themotoworks
Been Around the Block
Starting a new project with a new idea, I picked up a gt380 for free with a valid registration and want to use it as a design experiment to see if I can put some ideas I've had into one single project. The idea is really to conceive the entire bike before really building anything, my hope is that it both makes a really functional bike, speeds up the mechanical side of the build process, and makes for a really nice looking build. I pulled the motor already and have been measuring it to put it into solidworks and integrate it with the other parts. The front end is a gsxr-750 with custom made triples and a custom machined spoked hub, rear end is all custom fab, going to run an ohlins shock for a 900ss ducati because I'm familiar with them, planning on a large diameter tube backbone frame and machined aluminum swingarm mounts that combine the engine mount, frame to engine mounting and subframe/seat mount... came up with some sketches, and talked to jeremy lacy about him basically designing the bodywork and look of the bike, should be interesting.