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Offline WOODY@DDLLC

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Re: Special Construction Build
« Reply #15 on: November 28, 2011, 05:22:24 PM »
Joe, nice work bench, was the wife home when you drug it into the dining room. :roll:

I still remember the flack I got for doing my cylinder head on the kitchen table!  :cry:
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Re: Special Construction Build
« Reply #16 on: November 28, 2011, 06:09:38 PM »
Ben building a lakester in the basement for more years than I want to admit. You should hear the grief I get about grinding down there.

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Re: Special Construction Build
« Reply #17 on: November 28, 2011, 08:46:45 PM »
Ben building a lakester in the basement for more years than I want to admit. You should hear the grief I get about grinding down there.

Wives love the smell of grinding metal, I know first hand! :-o

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Re: Special Construction Build
« Reply #18 on: November 28, 2011, 09:15:31 PM »
The rear half as it stands is similar in construction to a lengthened Hayabusa swingarm with the brace on the top instead of the bottom. I know that a good turbo 'Busa makes 630 horsepower and they handle that without any obvious problem.  I plan on adding some diagonial tubes to stiffen it up. I think that this chassis will successfully handle the 160 horsepower a ZX10 makes. Back in the mid 70-s I drag raced the twin to this as a funny bike. Z1 Kawasaki -1000cc turbo, alcohol fuel. Pre dyno days but I would estimate it made about 170 HP at 14 lbs boost. Ran 9.0-s at  160 mph. The Chapman drag frame I use with the 1350cc H-D engine handles 130 horsepower and has gone 150 mph without any issue at Maxton, Loring and Bonneville. I think that a ZX10 engine could push an open bike to 170 or there abouts.  No concerns once I verify geometry on my chassis jig.

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Re: Special Construction Build
« Reply #19 on: November 29, 2011, 01:40:36 AM »
Joe, PM sent.

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Re: Special Construction Build
« Reply #20 on: November 29, 2011, 08:02:28 AM »
I am considering some triangulation adds ... the geometry looks right as the axle is directly inline with the swingarm pivot. This is the strong part of the frame

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Re: Special Construction Build
« Reply #21 on: December 03, 2011, 07:43:54 PM »
Out of the blue another frame turned up ... this one is a lot beefier in the back half ....  Oh well, what is one more frame?  Might just have to build another bike ... 

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Re: Special Construction Build
« Reply #22 on: December 03, 2011, 08:15:34 PM »
Pictures??? :? :? :-D

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Re: Special Construction Build
« Reply #23 on: December 03, 2011, 08:24:11 PM »


Only have photos sent by seller ... Neck is done well ... I will check the frame geometry when I get in my shop ... 




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Re: Special Construction Build
« Reply #24 on: December 23, 2011, 04:44:27 PM »

One of 4 frames I have ...


check the rake ...

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Re: Special Construction Build
« Reply #25 on: December 23, 2011, 04:49:35 PM »
A little tough to see but it is 40 degrees ...


Frame option 2


This one shows an angle of 45 degrees ...
I prefer 35 degrees ... guess I can take some rake out ... both of these frames are Z-1 type frames from the 70-s that were back halved.  the purple on is way over built ... the raw steel one needs some bracing ... I have another drag frame plus a stock frame with a Kosman "big foot" swing arm on it ...


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Re: Special Construction Build
« Reply #26 on: December 23, 2011, 04:56:54 PM »
third option

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Re: Special Construction Build
« Reply #27 on: December 23, 2011, 05:00:01 PM »
Better build up all three to test the various rake!

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Re: Special Construction Build
« Reply #28 on: December 23, 2011, 05:08:06 PM »
I'm just noticing the evolution from the dining room table to the patio table to the grass!  :-o

Were you standing on the dog house or in the doorway when you took these pix?  :?
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Re: Special Construction Build
« Reply #29 on: December 23, 2011, 05:15:23 PM »
I prefer the third 1.
plenty of fuel tank volume , a lot of bracing and a great ( for me ) and stable rake.

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