New member - comments welcomed

[watchhislegs]

Hi there, I have used some of the other forums a bit but this one looks like it has a strong contigent of RD shed dwellers. I started my RD project a couple of years ago, but some other bikes got in the way. This is where I'm up to now:





It has a RS125 front end and a RVF400 back end grafted on by Nigel at NK Racing. I'm building from bits, which probably isn't the best idea, but I fancied it challenge and it will help me get a greater understanding of what does what.

The bike now lives in my front room as I don't have a garage:



As it was in my front room I mounted my house phone on it so I can make calls whilst sat on the bike. There's not a lot of room so it's all about maximising space:



It appears that you chaps love pictures so here's one of the new top shock mount, I think Nigel did a cracking job:



And to finish, a shot of my last project which I think turned out quite funky; I know it's a diesel but it's a great little bike:



Any comments, suggestions, pointers, pitfalls or advice would be welcomed. Everything that needs to be will be powder coated and all bolts will be stainless.

I need exhaust, loom, rear sets, headlight and mount, switchgear and of course need to paint the buggers.

Thanks for looking.

Nico

[LC'Adam]

Hi Nico,

Welcome to the forum mate.

I have to say, I burst out laughing at your ypvs mounted house phone ;D

You have the right kind of project for this forum mate.

Love the look of the NC35 single arm

Good luck

Adam

[nikfubar]

Hi Nico, welcome. ;D I'm doing the same build NC35 rear end

[Norbo]

Hi and welcome to the forum . Loving that phone stand .
Looks like you and nikfubar will be having a lot in commen .
You seem to have a good start on the bike .
Are you keeping the standard seat unit ?

[trev1340]

Hi nico pretty new to this site myself so will follow your hybrid build with interest doing something similar rgv front etc can i ask how much was it to do the frame mods to fit the single sided swingarm cheers ;D

[nikfubar]

Not wanting to piss on anyone's firework but I heard NK machine the arm down all on one side to make it fit & just use a single bearing on the RH side instead of a pair. This offsets the back wheel by at least 5mm not the end of the world but

[graemestab]

soon to be the fastest phone stand ever built !!!!

[bubba]

hello and welcome nico loving the rvf single swinger look forward to see how you get on
good taste in your beer as well you cant beat a bottle of dog! wey iy man ;D

[trev1340]

any chance of a pic from the other side or the modded swinger cheers

[watchhislegs]

Cheers for your comments so far. I'm keeping the standard seat unit; I don't want to deviate too much from the overall 'look' of the RD as it is good as it is. I'm building a TZR supermono after the RD so I'll go a bit silly with that I think. It will look more in proportion when it has some tyres on it and I plan to get a 17" RVF wheel as it has a VFR on at the moment so I can roll it about when I'm making calls to relatives and loved ones.

With regards to any possible offset in the rear wheel I haven't got a clue. The rear shock shock is not central to the frame therefore it is difficult to judge by eye, however it looks central to the subframe and in line with the front wheel which is good enough for me. NK Racing also supplied a Talon offset front sprocket so the chain line is bang on.

I figured fitting a completely different type of swingarm was too much for one man in a small house (with no where to put his phone) so I enlisted the help of a professional who has experience in this sort of thing. One of my mates did the same thing with a Bandit/VFR swingarm and it was a right cack on. NK Racing did it for £350. Nigel who runs the company is a spot on fella to deal with and I would use him again. In my opinion his work is very good, and without sounding too much of a bell end, his attitude towards creating specials and delivering what someone wants (without persuading you otherwise) was refreshing.

You can't beat a bit of Newcastle Brown, I'm a Boro lad living in Cheshire so why I like the brown stuff is beyond me. It takes the pain away. I'll try and post some pictures of the other side of the bike in the next few days. Got to go to the shops tomorrow night to buy the Mrs some Ugg boots knowing that the money would be better spent on a brand new loom (or a cordless phone) I need to keep her sweet so she will let my petrol tank stay in the bath tub)

Ta ta

Nico

[Shytalk]

I have a nice set of Micron GP pipes that would go nicely on that. ;D

[scoobysal]

cant wait to see it done.

[watchhislegs]

Where's the bike in the house thread? I need to perve on other machines being kept warm through the winter months.

As for the Micron GP cans, will they fit seeing as though it won't have stock rearsets and the swingarm is not standard? There was a chap called Kenny who was on the other forum, I was thinking about looking into him to build me a set.

Will try and get that picture of the other side of the swingarm up this week; I 've been busy buying the Mrs a set of UGG boots. £170! I keep thinking about it and all the spangly bits of metal I could have for that sort of money. I've got my head in my hands right now.

Nico

[mellow]

m8 u should of got her UGG boots off a site called M&M.They only about £70-£90

[watchhislegs]

Cheers for the link mate, I've added some more pictures to the thread.

As for the UGGs; she wanted some special ones that you can only get from the shop. b*****d.

[hailseizure]

Welcome! Loving the bike in the front room!

[Shytalk]

Dec 7, 2010 0:48:03 GMT 1 watchhislegs said:

As for the Micron GP cans, will they fit seeing as though it won't have stock rearsets and the swingarm is not standard?

Anything can be made to fit, you will have to make up some method of mounting the RH footrest, the exhaust would then fix to the footrest bracket.

[watchhislegs]

Cheers for the advice fellas, it feels like a big jigsaw puzzle at times but I'm piecing it together slowly now.

[watchhislegs]

Pictures of other side as requested:









And one from the top showcasing the phone modification:



Just fitted some stainless engine mounts from Norbo, they look cracking; cheers mate.

Nico

[billbott]

Looking good, but you'll not get very far unless you get an extension for the phone lead.

[watchhislegs]

I'll go cordless when they come down in price.

[billbott]

Top answer.

[trev1340]

Looking good mate must get off me arse and do some more to mine garage vvv cold

[motojohn]

thats cool ther bike next to the plasma nice

[watchhislegs]

TV nearly as big as the room and a motorbike bike next to it. Proper working class.

[rs2000]

Cool looking project mate

[bikermania]

Dec 19, 2010 15:39:51 GMT 1 watchhislegs said:

I'll go cordless when they come down in price.

;D ;D ;D