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Re: my spondon blade
Damn them yokes look kinda sexy dude!
1992fireblade- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
1992fireblade wrote:Damn them yokes look kinda sexy dude!
Don't they just
Will the bike be ready for the Mayday run?
cabbie- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
which year?
radiobloke- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
cheers blackblade
hoping not to need any mods....we'll see!
hoping not to need any mods....we'll see!
radiobloke- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
Jus shown ya work to my m8.
we droolin.
Looks Brill
we droolin.
Looks Brill
Fringe- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
picking the bird engine up 9am saturday morning
expect pics saturday night!
expect pics saturday night!
radiobloke- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
radiobloke wrote:picking the bird engine up 9am saturday morning
expect pics saturday night!
Are those pictures going to be fitted??? Blimey! You dont hang about mate. Lol
1992fireblade- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
1992fireblade wrote:
Are those pictures going to be fitted??? Blimey! You dont hang about mate. Lol
It's a fast engine......
fastbikefinder- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
gonna try n dry fit it for size
radiobloke- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
where ya up to Radiobloke
Fringe- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
like I said....picking up the engine on Saturday
done some research...some blades with bird engines have cut frames...some don't
Griz gave me a link to a wicked Swedish site...no, not one of THOSE sites...a fighter site with a blackblade fighter build...so thats bin a good read
but...roll on Saturday
done some research...some blades with bird engines have cut frames...some don't
Griz gave me a link to a wicked Swedish site...no, not one of THOSE sites...a fighter site with a blackblade fighter build...so thats bin a good read
but...roll on Saturday
radiobloke- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
Post the link. I wanna see
Fringe- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
Fringe wrote:Post the link. I wanna see
Here you fringe :-
http://www.sporthoj.com/forum/showthread.php?t=162141
I'm wanna do one of these next
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Re: my spondon blade
griz wrote:
Here you fringe :-
http://www.sporthoj.com/forum/showthread.php?t=162141
I'm wanna do one of these next
I can't read swede LOL, 25 page thread and he painted all those bits at home
Thought they'd have powder coaters in Sweden?
Swedish streetfighter of the year 2008
I don't like the frame being welded personally, I'd be inclined to manufacture a bracket or 2 to avoid that, He's done a good job allround and the machine is very impressive but half the MOT stations over here would be in a quandry wether to fail it or not due to the frame job as it would be officially classed as a frame repair.
fastbikefinder- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
plenty of bikes around with framework on them...
and there's plenty of MOT testers who
a, have no idea what the frame should look like
B, are bike freindly and will pass it
the brown bits look pants...but its an impressive build, with no major frame cuts, just the mounts
and there's plenty of MOT testers who
a, have no idea what the frame should look like
B, are bike freindly and will pass it
the brown bits look pants...but its an impressive build, with no major frame cuts, just the mounts
radiobloke- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
saying that...hopefully some nice billet brackets will do the job
its not too far out!!
its not too far out!!
radiobloke- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
radiobloke wrote:plenty of bikes around with framework on them...
and there's plenty of MOT testers who
a, have no idea what the frame should look like
B, are bike freindly and will pass it
I'd pass it but there are a lot that wouldn't.
It's just a shame that all that work and it's slightly let down but that frame job.
I wouldn't be happy with it, it sticks out like a sore thumb.
Just my opnion.
fastbikefinder- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
could be finished better..
radiobloke- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
That white Swedish streetfighter of the year for 2008 looks very nice!
1992fireblade- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
radiobloke wrote:the brown bits look pants...but its an impressive build, with no major frame cuts, just the mounts
I'm with you on that, should be RED.
Apart from that it 'ACE'.
Fringe- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
fell out with this f**king thing now
will post when my dummies are back in the pram
will post when my dummies are back in the pram
radiobloke- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
radiobloke wrote:fell out with this f**king thing now
????
fastbikefinder- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
????
Fringe- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
Oh no mate please tell me it fits ok, I'd be well upset if its not looking to good!
If it don't fit mate I'll have the engine off ya!
If it don't fit mate I'll have the engine off ya!
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Re: my spondon blade
trying to decide if I should pour petrol all over my garage and set fire to it....or not...right now!
normal service will be resumed at some point when thew smoke clears
normal service will be resumed at some point when thew smoke clears
radiobloke- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
radiobloke wrote:trying to decide if I should pour petrol all over my garage and set fire to it....or not...right now!
normal service will be resumed at some point when thew smoke clears
Oh my, that don't sound good mate!
Come on spill the beans......
Tell us all about it....
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Re: my spondon blade
We're all right behind ya.
Chin up
Chin up
Fringe- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
Come on dude....... Its good to talk!
1992fireblade- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
i'm sulking....
radiobloke- MotoGP Legend
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Re: my spondon blade
RIGHT....here goes....
picked up the engine...had a good natter to the guy selling it...ex racers can always talk bollocks for hours!
got the engine home...mate comes round to buy the GSXR1000 and gives me a lift out of the car with it.....and takes the gixxer home ( yey, more cash and space!)
so...dropped the blade engine out...lifted the frame over the bird engine..."sweet"...me thinks...top end slots between the rails..."brilliant!!!"
then I lower the back of the frame....and try to line up the engine mounts..."BOLLOCKS!!!!"
the rear mounts don't line up,...or rather I can't get them close as the engine mount by the head fouls the engine case.
tried all sorts of different ways...but the frame wont fit without some frame mods...removing the engine mounts and re positioning them.
for referance, and to make sure I wasnt missing anything...I think ...I'll drop the blade frame over it...
Griz...remember you wondered if the frame was twisted??
f**k me mate...its been squished to buggery!...but we knew that.
SO...I had a plan...blackbird spondon..and a blade turbo...but thats kinda shot to shit now.
the last 3 days have been spent pondering weither or not I should cut and weld the Spondon frame....basically I can't...I can't do it and risk the frame twisting or making a bodge of it...just can't bring myself to do it.
well,....all is not lost...I still have a Spondon blade to build...and on the shelf I have an awesome motor for my next build...a blackbird fighter!!
just got to work out which one gets the turbo!! lol!
picked up the engine...had a good natter to the guy selling it...ex racers can always talk bollocks for hours!
got the engine home...mate comes round to buy the GSXR1000 and gives me a lift out of the car with it.....and takes the gixxer home ( yey, more cash and space!)
so...dropped the blade engine out...lifted the frame over the bird engine..."sweet"...me thinks...top end slots between the rails..."brilliant!!!"
then I lower the back of the frame....and try to line up the engine mounts..."BOLLOCKS!!!!"
the rear mounts don't line up,...or rather I can't get them close as the engine mount by the head fouls the engine case.
tried all sorts of different ways...but the frame wont fit without some frame mods...removing the engine mounts and re positioning them.
for referance, and to make sure I wasnt missing anything...I think ...I'll drop the blade frame over it...
Griz...remember you wondered if the frame was twisted??
f**k me mate...its been squished to buggery!...but we knew that.
SO...I had a plan...blackbird spondon..and a blade turbo...but thats kinda shot to shit now.
the last 3 days have been spent pondering weither or not I should cut and weld the Spondon frame....basically I can't...I can't do it and risk the frame twisting or making a bodge of it...just can't bring myself to do it.
well,....all is not lost...I still have a Spondon blade to build...and on the shelf I have an awesome motor for my next build...a blackbird fighter!!
just got to work out which one gets the turbo!! lol!
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