Project Hayabusa

[isiahstites]

I made it out to the garage today, which I did not think would happen as I have been pretty dam sick for a week. Also got in a little O.T. at work today, got a phone call on my way to the store to pick up some cough drops and I was close so I went in and did a 20 minute inspection/repair and got two hours of O.T.

Here is the tool of choice today.......oh, and I cut the square tube in half.

This is for 6, I used my silver pencil......the red marker **** on me today.......I makred the portion of the now angle iron to be cut away.

After I finished my cut I had to find the center of the piece for the head stock to mount to.......it needs to be center as the table will have a center line that this will have to match. The entire build will be based off of the center line. I used the 2x4's just a reference point and the reflection of the lazer for the picture.

A hole will be drilled where the lines intersect and the head stock will be mounted at the location. I still need to machine the head and the centering cones.

Here it is on the table with the base plate, which I still need to build.

In case anyone was wondering here are what the four holes in the back of the upright are for.

Changed tools as I ran out of the other.

 

[isiahstites]

I cut this plate out and drilled the holes so it could me mounted to any table. I then marked a 3 x 3 square in the center so I could weld the upright in place.

Here is the upright with the plate welded on and ready for mounting.

After I finished the welding I cut the other half of the square tube that will be used for the head stock to mount so that it could mount the same but higher up.

It's job will be to hold a laser pointer that will project a straight line down the center of the table through the neck and the rear axle to ensure the chassis is straight. I mounted a larger laser I have for the picture, I will order a smaller one that will mount to the fixture.

 

[isiahstites]

This was suppose to go in the middle of the thread but I missed it..........racing the bike naked at Bonneville killed me at the Mojave Mile as the wiring harness has just been rotten ever since I left Bonneville.

These came in the mail a few weeks ago for my records at Bonneville. Bike was raced completely naked.

 

[mestona]

You have some serious fabrication skills man!!!Quite Impressive!

 

[mcneece]

wow.

 

[badazgtp]

Very nice

 

[BusaJim08]

That's cool, great pics.

 

[slatroni]

Hey Scott
your welds are looking better all the time. I can't wait for a update on this page!
Steve

 

[AQTCJAK]

Very impressive

 

[isiahstites]

Hey Scott
your welds are looking better all the time. I can't wait for a update on this page!
Steve

Thanks Steve, I didn't post any pics of the uprights welds as I do not want to shame people like yourself who are actual welders. They are however better than my tubing bender stand welds,I actually got penatration on the upright welds. That what happens when you have not TIG welded for over a year.

Thanks to everyone for the comments.

Scott

 

[isiahstites]

Well if you can't tell yet I enjoy building bikes and I like to share with my peers so here are a few more pics.

This is my 1350 Sportster/Buell I built a few years ago, this bike went 173 mph at Bonneville in 08' and made a 130 hp at the wheel. Unfortunatley, I am gonna part this one out to help pay for a new side business I am starting.

Naked racing at El Mirage

 

[BIG GUY]

I can't wait to see what the end product will look like! Like others have said, you have some serious fabrication skills. Keep up the hard work.

 

[Pewee]

 

[Shean]

man that's fantastic.

 

[outlawbusa]

You have some serious fabrication skills man!!!Quite Impressive!

+1 and lots of one off parts~!~

 

[Commuta_Busa]

very nice projuect. Thanks for sharing all of this with us.

 

[isiahstites]

Thanks for the positive comments everyone, I am working on a buddies LSR busa so I haven't done much to mine. I am hoping to start tearing mine down soon and start bending tube shortly after that.

Scott

 

[pack mule]

Thanks for sharing all the pics, a very interesting build

 

[isiahstites]

I have been really busy lately and have not had much time to work on this project. I have been working on other peoples bikes lately to make some extra cash for this project. I finally sold and shipped my CBR and on Monday I bought a Hayabusa for a commuter. I hope things settle down in the coming weeks so I can make some progress on this project.

Here is the neck that will used.

I did some work for a friend and he gave this harness and practically everything else I will need to wire the new bike. This was huge! My current harness gave me nothing but trouble at the Mojave Mile due to all of the corrosion from the bike being raced at Bonneville.

 

[isiahstites]

Put the bike up on the stand. After I tear her down I need to add the center supports to the table to ensure it does not bow during the build process as I need the table to be as flat as possible.

Started tearing her down...........the motors next. Should be real easy with the front wheel out of the way.

Here is the triple tree set-up without my new neck in place.

And here is the new neck my friend made, a perfect fit.

The bearings fit nicely.