The "Scraps Racer" project

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  • Blower
    Forum Mentor
    • Jan 2006
    • 365
    • Finland

    #1

    The "Scraps Racer" project

    A few months ago I bought -85 GSX 1100 EF from Sweden. First I think to take only the engine and sell the rest,
    but then... ;D
    I have a lot of parts from my former projects, most of them are used and some are new. So it?ll be a new project bike.

    I?m going to make it look like sort of a cafe racer, but more like the Wrench Monkees style.
    I?m going to keep it as simple as possible (if it?s possible to me????) and as cheap as possible.
    The engine is good and does not need anything else, but some fine tuning. It?s a 100 hp modell and ridden 60800 km.
    It runs without any mechanical noises and don?t burn oil.

    I?m going to change the front end to -99 GSXR 600 front end, made new mufflers, made the fuel tank and rear "cowling" from
    aluminium as well as the seat.

    Today was the day 1 with the project.

    The starting point:


    After first day:
  • Walle

    #2
    subscribed!

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    • Blower
      Forum Mentor
      • Jan 2006
      • 365
      • Finland

      #3
      To get the seat line better and more "air" between the sub frame and rear wheel I lift the sub frame about 2".
      Same time it was easy to straighten the sub frame. It was about 9/16" off the center line!



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      • Blower
        Forum Mentor
        • Jan 2006
        • 365
        • Finland

        #4
        Today I spending several hours to made the first part of the fuel tank.

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        • Tim Tom

          #5
          Wow. I'm not entirely sure where this project is going, but anyone fabricating their own gas tank has my attention. Very cool project already!

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          • Blower
            Forum Mentor
            • Jan 2006
            • 365
            • Finland

            #6
            Tank bottom done and started with top parts. It can take some hours and days and weeks and ...
            before the fuel tank is ready and polished :

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            • Agemax
              Forum Guru
              • Apr 2008
              • 8371
              • plymouth uk

              #7
              holy cow that looks beautifull
              1978 GS1085.

              Just remember, an opinion without 3.14 is just an onion!

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              • Charlie G
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                • Feb 2009
                • 6440
                • Siskiyou county

                #8
                Blower,

                I'd love for you to live in my neighborhood and teach me some of that "tin banging". Looking forward to the rest.

                Charlie G
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                83 GS1100g
                2006 Triumph Sprint ST 1050

                Ohhhh!........Torque sweet Temptress.........always whispering.... a murmuring Siren

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                • Flaming Chainsaws

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Tim Tom
                  Wow. I'm not entirely sure where this project is going, but anyone fabricating their own gas tank has my attention. Very cool project already!
                  Word! I'll follow this one .

                  Blower, didn't you build a turbo GS a few years back?

                  EDIT: Oh yes you did!


                  Very nicely done! I need you in my garage lol.

                  Will be following with great interest.
                  Last edited by Guest; 08-02-2011, 06:46 PM.

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                  • Adler

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Flaming Chainsaws
                    Word! I'll follow this one .

                    Blower, didn't you build a turbo GS a few years back?

                    EDIT: Oh yes you did!


                    Very nicely done! I need you in my garage lol.

                    Will be following with great interest.
                    If I'm not mistaken that is supercharged, not turbocharged. All the same, holy moley!

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                    • Flaming Chainsaws

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Adler
                      If I'm not mistaken that is supercharged, not turbocharged. All the same, holy moley!
                      My mistake. Should have known better . Fuel injected and supercharged.

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                      • Blower
                        Forum Mentor
                        • Jan 2006
                        • 365
                        • Finland

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Flaming Chainsaws
                        My mistake. Should have known better . Fuel injected and supercharged.

                        Yes, it?s fuel injected and supercharged. That?s why I?m doing now a low-tech bike.
                        It should look when finished more like -60 - -70 cafe racer with some modern things.

                        The "Screamer" supercharged bike:

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                        • Flaming Chainsaws

                          #13
                          Man, the Screamer looks so awesome!

                          You guys build some of the sweetest bikes. I've seen Old Skool Suzuki .

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                          • hotrods316

                            #14
                            what gauge aluminum are you making the tank out of? It looks like it will turn out amazing (like the screamer did)...

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                            • Blower
                              Forum Mentor
                              • Jan 2006
                              • 365
                              • Finland

                              #15
                              Originally posted by hotrods316
                              what gauge aluminum are you making the tank out of? It looks like it will turn out amazing (like the screamer did)...
                              2 mm "sea grade" aluminum. It?s good to weld and it shines good when polished.
                              The Screamer tank is steel and painted with Ghost Chrome paint.

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