HORNET 6 BUILD

hornet6 · September 11, 2013, 02:00:59 PM

Hi. just a few photos of my build which is near completion. I bought this 92 model as a stolen recovered bike. It had the usual damage to it....broken levers, both clocks and ignition switch smashed in, no indicators on it, and a few scratches on the tank. The guy who sold it to me is a friend of a friend,who just wanted to get rid of it quick as he needed the space for his new harley.
We put some fuel in the tank and managed to bump start it. The bike had still got the original exhaust on,which was all battered and scratched, but once it started up,I was supprised just how quiet and smooth the engine was. Looking at the last mot note,the mileage was only 16,000. £150 exchanged hands and the little gs was mine.

hornet6 · September 11, 2013, 02:09:29 PM

I began collecting a few parts,and shortening the subframe until I was happy with the look of it.

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hornet6 · September 11, 2013, 02:11:55 PM

OOOHHH. That photos a bit large...will have to find a way to reduce them in size before I put any more on.

Janx101 · September 11, 2013, 02:40:02 PM

Click the image icon ... The after the IMG in the first brackets ... It should go .. IMG width=800 ...
You edit in the width=800 ... Must have the space after IMG and no space to the close bracket

You can make the numbers whatever you want ... 640 , 320 , 781?! Lol ... But main thing to remember is the 'usual' image dimensions used as a standard on computers ... That's your guideline kinda

hornet6 · September 12, 2013, 10:12:45 AM

Hows that

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hornet6 · September 12, 2013, 10:17:39 AM

I also made a seatpan. In these photos,its still got the original sponge from the old seat,which I hacked about to get a rough guide as to how it would look.

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hornet6 · September 12, 2013, 10:20:03 AM

I also cut off the standard exhaust and made my own adapter to mate up to the new can. The standard exhaust weighs a load compared to this nice stubby can

hornet6 · September 12, 2013, 10:25:22 AM

I then prepped my tank.and decided to go for a satin silver look.....I hated those original stickers on the side of the tank. Like paint splashes and squirly lines.

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hornet6 · September 12, 2013, 10:28:26 AM

In keeping with the cafe racer look,I decided to spruce the tank up just a tad with some stripes the same colour as the exhaust can.

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hornet6 · September 12, 2013, 10:30:20 AM

I took off the old smashed in clocks and replaced it with this little clock.

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hornet6 · September 12, 2013, 11:11:34 AM

So, this is how it is at the moment. I,me just waiting to get the seat back from the upholsterers. I just hope it looks ok once its all done.

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Gorilla · September 12, 2013, 12:12:44 PM

lookin good!

mustangGT90210 · September 12, 2013, 02:15:16 PM

Very nice! In order to hide those wires and clean everything up, you could run a K&N filter, and then cut apart the stock airbox and put them in there.

I'm betting something like that would elevate that thing to show stopper!

Janx101 · September 12, 2013, 02:19:04 PM

Nice ! ... Good job!

tcmia · September 12, 2013, 02:56:28 PM

Nice looking bike. Do you have a view of the can adapter?

hornet6 · September 12, 2013, 09:05:12 PM

I will try and get a photo of it at the weekend

hornet6 · October 07, 2013, 11:05:25 AM

Hi. The bikes not running quite right, so just looking for some info please. The bike starts and runs ok for a while. After a couple of minutes running, it starts to go a bit lumpy on tickover. When I go to pull away the bike stutters but picks up and rides ok.
Once it starts to get warm,that stuttering becomes more apparent and annoying. Carbs have been stripped,inspected , cleaned,re-assembled and fitted,and seem ok. Brand new fuel taps, new coils fitted, new plug caps and spark plugs fitted. I am at my wits end......could the problem be the cdi unit breaking down. Help please. Model is a 92

hornet6 · October 07, 2013, 09:04:53 PM

...please, I need a little of your advice.

hornet6 · October 09, 2013, 12:14:31 PM

hi out there

Janx101 · October 09, 2013, 01:47:44 PM

Hrm ... Lots of things changed/fixed recently ... I'm only a beginner fixer ... So ..

Moisture vapour under the plug caps? .. Choke slide/cable sticking somewhere? .. Gunk in the small galleries/lines of the carbs? .. Needs more throttle or less gear? .. Battery is weak/dying? ..

IIRC the best thing to do is test one section at a time to try isolate where/why the problem is... Don't just pull everything apart and test it all ...

So ... Multimeter on battery and charge circuit and coil wires etc.. Ok yes/no ? .... Inspect cables and external carb bits/hoses etc .. Ok yes/no ? .. And so on... Even if you 'know it can't be that cos I fixed it' .. Check things over.... Look/calm/think

Don't want to tell you things you have tried or know .... But isolation of potential cause is the key .. The GS from everything I've read on here is a fairly simple beast... Which means its problems are usually simple too.... Once you identify the particular problem anyway

Hope this helps

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