CX500 Street Tracker

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Yup, the rear shock is off a GSXR.
But these shocks were never meant to go through a direct application but instead a linkage, could be why its so soft
 
not only will it be soft but the linkage multiply s the travel length

on a direct application you dont have enough travel to be useful
 
So I managed make a few spacers for centring the wheel.......had a vibration in the lathe to clear up cause it was causing a chatter in the cut and wasn't cutting smooth. The left side spacer still needs to be bored out for the axle but the right one is done.
Chucked up some 6061 for the spacers

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Left side spacer
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right side spacer
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I need a set that on the one side will press fit to a R6 axle all the way through the pinch to the bearing and a tight tolerance slip fit at the other end through the pinch to the bearing

So all the way through left to right The axle will go through it all, converting the GSXR to R6 S axle

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Kamn said:
just make a new axle, it will be easier Tune
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I would, but the axle diameter for the R6S is smaller than both pinch points so one side has to be removable. I could just resize the right side pinch with a bushing I guess.
 
Tune-A-Fish said:
I would, but the axle diameter for the R6S is smaller than both pinch points so one side has to be removable. I could just resize the right side pinch with a bushing I guess.
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Exactly, this is what I did with the axle, the right side a bushing that can compress around the axle, and then the usual spacers
 
I got it.

Your bushing is aluminum or brass? I could lash it all up and dimple it at 180 from the slit so it wont move pulling/pushing the axle.
 
the bushing is neither, its 4041 like the axle (and then will get CAD plated like the axle). Once its all pinched, its not going anywhere
will show pics when the machining is all done
 
So I finally got back to work on the little basterd and first thing was replacing the stator with a new one. My plan was to run this with the original ignition system which means I still have the ability to bump start the bike.
My apologies for the lack of good pics, Im bad at remembering to shoot a long the way. So here is a random rear of engine pic

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And then to get this rolling I needed to get the rear subframe and seat area started, so I started with some 1" DOM tubing that I had already bent up when I first got the JD2 bender.

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And the front sections that will be welded to the spine of the bike are plugged with solid bar that I turned on the lathe to the ID of the Tubing and then welded to the seat hoop

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Now to that mounted to the bike, and this isn't fully welded yet until I get the lower braces put in and tacked down, then I will run full beads around all the joints

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And what it looks like from a somewhat side profile.......what do you think?

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I wanted to get more done but came down with a shitty chest cold with lots of boogers and green phlegm and I was feeling like shit, so hopefully will get something done over the next few nights
 
Thanks Guys
And time just flew away with me working on the bike......so I will try to keep it flowing this time
 
Pre spring bugs got you down, but the days are already getting longer so motivation will be kickin in.

Please don't get a brown seat :o
 
The longer days are already helping
It wont be a brown seat......aluminum seat pan something like below

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