cabbie's M.I. 900

Thought I'd start a build thread.

It's going to be a streetfighter, here's what I have so far, 93 cbr 900 lump, OZ gold Aprilia wheels, complete gsxr 750 K9 front end, new Ohlins shock, Aprilia rsvr swing arm.

The rest of the bike will be hand made by me :crazy:

 

I saw your last bike in MCN mate.. Kwikasfeki Very Nice

 

Good luck and i wish i had that skill.

 

Please post up some progress 'storyboard' pics, didn't realise that the mcn bike builder was you - verrry nice - respect !

 

Will post pix of every step as the bike grows mate.

 

Makes 3 of us! love the (kwikasfaki) looks the nuts!!

 

Well it's been a busy week shopping for parts but I think I'm almost done.

Got a super set of OZ wheels shod with Racetec rubber


A mint condition gsxr K9 front end, I sent the yokes to streetfighterbling.net for them to make a billet set


One set of billet rear sets, not sure what bike they are for. (the heal plate will have to go)


Got a new shock


RSVR swing arm


And the engine, electrics etc from this blade, 1999 with 24K on it, I bought a complete bike as a donor just for peace of mind as I know the engine is sweet (the other side of the bike is trashed, lol)


I have ordered the alloy to make the frame and the turbo is sorted, time to get building

 

Workshop envy or what:hail: can't wait to see your progress.

 

Few pix of the workshop for you, lol

 

ye thanks bud.......:finger:...na I am only jelous. I was thinking my MC upgrade was a big deal. :suicide2:

 

+2 lol


where did you get the wheels mate ?

 

Wheels from eBay and I won the tyres in a competition.

 

do you just knock up some spacers then ?

 

Yep.

 

So made a start fitting the OZ Aprilia wheel in to the gsxr forks, the spindle (axle) is the same size so no need to change bearings and inner spacer, disc's on the gsxr wheel are 137mm apart, the disc's on the OZ wheel are 133mm, if I was using the gsxr yokes I would have made 2mm spacers to go between the wheel and disc's, but as I'm having billet yokes made I have told the CNC guy to make the yokes 4mm narrower, job done.

Next problem is the gsxr disc's are 310mm and the OZ disc's are 320mm, this means I can't bolt the calipers down


To solve this I pulled the standard locating tubes out and made longer ones with 5mm collars


Problem solved, caliper locked down and disc's clear of caliper


Just need to make a spindle spacer to centre the wheel in the forks but I'll have to wait till the yokes are made.

 

That's looking great. Alot of hard work there

The workshop is great too!

 

Good work fella , Did you turn all that your self ?

Iv just bought a little hobby lathe so now looking for some wheels of any bike to have a go at making spacers. I aint used a lathe for years thou so gotta have a play about first

 

Yeah I have a medium size lathe but upgrading soon to a full size, just buy some alloy bar off ebay and have a play.