Stribolt's xv1000 TR1

Hi evryone, just started working on a 82 yamaha xv1000. And i wanted to share it with you guys
This is what i have to start with

My orginal plan was to make a hot rod inspired bobber racer. Using a large yamaha xjr gas tank



The xjr gas tank is in mint condition and cost me 400 usd + shipping from the states to Norway. And i really dont want to cut and modify it jusr yet. So i decided to give the orginal TR1 tank a try. Have not seen many TR 1cafe racers using their original tank. And im not going to go with the virago builders using the bennelli tank. I want to make something unique that does not look like anything else.


Some polishing and soda blasting


This is what the engine looked like before soda blasting




Blasting time


Result after blasting and polishing




Pretty happy with the result, im goilng to dremel the shit out of the engine to get it flawless, but im going to wait untill the rest of the bike go to the paintshop.




I have been collecting parts for a time now, And I was so keen on having spoked rims on my bike, so I managed to get a hold of some pretty neat rims from a 96 virago750. The only problem is that the rear wheel is shaft driven. And the xv 1000 tr1 has chain drive.
To the drawing board!


I messured the old rear wheel to find the correct possition of the sprocket, and started drawing a sprocket adaptor for the 96 virago rear tire
Here you see the idea


And here is it finished




It fitted perfectly into the wheelhub, could not be anymore happy

I managed to find a coupple of nice front ends,
One 02 yamaha r1 (black) and a nice 00 ducati 988

I really wanted to use the ducati, but i did find it was a little smaller than the r1 so it would not fit together with my front wheel the hub is to wide.
The front end is installed. And a new problem came up.

The calipers are hitting the spokes on the front wheel




Back to the drawing board again!
I found a sulotion that might work. The original virago brake disc has a Ø of 282mm and a 6 bolt pattern, i needed to fint a the largest possible disc and relocate the calipers nearer the rim. Where the spokes are more narrow.

After alot of research i fount out the 06 yamaha MT-1 had matching bolt circle and inside hole, and best of all the size is 320mm


Here is what i need to do:
Shim each disc 10mm out. I have now 2,5mm clearing from the disc to the fork foot on each side. (Is that stupidly small space?)
Also i need to make a custom bracket to i can relocate the caliper.




Stay tuned




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Making custom caliper adapter bracket



Here is the finished machined parts ready


Assembly time


It fitted perfect and i can now spin the wheel without the caliper is hitting the spokes. I have around 4mm distance on each side from the caliper body to nearest spoke,

its very satisfying to draw something, make it, mount it and solve a problem, thar cant be fixed with any thing else

Fitting a R1 rear shock to the frame



Stock distance frame-swingarm


Made a simple mount for the rear shock

I found a nice vintage corbin seat on ebay. It super handbuildt quality



Also got me a nice KN filter.

Im now experimenting with seat placement on the bike,







I also was considering using a protaper handle bar i had laying around



But i concluded to use clipons

Tank testing again, soon i have to weld the rear shock mount, do decide the stance of the bike, and i want to have the right lines. Therefore i use alot of time and pictures to see what possibilities i have

Xjr tank


SR tank


Orginal TR1 tank (liftet 2cm on front 3,5cm near saddle


Stock placement





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Are you planning to swap out the rear rim to something bigger (17 / 18 inch) ?


I love all the fab work you've done on it, but with a 15" rim all you have to choose from in the tyre stakes are cruiser compounds.

Still love these TR1 builds ........... RIP Vindicator.

Nice work.

hillsy said:

Are you planning to swap out the rear rim to something bigger (17 / 18 inch) ?


I love all the fab work you've done on it, but with a 15" rim all you have to choose from in the tyre stakes are cruiser compounds.

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hillsy said:

Are you planning to swap out the rear rim to something bigger (17 / 18 inch) ?


I love all the fab work you've done on it, but with a 15" rim all you have to choose from in the tyre stakes are cruiser compounds.

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Hi at the moment no. Because of costs and labor. If i could choose i would have a 17 inch rim back and 18 front. But it was hard to find a bargain on spoked rims.


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beachcomber said:

Still love these TR1 builds ........... RIP Vindicator.

Nice work.

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Thanks for the nice words


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Made some tests with the old virago head light. What domyou guys think? New vs Old


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old :

I have started to work on the starter clutch.
I have a bad idle gear sprocket. Starter slips, i also saw that the spring was missing also. Some one has forgotten to put it back on last time the engine cover was off.

Next:
Waiting for new sprocket 78$ (ebay) and new spring (5$ csmnl.com)
Also going to change gaskets and solenoid.


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Now waiting on parts, so i have decided to clean the garage and really get all tools and parts in system
Cleaned evrything

Burned my hand pretty bad when i was going to do some welding on the gastank, the tank had been filled with water and washed with hose and dishwater soap. Then i did a test with a long lighter 1 hour later the flame was much more powerfull than expected and i did not use gloves


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I have welded a cover for the tank end.

The plan is to weld a little bolt with a small hole and use a splint lock. Also going to paint or polish the cover, i just need to mock up things first


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Had the frame off to do some welding on the frame, needed to weld a good mount for the R1 rear shock




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Burned my hand pretty bad when i was going to do some welding on the gastank, the tank had been filled with water and washed with hose and dishwater soap. Then i did a test with a long lighter 1 hour later the flame was much more powerfull than expected and i did not use gloves


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Ouch, that will heal though, a good reminder for shop safety, says he with many stitches and missing the tip of finger.

safety first......in my first 3 weeks of welding school I got welding flash 3 times, burnt my entire face from radiant heat while mig welding and took 12" of skin off my inner forearm. moral of the story...listen to safety instructions

I think the school nurse thought I was doing it to get to know her

I know guys, next time wear gloves when burning off the tank


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... but trust me, even 15 years later the classic: "I'll just quickly patch up that hole gets you."

Welding just takes a very special kind of stupid!
(Speaking from personal experience.)

I am so fustrated right now, just received the "new" idler gear i bought from ebay and discovered i have been hustled, the gear was in original packaging, but the gear was very torn


This is my current gear vs the new i bought


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