Kawasaki KR1000 Endurance Replica

[Exige]

Finished the swing arm polishing - it will get a buff up when on the bike as it will get smudged when assembling and fitting...


Fitted the bearings:

Fitted and torqued up the top engine mount now I have my new rod with 20mm thread on either end... so the Engine is now fully mounted

Fitted new Chain Runners courtesy of @Nelly 's Classic Kawasaki Endurance Parts Emporium (often wondered why he calls it Cornerspeed Ducati )

The spacer is in place that fills the gap where the 999 engine would have been...

I have a chain guard but it kinda looks out of place in Carbo - should I spray it black, make one in Alloy or take the easy option and leave it as is

 

[WAYNE]

Finished the swing arm polishing - it will get a buff up when on the bike as it will get smudged when assembling and fitting...


Fitted the bearings:


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Fitted and torqued up the top engine mount now I have my new threaded rod... so the Engine is now fully mounted


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Fitted new Chain Runners courtesy of @Nelly 's Classic Kawasaki Endurance Parts Emporium (often wondered why he calls it Cornerspeed Ducati )


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The spacer is in place that fills the gap where the 999 engine would have been...


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I have a chain guard but it kinda looks out of place in Carbo - should I spray it black, make one in Alloy or take the easy option and leave it as is


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Very nice, with the chain gaurd it depends on how you want to go with the replica, keep true to form or leave it.
If it was me i would go down the make an ali one but then saying that there are some great ali paints so maybe do that to save fucking about?
It is all down to your preferance dude .

 

[Exige]

Very nice, with the chain gaurd it depends on how you want to go with the replica, keep true to form or leave it.
If it was me i would go down the make an ali one but then saying that there are some great ali paints so maybe do that to save fucking about?
It is all down to your preferance dude .

It’s a modern re-creation more than a replica so wouldn’t matter too much - there’s just no other carbon anywhere making an alloy one would delay the build

 

[Markduc]

It’s a modern re-creation more than a replica so wouldn’t matter too much - there’s just no other carbon anywhere making an alloy one would delay the build

By at least 10 years paint it black Ali would look out of place

 

[WAYNE]

It’s a modern re-creation more than a replica so wouldn’t matter too much - there’s just no other carbon anywhere making an alloy one would delay the build

Just leave it carbon then you awkward Guinness!!
Stop asking question's if you allready know the answer, in Wayne's world it would look out of place, i have ocd so thing's of this nature would bug me.......

 

[WAYNE]

By at least 10 years paint it black Ali would look out of place

Here we go, another awkward Guinness!!

 

[Exige]

Just leave it carbon then you awkward Guinness!!
Stop asking question's if you allready know the answer, in Wayne's world it would look out of place, i have ocd so thing's of this nature would bug me.......

I don't know the answer

 

[Exige]

By at least 10 years paint it black Ali would look out of place

That was my first thought

 

[WAYNE]

That was my first thought

FFS it's a fucking chain guard, fucking deal with it you Guinness and stop asking stupid question's man!!
Saying that why do sheep have wool and birds have feathers ?

 

[BobTheBounder]

FFS it's a fucking chain guard, fucking deal with it you Guinness and stop asking stupid question's man!!
Saying that why do sheep have wool and birds have feathers ?

@charlesdarwin, should be able to help make sense mucker

 

[Exige]

FFS it's a fucking chain guard, fucking deal with it you Guinness and stop asking stupid question's man!!
Saying that why do sheep have wool and birds have feathers ?

That why I asked you, stoopid

 

[WAYNE]

@charlesdarwin, should be able to help make sense mucker

 

[WAYNE]

That why I asked you, stoopid

 

[WAYNE]

It's all right exi, confusion is the first sign of dementia, i think mine has kicked in but saying that did i just say that?

 

[Exige]

It's all right exi, confusion is the first sign of dementia, i think mine has kicked in but saying that did i just say that?

I was only confused as you have posted that same clip about 100 times in the last month - I only watched it the first time you coffee flavoured Guinness

 

[Gandalf]

It’s a modern re-creation more than a replica so wouldn’t matter too much - there’s just no other carbon anywhere making an alloy one would delay the build

Delay? Did you say ... delay?

Sod it go with the alloy job.

 

[JAT]

Finished the swing arm polishing - it will get a buff up when on the bike as it will get smudged when assembling and fitting...


Fitted the bearings:


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Fitted and torqued up the top engine mount now I have my new rod with 20mm thread on either end... so the Engine is now fully mounted


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Fitted new Chain Runners courtesy of @Nelly 's Classic Kawasaki Endurance Parts Emporium (often wondered why he calls it Cornerspeed Ducati )


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The spacer is in place that fills the gap where the 999 engine would have been...


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I have a chain guard but it kinda looks out of place in Carbo - should I spray it black, make one in Alloy or take the easy option and leave it as is


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Not a fan of the carbon. Alloy or paint it black in my humble opinion.

 

[Markduc]

That was my first thought

Yup carbon is wrong of wrong time period
bare Ali would look like a back street special (think zed special) so you’d paint it black anyway
so just paint the carbon black
Carbon parts have got to be worth 5mph on top end at least

 

[Barry Hell]

Yup carbon is wrong of wrong time period
bare Ali would look like a back street special (think zed special) so you’d paint it black anyway
so just paint the carbon black
Carbon parts have got to be worth 5mph on top end at least

4 1/2 mph with the paint but still worth is

 

[WAYNE]

4 1/2 mph with the paint but still worth is

NEE-NOR, spelling pigs on patrol, your fucking nicked!!

 

[WAYNE]

@JAT is still a Guinness!!

 

[Creamy]

Jesus, this is still going? Makes HS2 look Agile.

 

[Exige]

Jesus, this is still going? Makes HS2 look Agile.

It's only just begun

 

[BobTheBounder]

It's only just begun

You are Richard Carpenter and I claim my 10 crawfish pies!

 

[SHarper]

NEE-NOR, spelling pigs on patrol, your fucking nicked!!

People in glass houses shouldn’t walk around naked and all that...

 

[Mr Bimble]

I have a chain guard but it kinda looks out of place in Carbo - should I spray it black, make one in Alloy or take the easy option and leave it as is


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Cherry wood and walnut would be the business.

Or knock one up out of Camembert wooden boxes to reflect Gallic heritage.....

 

[Noobie]

As the bike the project is based on never had a chain guard, the chain guard can be whatever you want but carbon is a no no.

I'd see it as you either spray the carbon one black. create or find one in stainless steel or, to go really retro in the look, find a hugger in white which of course has chain guard built in, looks 70's and has a match with parts of the paint job?

 

[Exige]

As the bike the project is based on never had a chain gurad, the chain guard can be whatever you want but carbon is a no no.

I'd see it as you either spray the carbon one black. create or find one in stainless steel or, to go really retro in the look, find a hugger in white which of course has chain guard built in, looks 70's and has a match with parts of the paint job?

I dismissed the combined hugger / chain guard as it spoils the look of the back end I think - paint looks the likely option for the guard

 

[BobTheBounder]

I dismissed the combined hugger / chain guard as it spoils the look of the back end I think - paint looks the likely option for the guard

Exi, you could paint it to look like an alloy one, would look the business

 

[Exige]

Exi, you could paint it to look like an alloy one, would look the business

If it was to be alloy I would make an alloy one but I will probably do it black...