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gday all,
just cleaning up the files on my pc. and whilst checking out some pics, i came across my widowmaker files, it made me smile to see the transformation thus far, thought id share......
i bought my bike in sept 04 it was a steel blue (best factory color :P) 50k on the dials and in well looked after nick. id just upgraded from a ninja250, and what a change it was.. big, heavy, powerfull.. only.. stopped as well as a gpx250! meaning a few panic situations meant the bike was on its side a couple times and collected a few scratches here and there.
a pretty nast acko soon had me with 48 stitches and a limp i still carry now, and a beat up gsxf
what was damaged was a lot.. split crankcase, engine cases, busted, foot peg and rearset busted, subframe pushed across 2.5 inches, every peice of fairing broken in some way, crease and bent forks and a twisted frame, the seat and the tank were also busted, the only thing untouched was my nice yoshi can!
SO! i order parts. from waltari a gsxr750 front, .....from ebay, and various wreckers, bits and peices. seeing as ive never been one to leave anything alone i thought id modify a little and being inspired by waltari's ride...i began.
i came up with a concept during a 20 min photoshop session.
and proceeded to recreate that concept.
parts came in from all over the world, US, UK, EROUPE, AUS, NZ. and a some stuff made by myself.
the grinder wirred, the welder zapped and crackled, the plumb bob swung, the rulers implemented. the bike began to come to life.
SO... where she stands now...
she's getting everything checked out to make sure its all straight and true. the engineer has checked it all out and the swing arm and sub frame conversions were only 1mm out!! not bad for a backyarder eh?
so my engineer is sorting that
unfortunatley the forks, axle and tripples were all bent/twisted, so they are getting the re-finishing and rebuilding,
once i get her back home i'll be able to finish her off, as i need the bike to sort out muffler, rearsets, oil cooler, boost piping and plenum, paint and minor bits and bobs. so... NOT FAR NOW.. ALMOST THERE!! the bike wont be back home for a few weeks so im doing all that i can without her (not much really )
when she is back home, it'll be a whirlwind of work completed and widowmaker shall be ready to roll
thanks for taking the time to read and veiw, and as always your comments are most welcome.
cheers.joe.
just cleaning up the files on my pc. and whilst checking out some pics, i came across my widowmaker files, it made me smile to see the transformation thus far, thought id share......
i bought my bike in sept 04 it was a steel blue (best factory color :P) 50k on the dials and in well looked after nick. id just upgraded from a ninja250, and what a change it was.. big, heavy, powerfull.. only.. stopped as well as a gpx250! meaning a few panic situations meant the bike was on its side a couple times and collected a few scratches here and there.
a pretty nast acko soon had me with 48 stitches and a limp i still carry now, and a beat up gsxf
what was damaged was a lot.. split crankcase, engine cases, busted, foot peg and rearset busted, subframe pushed across 2.5 inches, every peice of fairing broken in some way, crease and bent forks and a twisted frame, the seat and the tank were also busted, the only thing untouched was my nice yoshi can!
SO! i order parts. from waltari a gsxr750 front, .....from ebay, and various wreckers, bits and peices. seeing as ive never been one to leave anything alone i thought id modify a little and being inspired by waltari's ride...i began.
i came up with a concept during a 20 min photoshop session.
and proceeded to recreate that concept.
parts came in from all over the world, US, UK, EROUPE, AUS, NZ. and a some stuff made by myself.
the grinder wirred, the welder zapped and crackled, the plumb bob swung, the rulers implemented. the bike began to come to life.
SO... where she stands now...
she's getting everything checked out to make sure its all straight and true. the engineer has checked it all out and the swing arm and sub frame conversions were only 1mm out!! not bad for a backyarder eh?
so my engineer is sorting thatunfortunatley the forks, axle and tripples were all bent/twisted, so they are getting the re-finishing and rebuilding,
once i get her back home i'll be able to finish her off, as i need the bike to sort out muffler, rearsets, oil cooler, boost piping and plenum, paint and minor bits and bobs. so... NOT FAR NOW.. ALMOST THERE!! the bike wont be back home for a few weeks so im doing all that i can without her (not much really
)when she is back home, it'll be a whirlwind of work completed and widowmaker shall be ready to roll
thanks for taking the time to read and veiw, and as always your comments are most welcome.
cheers.joe.
Keep us informed. Now I want a bloody turbo.
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