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Pigford · #211 PostAuthor: **Pigford** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:38 pm

Brian, I have a Kawasaki master cylinder with mountings at 48mm spacing :wink:

Swapsies if any good

brian 450 · #212 PostAuthor: **brian 450** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:50 am

Thanks for offer but its not the master cylinder thats the problem, Its the rod that runs from it to brake pedal i want it behind the frame to keep it tidy!!! but because the swingarm is so wide it only just goes down between the frame and swingarm I have made a thinner rod for a bit more room but if i have a rose joint on the end of it the bolt head hits the swingarm :evil:

so i think i will make a dog leg for the end of it then it should just fit but it will still be a tight fit. Brian

#213 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:05 am

Way to go Brian!
Looks like you're Back on Track :xbou

brian 450 · #214 PostAuthor: **brian 450** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:53 pm

Going to start bracing tommorow :roll:

I will prob make a right mess of welding it :lol:

If i can get it similar to the rest of the welding on frame i will be happy!! To be honest i think i will as thats not brilliant.

phil churchett · #215 PostAuthor: **phil churchett** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:57 am

Glad to see that you haven't lost heart, there's been over 200 posts and well over 10,000 views, so it proves how many are interested in seeing it completed.
Good luck.

nanno · #216 PostAuthor: **nanno** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:07 pm

Absolutely... that's gonna be one hell of an inspiring bike...

Greg

brian 450 · #217 PostAuthor: **brian 450** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:07 pm

Thanks for nice comments lads!! I was getting a bit fed up with it, But only because every thing i touched went wrong. I am in to deep money wise to give up now :lol:

You will see it finished!!!!! Any way i think i have finally sorted rear brake

I am on mark three now different master cylinder ect the problem is that the master cylinder is behind the frame but the rod can't drop straight down because it hits the swingarm so it has to go of at a angle but then the master cylinder won't slide up and down.I will post some pics soon. Brian.

Gus · #218 PostAuthor: **Gus** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:45 pm

Hi Brian.

Excellent build!!!!!

Are you deliberately trying to hide the master cylinder?

I had mine mounted under the frame rail like this

Sorry pic was a bit too big

brian 450 · #219 PostAuthor: **brian 450** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:10 pm

That looks nice. But i am trying to hide it to keep it as clean as poss. Brian.

tlc · #220 PostAuthor: **tlc** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:39 am

Brian.

Have you thought about making it remote as they did with the Z1R front ?

You could then have a thin "pull" type rod with a rocker near to the cylinder or a cable pull with rocker.

You could then mount the cylinder where ever you want. Even right up the top near to the seat.

RALPHARAMA · #221 PostAuthor: **RALPHARAMA** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:13 am

I think this is a cracking project. I had started reading it ages ago, but have been too busy to spend much time on the forum, so just took an hour out to re-read this fascinating thread.

I am sooo glad you decided not to monoshock it and that you are staying with that lovely paint job. The only thing that spoilt a great paint job was the naff Kawasaki graphic on the tank. I've seen so many paint jobs marred by painters who have no concept of tasteful typography - sign makers are just as bad on the whole :lol:

Good luck with the welding

I decided to make life difficult for my self some years back, by dissing my MIG in favour of a TIG

It's a million times harder to achieve a good weld, but is a lot more versatile.

TLC, when you say you've been welding ally - is that TIG or MIG? I enjoy welding aluminium, but find it pretty hard. Seems cleanliness is next to Godliness in the TIGing world :lol:

brian 450 · #222 PostAuthor: **brian 450** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:24 pm

Sorted rear brake

Next job is to sort out bracing round headstock, The trouble is someone has been there before!!! and made a right mess of it :evil:

Welding is worse than mine :roll:

But it is well in there and you will never get it out without buggering up the frame tubes. So as it is not up to standard i think i will have to fit a new brace over the top of it. It is not that it is weak far from it it is just the welds are a mess.

#223 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:40 pm

Brian, Any chance of some pic's please

brian 450 · #224 PostAuthor: **brian 450** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:49 pm

tlc · #225 PostAuthor: **tlc** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:04 pm

Brian. Glad you got the brake sorted. Love to see the solution.

Getting rid of that bracing shouldn`t be too difficult with a high speed grinding bit set. They come in different shapes that will allow you to carefully remove all that previous bracing.

Ralph. I tried ally welding and gave up. There`s not much call for it in what I do and when I need I just get a specialist in. He does need an 80A 3 phase supply to get enough power though. Ally, when it is thick just sucks heat out of the weld and you`ll find it cracks when put under strain. His doesn`t crack but his welder fills the back of a van. Hooooooooooooooooj !

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