Aerox Build ( General Grievous )

[harronek]

Oct 3, 2017 19:34:00 GMT -5 Raizer said:

Loving this build mate.
Wouldn't mind playing with an Aerox myself but I don't think I've ever seen one on this side of the ditch!



Any chance you'd want to sell the switch gear and master cylinder etc from your parts bike?

Thanks for the kind words about General Grievous .

The unused parts will all be up for grabs once I've finished the build .
I just dont want to get rid of anything just yet as its amazing how often I have had to search through my parts pile already to find a bit or part , sometimes just to see how its wired or postioned .
To tell you the truth though most of my parts bin isn't in the best condition anyway .

Ken

PS - anyone have suggestions as to good tyres to put on General Grievous ?

[tsimi]

Oct 3, 2017 20:44:27 GMT -5 harronek said:

PS - anyone have suggestions as to good tyres to put on General Grievous ?

Pirelli Evo21 front and Pirelli Evo22 rear?

[Raizer]

Fair enough wanting to hold onto your parts for now, never know what might come in handy!
Dawned on me just after I posted that you've got rear disc so the controls wouldn't work out for me anyway lol.

Looking at one in the local dealer BWS (Zuma) controls are what I really want, just not having much luck finding any.


Michelin S1 are meant to be pretty decent tyres, I've heard nothing but good things about Metzler as well.

[AtariGuy]

Michelin city grip, power pure

Pirelli diablo scooter, evo

Avon viper stryke

Metzler feelfree

Edit: dunlop scootsmart looks promising too

[Delpzie]

I would suggest Diablo scooter they are the best off all.

[harronek]

Update -

Just got home from 4 days away and couldn't resist playing with a couple of the recent postal arrivals .





Ken

[aeroxbud]

I had the Michelin Power on my Aerox. Found them really good. Best scooter tyre I have tried.

[90GTVert]

I've got Michelin Power Pure SCs on my TMAX and they feel good to me. 5,000 miles on 'em so far. I had a rear on my stripped Triton and it seemed fine too. Most that have tried them seem to like them, and they are a dual compound so they shouldn't wear too bad.

[harronek]

Update -

Spent a few hours on General Grievous today.

Put some rubber on the triple tree stops to protect the paint on the frame .



Fuel tank is on .



Spent ages working out how much of the seat base to cut out for the rear facing carb and extended sub-frame .



New grips and the first hint that General Grievous might just spend some time on the street occasionally



Ken

PS - it seems that a lot of the suggested tyres aren't available here in OZ , but the Perelli Diablo's are one of the few mentioned that I can get , so might go in that direction .

[AtariGuy]

Idk if import tires are an option, you can check revzilla or denniskirk in the usa here. Or find a proxy who would send them your way

[harronek]

Update -

I put the rear plastics on and parts motor in the frame yesterday to check a few measurements and clearances and couldnt resist putting the painted cover on to see how it looks .
Not the best pics because the light was wrong and the reflection in the gloss paint looks like marks and scratches , but you get he idea .






Ken

[birdman]

Holy smokes this thing is turning out nice

[jbjhillbilly]

Oct 8, 2017 23:00:55 GMT -5 harronek said:

Update -

Not the best pics because the light was wrong and the reflection in the gloss paint looks like marks and scratches , but you get the idea .




Ken

That black looks just like it's supposed to: deep, shiny, and reflective. A pool of gloss, inky darkness.

[harronek]

Thanks everyone for the likes and comments .

I'm back at work for the week and so nothing happens until next weekend .
Here is something though that has got me wondering .

The bracket that connects the seat to the seat base was really rusted . The rest of the bike had zero rust so that puzzled me .
No worries I think , I'll just use the bracket from the parts bike , well that was rusted worse than the first one .
I ended up sanding and cleaning the better of the two , primed and painted it .
In the pic you can still see the pitting in the metal where the rust was .
Its no problem because its not a visible part of the bike but it interested me why that part and only that part on both bikes would rust .



The other thing that is annoying is the fit of the new rear plastics .
If you look close you will see the gap between the plastics and the taillight .
Its no big problem to fix with some mucking around , time , spacers and packers , but its annoying when body panels dont line up first go .
If your wondering the plastics still have their clear protective wrap on them that will removed when Im finished so they arent as clear and shiny as they will be .



Ken

[harronek]

Update -

Fitted up the Carbon Hugger rear Fender to test how it is going to look and work .







Two things became obvious quickly .

I don't actually like the way it changes the look of the rear of the bike , and as spaz12 mentioned in an earlier post it doesnt sit centrally over the rear tyre because it has to clear the shock spring .
It is a necessary evil though because I dont want things flicking up off the rear tyre onto the rear facing Carb and air cleaner , deep down I'm not super happy , it will be used for now until I can think of something better .

I've also spent quite a lot of time just doing little adjustments of things which arent obvious but somehow have chewed through the hours of my day .
I must admit that I probably spent 3 hours mocking up the front fairing to work out how I'll mount it .
My original mounting idea has fallen out of favour because of some unforseen problems , but as often is the case the alternate idea I stumbled upon actually looks better and will definitely work better " Such is Life '

Ken