Recent content by gt alex

Been unwell, had a operation 5/5 will be back into it soon.

That looks light to me. I machined my flywheel most I dared. Never done it before but didn't do the starter clutch and together they were 1872g which I was happy with...

Quick photo update. gpz550 exhaust on gpx600r Required cutting down the flanges on the pipes to use the standard keepers and collars. Also needed the sump fins shortened slightly. General feedback is welcome

I am hoping that is all I need to do. I won't really know till I modify the mounting flange and once torqued up then I will really know.

I sat the muffler on just to see the effect before removing the system.

Checking what's needed to fit a 4-1 gpz550h exhaust on a gpx600. I will need weld on new flange collars on the pipes to suit and they are hitting the sump, but won't know how bad till the flange is sorted. I think I'm on a win for my cafe racer.

Plan is to run the narrower cb600 radiator above the exhaust instead of in front. This will give more guard clearance with the 17 inch wheel provided replacing the standard 16 inch I think it also looks better when combined with a aftermarket 4-1 exhaust (hoping to use a gpz550h exhaust.

The bike is a 1989 Kawasaki GPX600R 84hp version, But that's yet to be tested, however will be fast enough for me.

Changing the seat appearance. I want to use the seat provided but it was eating at me as looking a little long. So I decided to give the underside a kick up and the plan is the angle will match the new exhaust muffler angle. The seat pan is fiberglass so I sectioned it and manipulated it with a...

After removing the dodgy H member under the tank the tank now sits down a bit closer to the engine. I think it looks better, it will need a different petcock and it allows the tank to be moved back to clear the triple on full lock. Sorry about the picture it was getting dark,

1-1 1/2 inches is exactly what I was thinking. Also local road rules say no than 1/3 of original travel. good advice thanks,

Just playing with the design. No photo shop for this old guy. I pushed the fork tubes 3 inches (76mm) but I think 1 1/2 inches (38mm) will work best for me. Just trying to visualize. Once I fix the fuel tank mounts, the seat and tank can go 3/4in lower and I may lower the rear about 3/4 inch...

I need to undo some butchery on the path to get the gpx cafe racer road worthy again. The frame tank mounts need a redo currently made of bits of tube with dowels welded to them to make the tank snug. Down side they only just hold the tank, move the tank back only a few mm and it's off. And the...

Using the old seat frame that fitted the seat as a start but it had random cuts I have welded up. The front mounts on the frame it had used have been removed so I made a bracket to share the tank mount. As always feed back is welcome.