well man, look forward to seein her progress to the finished article

Well all the welding is done, just got to make some new pipes and sort the electrics out.

Daz

stormsmasher wrote:Well all the welding is done, just got to make some new pipes and sort the electrics out.

Daz

Good man Daz At least you're moving forward with this conversion, that's the main thing

Chris.

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I thought I better give you a bit of a nudge Daz, because summer is getting closer How's the R1 tail conversion going

Chris.