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Post by harronek on Jul 31, 2017 23:33:03 GMT -5
The Easyboost Dragster extended subframe has arrived , I'll hopefully get time next weekend to assemble it and mount it . I have to put new disc's and pads on my Blue Aerox first to make it better and safer to ride , its the bike that my wife rides and keeping my road scooters in good condition takes precidence over General Grievous for her at the moment . Ken
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Post by harronek on Jul 27, 2017 23:17:12 GMT -5
Is that WR a 250? It's hard for me to tell on the newer models what they are. 2009 WR 450 = scary fast . Ken
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Post by harronek on Jul 27, 2017 21:43:15 GMT -5
Just a quick update . I'm still waiting for the Lightsabers to arrive , inter - galactic postage takes forever these days , but a few of the many other parts I've ordered have started showing up in my mailbox . It just takes time to get things posted from the other side of the world . New radiator and overflow bottle are the first to arrive . My very patient wife is starting to get annoyed at my ever increasing motorcycle selection that have migrated from the shed to our outside entertainment area . I just like looking at them out the kitchen window instead of having them hidden away in the shed . Ken
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Post by harronek on Jul 22, 2017 17:20:23 GMT -5
That's like each 125cc cylinder, crank, carburetor, and exhaust combo producing 50 horsepower each. That's pretty good. An amazing combination of gearing, transmission, injection, and block for sure. Its actually bigger than 500cc its something like 580cc but even so I totally agree that its an amazing piece of gear . they raced it at the Isle of Man TT , don't know how they got on , but it sounds fantastic . Ken
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Post by harronek on Jul 22, 2017 16:49:05 GMT -5
Didnt get much time to work on General Grievous yesterday , but late in the afternoon after a couple of beers to contemplate I have just about got it sorted as to what I have to do to the frame , and it is all things I can do myself with equipment and tools I already own . I have decided to go half naked rather than full naked . Using the rear cowls / fairing gets around trying to tidy up the rear of the bike , I wasnt happy with the look of the exposed fuel tank and the only way around that was to replace or build a new one . I am no fabricator , so that wasnt an option . I went to the pile of broken plastics that I had removed and grabbed all the pieces that are from the back half of the bike . Trying different combinations I have settled on the most minimal basic setup that hides the fuel tank and tidies up the rear . But................................... It now looked out of proportion with a big blob of cowling on the back , but nothing on the front . While I was scrounging around in the pile of plastic , the front fairing / light caught my eye , so with some cable-ties I mounted it on the front and immediately screamed "YES " So as of now this will be the setup I will be using ( with new plastics obviously ) , but things have a way of changing . I'm still trying to work out everything that can be removed from the frame and after researching and watching numerous videos a comment by a guy building a hot rod got my attention . He said build it to a basic functioning standard , wired , driving working . Dont make it pretty , just make sure things fit and work , then when you know 100% where everything goes , completely dismantle it and go to town painting , polishing , finishing . So before I remove anything I will wait for the many parts I have ordered to arrive and see how it all fits together . Here are a couple of pics of how the plastics will look ( this is just a mock-up , they are held on by cable ties ) Ken
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Post by harronek on Jul 21, 2017 18:36:11 GMT -5
Day 1 I wheeled the Aerox out into the sun and sat and drank Beer contemplating what it is I really want this bike to be . I have a body kit of plastics coming which I ordered the day I got General Grievous home , but the more I look at it naked of any plastics , the more I'm inclined to leave it bare . The new plastics can be used on one of my other Aerox's which are street legal . All along I have been wanting a stretched lower look so an Easyboost Dragster subframe has been ordered which will extend the wheelbase by 10cm . I live in Australia so all of the goodies I want for General Grievous are on the otherside of the world and expensive to ship ' Such is life " but it will effect the speed of my project . To compliment the longer rear end I want to get my body weight forward more than the standard handlebars allow , and besides without the fairing on the standard bars look dorky . After studying numerous You Tube videos it became obvious that many people have adapted Mountain bike stems and bars onto scooters with great results , and it so happens I have a small pile of old MB parts in my shed . What I have done so far is just a mock-up of what I will do . I have used the original steel handlebar base and bolted on a mountain bike stem . I think I will make an alloy base for the final thing , but what I wanted was to see how low and forward I could get the bars . The first version placed the bars low but would have meant that the Radiator overflow bottle ( which arrived broken and taped up - a new one is on its way to me as well as a new Radiator ) would have to be re-positioned , not something I really want to change or muck with . Version 2 turned out just right with the bars and stem only just clearing the bottle , but the cap to the bottle is still accessible if you turn the bars full lock to the side . The difference between the stock position of the bars and the new setup is quite a lot , I haven't measured it , but it must be at least 10cm maybe more . The height hasn't changed much , but that doesn't worry me because I can flip the bars over or use drop bars to achieve lower position if necessary . Today is going to be spent working out what lugs and bits and pieces on the frame aren't necessary so the process of cutting them off can begin . Ken
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Post by harronek on Jul 20, 2017 21:57:45 GMT -5
Well this is the first post of what I suspect will be many in this thread where I will recording my Aerox build . Some history of the bike first . I purchased this Aerox recently for very cheap because it was in a terrible condition . about 80% of the plastics were broken , some missing entirely and it all covered in a bad spray can Black color . It had been road registered , but was no longer in road worthy condition . The reason I purchased it was for the engine . It has a Malossi 70cc kit , 19mm carburetor , Arrow exhaust new Variators etc etc etc . My original plan was to buy a plastics kit and get it registered and have a road going weapon . I have since purchased two more Aerox's which are in much better condition and have been registered without problems so my wife and I already have scooters to ride . What to do with the Malossi bike I'm fairly mechanical , but have never built a project or vehicle of any kind so the plan was hatched to have a go at building a purely Race/Drag/Fun bike . No lights nothing extra to complicate or confuse this motorcycle mechanic Rookie just really basic stuff . So here goes . The day I picked it up Meeting its Yellow brother for the first time . Stripped of all the broken plastic It was then that my wife gave it the name General Grievous ( a Mechanical warrior from Star Wars ) . I will post again later today with more progress of the actual start of the build . Ken
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Post by harronek on Jul 19, 2017 13:50:53 GMT -5
VR 46 Is the greatest of all time .
Ken
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Post by harronek on Jul 17, 2017 2:33:04 GMT -5
Thanks for the Welcome .
I never planned on becoming a Scooter nut , but they have a way of putting a smile on my face that I havent experienced in years . As I've got older and my motorcycles have got bigger and quicker I've realised that its been a long time since I have been able to ride a bike to its full potential . Im always he weakest link now . Getting on that Yellow Aerox was a game changer for me , everywhere I go is at full noise , Its the best feeling . I will start a proper thread about General Grievous when I start to strip it down and begin the build .
Ken
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Post by harronek on Jul 16, 2017 23:38:45 GMT -5
G'day I joined up a couple of weeks ago because I purchased a 2004 Yellow Yamaha Aerox 50cc 2Banger and was interested to find out a few technical things about it . Well about three weeks later and I am now the owner of not 1 but 4 Aerox's The plan is for my wife and I to have a reasonably standard one each ( Yellow for me , Blue for her ) to have fun on around town ( all they have are exhaust upgrades ) and the other two I will build into a couple of projects . The one in the pics without the fairing has a Malossi 70cc kit and an Arrow pipe , this will be stripped down into a Drag Bike / Racer . The 4th and last one I havent picked up yet but it will get the full treatment but be street legal . I hope to start a thread in the build section here when I get started on " General Grievous " my Race bike . Ken
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