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Swingarm/exhaust/oil tank swap done!
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:02 pm
by sabestian
It took me 26 working hours. Bloody nightmare
List of mods:
- HID low beam only, Euro spec headlight
- Mille oil tank
- Mille exhaust (weird carbon road legal big bore bling bling Akra)
- Tuono swingarm
- Tuono bellypan
- Buell footpegs
You can see the difference, it's big. Yes, so she's dirty. Sue me.
The stock chain *just* fits with 15/41 gearing. I changed to 15/40 (15/41 is too short for Brands Hatch
).
Everything greased, lubed. Not cleaned. I don't do cleaning.
Still need to get a front OZ wheel, paint everything in one nice colour that I have planned (surprise), plus get a custom PC3 map once I settle on the exhaust (Akra is quite quiet, but if she can breath properly, I don't mind).
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:36 pm
by Fausto
Wow !!
A blue Abba stand. Never seen one that colour before.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:50 pm
by Kwackerz
Some nice mods there!
Looking good.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:28 pm
by Falken
What you doing parked on runway 57? Never seen one block paved before though.
Seriously though looks good, nice mods.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:39 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
nice work mate
(I would have gushed with more praise but you beat me to a nooj tail light!)
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:55 pm
by sabestian
Aladinsaneuk wrote:nice work mate
(I would have gushed with more praise but you beat me to a nooj tail light!)[/quote
Feel free with gushing, I actually passed on these lights. Can't touch tools anymore. Wrenching overflow error, system crashed. :)
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:41 pm
by D-Rider
Well done Sab - looks very good.
Mine is still "in progress" ... bloody wife ended up off work with a nasty cough so I've been monitored and supervised and complained at every time I head for the garage rather than working on the house!
Swinger is in though - hopefully get the rest done before too long ...
The one thing I am surprised about is that although many have complained how difficult the rear exhaust header is to get at and undo, I found it no problem at all.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:53 pm
by sabestian
Thank you all for compliments. It was helluva lot of work. I am still not sure if it was worth it. It was three working days for Christ sake. Could have been to Alps and back! I'm sure that if I had more skills it could have been done in one day but I learn as I go.
D-Rider wrote:
The one thing I am surprised about is that although many have complained how difficult the rear exhaust header is to get at and undo, I found it no problem at all.
Me neither.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:31 pm
by tommy
Looks bloody gorgeous. I will be eventually heading down the same route as you. Black mille swing arm (propping up garage door at the mo) and goind down the 'sans fairing' approach. Allways been a streetfighter nut.
Back to the point, I think your time was very worth it!
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:00 am
by Syltiz
Looks very nice Seb. You dont do luggage I take it with the high-mount exhaust?
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:20 pm
by Falco9
Excellent work M8, she looks great, I particularly like the Akra, runs nicely in line with the subframe, the swinging arm looks superb with a black frame, very stealth
Shame about the cleaning though, you had a great opportunity of getting to all the hard to reach places done there, but each to his own I know I'm the saddest bloke on the planet when it comes to cleaning bikes. takes me 2 hrs of cleaning every time I take the bike out.
But I love the overall look, so different but very classy, a big thumbs up from me
F9
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:34 pm
by sabestian
Syltiz wrote:Looks very nice Seb. You dont do luggage I take it with the high-mount exhaust?
Falco9 wrote:Excellent work M8, she looks great, I particularly like the Akra, runs nicely in line with the subframe, the swinging arm looks superb with a black frame, very stealth
I'll be trying to bring the exhaust down somehow, will need to look into it. The collector will need to be modified to achieve that, I'm afraid. On the other hand I like the look of it now...But I can't fit the throw-over bags any more...Or the passenger footpegs...
Falco9 wrote:Shame about the cleaning though, you had a great opportunity of getting to all the hard to reach places done there, but each to his own I know I'm the saddest bloke on the planet when it comes to cleaning bikes. takes me 2 hrs of cleaning every time I take the bike out.
Naah. I named her La Sporca not without a reason! If the place is hard to reach it was designed not to be cleaned, obviously. I could let you ride her for a while so that you could clean her afterwards if you like
Falco9 wrote:But I love the overall look, so different but very classy, a big thumbs up from me
F9
Thank you! The difference in looks is much larger than it appears on the pictures, trust me. It looks like a finished bike, like the whole package, instead of a parts bin.
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:43 pm
by Fausto
Well despite my earlier tongue in cheek comment I like it. I have it half in mind to keep mine tillthe bitter end with a conversion to flat bars somewhere along the line.
From reading some of the threads on Falcouno jobs it always seems that the rads are a bit of a problem but yours look good with those little finishing pieces. Are they stock Aprilia ?
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:42 pm
by sabestian
Fausto wrote:From reading some of the threads on Falcouno jobs it always seems that the rads are a bit of a problem but yours look good with those little finishing pieces. Are they stock Aprilia ?
I can't see the problem you mention.
These are Tuono stock radiator covers. They'll be painted to match the rest of the bike. The space at the back of radiators looks weird, sort of empty and not clean, not a big issue.
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:09 pm
by sabestian
Syltiz wrote:Looks very nice Seb. You dont do luggage I take it with the high-mount exhaust?
Here you go. I will do anything to please forum inmates.
