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by Kayla » Wed Jul 06, 2011 8:14 am
cal wrote:
Maybe this is more an attitude from hotrod upbringing where different engines no matter how special made no difference to the name of the car.
Yes, I think it's the identity of the frame/chassis that gives a bike or car its 'name', isn't it?. Loads of people have stuck different engines in Cagiva Mitos (KTM/Husky singles or 350 YPVS lumps) and they're still Mitos by name, albeit with a different engine. that bike up there is a Spondon that happens to have a TRX lump- I think you'd need to have the original bodywork fitted for it to still be called a TRX. It's hard to define how stuff's named
It's very nice though, and has a lovely stripped down look to it. But you can keep the SSSA.
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by Stankflapper » Wed Jul 06, 2011 8:20 am
biker_jay wrote:Anyone know how much just the trx engine weighs?
Far too much in my opinion for the power output
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by Stankflapper » Wed Jul 06, 2011 8:24 am
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Seems to look like a Triumph Speed triple in this shot... None the less, its a horny bike

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by Killerwhale » Wed Jul 06, 2011 8:58 am
Don´t know who have looked at all the pics but i love the way he made that "poor man´s turbo"!!

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by Mincehead » Wed Jul 06, 2011 4:17 pm
And you might find you`ll have your arm snapped off for those parts too C.

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by Killerwhale » Wed Jul 06, 2011 5:07 pm
Found a bigger pic so one can see more details

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by Mincehead » Wed Jul 06, 2011 5:20 pm
Hmmm, I have a feeling those forks might be Ducati and I think remounting the sidestand up to the front engine mount is a good idea too.
Would love to be able to walk around the bike, you could fully ascertain the work that`s gone into it then.
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by biker_jay » Wed Jul 06, 2011 5:23 pm
Walk around it.....I'd like to race it in the thunderbike series. Wonder if it handles and if the motor is set up good?
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by Killerwhale » Wed Jul 06, 2011 6:12 pm
I mean he takes in the air in front and has made a "lock" where the tank goes in hence giving those carbs some extra pressure at speeds

(poor man´s turbo"
....and if you following my link on last pic it´s 3,7Mb so one can zoom in where the frames oillines goes into motor etc (and i´ve lifted that tank onto my 900 and he saved a LOT of weight just there)
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by NWS870R » Wed Jul 06, 2011 6:41 pm
Mincehead wrote:And you might find you`ll have your arm snapped off for those parts too C.

I'm open to offers Mince - the YZF front end is the later fully adjustable type & comes with blue spots & Harris clip-ons

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by Kevtrx849 » Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:28 pm
Pretty in silver too.
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by phuk72 » Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:56 am
Kevtrx849 wrote:Pretty in silver too.
You think? Looks unfinished to me and out of balance
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by JL » Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:17 pm
Well, to answer the question - I'D LIKE ONE!
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by Mincehead » Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:40 pm
Killerwhale wrote:
I mean he takes in the air in front and has made a "lock" where the tank goes in hence giving those carbs some extra pressure at speeds

(poor man´s turbo"
....and if you following my link on last pic it´s 3,7Mb so one can zoom in where the frames oillines goes into motor etc (and i´ve lifted that tank onto my 900 and he saved a LOT of weight just there)
The last image of those in the link above Kw?
Yes I noticed the forced induction mod and the neat oil tank up around the headstock.

I also like the flywheel mod, might not give too much extra power but it`ll help the motor spool up quicker for sure and save more weight.
There`s a great deal of re-siting of components, the fuel pump too is neatly moved.
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