lot of detail out of the bike build recently, the way I've been working was that I'd done a lot of stuff that wasn't very visual but suddenly lots of things have come together and I've been able to put the rolling chassis together.
Having both wheels in meant that i could see if all my calculations and guesswork concerning ground clearance had worked out. For ACU purposes there has to be 2" clearance, there's out about 2.5" but with a fully built engine in and all the 
other bits and pieces it will sink on the suspension a little no doubt. The front forks seem to be spot on, i reduced them internally by 40 mm, Sawing a section out of the damper rod and welding it back together with a sleeve around it for added strength.
This weekend was spent making spacers for the wheels and lots of sitting on the bike trying to find the correct location for the footpegs. It's not easy as ideally i need to be able to have my feet on the pegs but still touch the ground with my toes. The problem is the exhaust gets in the way and locating the rear brake pedal where it can be reached becomes difficult.
Whilst on the subject of rear brake i managed (finally) to find a good method of mounting the master cylinder and mechanism. It took several aborted attempts before i came up with this ... hopefully the final one.
The bodywork sits nicely on the frame too, it's difficult to tell how it was going to look in the cellar, and I'd taken a large woodwork saw to the lower fairing and sawed half of it off - i wanted to see the engine rather than hide it so i went with the 3/4 fairing look.
I purchased it recently off a fellow racer, its a fibreglass GSXR750 SRAD style, they are very expensive to by new but I knew I needed new bodywork when I tried fitting the seat unit off the old bike on the new one .... I just laughed, it's wayyyy too small.
Anyway, I bought it fairly cheap, it looks really good on the pictures but up close it needs a bit of attention. The gelcoat has cracked and chipped a lot on the tail piece and there are a couple of large holes that need fibreglass repairs. The paintwork isn't staying despite it's eye candyness. I'll fill the gelcoat sand it flat and invent a whole new pain scheme as and when i have the time and money. It might have to be british racing primer for now.
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Brilliant blog, really enjoyed reading it. I nearly bought this bike (from Leeds ?) but you got there first, youve done a whole lot more with it than i ever would ! I will be following the progress this year..good luck.
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