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Pirate Kitty was originally a 73 CB100 which came to me as a basket case ex bucket racer. Lots of work over 7 months in which I learnt to bash and weld aluminium into motorcycle related shapes. Have done over 300 km's of absolute fun riding.

Re: DO THE TON / DIME CITY CYCLES BIKE OF THE MONTH - OCTOBER 2017 NOMINATIONS Thanks Stroker Crazy for the nomination of Pirate Kitty, the Big Bore Old Skool Cafe Road Racer. I accept the nomination.

Thanks and yes, did everything except the seat upholstery. I chose to make a lot of parts instead of purchasing so that way they would fit perfectly and suit the idea of what I wanted.

Well I have 250km's clocked up on Pirate Kitty and she is a treat. Such a nimble little girl on the bends and as light as a feather. The Mikuni VM28 tuning is close now, still a little rich on the top end of the mid range. Revs out and can reach 80 kph (50mph) in second gear. Little sluggish at...

Its actually a pain to tune. I have been mucking around with it all day have found it easier tune with the foam uni filter pod straight on the back of the carb. I am going to order a couple of needles and selection of main jets and keep persisting.

My little racer has for the most part gone as far as I can go. All that is left is to make the seat pan and have it upholstered. I will make the pan tomorrow then off to the motor trimmers as it is the only thing I cannot do. With luck it will be finished this week then off for a full check...

Today I finished off connecting the Velona speedo with the pickup on the front sprocket bolts, connected the indicator and high beam instrument lights then tidied up all the welds on the seat tail piece including rounding everything off. Once last walk around with her running before stripping...

It sure is going to be a fun little bike to scoot around on. The FZR you saw is actually an original first gen Honda CBR900 Fireblade. A huge lot of fun that one is!

She Lives!! Today I got my little racer running for the first time. After a quick couple of runs I took this short video. The carb is a little rich just off idle but I won't both tuning until the air filter is fitted. The gearing is quite high but she revs out nicely. Going to be one fun...

it's getting close now to finishing the final dry assembly. Only a couple of things left then strip back down to finish all the parts off

Love the fairing, its a really nice match Jaz

Thanks I would be lost without my mini mill and lathe. I have spent quite a bit of time setting the mill up and adding bracing to stiffen the whole setup. By far the best addition was digital readouts as they add a higher level of accuracy with ease. It is nice to be able to make two components...

That's a good idea. The eccentric pedal adjuster was the tidiest way I could think of adjust the pedal height with as little work as possible. Saw the thread on your RD. One beautiful Yammy!

Welding the side cover was not too bad as I was not worried about the looks of it. I hit it with a die grinder first, then stainless brush then acetone. The only bit that splattered was the lower part but I only needed enough weld to securely hold the block in. My tools are good and equipment...

For the speedo I am fitting a Daytona Velona with an active pickup fitted to read from the front sprocket bolts. I welded an alloy block in the side cover then machined it to fit the active pickup. It has been machined to give the sensor 1.5mm clearance from the sprocket bolts.

Doing the rear brake cable setup took a bit of thought. I made the brackets, adjusters, clevis and cable. To make sure the cable is going to be safe I made a tool to birdcage the inner cable before soldering. All the local bike stores looked at me funny when trying to buy cable ferrules and...

Sure have. I bought a second hand RGV250 petcock then machined a thick 6061 alloy plate drilled and tapped to match. I welded the plate to a small box section that sits as the lowest point of the tank. The weld is not pretty there but it is solid.

The top triple clamp was a pain. I decided to machine off the original handlebar mounts and weld up the rear holes. I don't know what type of alloy was used in the casting but it was crap to weld. As soon as the torch lit up it just splattered everywhere. After mucking around with tig settings...

Wheels were fun. I purchased a couple of second hand valanced rims being 1.85x18 for the front and 2.15x18 for the rear. Also new stainless spokes and nipples. It took a bit to clean the rims and hubs up. Fitted new wheel bearings then laced the wheels up. To get them straight I also made the...

As the cylinder head is off an XL of some variety I had to move the upper engine mount and make a new bracket. Was a straight forward task.