Author Topic: The Pepsi Racer (Read 50577 times)

cleveland · « **Reply #100 on:** September 03, 2009, 10:24:54 AM »

Very nice!!!

Did you clear coat the tank? I've been thinking of going a similar route.

I see that one of your tappet covers is not finned like the others, loose one? Also, are you still looking for the flanges? I may have some laying around.

andy750 · « **Reply #101 on:** September 03, 2009, 10:57:29 AM »

If you get the chance could you take a photo of how the seat mounts to the frame? Any idea on what kind of seat it is? I have a tank like yours in the post coming to me and have no idea how to secure it down (what do you use?) or what seat will fit.

Cheers
Andy

Zaipai · « **Reply #102 on:** September 03, 2009, 04:19:46 PM »

Its looking very nice. Chrome tank puts it over the edge!

Skunkmiester · « **Reply #103 on:** September 03, 2009, 11:35:41 PM »

Andy,
I'm not sure what seat I will be using, I may make my own. The original had large heavy mountings and the fiberglass unit is made from very thick fiberglass making it way too heavy. The tank uses the standard rubber bungs at the front for mounting and has a bobbin on the back that you tie down with bungee cord secured to the frame (have yet to work out where.

The tank is not finished yet, it needs polishing as the aluminium on one side is wet and dried following the repairs.

andy750 · « **Reply #104 on:** September 04, 2009, 04:53:40 AM »

Thanks for the info! If you dont want the original seat any more Ill take it off your hands....

cheers
Andy

Skunkmiester · « **Reply #105 on:** September 27, 2009, 10:07:05 AM »

Well I finally managed to get the bike off the build table both my mate and I lifted it off the table with a fair bit of effort and a bit of cunning.
I put the oil filter in and filled her up with GTX and low and behold she started leaking. After a bit of tightening of one of the oil tank bolts, it now seems to be keeping it's precious liquids inside.

Did a few mockup pics with fairing, exhausts etc. Still undecided but definately do not like the tail piece.

Yuk

cleveland · « **Reply #106 on:** September 27, 2009, 11:00:10 AM »

VERY nice!!!

Skunkmiester · « **Reply #107 on:** September 27, 2009, 11:38:15 AM »

After a bit of photoshopping.

Bikini fairing without headlight screen. Which may prompt a different fairing.

And with headlight screen

rachet · « **Reply #108 on:** September 27, 2009, 08:26:10 PM »

That's an incredible looking bike! I like the shape and stripes of the tail piece, just not the overall size. And those Pipes are Awesome! Did you create them yourself? and if you did, what material did you use (pipe Dia. thickness) and how did you bend the pipe?

Can't wait to see this one finished!

Rachet-

Skunkmiester · « **Reply #109 on:** September 28, 2009, 10:02:17 AM »

Ratchet, those pipes are Swarbrick 4 into 4 pipes for a CR750, I do not have the tools to make pipes like these.

http://www.swarbrick-racing.co.uk/

I think I may have problems getting the left hand pipes around the swinging arm mount but probs like this are what make these builds fun right?.............

I'm not sure whether I will make the seat unit myself or if I will use a moulded cowl. I think that it will be made out of aluminium though.

Skunkmiester · « **Reply #110 on:** October 03, 2009, 10:59:13 AM »

Bike awaiting pipe cutting & bending and design of footrest plates.

The chunk of aluminium that I am hoping to shape into a footrest plate.

Duck-Stew · « **Reply #111 on:** October 03, 2009, 05:03:39 PM »

Dude...Holy #$%*. That's an amazing build.

Love the colors and the polished bits and the style and the new rounded seat cowl (I know it's only photoshop @ this point but I totally agree w/you on it's shape.) and the..... and the.....

Zaipai · « **Reply #112 on:** October 04, 2009, 09:11:15 PM »

Quote from: Duck-Stew on October 03, 2009, 05:03:39 PM

Dude...Holy #$%*. That's an amazing build.

Yea it is!

Skunkmiester · « **Reply #113 on:** October 11, 2009, 10:24:00 AM »

Thanks guys.

Got stuck into the footrests today. went far enough and these still need work before I will be happy with them.

Having drawn out the size and shape

Took a while with a hacksaw

Hmm getting there, but I thought that it was still a bit chunky. GSXR 750 K6 footrests and brake lever. May turn up a more period footrest.

