Author Topic: Honducati (Read 97636 times)

Mtmooradian · « **Reply #225 on:** June 28, 2012, 11:41:01 AM »

Yup 1st gen, clip ons, home made tail... Sheetmetal with a 675 tail light. Never finished the seat.... Still have to shape it.

Yeah I love the twins.... My s2r1000 is my perfect bike...... Comfortable, fast, sexy as hell..... It's just a better type of power.

Mtmooradian · « **Reply #226 on:** June 28, 2012, 03:47:44 PM »

Exhaust is here! It's going to be parallel to the chainstay.

brandEn · « **Reply #227 on:** June 28, 2012, 03:57:45 PM »

Thats a good looking pipe. What are you using for headers?

Mtmooradian · « **Reply #228 on:** June 28, 2012, 05:00:35 PM »

Making my own

Mtmooradian · « **Reply #229 on:** June 28, 2012, 05:13:36 PM »

Making my own

Mtmooradian · « **Reply #230 on:** June 28, 2012, 06:59:01 PM »

Wiring is done

Syscrush · « **Reply #231 on:** June 30, 2012, 09:20:07 AM »

I can't stop thinking about how this bike would look with a nice set of Morris wheels...

...in my parking spot.

Mtmooradian · « **Reply #232 on:** June 30, 2012, 12:49:25 PM »

I'm going to lace up a set of these

Tews19 · « **Reply #233 on:** June 30, 2012, 03:24:14 PM »

Quote from: Mtmooradian on June 30, 2012, 12:49:25 PM

I'm going to lace up a set of these

Were you able to machine the hubs? I thought your build has a modern fork set up?

Mtmooradian · « **Reply #234 on:** June 30, 2012, 05:43:31 PM »

I'm going to run the Ducati front hub

Tews19 · « **Reply #235 on:** June 30, 2012, 05:54:47 PM »

Sorry I'm dumb. Does that mean no spoked wheels?

Mtmooradian · « **Reply #236 on:** June 30, 2012, 06:02:08 PM »

This front hub

Tews19 · « **Reply #237 on:** June 30, 2012, 06:10:37 PM »

Drool! Your build is great and I am learning a lot thanks!

Is that a heavily modded Ducati you have shown or is that from the factory? Sorry if another dumb question

Syscrush · « **Reply #238 on:** June 30, 2012, 06:16:25 PM »

Quote from: Tews19 on June 30, 2012, 06:10:37 PM

Drool! Your build is great and I am learning a lot thanks!

Is that a heavily modded Ducati you have shown or is that from the factory? Sorry if another dumb question

Bit of both - it's the Paul Smart SportClassic, limited edition with a lot of goodies from the factory.

My wife's trying to talk me into getting a Sport1000.

Tews19 · « **Reply #239 on:** June 30, 2012, 06:28:30 PM »

Not trying to hijack. So the hub is a direct fit for those forks? Rim as well? If so please provide the year of the front end and actual bike that comes on the ducati

Mtmooradian · « **Reply #240 on:** June 30, 2012, 08:21:06 PM »

That's just a pic from google, nothing is going to be a direct fit...... I'll machine new axels or whatever needs to be done. The problem is finding a hub that will take dual discs... The sport 1000 wheels are worth a pretty penny used...

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #241 on:** June 30, 2012, 09:28:09 PM »

How much is a pretty penny worth? Ha ha, why not just lace CB750 hubs into those rims mate and make adapters for some better discs? Here's a pic of my K2 with FZR1000 forks, calipers and discs. Cheers, Terry.

brandEn · « **Reply #242 on:** June 30, 2012, 09:39:16 PM »

Terry you got more info on that setup posted someplace? Really interested....

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #243 on:** June 30, 2012, 10:34:54 PM »

No mate, there are pictures scattered throughout the forums, but no "how to" thread, because I didn't build them. Pretty simple though, Honda front hub with disc and speedo drive spacers, FZR axle, and custom triples to replicate the CB750's original geometry.

Don't be tempted to use the stock triples from any modern sportsbikes on one of our bikes, the geometry is all wrong, the rake is way too steep, and it'll "tuck in" in corners, spitting you down the road. Cheers, Terry.

