K2 / Proflex Riders Group
General => Tech Forum => Topic started by: Simon on March 10, 2007, 06:54:12 am
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Well haven't been around for awhile but I've been
looking in all the same,
anyway update, SOLD my Whyte46 I loved that bike
and its gone to good home.
Simply I'm just not getting in the riding to justify
such a bike and (you've guessed it) I've started
a new project,I'm restoring a 1980 Honda CR125RA
MX bike,such a project has been on the cards for many years and is quite close to my heart,anyway I'll
still pop in once in awhile and I still have my 856 project bike,my wife still has an 856 and my son still has a 4500.
Simon.
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Good to hear from ya Simon.
So when the weather clears, get out for a ride or two.
You going to race motocross? Sounds like a ton of fun.
Good Luck,
Terry
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good to see your still around simon, im surprised youve sold the whyte though, another proflex project on the cards? your old carbon frame has a new lease of life now that ive got a new shock (x fusion o2r) its lighter than ever and rides great.
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Good to hear from ya Simon.
So when the weather clears, get out for a ride or two.
You going to race motocross? Sounds like a ton of fun.
Good Luck,
Terry
Eventually thats the plan,hoping to race in some twin
shock races,my son has always wanted to ride MX
but never had the chance (now he has),its something I did many years ago on machines like the one I'm restoring,
those days hold very fond memories to me.
Simon.
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, SOLD my Whyte46 I loved that bike
and its gone to good home.
,anyway I'll
still pop in once in awhile and I still have my 856 project bike,my wife still has an 856 and my son still has a 4500.
Simon.
just don't dissappear, like what's-his-name.."Ian" the spelling and typing wizard of great fame and fortune and "huevos grande"
Simon, you have done magic with your tools and know-how. Remember me if you need anything shipped your way from the States. I still have and use the key chain, magnet (it's on the door frame of my office at work,.... and my wife has the...oh I can't remember what you call it cloth doilly thingy. She's fond things from England and Ireland and Scotland.
ah shucks, don't cry!....hehehehe
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just don't dissappear, like what's-his-name.."Ian" the spelling and typing wizard of great fame and fortune and "huevos grande"
Simon, you have done magic with your tools and know-how. Remember me if you need anything shipped your way from the States. I still have and use the key chain, magnet (it's on the door frame of my office at work,.... and my wife has the...oh I can't remember what you call it cloth doilly thingy. She's fond things from England and Ireland and Scotland.
ah shucks, don't cry!....hehehehe
you mean IFO..
heres a snippet of his......ummm teh style of his posts
i heard that..... [smiley=nod.gif]
i used my motoraptor for a tailgate liner...it does a good job of protecting the edge of my frame when the bike is hanging over the tailgate during shuttles...
such as this...
[url]http://idriders.com/cgi-bin/album.pl?photo=Rides/03-03-02-Seymour/IMG_0003.jpg[/url]
in fact that is the only good use for a Raptor... ;D
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yeah right! hehehe that was IFO on roids and a spellchecker.
funny thing was he was very "readable" nonetheless
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Hi to the group! and to Simon-lets see some of your '80 CR- in Honda red of course. Those were great times for me too-I dreamed of being a factory rider and worked very hard towards that end. Have a lot of good memories but even more spectacular crashes! Keep us updated on this project!
Scott
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Hi to the group! and to Simon-lets see some of your '80 CR- in Honda red of course. Those were great times for me too-I dreamed of being a factory rider and worked very hard towards that end. Have a lot of good memories but even more spectacular crashes! Keep us updated on this project!
Scott
Hi Scott
here's some pic's of how things are progressing,
remember this bike came as a bag of bits and was in hell of a state,
everything has been re painted by myself,
all pivot bearings replaced and I've re built the motors
top end back to standard with a re sleeve etc,
nearly every nut and bolt has been replaced with the correct Honda spec type bolt etc,
as you can seen I've gone for mix of Honda red and Mugen white.
(http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/4236/picture159le9.jpg)
(http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/131/picture177nm3.jpg)
(http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3170/picture178iq3.jpg)
Simon.
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Errrrrrrrrrrrr..................Isn't this a "Motor"bike?
<GRIN>
Col.
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Thanks for the blast from the past! Top notch work as expected too. Looks like Ohlins, progressively wound, square slide carb, silencer/possibly chamber are the visible mods? What of the fork? You might be able to adapt one of our Crosslinks :) Actually, a modern long travel downhill bicycle fork might actually be up to the task and by now have better performance too (just to keep to the bicycle theme) I like the Mugen/Johhny O look. Interesting sidenote: In '99 I saw Ricky Carmichael win his last 125
lites at http://www.motocross338.org/national As usual I brought my stopwatch as this is a track I have many laps on. Back then, '80-81, our best riders would manage 1:57's and in '99 I saw 1:55's by Carmichael. The track, at that time, was unchanged from the 80's. Certainly the bikes have stronger motors, improved suspension etc. But to see only 2 seconds? My only guess is the sand at Southwick developed whoops to correspond to the longer suspension and prevents any great change in speed from motors or suspension?
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Errrrrrrrrrrrr..................Isn't this a "Motor"bike?
<GRIN>
Col.
My K2 is a "Motorbike". (You should see how strong my legs are...)
;)
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Those legs are fueled by 100% biofuel too!
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nice so far simon
on a side note , i used that paint (background) on some forks , and found that it remains tacky for weeks , if not longer ??
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"and found that it remains tacky for weeks"
Slim,
next time try a radiant heater set at a safe distance to "speed cure" your paint
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Thanks for the blast from the past! Top notch work as expected too. Looks like Ohlins, progressively wound, square slide carb, silencer/possibly chamber are the visible mods? What of the fork?
Yes Ohlins sourced your side of the pond (small frame and s/arm mods to fit)
Carb from the same source but I've re jetted it to suit,
ahhh main chamber stock but you know me couldn't leave it that way,
stripped of the paint, buffed it up to give a factory look,applied heat proof lacquer,
new silencer came with the box of bits,don't know the make as its not a stock item,
forks stock item's, yet to be overhauled and re finished,on the to do list.
Oh and of course I've done a bit of custom porting
couldn't help myself,its handy when you have the tools for the job.
Simon.
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nice so far simon
on a side note , i used that paint (background) on some forks , and found that it remains tacky for weeks , if not longer ??
thats odd I've used this make of paint on most of my mtb bikes in the past,
always touch dry in 10 mins and fully hardend off by the next day,
Simon.