Saxon Turbo nears completion with new pics

RALPHARAMA · #16 PostAuthor: **RALPHARAMA** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:19 pm

Oooh err. Me like! :viking

#17 PostAuthor: **paul doran** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:42 am

Big Fluff are those Mick Grant adjustible bars you have fitted

Jumbo · #18 PostAuthor: **Jumbo** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:56 pm

The bike looks excellent I will miss Donnington as I will still be working in the Caribbean. But have tasked someone to take some pictures of the Z1OC Stand and the show.

Rich · #19 PostAuthor: **Rich** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:34 pm

paul doran wrote:Big Fluff are those Mick Grant adjustible bars you have fitted

Jota bars

Big Fluff · #20 PostAuthor: **Big Fluff** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 2:22 pm

Rich wrote:
paul doran wrote:Big Fluff are those Mick Grant adjustible bars you have fitted

Jota bars

Correct Rich... Steve Cundalls kindly donated them

Anyway, just got back from France so will now get 'stuck in' and finish it off.

VDUK - The pipe has no baffles and is staying like that, just putting a small heatshield on it tomorrow or me leg'll look like a stick of salami :??

Big Fluff · #21 PostAuthor: **Big Fluff** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:02 pm

It's been a ballache but i've managed to come up with a way of mounting up to date Koito flat glass headlamps into the original bowls that sit in the fairing cutouts.... all the small jobs take bloody ages don't they ?

Also, the side stand is a modified Rickman job which has had the spring point removed and a curly foot grabber welded on, all very nice job by S+S Performance but useless for my new 'growler' exhaust. Besides, I hate the way you have to dismount the bike before you can put the side stand down.! :??

So i've modified a standard zed item and added an extra pivot point on the chassis stand bracket so it now works like a standard zed stand, much better me thinks.

Tomorrow I will be finishing off the headlamps & wiring. I will also be mounting the steel tank with the new larger bore taps (that include a reserve) and looking at why the rear wheel goes tight when the axle nut is nipped up.

Till then......

Rich · #22 PostAuthor: **Rich** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:01 pm

Good old Rickman side stands, never dug in but putting it down whilst leaning the bike over was a knack :roll:

Look for a sidestand spring with a long straight on it as it will clear your old lug and the bolt head. Std Kawa will do I think.

You'll be having the usual "one black boot"

Big Fluff · #23 PostAuthor: **Big Fluff** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:59 pm

Rich, would you happen to know the free length of the std Z spring please.?

Rich · #24 PostAuthor: **Rich** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:12 pm

I'll measure it over the weekend but I expect it'll fit no problem, looks like the top of a kwaka sidestand.

Rich · #25 PostAuthor: **Rich** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:13 pm

free langth = 115mm internally
distance from longest loop to start of spring = 42mm

As this one

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KAWASAKI ... dZViewItem

Big Fluff · #26 PostAuthor: **Big Fluff** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:57 pm

Thanks Rich :up

Padders · #27 PostAuthor: **Padders** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:01 pm

I have a spare one in VGC if you want it send me your address and I will pop it in the post.

padders

Big Fluff · #28 PostAuthor: **Big Fluff** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:29 pm

PADDERS wrote:I have a spare one in VGC if you want it send me your address and I will pop it in the post.

padders

PM'd ya.

Big Fluff · #29 PostAuthor: **Big Fluff** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:02 pm

Cheers Padders, much better... Nice one.
Buy you a beer at Donnington mate

Padders · #30 PostAuthor: **Padders** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:45 pm

No problem better on your bike that sat gathering dust in my garage.

See you at Donnington be nice to get a close look at the bike.

padders

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