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bimotanige
Joined: 12 Jul 2010 Posts: 582 Location: yorkshire
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:45 pm Post subject: The build begins |
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Frame sorted and recoated. Couple of damaged threads repaired and new bearings fitted The frames a work of art - proper Bimota!
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Frank.61
Joined: 28 Nov 2013 Posts: 108 Location: Maasmechelen, Belgium
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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Hy Nigel,
Whoow, you don't stop restoring these bikes, that's clear!
Nice frame and idem paint job.
Assume also powdercoated?
How did you remove the old layers?
Sandblasted?
Any before pics?
Did it have ball bearing in the headstock or tappered roller bearings?
What's your planning?
Good luck and will see how it progresses.
Ciao,
Frank |
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Bud977
Joined: 03 Mar 2013 Posts: 525 Location: Sydney
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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Nice! Bimota's frames are certainly different to your run of the mill twin cradle frame. |
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waggy
Joined: 26 Sep 2011 Posts: 277 Location: Northern Ireland
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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A beautiful piece of engineering, great work Nige. |
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brian
Joined: 22 Aug 2011 Posts: 3769 Location: Australia
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 12:57 am Post subject: |
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Cool... looking forward to this build thread too. I didn't realize that these old bims had adjustable swingarm pivot, very nice. _________________ '99 DB4 #104, '96 SB6 #1165, '94 DB2 J #652, '99 DB4 #088, '08 VTX1800, '93 ZXR750R M1, '95 ZXR750, '95 ZXR750 Race Bike, '94 CBR400rr NC29 Race Bike, '94 CB250, '49 BSA C10 250, '61 BSA A10 650, '89 ZXR750, '91 Ducati 851 |
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bimotanige
Joined: 12 Jul 2010 Posts: 582 Location: yorkshire
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 9:34 am Post subject: |
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Frank, the headstock has taper roller bearings as per modern bikes. I use a local powder coater, he uses vapour, baking and occasionally beadblasting to clean the frame up. He also tidies up any small scuff marks so it gets the great finish.
Hi Brian, yes it seems to adjust everywhere - even a different attachment point for the rear suspension onto the swingarm
Its a real piece of metalwork for sure.
The rebuild is fairly simple as it was pretty good to start with - all the correct parts/plates except brake lever. The only fly in the ointment is the electrics which tuck right up against the engine and need redoing as the have hardened and split really badly - what a tedious job _________________ KB1x2, SB3 SB4 BB1 DB2 Vdue Evo YB11 RB1 Ducati MHR Suzi GS650 |
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Frank.61
Joined: 28 Nov 2013 Posts: 108 Location: Maasmechelen, Belgium
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 10:31 am Post subject: |
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Nigel,
For me the only part (area) where Bimota left room for improvement from day one: electrics/wiring.
Will keep watching you and Waggy how you are going to tackle this on your bikes.
I myself plan (!) to make an alternative wire loom but still looking for the correct hardware (AMP-Superseal 1.5: nice but can't find more than 6 pins connectors) and multicolour super flexible wire.
Well I do have some time so hopefully I see a nice example of what is possible!
Really love the "old" Bimota frames with the eccentric adjusters.
Nice to see the evolution (later the KB2 had the heavily braced headstock but with the concentric rear fork etc.).
Great to see such beautiful welded tubes (just wonder what that did cost in those days).
Frank |
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:43 am Post subject: |
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Looking great nige...will it be all done for the manchester show? Would be nice to have a kb there this year |
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Mike Jennings
Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Posts: 286 Location: England
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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Hello Frank,
have you tied the Farnell catalogue? - they seems to have lots of odd stuff on there?
Cheers, MikeJ |
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bimotanige
Joined: 12 Jul 2010 Posts: 582 Location: yorkshire
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Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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next step engine in:)
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Frank.61
Joined: 28 Nov 2013 Posts: 108 Location: Maasmechelen, Belgium
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Nige,
Any updates?
Frank |
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