SR500 Project

Well this one's been going nowhere fast :-[
Too busy with work, but barber inspired me to get back to work:

I want everything on this bike to be clean, that meant that the stock triple wasnt going to cut it so it needed to be modified.


If any of you aren't aware, aluminum is awesome for several reasons, not least of which is that you can work it with woodworking tools. To the trusty band saw...


Once that was done it was a little bit of 220 grit sandpaper to get rid of all the casting marks and smooth out the cuts.


Then into the sandblaster.
Thats more like it.


so then I pulled out the calipers and realized that the stems are the same diameter on the SR500 triple and the WR250 triple. Great I can press one into the other and be good to go.
I dont have a press.
So I built one with a 12 ton bottle jack and some steel.


Pressed the sr500 triple out no problemo.
Put the wr250 in there and nothing happened. Zip, zero nada.
Tossed it in the oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes to expand the aluminum
Put it back in the press....nada
So i backed up, put a trashcan between me and the press in case it exploded and pumped the shit out of it.
Turns out my welds were damn good and at 12 tons of force none of them broke. The 1/4" x 3" C channel I used as the upper supports however buckled. And still the stem didn't move.

So who wants to press some stems for me?
 
If it didnt move at 12 ton ot isnt gonna. there is a 100 ton at work ill do it but i think a lathe and a dress cut would serve you well
 
DesmoBro said:
SON OF A.....You mean I had 12 ton press this whole time.... Thats it, Firing up the welder
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Go to town! It worked pretty well until I bent the shit out of it with too much force.
 
Junior Burrell and I were talking and we collectively agree that we like this build.
 
Joon-yah Bourelle said:
Junior Burrell and I were talking and we collectively agree that we like this build.
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I'm just glad the two of you get along, could get a little Jekyll and Hyde in here otherwise.

And there shall be no narcs in my thread damn it!
 
I told myself I was going to work on this tonight.
I am a fucking liar.
I hate myself.
 
Well yous guys motivated me ;D so thanks

Got a seat pan made up.

Took a play out of Junior's book
3/16" Alum.
Overkill? Of course! But I've got a ton of it sitting around so why not.




I'm really thinking about making a tank.
Cutting and welding I can do fine, but shaping I've never done.
We shall see.
 
Workin on it

Seats taking shape



Now I just have to go over to my buddies some time and weld it up
 
Joon-yah Bourelle said:
Kick ass!! Hit me up if you need tips for the tank.
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Oh I will.
Like....how do I do it hahaha.

In all seriousness though, how thick of alum do you use for a tank?
I know 3/16 is overkill by a long shot, but is it doable?
 
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