Izh 56 old style

[Whitedragoon]

Hello everyone. I would like to present one of my quick projects I done at uni years. Major of parts came from Russia or Czech republic. I was lucky getting 1956 s old russian a bit chopped frame. I had lots of bits and pieces in my garage so it took couple of days collect everything I need to get started.

 

[Whitedragoon]

Notice for chrome and bling bling lovers. Sadly in this project the main interest is reliability and daily use. So you might see very weird technical practice which came from thoughts about universe while consuming lots of beers. Anyways first measurements were taken by eye just to get heads on what I would liek to change in construction and leaving old school bikes design.
Sorry for bad quality pictures. Been taken with potato and oily hands.

 

[Whitedragoon]

Bought an engine for about 30$ and got another one as a spares. Well its was more likely a huge box with 2 engines stripped and parts mixed.

 

[Whitedragoon]

hopped and welded few new mountings and another bits and made new wheel and swing arm axles.

 

[Whitedragoon]

Parts were cleaned and prepared for spraying. I wanted to keep old style look so didnt use any filler. Some parts are more than 50 year old and after shotblasting I found out that the surface is perfect for what I want. In short left all the marks and dents and holes from rust.

 

[Whitedragoon]

And the result was a bit interesting. One people said its unprofessional and lazy, others liked the idea. Its up to you ;D

 

[Kamn]

The colour is great and so are the rust holes in the fender........its old and worn but will see a new life

 

[Whitedragoon]

Engine been rebuild and overhauled. Can cruise easily 60mph and consuming 62.77mpg on European roads. Proper daily ride!

 

[Whitedragoon]

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[trek97]

I think your bike is freakin awesome. Im w you, I love the rough rear fender, etc. But dude, those yellow painted mufflers?!?!

Also your buddies remind me of a gang of Darth Vaders. "I think I saw a couple Rebel droids messing w your bike earlier, while you were inside taking a pee."

 

[Whitedragoon]

Yes painted ones. Those bikes never had chrome pipes.

 

[trek97]

Im on it. But I can certainly appreciate that you like em and that you wanted to keep the originality of the machine. It truly is the quintessential diamond in the rough.

 

[rays650cafe]

Really neat bike, guaranteed never to see another like it. Good stuff.

 

[ProSimex]

dude that is really really nice. I like it, a lot.

 

[Toyotech]

"I think I saw a couple Rebel droids messing w your bike earlier, while you were inside taking a pee."

These aren't the droids you're looking for, move along.

Killer bike, any chance you could take a closer picture of the rear "suspension" for me? I'm thinking on bobbing my Norton and would like a little bit of cushion for the sake of being able to take my wife with on the occasional bar hop. That looks like just the ticket, kinda like the old BMWs were.

 

[Whitedragoon]

Thank you guys for a good word. Heres some pictures. I believe they are similar to old BMW because Russians copied everything from Germans.


The swing arm bolts into that glory hole in the middle of shock and looks like non moving solid rear.

 

[Whitedragoon]

I love the sound of tick over
Theres old saying about those bikes: When you driving thru the village at midnight you waking up every fifth house there due to his rpms.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob-aRbtVkmE&list=UUcOglKjWpr210SZWy4bViaQ&index=22

 

[trek97]

OMG that is AWESOME! Sounds even Wilder than it looks. And its funny and sounds to be true about "every 5th house" LOL. Just way too cool.

 

[Keiff Hardcore]

cool izzy. all you need now is one of these. im assuming these are made in Izhevsk, possibly the izhmash factory, the same place that makes AK's.