Syscrush · « **Reply #244 on:** July 01, 2012, 03:03:33 AM »

Quote from: Mtmooradian on June 30, 2012, 08:21:06 PM

That's just a pic from google, nothing is going to be a direct fit...... I'll machine new axels or whatever needs to be done. The problem is finding a hub that will take dual discs... The sport 1000 wheels are worth a pretty penny used...

Do you want dual discs for looks?

Because I'm pretty sure you don't need 'em for braking power on one of these bikes.

Syscrush · « **Reply #245 on:** July 01, 2012, 05:06:11 AM »

Remind me again what forks you're running?

This is none of my business, and you're doing a great project overall here, but I implore you to think seriously about changing up to an RSU fork with proper cartridge damping instead of those things with the anti-dive plumbing. The irony is that the original forks from the 70's look less dated than the not-thought-through anti-dive stuff.

You could sell off the forks you have now for maybe $100 and pick up some nice F2 forks for $200. For an additional $100 outlay, you could transform the character of the bike for the better, and make a non-trivial improvement to the looks. If you're going to go to all the work of fabbing up a custom axle, bushings, spacers etc. to fit the front wheel, why not fit it to something that's actually good instead of something you just happened to have lying around the garage?

Or, for a super-classy touch, if you decided you could live with a single brake, you could go with these forks - which to me seem like the perfect item for a vintage/classy Honducati.

Marzocchi RSU's

Mtmooradian · « **Reply #246 on:** July 01, 2012, 02:40:00 PM »

Your 100% right, I'm going to finish the bike as it is. Once it's done I'll start looking for a better wheel/fork/brake combo. I used these forks because I had them. At this point I do have some time in the machine work for the triples and the stem swap. I really want to run spoked wheels with black rims.....

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #247 on:** July 01, 2012, 02:59:19 PM »

This is none of my business, and you're doing a great project overall here, but I implore you to think seriously about changing up to an RSU fork with proper cartridge damping instead of those things with the anti-dive plumbing. The irony is that the original forks from the 70's look less dated than the not-thought-through anti-dive stuff.

I had those anti dive forks on my GSXR1100J {1988}, 10 times better than the stock Honda forks. Upside down forks don't suit the style of these old bikes IMO. I am using 1989 GSXR1100 cartridge forks and they are right side up and have 43mm staunchions, they are cheap to buy in the states, i have a set waiting to be shipped here from California {paid under 200 with clamps and fork brace}, that will be my second set of these forks, i have read that they are a popular mod in some countries for period racing.

Syscrush · « **Reply #248 on:** July 01, 2012, 05:55:23 PM »

Quote from: Retro Rocket on July 01, 2012, 02:59:19 PM

I had those anti dive forks on my GSXR1100J {1988}, 10 times better than the stock Honda forks. Upside down forks don't suit the style of these old bikes IMO. I am using 1989 GSXR1100 cartridge forks and they are right side up and have 43mm staunchions, they are cheap to buy in the states, i have a set waiting to be shipped here from California {paid under 200 with clamps and fork brace}, that will be my second set of these forks, i have read that they are a popular mod in some countries for period racing.

I agree that USD's don't look right on these bikes, which is why I suggested RSU's. By F2 forks, I meant a CBR600F2, which would not look out of place.

Good cartridge forks = happiness.

Syscrush · « **Reply #249 on:** July 01, 2012, 05:56:38 PM »

Quote from: Mtmooradian on July 01, 2012, 02:40:00 PM

Your 100% right, I'm going to finish the bike as it is. Once it's done I'll start looking for a better wheel/fork/brake combo. I used these forks because I had them. At this point I do have some time in the machine work for the triples and the stem swap. I really want to run spoked wheels with black rims.....

Those wheels are gonna look amazing.

I might have to buy those Marzocchi's just to re-sell 'em to you for your project when you're ready for another round of improvements.

I'm assuming that they're cartridge internals, but I could be wrong, they might be a crappy damping rod setup.

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Author Topic: Honducati (Read 97636 times)