A Bit Bored

Been looking at these and think we need to do something with them. Any suggestions?

Nearly There

What do you think? Been busy again getting the Supertwin ER6 to this stage. Not far off now. Just got radiator to finish off then the rev counter and temp gauge. Once thats done it will be off to the dyno. Thanks to all our sponsors for helping us get it this far.

I have been playing around with the exhaust and airduct today. I have knocked up a link pipe that will allow us to try the pipes to see how they work. The airduct is now on and I have decided to use the standard radiator and am currently deciding whether to use the oil cooler I have or an additional radiator. The oil cooler I have is a little wide to sit behind the front wheel so I need a narrower oil cooler or narrow radiator. Mmmmmm, what to do?

Engines In !

Birdy and I took a trip to Selby on Thursday night to collect the engine from Roger at RMKD. Roger has worked his magic on the motor so we are hoping for good things. Today I have been busy putting the engine into the frame and sorting a few other bits and pieces out. I have to say the ER6 engines weigh a bloody ton and getting one into the frame on your own takes a fair bit of doing. You may be able to see in the pictures that we now have a quickshifter on the bike which plugs straight into the power commander so is an easy fitment. My next jobs on the list are fit injectors, airbox and airduct. Decide what radiator/oil cooler combination to use, finish the exhaust system, sort the wiring, rev counter and temp gauge, then the fairing. So I still have a few things to do!

Carbon Vinyl Wrapping

I was looking at what I should do to the finish of the bike and as I was trying to make it as close to a Moto2/MotoGP machine, I knew I liked the look of  these bikes when they go testing. So I decided upon making it look like a full carbon clad bike. This is my first attempt at wrapping the bike in 3D Carbon Vinyl. Got to say it looks pretty good and as the seat unit is probably the most difficult shape, the fairing should be pretty easy.

If Only? North West 200

Good entry for the Supertwins at the North West 200! There we are at No. 7, pity the bike ain't ready. Bugger ! 

On with the rebuild

Just to give you a quick update, I have been working on getting the rolling chassis to a point that I am happy with. A few jobs I have done include, powdercoat the frame as the previous finish was terrible, change headstock bearings as one was cracked, modify subframe, fit captive wheel spacers, re-route brakelines, change brake reservoir pipes, make pairs blanking plate, repair cracked fairing and modify the steering damper mount. Most of these jobs are not something I should have had to do but there you go.
I am now just waiting to get the engine back from Roger at RMKD, once I have that I can crack on with fitting the motor, sorting the wiring loom, airbox and duct, exhaust and radiator. Onwards and upwards.