Truckers Monster Rebuild

[truckinduc]

In this thread I will cover the modifications im currently preforming to my bike. Its a 1995 M900. I recently had a bad wreck where i hit a cat while in a corner. I broke my left femur and had to have re-constructive knee surgery. I thought what a better time to change my bike, i cant ride it anyway. keep in mind in 19 years old.

Things to do

-brace stock swingarm
-design and fabricate rear suspension
-fabricate aluminum subframe


Bike before the crash.

[truckinduc]

ok lets get started.

First thing is to get the bike where you can comfortably work on it.





Then take apart everything that needs to come off

[truckinduc]

ok, the fun part, mock up stage. Ill be using a Honda 954 shock. I personally think the swingarm on the DSS bikes is the most un pleasing part to the eye, so we address that first.

[truckinduc]

Since i dont have the shock yet, its in the mail, i had to make these templates.





what the brace will look like







next step, cutting up the stock swingarm, Bye Bye uglyness





I will have plenty of room to run my custom exhaust through here

[truckinduc]

OK NOW FOR THE FUN PART, the frame chop.

mark it



and cut it









good stuff.


Its already looking better







now a little pipe fitting






SO, what do you think? Am i crazy?

[truckinduc]

[WestonWith2]

That looks pretty awesome/unique.

Will cutting off that much of the frame upset the way the bike handles though?

I admire anyone who has the guts to start cutting away like that. Can't wait to see the finished look of your streetfighter! 

[hydra]

 

best of luck...keep us posted. that would be a pretty radical chop. i hope you know what you're doing.
not a bad photoshop rendering of what's to come.

oh and speedy recovery

[cutter]

wherever you are working looks like fun, I see bikes, scooters, huge industrial thingamajigs and a nice propellor. good luck and sorry about the cat!

[DarkStaR]

wherever you are working looks like fun, I see bikes, scooters, huge industrial thingamajigs and a nice propellor. good luck and sorry about the cat!

It's like "where's waldo"!  It took me a while to find the prop. 

[truckinduc]

This is my house.  look close and see if you can find the second prop

[truckinduc]

decided to Try to take some better pictures. the background was just too damn busy.

[DarkStaR]

This is my house.  look close and see if you can find the second prop

Is it behind the vise stand?

[55Spy]

Did you leave enough room for that tire to elongate at speed and not hit the brace?

I like the concept.

It looks like fun and is coming out clean.

[cutter]

This is my house.  look close and see if you can find the second prop

Its on a mercury motor in the background, and you should totally swap the other one onto that thing.