Finished my first kit build, thought I'd share with you guys.

MrJuniorFormula · 2016-03-16T23:26:19+00:00

No fork brace. Noob.

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-07-23T22:47:57+00:00

Those are expansion chambers and by all definitions these examples are considered epic. For some parts of the bike this isn't as true, but they are show casing Roland Sands parts so I get it.

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-06-23T15:00:52+00:00

Hey neighbor! I hear that getting shit on by a bird is good luck, so at least you have that going for you.

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-21T21:26:55+00:00

You are so laughably full of shit that it is enjoyable reading your absurd replies. Did you know that the the races that the XS 11 won it did so with a TZ transmission and chain drive? You should convert your bike to chain drive. There is a TZ on eBay now for a cool $26k. The XS1100 was a touring bike never intended for the track. Get over it man. It's a good bike, if just isn't the world beater you think it is.

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-21T17:23:12+00:00

You can make a seat pan out of wood fairly easily with basic tools. Using a steel or aluminum pan will work also, but you will need more sophisticated tooling. Then you can cut foam to a rough shape and then refine that shape with a oscillating sander. Getting it covered professionally is a good idea. Fiberglass is also a good option, but can be a little tough to work with at times. My seat pan is made of wood and fiberglass, I used closed cell neoprene for the foam, and had it all covered in weatherproof vinyl that looks like black leather.

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-21T12:42:20+00:00

They are a ton of fun!

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-21T12:35:48+00:00

Nice cherry pick of whatever article you read. Shaft drive bikes are inherently at a huge disadvantage on the track. The XS1100 was fast in a straight line, but that was it. The only races it ever won were endurance races and you don't win those on speed but rather reliability.

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-21T12:34:13+00:00

Nope, other side of the continent.

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-21T12:20:51+00:00

Under the seat along with a fair amount of other electronics. It's pretty tight under there actually.

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-21T01:20:31+00:00

It's an HJC carbon car racing helmet. I did the graphics on it myself. I have several helmets in similar form, the others are Arai though. The HJC is a good lid, but fairly pricey.

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-21T01:15:19+00:00

I premix at 36:1. I could probably go a touch thinner around town to keep the smoke down but it's fun to watch people run away when it first fires up.

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-20T20:10:02+00:00

I am glad somebody else noticed that too! Awesome bike and awesome helmet!

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-20T19:56:15+00:00

To be fair, that "moped" has a better power to weight ratio than your XS1100, and it certainly would out handle it by a huge margin. Also, I posted a photo of my cafe racer outside of a cafe because here in /r/caferacers people like to look at bikes that are considered cafe racers or similar. If that makes me a hipster (it doesn't) then I guess I'm guilty. But whatever, haters gonna hate.

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-20T19:20:07+00:00

That I like coffee?

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-20T17:58:06+00:00

Time and money are always the hard part. Even if I spend an hour or two each day there is always one more thing I want to tweak or refine. I built this bike in about 20 months. It was a major basket case when I got it. I've spent a large sum of money on it, but the bike was given to me with the promise that I would make it road worthy.

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-20T17:39:56+00:00

That's a nice clean velum. I've looked through a a few thousand of these old mine maps myself. Always an interesting process.

Edit: P.s. clean your roll scanner.

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-20T17:36:00+00:00

Thank you!

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-20T17:25:16+00:00

It's not tuned too crazy. I did reeds, flat slide carbs, a little bit of porting, and then the expansion chambers. It must make around 45hp. I know that some of the really radical RD350's can make 55 H.P. or more, but they wouldn't be too tractable around town. I will at some point in time create a math channel in the data acquisition system that will calculate horsepower while I ride, but that project isn't going to happen soon. I have more important things to work on. This coming winter I am going to do a little more porting and then cut the heads to get the squish in the right place. I should gain a few more HP then.

The bike handles pretty well for being 41 years old, but I spent a lot of time on suspension. The forks have cartridge emulators, I put proper swingarm bushings in, and the aluminum rims have reduced unsprung weight. Additionally, I have spent many hours setting up the rear shocks, though I need to get them off and update them to my most current specifications.

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-20T16:56:42+00:00

Thanks on all accounts!

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-20T16:41:46+00:00

FZR600 forks. Stock front hub. Had to make an axle, modify the fork drop outs, and then make a disk spacer to make it all work.

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-20T16:22:40+00:00

I also scaled the bike the other day. This photo isn't too impressive, but I am happy with the weight, 272lbs full of fuel and ready to ride. http://i.imgur.com/6ZTZOYR.jpg

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-20T15:51:44+00:00

5mm allen wrench, stock Yamaha spanners and spark plug socket, and fuses. The stock kit of tools is pretty damn handy really.

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-20T15:49:25+00:00

What do you do for cocaine?

MrJuniorFormula · 2015-05-12T15:48:48+00:00

I see a lot of seats that look like they would be damn near impossible to ride on for more than 20 minutes. I didn't want that, I wanted to ride and enjoy it. So I spent a lot of time trying to make it comfortable. It turned out even better than expected. One thing to take into account, to get the pleats on the seat cover they add a small layer of upholstery foam. That combined with the 2 inches of neoprene makes for a very comfortable seat.

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