My new project - SV650.org

mister c · 12-03-12, 07:17 AM

Well, Custard has gone to a new home (Glad you're enjoying the bike Byron

) & The Triumph didn't sell on Ebay, so is staying in the family. I had the chance to buy this 1996 CBR600 cheap. Completely standard, crash damaged, but eveything is nice & straight. It was only the front top fairing, clocks & headlamp that were damaged. I don't know whether to track it, or build something a bit special for the road. Poor thing has been left outside for the last 8 months, I'm hoping that the discs will clean up, just looks like surface rust. Anyway, here is project "Snotter"

andrewsmith · 12-03-12, 08:33 AM

Full rebuild?

Col, build a bike that can do both

mister c · 12-03-12, 10:08 AM

Yup, will be a full rebuild. I am going to leave the engine in 1 lump though, don't touch what's not broken I think, just needs a good clean.
Bidding on a 916 tail piece & 954 Fireblade fairings at the moment, just have to wait to see if I win them

Possibly black frame & maybe...Luminous green paint

andrewsmith · 12-03-12, 10:18 AM

You may get it clean with steam.
New front end?

mister c · 12-03-12, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

You may get it clean with steam.
New front end?

Lack of funds for USD.

Geodude · 12-03-12, 11:33 AM

Interested to see what you do to the cbr after the many guises of custard. Starting to fancy a 'project' but lack of garage stops me for now

mister c · 12-03-12, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geodude

Interested to see what you do to the cbr after the many guises of custard. Starting to fancy a 'project' but lack of garage stops me for now

I always have visions in my head of the finished project, but this one's stumping me. I'll just play it by ear.

I work out of a shed (you can see what a dump my yard is) so you dont need a garage

Geodude · 12-03-12, 01:30 PM

I see you have the same shed as myself with the same missing/optional windows

I usually work under a big umbrella/parasol thing in the garden if the sky looks a bit dodgy but for a project i fancy a powered man cave i can hide in.

mister c · 12-03-12, 01:43 PM

I'll be honest. I bought a big shed off Fleabay a few years ago that has taken up most of the yard, the little one in the picture wants taking apart & chucking away.
So, here is my little workshop now. I drag an extension from the kitchen so have got power when required.

mister c · 24-03-12, 06:41 AM

Thought I would update this as I have been sourcing parts left, right & centre. The Idea I now have (after thinking about making it a cheap track bike) is to get her back on the road, but, as with Custard, with a twist.

Ok, here we are. I have completely stripped her down to just a rolling chassis & I've started with an Aprilia RS125 bikini fairing & Harris Clip ons.

My son said it looked like an off roader, so have dropped the fairing down an inch or so.

Front mudgaurd was broken, so have pared it down. I am going to have a play to make it look more "modern". I've bought a Dremel to do some cutting etc.

Brake discs are EBC Prolite, so I'm hoping that they will clean up ok. I have cleaned the calipers, they came up really well.

Before

After.

Fitted my Gixxer1000 tail light.

Just waiting for my Gixxer1000 seat & tail unit, the bloke at UK Road & Race was very cagey when I rang him the other day to say that I hadn't received it, so just hoping that I haven't been shafted.

I've also picked up a CBR600 F4i set of clocks, which, the Americans assure me, virtually wire straight in.

Just looking at how they should look when fitted properly. I'm on the lookout for some Aluminium sheeting to make a mount for it.

That's it for the time being. I am going to try & make a belly pan out of the original fairing panels, so will see how that turns out.

