Re: my spondon blade

by fastbikefinder Sun 19 Jul 2009, 15:22

Second thoughts though RB, I think the oil being cooed in there might actually get hotter as it's so close to the headers.....can you not get it slightly further out at the bottom or is it the angle of the shot?

by radiobloke Sun 19 Jul 2009, 22:00

it'll be fine once its done properly.

most rads run close to pipes...oil rad is no different

and airflow helps heat direction.

like the bike griz posted

my spondon blade - Page 8 Boosa5

by Deathace Fri 24 Jul 2009, 11:15

Cant you use a set of vmax intakes they always looked mental. Like the stumpy look RB I would go even closer to the seat and have that swingarm out there on its own, keep up the good work.

Russ

by radiobloke Sun 02 Aug 2009, 23:02

this weekends progress...

well...the few hours I had on it

bled the front brakes

bled the bastard rear...fecking thing took ages...ended up bleeding the cable without the caliper on the end...that got the bugger!

made the oil cooler mount...then made it again....still shite. will have to make V3 next week.

need to make a little chain guard thing...cos the rearsets are damn close to the chain.

tried designing something...but it looked naff...work in progress!
took the seat to peices and cut it up...getting there...will need to trim the seat foam down cos at the moment it drops away in the wrong place. should work out ok.

wanted to get more done this weekend...but got obliterated on Saturday night...head still mings!

by Deathace Mon 03 Aug 2009, 10:09

Is the dip at the front of the seat to give ya bollocks some room cos thats some angle there Smile

looking good RB gissa go meesta when its done.

Russ

by radiobloke Mon 03 Aug 2009, 11:45

it'll be fine....once the seat is trimmed it'll work ok

by Ernie Cooley Wed 05 Aug 2009, 16:14

RB

Have a butchers at this one.

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by radiobloke Wed 05 Aug 2009, 21:56

yeah...was in 100%biker this month

its abag o shite of you look closely!

by Fringe Thu 06 Aug 2009, 11:15

Let me know if I can be of any help with the seat cover. I got some lurvy leather here. eyebrow

Electric carving knife cut the foam the neatest. Smile

by radiobloke Thu 06 Aug 2009, 14:18

cheers mate...will see what happens...ta

by fastbikefinder Mon 10 Aug 2009, 12:16

radiobloke wrote:

fcuk that looks sexy!

Ernie Cooley wrote:RB

Have a butchers at this one.

Bit of a rat but still nice

Fringe wrote:Let me know if I can be of any help with the seat cover. I got some lurvy leather here.

Electric carving knife cut the foam the neatest.

Ooer Fringe! lol

I found long bread knives really effective

by radiobloke Mon 10 Aug 2009, 13:26

Had a play on saturday...

I was half cut as I'd finished off 2 LTR bottles of Pear Cider at this point...hence the 'just do it' attitude...

front needs building and profiling...got a new sheet of seat material coming.

getting there...

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by fastbikefinder Mon 10 Aug 2009, 13:39

Just noticed the blade front end.

What happened to the usd f/end?

by radiobloke Mon 10 Aug 2009, 13:45

it never had one!...

the ZX10 front end is in the Spondon...and the other I had has been fitted to Yantosh's latest Turbo GSXR.

I've got lots of USD/radial front ends in my ebay 'watched' list tho...

always looking...

by griz Wed 12 Aug 2009, 10:13

Thats lookin sweet mate! I like it!

Won't be to much longer & she'll be on the road woot

by radiobloke Wed 12 Aug 2009, 13:19

hope so mate...hope so

by radiobloke Sun 23 Aug 2009, 09:33

Went to see Ed today ( the guy playing with my Spondon)...up at 6...was in McDonalds in Ipswich by 8.30...
decent chat and saw the sponny....and back home for 3.

so I had an hour & half in the garage....so I made some mounts for the electrics

angle grinder and sheet steel....went for it.

one plate for the Reg/Rec heat sink.....and one for the CDi unit and Alarm ( cos I can't work out how to rip the alarm out!!)

I haven't fixed the alarm and CDi yet...or the wiring...but at least I have somewhere to mount them now!:rolleyes:

I know its not straight...but it can all be hidden behind the seat later...but thats one more job of the list !

by griz Sun 23 Aug 2009, 23:02

A nice bit of progress mate! how bad is the alarm?

I've managed to remove a few on previous bikes & didn't find them to problematic. Just trace all the wires off the alarm & put some masking tape on them & number them as you go & then either clip them off & tape up the loom or do it properly with a soldering iron! No real biggy though thumbup

by cabbie Sun 23 Aug 2009, 23:08

Coming along nicely.

by radiobloke Mon 24 Aug 2009, 09:32

griz wrote:A nice bit of progress mate! how bad is the alarm?

