Tim's SR500

Re: Tim's SR500 - Nov 23 2010 - Shinko 705's on the way from BC - waiting on parts..

steller!! thanks Tim.
I hope to have my garage powered and heated this weekend. and then get'n dirty!! =)
 
Re: Tim's SR500 - Nov 23 2010 - Shinko 705's on the way from BC - waiting on parts..

Whoo hoo! Tires arrived today with rim strips and tubes. Yeeeeehaw.

I was 1/2 expecting the tires to be marked with both Front and Rear directional arrows, as the Shinko bias-ply tires are all 'universal' according to their website and most online retailers, but these are only marked for front.

No matter - I'm flipping it around and running it on the rear anyhow. If I turn into stellar dust and blow through the cosmos as a result, well so be it ;)

Finally getting closer to getting the wheels sorted.
 
Re: Tim's SR500 - Dec 8 2010 - parts all over the damn place.

Slight direction change - no more GSXR front end. Turns out the forks are bent. So I'm sticking with the stockers, which isn't bad, as I really wanted a vintage feel to it, but the deal offered on the GSXR setup was too good to pass up.
 
Re: Tim's SR500 - Dec 8 2010 - parts all over the damn place.

Wise choice... I wasnt feeling the GSXR front end on this... I have a feeling it will turn out better for it.
-Slice

Tim said:
Slight direction change - no more GSXR front end. Turns out the forks are bent. So I'm sticking with the stockers, which isn't bad, as I really wanted a vintage feel to it, but the deal offered on the GSXR setup was too good to pass up.
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Re: Tim's SR500 - Dec 8 2010 - parts all over the damn place.

Tim said:
Slight direction change - no more GSXR front end. Turns out the forks are bent. So I'm sticking with the stockers, which isn't bad, as I really wanted a vintage feel to it, but the deal offered on the GSXR setup was too good to pass up.
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shit! that sucks dude.. where are they bent? fix-able?
wanna unload them?
 
Re: Tim's SR500 - Dec 8 2010 - parts all over the damn place.

Tim, What sizes did you end up going with? I'm looking at them for the 360 build and the only 18" rim size they have that is speed rated is 120/80 which is great as I want to go with that fat front tire look but I'm pretty sure there aint no way they fitting in the forks. did you get a 120 rear? can I get measurements on those?? I could swap out a 500 front end and that would give me about 1/2"-3/4" more clearance. All this leads me to the question what front ends are those Heiwa dudes running on all those little bikes they put those fat front tires on?!?!?!
 
Re: Tim's SR500 - Dec 8 2010 - parts all over the damn place.

The 19" Shinko's only come in a 110/80-19 size, which unmounted measures 108mm across (they're sitting here beside me in my home office and I have my calipers handy). So I'm running 110 front and rear.

On my XS650, I run a 100 front / 110 rear.

I'd bet on many bikes you'd have enough room for a 120 front. If it's built like the 110/80-19, it runs true to size. Depending on the size of the rim, I suppose it could end up more rounded (on a narrower rim) and possibly a touch skinnier.

120mm is still less than 5 inches. How much room do you have?
 
Re: Tim's SR500 - Dec 8 2010 - parts all over the damn place.

my god, I'm such an amerocentric xenophobe. I never put together that 120 = mm! ::) :P

But even using conversion charts and a couple of different 120 tires I have in the shop i get very different results. the 120's don't fit even though the narrowest part of the fork clearance is about 5". Who knows? I ordered some 4.10" Shinko 244's. SHipping was free from motorcycle superstore so I can try em out and see what happens. I like having stuff on hand to work with.
 
Re: Tim's SR500 - Dec 8 2010 - parts all over the damn place.

Picked up a few more parts for the SR :)

First, got a nice deal on a few new bits - dual oil-line feed to the head mod kit, Motolanna dip stick and the decomp lever.

I'm also working on a deal for the ALLOY tank pictured below. It will be nice to have a larger tank for road-trips etc. Not sure if this will be the main day-to-day tank or a touring tank... we'll see how my work on my current tank of choice pans out. This one is specifically built for the SR, so it may be a simple choice to make.

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Re: Tim's SR500 - Dec 8 2010 - parts all over the damn place.

Yeah it's pretty nice, and the vinyl is on top of the clearcoat so they can be removed.
 
Re: Tim's SR500 - Dec 8 2010 - parts all over the damn place.

The tank is on its way from the UK :) and my SR500 parts purchase got upgraded to include an alloy skid plate too!

Still not 100% sure on if the tank will look the part or not, but couldn't pass up the deal.

So at the moment:

Alloy tank flying over the pond to me
Oil line kit, alloy decomp lever, alloy skid plate, alloy dip stick - on the way from NJ
Buchanan spokes - being ordered
Rims - in the trunk of the car to be powdercoated
Frame - in need of some welding attention then powdercoating
CB750 hubs - 1 in hand, the other being machined by Ryan on his fancy lathe
Sprocket spacer - dimensions to be confirmed and then made by Ryan

Then there's a long list of other things like brakes I need to sort out once the bike is in rolling form and I have some rotors.

Anyone have some Ducati brake rotors kicking around ;) ?
 
Re: Tim's SR500 - Dec 30 2010 - logistics...

Tim, not sure if those levers came with the parts you bought or not, but I have a set of vintage moose levers that mount the same as the ones in the pic. I can't use them as my mounts are different. I picked them up at barbers. If you would like them I will send them your way. They are machined alloy with yellow rubber grips on the front. The rubber could be removed if you don't like it. My plan was to peel the rubber off and cast a new rubber piece in black. Just let me know if you’re interested.
 
Re: Tim's SR500 - Dec 30 2010 - logistics...

Sounds pretty cool - shoot me a pic if you can, but yeah, I'd be interested.

The tank fell through. He packed it all up, took it to the post office and they wanted another £40 for postage, and a gazillion forms filled out. While still a good deal for the tank, I had to draw the line somewhere. It wasn't my first choice for a tank regardless, so I'm sticking with my original plans.
 
Re: Tim's SR500 - Dec 30 2010 - logistics...

They are cast not machined, but still very cool! Here are some pics.....just let me know!
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Re: Tim's SR500 - Dec 30 2010 - logistics...

I don't know why, but I haven't bothered to look in the trackers section in a long while...and I completely missed this. What you have so far looks great. That tank...wow...I really, really like it.
 
Re: Tim's SR500 - Dec 30 2010 - logistics...

Yeah I like the tank too but like I say, it's a no-go. Too much to ship and too much hassle for the guy in the UK.

So I'm sticking with my 1970 Yamaha HS-1 tank. Just need to pound on it a bit more to make it sit on the frame nicely ;)

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