For what its worth this was my last mix & match,never quite completed and desperate for a paint job 
Project Growler (many pics)
Re: Project BAS***D (many pics)
Enjoy the fighter scene meself but the storm is staying true to its roots For what its worth this was my last mix & match,never quite completed and desperate for a paint job
For what its worth this was my last mix & match,never quite completed and desperate for a paint job It'll all be OK in the end and if its not OK then its not the end
Re: Project BAS***D (many pics)
Hey,
Like the fighters! Nice work! Yeah, I always planned my firestorm to be a fighter, just because of the style of engine, big bore V-twin, loadsa torque, big muscle bike. Which I think is awesome, and yes I know it’s going to piss off all the elitists who think the bikes should stay true to the original design. But where is the fun in that!
I’m still working through the electronics which is why I haven’t posted in a while, I’ve had to call in a friend who is a motorcycle engineer and he’s been awesome with the electronics and almost got me to finished, about 12 times faster than I would have ever gotten there.
So, where am I now. I’ve got a new bracket welded up to hold instruments, the last bits of the speedo need to be wired in but that’s no hurry as it’s going to be out of action for a little bit whilst I do some heavy work on it.
I’ve just not new carbon fiber look leavers which I’ve installed and replaced the old scratched one with.
New foot pegs installed yesterday too, as it became apparent the left one was also crash damaged which made changing gear…. Difficult….
I’ve just got new handlebars and handlebar Risers, I’ve now got to move everything from the old ones to the new ones and I have a friend who will mill the new holes in the steering yolk, which I have a few reservations about doing but it’s free as opposed to a new steering yolk designed for handlebar risers which will cost me £150 at least.
I’ve just received the new Manual cam chain tensioners which is a job I’m going to start on asap, possibly tomorrow, whilst I’m waiting for the yolk to be done. I’m also going to try and give it a service. However I’m not going to replace the Air filter just yet as will be stated below.
Next will be the braided steel break and clutch lines once this is all done.
After this, the next objective is new exhaust, a friend of a friend has promised to do some custom exhausts for me if I get him a laptop.
So whilst I’m getting the new exhausts done, I will also fit K&N air filters, then re-jet it.
Once all this is done, I think the bike will be damn close to finished. The rest is all speculation at this point.
Just thought I would post a catch up.
Thanks for the support guys!
Like the fighters! Nice work! Yeah, I always planned my firestorm to be a fighter, just because of the style of engine, big bore V-twin, loadsa torque, big muscle bike. Which I think is awesome, and yes I know it’s going to piss off all the elitists who think the bikes should stay true to the original design. But where is the fun in that!
I’m still working through the electronics which is why I haven’t posted in a while, I’ve had to call in a friend who is a motorcycle engineer and he’s been awesome with the electronics and almost got me to finished, about 12 times faster than I would have ever gotten there.
So, where am I now. I’ve got a new bracket welded up to hold instruments, the last bits of the speedo need to be wired in but that’s no hurry as it’s going to be out of action for a little bit whilst I do some heavy work on it.
I’ve just not new carbon fiber look leavers which I’ve installed and replaced the old scratched one with.
New foot pegs installed yesterday too, as it became apparent the left one was also crash damaged which made changing gear…. Difficult….
I’ve just got new handlebars and handlebar Risers, I’ve now got to move everything from the old ones to the new ones and I have a friend who will mill the new holes in the steering yolk, which I have a few reservations about doing but it’s free as opposed to a new steering yolk designed for handlebar risers which will cost me £150 at least.
I’ve just received the new Manual cam chain tensioners which is a job I’m going to start on asap, possibly tomorrow, whilst I’m waiting for the yolk to be done. I’m also going to try and give it a service. However I’m not going to replace the Air filter just yet as will be stated below.
Next will be the braided steel break and clutch lines once this is all done.
After this, the next objective is new exhaust, a friend of a friend has promised to do some custom exhausts for me if I get him a laptop.
So whilst I’m getting the new exhausts done, I will also fit K&N air filters, then re-jet it.
Once all this is done, I think the bike will be damn close to finished. The rest is all speculation at this point.
Just thought I would post a catch up.
Thanks for the support guys!
So glad for the madness.
Re: Project BAS***D (many pics)
Sounds interesting. Who is your mysterious exhaust manufacturer who can be bribed with a looted laptop!! Have you any piccies for us poor souls with no imagination? Best of luck with the rest of the build.
Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Ohlins shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, Mori pipe's [colour]
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Ohlins shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, Mori pipe's [colour]
Re: Project Growler (many pics)
Reserved post for updates, changed project name from Bast**D to Growler due to reasons explained later.
Update: Right, indeed the bike was named Growler by a girl I know, she wanted to dry hump it. I know some odd girls
I managed to change the CCT’s, for a while the bike was in various states of repair:
Looks like someone has replaced the front CCT before, there are scratches on the engine from where they dropped it out of the frame to be able to work on it, such foolish people. Anyhow, I’ve replaced the CCT’s and now found one has a leaky O-Ring, I haven’t been using it much because of this and other things that have happened since my last post. Once I had done the CCT’s and cleaned up a lot of the wiring I started riding it a bit to see what state the bike was in, get a feel for anything that needs doing.
