cabbie's M.I. 900

Looking Good :eyebrows:

 

So off to welders tomorrow to get frame rails tacked, I've made up a pattern to clamp the rails to so the rails should be within a 1 or 2mm, thats close enough for this.


Also turned down some cap head screws for the yokes

 

Busy afternoon, got the rails tacked


First fitting! fuck me spot on with no adjustments needed, nice




For those who ask how I cut the angles
I make paper templates of the angle required


Then draw it on to the rail, if both cuts are the same length then the join will meet up perfect


Last cut done


Frame fitted.


I might call this project "THE BOXER" get it? made from box section and boxer as in fighter!

 

I'm lost for words. This is sheer awesomeness

 

This is what its really all about.
I can only imagine how good it must feel to b able to achieve a build like this. I'd love to work with a guy like this.

 

She is coming together nicely Cabbie , Are you gonna go with the same seat unit as your other bikes ?

 

No mate, going to make the tank and seat unit

 

Cool, Cant wait

 

So I've been back and forth to the welder for the last few days un-tacking and re-tacking to get the frame perfectly straight, the next step is cutting the outer 50mm hole and inner 40mm hole for the swing arm bosses, I've been dreading this as 1mm out and it's "start again time" something I didn't want to do!
So, as I only have a small drill press I measured the hole centres like 100 times, lol
I took my time and the holes turned out perfect, nice, now I can relax as the frame is now spot on with the swing arm boss holes done (I can't fuck it up now)



streetfighterbling guys made me a stainless swing arm pivot spindle


I had a little go to see how the frame would look mirror polished, nice me thinks!


The bosses should be here mid week so it might be a rolling chassis in a few days.

 

Nice work

U could have a shave off that frame. I'd b scared to touch it after getting it shining like that.

 

Fooking brilliant ill cant wait to see the progress

 

Best thread ever!

 

Good progress today.

The bosses turned up from streetfighterbling.net (little plug, lol)


I designed them with a lip on the outside that would be welded in place


But after seeing them I didn't like it so I turned them down and will get them welded then blend the boss and frame to look as one piece


I had the inner sections made 10mm longer than I needed so I could turn them down to an exact fit


Ok, here we have the inner bosses turned down to the correct width and all clamped up with the swing arm spindle ready for the bosses to be welded in place tomorrow


With the back of the frame clamped up I checked the frame at the front for alignment, I'll settle for this as all I had was an angle grinder to work with!


Here's the frame fitted, looks god to me.


Started marking out the cuts to the frame.


Getting exciting isn't it, lol lol

 

You are a very talented man cabbie, keep up the good work, i did see one of your previous builds on another site and that was an awsome bike so the end result with this one should be well worth waiting for i'm sure

 

Absolutely amazing mate

If only I could find the time/inspiration to do something like that I'd die a happy man.

 

Good work mate ,, Taking shape nicely

 

Here's last years project

 

WeeeHeeeeeyyy Did they let you stay and watch the photo shoot mate ?

 

Dear god , that's beautiful right there.

 

can i have a go?




Oh, so the bird wasn't your project then no? Oh well. can I have a go on the bike then as a consolation prize?