I'm going to start a build blog covering SixtyNine... actually, I guess I just did.
I don't know how this is going to go because I'm kind of all over the place with this bike. I'm trying to finish my car... and my other car so that I can have something other than my Fiancées car to drive when it rains (or at least so that I can sell one and get myself a van
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If there's anyone out there that hasn't seen my concept rendering for it:
So I call it a race replica... but I think it's still a cafe. It'll have lights and a plate and all that legal stuff, and mirrors... real mirrors! I really like mirrors on faired bikes for some reason, adds to the upside down triangular shape I think (ala 916,748,996) I've always thought full faired bikes without mirrors looked in some way neutered.
I've tried to digitize the frame in the past and failed pretty resoundingly. I could have used the CJ frame that Chris had to cut it all up, scan it and try again... but he threw it in the trash before I thought to ask for it
the point of digitizing it would have been to use that data to build the fairing on top of... something I don't know how to do but was willing to try. Starting that over.
I've torn the engine down (so far save the bottom case) and am going to go with what I've come to call the "PJ route". I bought a pair of NOS GS850 pistons and will somehow bore the thing out to fit. This bike is all about tweaking it out to the max that I'm capable of. I'm not a motor guy but again, I'm willing to try. Plans call for deburring and polishing the con rods, shaving and polishing the rockers, port and polish for the head, at least lapping the valves, recutting them and installing brass guides if I can figure out how. I'm starting with a CL so I'll be swapping for a CB gearset. Prettying the motor up and chopping a bunch of crap off of it.
Composites will be used for all the body work including the tank and tail.
Hopefully at the end of this already long road I'll have what in my mind represents the ultimate street 360 as an interesting comparison to Loudbike which is much more stock when it comes to the motor.
I anticipate this thread moving along at a leisurely pace because really I'm not supposed to be working on this bike at all until my cars are working properly or gone all together, maybe you guys can help this move along. If anyone really wants to help they can buy one of my cars!
I don't know how this is going to go because I'm kind of all over the place with this bike. I'm trying to finish my car... and my other car so that I can have something other than my Fiancées car to drive when it rains (or at least so that I can sell one and get myself a van
)If there's anyone out there that hasn't seen my concept rendering for it:
So I call it a race replica... but I think it's still a cafe. It'll have lights and a plate and all that legal stuff, and mirrors... real mirrors! I really like mirrors on faired bikes for some reason, adds to the upside down triangular shape I think (ala 916,748,996) I've always thought full faired bikes without mirrors looked in some way neutered.
I've tried to digitize the frame in the past and failed pretty resoundingly. I could have used the CJ frame that Chris had to cut it all up, scan it and try again... but he threw it in the trash before I thought to ask for it
the point of digitizing it would have been to use that data to build the fairing on top of... something I don't know how to do but was willing to try. Starting that over.
I've torn the engine down (so far save the bottom case) and am going to go with what I've come to call the "PJ route". I bought a pair of NOS GS850 pistons and will somehow bore the thing out to fit. This bike is all about tweaking it out to the max that I'm capable of. I'm not a motor guy but again, I'm willing to try. Plans call for deburring and polishing the con rods, shaving and polishing the rockers, port and polish for the head, at least lapping the valves, recutting them and installing brass guides if I can figure out how. I'm starting with a CL so I'll be swapping for a CB gearset. Prettying the motor up and chopping a bunch of crap off of it.
Composites will be used for all the body work including the tank and tail.
Hopefully at the end of this already long road I'll have what in my mind represents the ultimate street 360 as an interesting comparison to Loudbike which is much more stock when it comes to the motor.
I anticipate this thread moving along at a leisurely pace because really I'm not supposed to be working on this bike at all until my cars are working properly or gone all together, maybe you guys can help this move along. If anyone really wants to help they can buy one of my cars!