12-03-12, 07:17 AM	#1
mister c Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Crewe, Cheshire Posts: 2,326	My new project Well, Custard has gone to a new home (Glad you're enjoying the bike Byron ) & The Triumph didn't sell on Ebay, so is staying in the family. I had the chance to buy this 1996 CBR600 cheap. Completely standard, crash damaged, but eveything is nice & straight. It was only the front top fairing, clocks & headlamp that were damaged. I don't know whether to track it, or build something a bit special for the road. Poor thing has been left outside for the last 8 months, I'm hoping that the discs will clean up, just looks like surface rust. Anyway, here is project "Snotter" __________________ Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/croozenooze/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/colin.hughes.1213?ref=tn_tnmn Yoo Toob https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjG...eMWUx4Ud2dK-yA

12-03-12, 08:33 AM	#2
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: My new project Full rebuild? Col, build a bike that can do both __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

12-03-12, 10:08 AM	#3
mister c Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Crewe, Cheshire Posts: 2,326	Re: My new project Yup, will be a full rebuild. I am going to leave the engine in 1 lump though, don't touch what's not broken I think, just needs a good clean. Bidding on a 916 tail piece & 954 Fireblade fairings at the moment, just have to wait to see if I win them Possibly black frame & maybe...Luminous green paint __________________ Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/croozenooze/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/colin.hughes.1213?ref=tn_tnmn Yoo Toob https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjG...eMWUx4Ud2dK-yA

12-03-12, 10:18 AM	#4
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: My new project You may get it clean with steam. New front end? __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

12-03-12, 11:33 AM	#6
Geodude Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Durham Posts: 2,673	Re: My new project Interested to see what you do to the cbr after the many guises of custard. Starting to fancy a 'project' but lack of garage stops me for now __________________ Black naked 1999 sv650 which im trying to keep happy Custom paintwork *Saragon Customs* Spray painting *Electrical fault finding guide* and *Regulator rectifier test* Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.

12-03-12, 01:30 PM	#8
Geodude Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Durham Posts: 2,673	Re: My new project I see you have the same shed as myself with the same missing/optional windows I usually work under a big umbrella/parasol thing in the garden if the sky looks a bit dodgy but for a project i fancy a powered man cave i can hide in. __________________ Black naked 1999 sv650 which im trying to keep happy Custom paintwork *Saragon Customs* Spray painting *Electrical fault finding guide* and *Regulator rectifier test* Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.

12-03-12, 01:43 PM	#9
mister c Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Crewe, Cheshire Posts: 2,326	Re: My new project I'll be honest. I bought a big shed off Fleabay a few years ago that has taken up most of the yard, the little one in the picture wants taking apart & chucking away. So, here is my little workshop now. I drag an extension from the kitchen so have got power when required. __________________ Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/croozenooze/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/colin.hughes.1213?ref=tn_tnmn Yoo Toob https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjG...eMWUx4Ud2dK-yA

24-03-12, 06:41 AM	#10
mister c Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Crewe, Cheshire Posts: 2,326	Re: My new project Thought I would update this as I have been sourcing parts left, right & centre. The Idea I now have (after thinking about making it a cheap track bike) is to get her back on the road, but, as with Custard, with a twist. Ok, here we are. I have completely stripped her down to just a rolling chassis & I've started with an Aprilia RS125 bikini fairing & Harris Clip ons. My son said it looked like an off roader, so have dropped the fairing down an inch or so. Front mudgaurd was broken, so have pared it down. I am going to have a play to make it look more "modern". I've bought a Dremel to do some cutting etc. Brake discs are EBC Prolite, so I'm hoping that they will clean up ok. I have cleaned the calipers, they came up really well. Before After. Fitted my Gixxer1000 tail light. Just waiting for my Gixxer1000 seat & tail unit, the bloke at UK Road & Race was very cagey when I rang him the other day to say that I hadn't received it, so just hoping that I haven't been shafted. I've also picked up a CBR600 F4i set of clocks, which, the Americans assure me, virtually wire straight in. Just looking at how they should look when fitted properly. I'm on the lookout for some Aluminium sheeting to make a mount for it. That's it for the time being. I am going to try & make a belly pan out of the original fairing panels, so will see how that turns out. __________________ Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/croozenooze/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/colin.hughes.1213?ref=tn_tnmn Yoo Toob https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjG...eMWUx4Ud2dK-yA

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