Now for a little story: Once I was happy and got the speedo working (or so I thought) I was looking for the first opportunity to take it for a spin to check the speedo worked right and see how it performed. So I had need to take a girl home one night, 2am (yeah I know, stupid already ringing true) I forgot I hadn’t fitted my wing mirrors yet. I was heading down a road, quite long and straight, it would be a 40 zone if only the council weren’t such gits keeping it at 30 for no apparent reason (no, there are no houses along it, fields on either side). I was stuck behind a slow moving taxi and getting annoyed as there were no other cars around (no wing mirrors). Noticed the road ahead was clear, and I thought, screw it. Accelerated around, then slowed down after to a more reasonable speed. Good point to tell you that after I left the house I realised the speedo was buggered. So, as I slowed down, a car pulled alongside with a blue light in the front of the windscreen. sh1t.
Long story short, Pulled over, cop tells me “I clocked you at 70†exact words. Gives a verbal NIP, That was the beginning of September, I fell out with my bike a bit after that because I was crapping myself over the idea of losing my licence. They still have 2 weeks to send the letter(I think) but.. I’m hoping he just wanted to scare the crap outa me, if so, job well done. If not… well, we will see.
Back to the bike, this was it when I got caught:
I have since put on some Danmoto Jitsu Exhausts:
I need to get the Carbs balanced and the engine Dyno’d and after that I’m going to see how well the exhausts balance. If I’m not happy then my friend says he will chop out the 2-1-2 exhausts stupidity going on under the bike. I mean, REALLY?! Why have two down pipes into 1 pipe, then back into two for the exhausts?! Seems like pointless effort to me.
Now, The whole point about this bike for me, was a bit of fun, I didn’t want a bike that was for anything else, so yes, to be honest, the front end is ugly, the bike is loud and obnoxious, but it has character and I love it.
Things I currently have to work on:
Pretty up the wiring, as it’s all on the left of the handlebars there is still quite a lot visible and actually gets in the way a bit, but that’s just a job for a rainy day.
I have a CAT 1 alarm to fit: usually they have to be pro fit, but in this case, the company I ordered a alarm from gave me a free upgrade because they didn’t have what I wanted in stock.
Front fairing/plastic: I need something to pretty up the front a bit to go above and below the headlights.
Questions I need answers to:
Does anyone know where to get a good rev counter for a V-twin with wasted spark?
Does anyone know how to make a reserve light, I’ve tried just connecting a 12v LED to the wire but I think it was permanently on, so I’m no electronics expert, I could do with a hand here.
Update: Right, indeed the bike was named Growler by a girl I know, she wanted to dry hump it. I know some odd girls
I managed to change the CCT’s, for a while the bike was in various states of repair:
Looks like someone has replaced the front CCT before, there are scratches on the engine from where they dropped it out of the frame to be able to work on it, such foolish people. Anyhow, I’ve replaced the CCT’s and now found one has a leaky O-Ring, I haven’t been using it much because of this and other things that have happened since my last post. Once I had done the CCT’s and cleaned up a lot of the wiring I started riding it a bit to see what state the bike was in, get a feel for anything that needs doing.
Now for a little story: Once I was happy and got the speedo working (or so I thought) I was looking for the first opportunity to take it for a spin to check the speedo worked right and see how it performed. So I had need to take a girl home one night, 2am (yeah I know, stupid already ringing true) I forgot I hadn’t fitted my wing mirrors yet. I was heading down a road, quite long and straight, it would be a 40 zone if only the council weren’t such gits keeping it at 30 for no apparent reason (no, there are no houses along it, fields on either side). I was stuck behind a slow moving taxi and getting annoyed as there were no other cars around (no wing mirrors). Noticed the road ahead was clear, and I thought, screw it. Accelerated around, then slowed down after to a more reasonable speed. Good point to tell you that after I left the house I realised the speedo was buggered. So, as I slowed down, a car pulled alongside with a blue light in the front of the windscreen. sh1t.
Long story short, Pulled over, cop tells me “I clocked you at 70†exact words. Gives a verbal NIP, That was the beginning of September, I fell out with my bike a bit after that because I was crapping myself over the idea of losing my licence. They still have 2 weeks to send the letter(I think) but.. I’m hoping he just wanted to scare the crap outa me, if so, job well done. If not… well, we will see.
Back to the bike, this was it when I got caught:
I have since put on some Danmoto Jitsu Exhausts:
I need to get the Carbs balanced and the engine Dyno’d and after that I’m going to see how well the exhausts balance. If I’m not happy then my friend says he will chop out the 2-1-2 exhausts stupidity going on under the bike. I mean, REALLY?! Why have two down pipes into 1 pipe, then back into two for the exhausts?! Seems like pointless effort to me.
Now, The whole point about this bike for me, was a bit of fun, I didn’t want a bike that was for anything else, so yes, to be honest, the front end is ugly, the bike is loud and obnoxious, but it has character and I love it.
Things I currently have to work on:
Pretty up the wiring, as it’s all on the left of the handlebars there is still quite a lot visible and actually gets in the way a bit, but that’s just a job for a rainy day.
I have a CAT 1 alarm to fit: usually they have to be pro fit, but in this case, the company I ordered a alarm from gave me a free upgrade because they didn’t have what I wanted in stock.
Front fairing/plastic: I need something to pretty up the front a bit to go above and below the headlights.
Questions I need answers to:
Does anyone know where to get a good rev counter for a V-twin with wasted spark?
Does anyone know how to make a reserve light, I’ve tried just connecting a 12v LED to the wire but I think it was permanently on, so I’m no electronics expert, I could do with a hand here.
So glad for the madness.