Thrown together to ride til winter

les holt wrote: Man I love that green, my next build is going the new camaro slim green and gold. I do believe you could shave in that arm, that's a mirror on wheels.
Les

Thanks guys the Camaro green was my first chioce but when the guy started quoting me prices it was over 600 a quart so I opted for my own version lol

$600! I may have to rethink that one myself but I still like that green you have.
Les

I am just dying to see my swingarm on the bike I sent it to
Leon and his work was magnificent so in my mind I want his work
to shine as well as my own.

Getting a little ahead of my self I dont wait well so I tried so
fit it before I was ready put a few scratches on it before I realized
the rear master cyinder has to be relocated and the bolt through
the back peg was way longer then the stock on but not to worry.
removed the bolt and it just wasnt fitting,

grabbed the grinder and after a couple passes across the pivot boss
on the inside of the frame perfect!! Grabbing the extension cord and
plugging it in took longer. Had I have muscled it probably wouldn't have
neede to grind it.

my brother taught me a few things on the Gpldwing. you gotta be able to
service the stuff you build so making sure it comes apart is as important
getting it in there.

les holt wrote: $600! I may have to rethink that one myself but I still like that green you have.
Les

I took a silver metalflake base for putting under candy paint (Camaro used silver metallic base) used Keyslime Green midcoat (camaro used blah blahh dupont secret name green) then cleared the piss out of it sanding between each clear 150.00 and still have enough to paint 2 more bikes lol

531blackbanshee wrote: oh yeah!
that polish job is looking very nice! :woohoo:

Thanks leon it fits like a dream a little emery cloth on the one bushing (like you said) and pivet is perfect now that I have a decent camera I will get some shots for ya when its finished and shining instead of all greasy fingured up

leon

I'll have to keep that info, btw, seem to making good progress on the build. That's actually the funnest thing for me when it comes to bikes.
Les

Ok so thats about 4.5 hours of intense work with my 2 yr old
grandbaby helping now the real work comes. I have to finish
removing some things in my way.

the boss for the master syilinder has to be moved becaus thats
where the swingarm fits nothing is suporting it its resting on
the brake lever boss. so my guess is
cutting that out and of course the batterybox mount.





I have an 53 GPZ peg and master cylinder set up but it's really ugly
even painted polished or cut up I dont think it;s the right look

am I missing something? modify the stock brake pedal with a different
master cylinder?

les holt wrote: I'll have to keep that info, btw, seem to making good progress on the build. That's actually the funnest thing for me when it comes to bikes.
Les

I blame it on being ADHD but i think it's lack of discipline my mother use to let me open presents before Christmas so now I cant wait for anything lol

You are gonna have fun fitting a battery box in there.

Good work so far, keep it up and you will be riding again in springtime. Make sure you have figured out the chain line before you start assembling things. I had to run a 1/2" offset sprocket and clearance my frame and counter sprocket cover.

That polish job looks killer. Any info on the rouge would be appreciated.

testarossa wrote: You are gonna have fun fitting a battery box in there.

Good work so far, keep it up and you will be riding again in springtime. Make sure you have figured out the chain line before you start assembling things. I had to run a 1/2" offset sprocket and clearance my frame and counter sprocket cover.

That polish job looks killer. Any info on the rouge would be appreciated.

Thanks! I spent the last 20 minutes admiring your boke WOW its beautiful! I know he went brown green then the new stuff was blue. Remind you I spent countles freakin hours polishing it with 2000 grit and mothers and in 10 minutes he hurt my feelings lol.

just to show me he went back over the polished part with mothers and it actually dulled it up.

OK so this morning I went to town to work on my conversion left
the house around 7 or 8 did a few things and got to my bike by
1 this afternoon. did pickup some cutoff wheels



I think it became real today, you know that feeling of nervous anticipation? I know when I cut the brake boss off it's not going back on.

The point of no return I am commited.



chop grind chop grind
After cutting off the centerstand tabs I refered to OMR's
I traced them 1/2 inch longer, and with a feeble drill press
an angle grinder spent quite a while fabbin the dogbone mounts.

oh yeah forgot the memory card to my new camera and then left
what few pic's i got on it in the garage an hour and a half away.
so sorry more i phone pic's






a special thank's to OMR's conversion thread it really hepled me
with figuring my design out. I almost cut off the rear peg mounts
but I am gonna do good to come up with the neccessary rightside
rear set just for the brake set up.

anyway after a few hours of cutting and welding it was dinner time
and my daughter was having company fo dinner so called it quits for
the night.


here she sits waiting for the top mount. I managed to cut those
ugly sissy bar/bag rear turn signalmounts or whatever they are off
the back before I left.

some really good progress there ramtough.
that polish job turned your swingarm into Schwing-arm :lol: !!!!!

some sportbike rearsets would help you with the brake master pedal mounting scenario.

keep up the good work buddy.
leon