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Title: Not Happy
Post by: Tim754 on March 17, 2008, 10:27:05 pm
Does anybody else feel they are getting to old :'( I have spent two hours measuring and calculating, swearing and kicking ... and it still wont work I can not easily fit a centreport XL350 ( well 420 now....) into an SL 125 frame... Yep I am thinking of giving up the idea ,that has to be old age. :( Tim
Bare in mind I did once create a  CB500/4 +SL125 hybrid , shite I believe I should res erect that one it was a .........hoot :D
Title: Re: Not Happy
Post by: Tim754 on March 17, 2008, 10:40:08 pm
Yippee!!! sort of ....It fits in backwards  ::)
Title: Re: Not Happy
Post by: Quicksilver on March 17, 2008, 10:51:02 pm
Yippee!!! sort of ....It fits in backwards  ::)


Now all you need to do is fit sprocket to front wheel. ;D. 8) ;D
Title: Re: Not Happy
Post by: crash n bern on March 18, 2008, 04:07:17 pm
Break out the angle grinder and make it fit.
Title: Re: Not Happy
Post by: Doc on March 18, 2008, 04:42:58 pm
yeah the flexi discs these days cut it nice and neat  :P

the main problem you're having here Tim is you're doing it arse about. Instead of trying to fit the motor into the frame try fitting the frame around the motor..whatever gets in the way..cut it off  ;D
Title: Re: Not Happy
Post by: mike1948 on March 18, 2008, 05:32:30 pm
Tim754, you have my sympathy.  about a year ago, I dug into my pile of useless garbage, and as my old RM125a frame had already had the engine mount butchered, I decided to install a Suzuki X7 250 motor - Why? - too much Rough Red I guess.  Everything went to plan, dropped straight in.  What a goer for flat track, geared to do the ton!  Now where do the pipes go?  Not a 4stroke, so got to make up chambers & fit somewhere.  I'll sleep on it. 
Woke up sober, last nights great scheme shelved for next time I've had a few sips.
Mike
Title: Re: Not Happy
Post by: pokey on March 18, 2008, 05:45:02 pm
Hmmm chop the downtubes off and use the engine as a stressed member Tim, then just bolt a new ally frabrication on like the new roadbikes have. Teeerick ;D
Title: Re: Not Happy
Post by: Tim754 on March 18, 2008, 09:59:29 pm
Unable to continue today on the not so grand plan, but have not yielded to sanity yet.... Elsewhere there is a thread on the Ducati RT450 (Arr the Pizza section??) They are a heavy stressed member job I believe,,, so Hmmmm.. then the carby that sticks into rear of  main frame is a small mega drama too :D
Title: Re: Not Happy
Post by: Doc on March 20, 2008, 11:34:19 pm
you'd prolly have better luck fitting an SL350 in there Tim  ;)

Been pondering the idea of a TM250 donk in a TM125 myself ;D
Title: Re: Not Happy
Post by: Tim754 on March 20, 2008, 11:53:45 pm
Doc you had a TM400 engine and pissed it off! Ya Wuss.... :D Hmm A TM125 frame I still got at least half a dozen + (well more not sure now how many..) 754s about they are dry sump so makes things a bit easier in some respects , shame about where to put the oil tank and the four carbies would stick out a tad wider than a TM tank a bit and and .... Stuff it I will send you a CB500/4 Yes thats the go!!!!  :D :D :D :D Why am I dribbling all this foam ??why are you looking at me ???and the voices ::) in my head are .......
Title: Re: Not Happy
Post by: jimson on March 20, 2008, 11:54:46 pm
I have a project a bit like yours Tim and Quickie's but I don't want to make it public just yet until I'm sure it will work  :-\  things are starting to come together tho if the bike turns out like the one I've built in my head a 1000 times I'll be real happy  ;D jimson
Title: Re: Not Happy
Post by: YSS on March 21, 2008, 01:03:51 am
Tim dont worry , I bought 3 new Wasp frames  and not one engine ever fitted . I bought a Wasp Metisse Solo frame and the mounts where 12 mm out centre . The footrests did not even go near where they should have . I paid alot of money and did not get what I wanted . I hope that makes you feel better.
Title: Re: Not Happy
Post by: suzuki27 on March 21, 2008, 08:04:24 am
That is a shocker YSS-they should make anyone feel better who has a similar predicament.
Title: Re: Not Happy
Post by: oldfart on March 21, 2008, 09:39:27 am
Tim .... When theres a will there's always a way , oxy and 5 " cut off wheels would be a start
          with my hybrid I have used the bottom cradle grafted onto donour frame . cut and shut  ;)