Passionate Bike "build"

[He Man]

yea im not a big fan of the red. but other then that, hes got some good bling on that.

i didnt even notice the redbull on the headlights. 1 on each side is enough.

[teddy037.2]

was I the only one creeped out by all the suits on the wall, stored with gloves and boots on?

I am jealous of that dude's disposable income, but the bike... not so much.

[Rameses]

Did anyone else notice that he didn't rip off the emissions canister until page 59?!

[Rameses]

And did anyone notice that he did some of the anodizing himself?   

[He Man]

the whole bike is done by himself which is the cool part! apprently he has acceess to the anodizing mavchine at his work place. lucky sob!

[Speedbag]

And did anyone notice that he did some of the anodizing himself?   

It's actually pretty easy. We built a small-scale anodizing setup at my last employer for smaller parts using small coolers for the tanks. Before you knew it every little aluminum part laying around was purty.

http://www.diyanodizing.com/index.html

[Cider]

I can respect a guy who's willing to grind down his new magnesium swingarm to get an Ohlins shock to fit.

was I the only one creeped out by all the suits on the wall, stored with gloves and boots on?

I am jealous of that dude's disposable income, but the bike... not so much.

The way they look slumped over with the helmets is indeed a little creepy.

[junior varsity]

or like they are waiting for somebody to count them in for a dance routine.

[NorDog]

or like they are waiting for somebody to count them in for a dance routine.

Whenever I see those leathers and helmets I keep hearing in my head, "Open the pod bay doors HAL."

[He Man]

Whenever I see those leathers and helmets I keep hearing in my head, "Open the pod bay doors HAL."

all your leathers are belong to us!

[aaronb]

chains too tight

[Porsche Monkey]

Damn you He Man.  Just spent my weekend reading that whole thing.  Not cool.

[teddy037.2]

Damn you He Man.  Just spent my weekend reading that whole thing.  Not cool.

I gave up on like page 10...

[junior varsity]

i went back and looked through more of the thread. I'm unimpressed with some of the pictures and writeup, I just don't give a make the beast with two backs about your grips and and bar ends, that does not make the bike for me,ever. (But it sure can ruin a look, here's some evidence imo).

its just so damn busy that its hard to appreciate the fancy parts. all the make the beast with two backsing stickers and logos and shit, i can't stop using expletives.

[Monsterlover]

I looked through all 118 pages.

I have to give this guy the   He's gone to extraordinary efforts to reduce weight, and I dig that.

I can't wait to see the final weight of this thing, it's going to be really really light.

Seems like everywhere he works on it, he finds a way to shed pounds  Pretty much every bolt is now Ti.

He even swapped out the fan for a 1098 fan that saved weight and moved more air.

There's a ton of Corse race stuff on there that I've never even heard of (partially because I don't get into sbk's that much, and partially because the bike is old)  The aluminum Corse coolant tank is a work of art.  It's mounted in front of the steering stem (designed to be) to accommodate a larger air box made of carbon fiber.

The brakes are killer as are the wheels they're mounted to.

The rear rotor is titanium to save weight (pounds)

It could be painted like a ups truck and I'd still love it.