I've managed to remove a few on previous bikes & didn't find them to problematic. Just trace all the wires off the alarm & put some masking tape on them & number them as you go & then either clip them off & tape up the loom or do it properly with a soldering iron! No real biggy though

ahh...but you forget the "can't be arsed" factor...I figure If I can hide it...it'll be ok..and the chances of me frying everything if I rip wires out is very high...remember my blade rectiier fire?? tongue

I've just insured it...swapped the cover from the blade I sold,...and have said its got an alarm on it.

didn't tell em much else...cc increase, tuned cylinder head, front and back end change, filter & carbs.....etc....but I did say it had an alarm and aftermarket downpipes! rofl

by griz Mon 24 Aug 2009, 10:56

radiobloke wrote:
griz wrote:A nice bit of progress mate! how bad is the alarm?

I've managed to remove a few on previous bikes & didn't find them to problematic. Just trace all the wires off the alarm & put some masking tape on them & number them as you go & then either clip them off & tape up the loom or do it properly with a soldering iron! No real biggy though

ahh...but you forget the "can't be arsed" factor...I figure If I can hide it...it'll be ok..and the chances of me frying everything if I rip wires out is very high...remember my blade rectiier fire??

I've just insured it...swapped the cover from the blade I sold,...and have said its got an alarm on it.

didn't tell em much else...cc increase, tuned cylinder head, front and back end change, filter & carbs.....etc....but I did say it had an alarm and aftermarket downpipes!

Oh yeah the rectifier fire!!! rofl

Best leave it alone then mate! rofl

OMG that's bad on the insurance front! the only thing that off a blade is the frontend! rofl

& I thought I was bad not telling the insurance company of my mods whistle

by fastbikefinder Mon 24 Aug 2009, 12:00

griz wrote:

OMG that's bad on the insurance front! the only thing that off a blade is the frontend! & I thought I was bad not telling the insurance company of my mods

If your bike got stolen , then found it, they wouldn't believe it was the same bike.

by radiobloke Mon 24 Aug 2009, 13:56

no no no....sold the blade....transfered the insurance to the bird and declared it as a lovely CBR1100xx..with a nonstandard exhaust cos " you know how they rot!"

so its a bird....but the only parts are frame loom carbs and 70% of the engine yay

by griz Mon 24 Aug 2009, 18:31

radiobloke wrote:no no no....sold the blade....transfered the insurance to the bird and declared it as a lovely CBR1100xx..with a nonstandard exhaust cos " you know how they rot!"

so its a bird....but the only parts are frame loom carbs and 70% of the engine

Oh I see! not so bad then Laughing

by radiobloke Fri 11 Sep 2009, 23:29

friday night...bored...thought I'd post up some pics

not much progress as I've only had bout 3 hours on it in about 2 or 3 weeks

just been sorting out 'behind the scenes' stuff...mounting CDi and alarm box

and the rest of the electricity tubes..

also dummied up the undertray...need to find some steel or ally for the real thing...but just used the old undertray of the old blade to see how it would look.

by fastbikefinder Sat 12 Sep 2009, 02:54

Looks great from here

by cabbie Sat 12 Sep 2009, 22:01

Whats happening with the Spondon blade mate? can I have it please?

by griz Sat 12 Sep 2009, 22:20

Lookin good mate!

You need to take a couple of weeks off like cabbie & get it finished! rofl

by radiobloke Sun 13 Sep 2009, 18:08

yeah..I need a month off to finish both bikes!

the Sponny...I went to visit a few weeks ago.

its going slowly, but should pick up steam soon.

my mate Ed is just finishing his GSXR1100 turbo ( will be at the NEC!) then he'll do some bits on it ( wiring loom, seat unit support, turbo headers and a few fidly bits) Then Yantosh ( whos Turbo GSXR1100 will also be at the NEC) will be working on it after that. He'll be making some trick bits out of billet ally ( rear caliper mount, instrument pod, and other bits for the turbo)

deadline is still the same...TT next year

scary!

by griz Sun 13 Sep 2009, 18:15

radiobloke wrote:yeah..I need a month off to finish both bikes!

the Sponny...I went to visit a few weeks ago.

its going slowly, but should pick up steam soon.

my mate Ed is just finishing his GSXR1100 turbo ( will be at the NEC!) then he'll do some bits on it ( wiring loom, seat unit support, turbo headers and a few fidly bits) Then Yantosh ( whos Turbo GSXR1100 will also be at the NEC) will be working on it after that. He'll be making some trick bits out of billet ally ( rear caliper mount, instrument pod, and other bits for the turbo)

deadline is still the same...TT next year

scary!

Lots going on then mate!

Sure sounds like your gonna have some lovely trick bits on it!

I look forward to seeing your mates turbo bikes at the NEC & I expect to see your spondon on show at the NEC next year! hyper

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