HollywoodMX's xv920/TR1 Cafe super-dupe!

[pacomotorstuff]

Ya sure, I wish I had your effing problems.
Pat

 

[HollywoodMX]

Ya sure, I wish I had your effing problems.
Pat

I'm not sure if that is a positive or negative comment.. Lol.

Here is a teaser of the powder coating.

 

[HollywoodMX]

Ze frame boss ze frame.. (little dude from fantasy island). ;D

 

[beachcomber]

Ze frame boss ze frame.. (little dude from fantasy island). ;D

Yep ............. that works

 

[HollywoodMX]

Been a bit quiet.

Engine parts are supposed to be done today! so thats my final bore and piston fitment and my 5 angle valve job and valve retainer work. I had to get new valves because the engine shop said it was best vs refacing my existing ones so that slowed me down a couple weeks.

I got the r1 coils in and the gxr fender so I don't have to build one right away. Im hoping to get some painting done this weekend to get this bike moving along. My tracker is so fun I cant wait until this bike is ridable.

 

[HollywoodMX]

Oh I noticed I didn't put pics of the pistons up..

 

[HollywoodMX]

Comparison. Bigger and lighter!

 

[wynand2000]

These are some beauty`s...pitty they`re out of view in a few weeks/months...

 

[HollywoodMX]

These are some beauty`s...pitty they`re out of view in a few weeks/months...

What do you mean?

 

[SONICJK]

What do you mean?

He means they are goin to be inside your engine haha

 

[wynand2000]

That`s right.

That`s what i meant. Just was thinking about all these beautifull parts inside an engine......so much work put into it, and never(?) to be seen again, it`s a pity!

 

[HollywoodMX]

Ohh I gotcha. Ya the builder didnt finish on saturday.

But he said this week but I will believe it when I see it.

I started the painting process though. Zinc coating, etch primer, flex primer. Hoping to have color 1 done this weekend if the weather cooperates.

 

[HollywoodMX]

Fak. The piston rings are the wrong size. They are sending me new ones but i tell ya anything to do with this engine build has been a painful experience of constant lateness and waiting and problems.

Doing a custom bike is one thing but doing a custom engine with a custom bike is too annoying. Lessons learned.

 

[wynand2000]

Hmmm, what do you mean by `doing a custom engine is to annoying`........would you rather have installed the standard specs?

And please explain what`s wrong with the rings?

 

[HollywoodMX]

Hmmm, what do you mean by `doing a custom engine is to annoying`........would you rather have installed the standard specs?

And please explain what`s wrong with the rings?

Oh just that the time in getting the custom pistons, and engine work and shipping of core cams, etc, etc. I had to go through two engine shops cause on never did my work. Just all that time plus building a bike is a lot to take on.

The rings were the wrong size.. I gave him the new rings on saturday.

 

[HollywoodMX]

Paint layer one done. Good results.

 

[rundown]

Very nice color choices, I can't wait to see this together. The parts are excellent and I anticipate the whole will surpass the sum of the parts.

 

[MichaelTR1]

Nice job man! Good looking stuff!

Check out mine
http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=62461.msg710673#msg710673

 

[HollywoodMX]

Blue close up.

 

[HollywoodMX]

So the replacement rings came in but the Oil rings are wrong.. fak. Second my titanium springs are not matching shim specs. They are too low according to the provided spec and my engine guybis racking up the hours.. which means racking up the $$$..

The worlds fastest virago is now turning the worlds most expensive virago..

I do have one salvation. The engine builder knows what hes doing. It has to exactly in spec before he gives it back to me.