Drilling and fileing the inside hole.

Happier with that, will need a bit more work though and then polishing.

I also started bending the seat pan, here is the base piece of 2mm ally plate

Marking out the size and shape

Having bent the edges around a broom handle, I will leave the finishing off until I have made the seat hump using Blue foam as a mold and then laying glass fibre over it.

I also started polishing the tank. I'm using Nushine II which is designed for polishing Warbirds and Airbus's. It is amazing stuff and the finest polish brings it up to mirror finish. I have a fair bit of elbow grease to use up before it will be ready.

I spent yesterday cutting the Swarbrick exhausts. Swarbrick say that you should use 2 hacksaws size by side but that was taking ages and the cuts would not allow much in the way of bend. So I used an angle grinder with a thin cutter. This was much better, can't wait to get them welded up.

greasy j · « **Reply #114 on:** October 11, 2009, 02:27:21 PM »

wow, everything looks killer. I agree with everyone else, the gold on the engine is very nice looking.

earlier you said something about black with yellow stripes?? I like that idea. also like the idea of the dummy lights in the 3 tree.

Zaipai · « **Reply #115 on:** October 16, 2009, 09:16:06 PM »

Nice work for the tools you have.. very slick..

Skunkmiester · « **Reply #116 on:** October 18, 2009, 11:06:48 AM »

Footrest plates almost finished. I cannot finish them until I have the Exhausts completed, then I can drill the fixing points on the footrests.

I'm still playing around with the seat , This one was molded using builders insulation carved and sanded, then laying fiberglass over it. I will be trying again using woven mat as chopped mat is pretty crap really.

Zaipai · « **Reply #117 on:** October 18, 2009, 08:49:22 PM »

Dang nice work!!! Holy smokes man!

GoatBaSS · « **Reply #118 on:** October 18, 2009, 11:55:29 PM »

Quite the show!!!!

Skunkmiester · « **Reply #119 on:** October 25, 2009, 03:40:40 AM »

Quick check to see if the exhausts are bent correctly, left hand set needs another cut to angle up and out.

Seat neads extending down to cover the tubes.

I also managed to sort out the starter motor and it now turns over on the button, now I just need to get the timing right and ensure I have a spark.

Get the exhausts fully welded up with brackets and polish the tank up, then it's time to flash her up and start fiddling with the carb settings. Then it just needs the fairing, seat and brakes sorting out.

voxonda · « **Reply #120 on:** October 25, 2009, 04:35:23 AM »

Nice work Skunkmiester!!!
Little remark about the seat hump, personally think it should be somewhat bigger to match the rest of that nice bike. But that purely personal.

Carry on.

Rob.

EBCB · « **Reply #121 on:** October 25, 2009, 05:14:51 AM »

Excellent job on the pipes. Have any more pics of that process?

Skunkmiester · « **Reply #122 on:** October 25, 2009, 09:09:23 AM »

Thanks Voxhonda, I agree about the seat hump, I need to look at redesigning something that has a stronger look.

EBCB, I have some phots but would rather wait till they are welded up and have brackets welded on, the cuts look dreadful at the moment and I would do it differently if I had to do them again. Once welded and painted the peipes will look pretty good...I hope.

EBCB · « **Reply #123 on:** October 25, 2009, 09:22:02 AM »

Quote from: Skunkmiester on October 25, 2009, 09:09:23 AM

EBCB, I have some phots but would rather wait till they are welded up and have brackets welded on, the cuts look dreadful at the moment and I would do it differently if I had to do them again. Once welded and painted the peipes will look pretty good...I hope.

Gotcha - I'd like to do soemthing similar to my 550, that's why I asked. Might save me a few bucks and some skin on my knuckles to see what others have done.

Skunkmiester · « **Reply #124 on:** October 25, 2009, 11:50:04 AM »

The advice given by the pipe fabricators was to use 2 hacksaw blades taped together and cut through the pipes 3 times but not all the way through (leave 2 cm of pipe on the outside of the bend) but that doesn't take away enough materiel to effect a bend and would require 12 cuts. So I made 6 cuts using a single blade and opened out the pipe and then ground down the material in a wedge using an angle grinder. This gives a better mating surface for welding all around the pipe and adds enough bend into the pipe.

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Author Topic: The Pepsi Racer (Read 50577 times)

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