ALSTAR

ok
heres mine not finished but getting there
hope it helps people if they wana try
i cut both ends off and kept all 3 cambers
used a hack saw to take the end cap off/out let off
and left the internal out let pipe as long as pos
and cut the other end as well both ends were cut just on the main body side of the welds
so with both ens off then cut/grind the hanger off



i chose my size as the width of a A3 sheet of papper
witch also gives u straight end to scribe into the steel
the edge off my cut was on the end cap side of a small box stamped into the can
near the honda logo



also havent had to mess with the internal pipe work:YEAH
except u got heat and bend the out let pipe down a little
heated mine with BBQ coals and a air line



i bent it till there was 3mm gap between the 2 main pipes



a good find was the way the end cap is made it comes apart into 2
place it over a off cut from the chromed can just i skin and hit it out
there a drain hole as well that help with leverage



and u can take out whats left of the old out let pipe and re use it latter to give u a gas tight 3 cambered seal we all hope



the hole is off center and helps to line up when u re assemble it
u place the this piece back over the internal out let pipe witch u bent a little with some hamering and adjusting
and weld round the internal out let pipe as it was before u grond/cut it off
then put the chromed S/S end cap over the top use a rubber hammer
should if ur cuts where straight weld it up with stainless steel rods

started welding it back up today i gota clean up my weld with a grinder
file and polish cos i s**k at welding i got lot of repect for thos who can
to be continude:

ALSTAR

k its on and works
so now the loudest thing is the cam chain can u make a manual adjuster out of the honda one?

Joe87

looks sweet! looks professional

ALSTAR

thanks joe
managed to get into the groove
12 bar next anyone got any tips about making one ?

Sparks!

Could get nick or 444 skin to take some measurements/pics of their FI one maybe and then try to replicate it?

ALSTAR

good idea mate
tell u what i need is a load of pics with a sport sub frame and 12 bar
spose i better star searching the web?

Nick Storm

nice, looks sweet - and maybe just *slightly* cheaper than mine turned out to be - good skills.

yeah - 12 bar doesnt really look too tricky to make realistically - depends on what you want it for thought first.

i.e. do you want to do long scrapes like ape hangers / watchtowers - where the bike needs to balance.... or do you want it to just pritect the back of the bike for a touchdown kinda scrape - and make one of those nice tucked in U-bend bars?

ALSTAR

thanks
think i like the idea of parking it up there and walking away:YEAH
and super slow scrapes just fast enough to get off the bar again
so i best over enginer it spose
nick
u know ur oil pick up u got any photos or have u seen any of them ?
did u need new gaskets
i maneged to get a sump cheap off ebay and duno what to do with it yet ?
and are u getting or ahve u a manule cam chain adjuster ?

Nick Storm

u dont need a new sump
u probably dont need the stuntex thing really - which is the gasket (made of alluminium) just take the sump off, spin the oil pick up round 180 degrees - u might need to make a olding device here. (comes with the stuntex thing) it's basically a soft (aluminium) washer with a little (5mm?) tab sticking out that folds over a gap to hold the pickup in place - and to stop it spinning back round. this makes the oil pick up from the rear of the sump in stead of the front
then overfill oil by about 3/4 of alitre - should be fine (no picks - check the stuntex.com website?)

bought a manual CCT, my stock one was buggered.

ALSTAR

wow
big thanks nick
thats the sorta info i was after mate
so
the CCT where can i get one in the uk ?
mines rattling like a snake

-Ludo

nice work on the can mate:YEAH

Nick Storm

no worries. can't remember / find where I got mine from but google helped

Sparks!

Mines half cut up tooo not going to lengths of what alstars done tho as i still cant work out why

I just cut the bottom of the pipe (with the header link pipe on) and then cutting 5" off the chamber free part of exhaust, welded it back together and then using a strap to fit on the bike (instead of re-welding the hanger back on..)

should be done soon hopefully.. takes fecking ages to cut through them!

Lotus

you spent lots of time and work into it. Looks good though. I choped mine in half with a hacksaw, took the guts out, rivited a R6 cap on my stock can, hit it with a polishing wheel. Looks like chrome, spent maybe 3 hrs total. WAAAY too loud, but who cares huh?

Just wanna tell you brits that I wouldnt be riding a bike if I didnt pick up PB for the first time. It was all downhill from there, US sportmags ****! except super streetbike. laters fockers!

-Lo

Lotus

oh yeah, I heard the cops **** a$$ out there.

ALSTAR

hi mate
thanks the pipe came out better than expected
the cops here can be v nasty think it depends if they have had there donuts
or not

Lotus

+1

FTP for life.

later!

BIG MARK RUFFNECK

man do they

kolour-me-carbo

Thats a cool bit of tinwork on the pipe, looking forward to the 12bar art.
make sure that the bar sits as far up from the wheel as possible (without looking like a spoiler). My bar is by the bottom of the brake light - its crap becaus the bikes really unstable on long scrapes (the bar and tyre contact point act like a super short wheelbase vehicle). My FI cage has broken now because I made a crappy 12 bar.
Keep it close in to the tail too or the bike drops back down too easy.

ALSTAR

thanks for the advice mate i get wat u mean
have started on the bar made all the bits but lost a side part somwhere and cant find it anywhere
prolly have to make another one now
aint meet u yet prolly met at the TT
have u booked a camp site ?
just got the details of lee
so u up north ?