this is how it started life


this is what it looked like when i got it


so i stript it




started as just a tidy up with a more powerfull engine so i painted it .... never mind it will cum off as easy as it went on





ahhhh my favourite part




the smell in here was awsome !




some new parts have arrived allready srad 750 seat unit and gsxr rear shock

Once you've fitted new stiffer suspension to either end, are you going to brace the frame up so it doesn't hinge in the middle?

Quote from: aygee on April 02, 2011, 02:15:22 PM
Once you've fitted new stiffer suspension to either end, are you going to brace the frame up so it doesn't hinge in the middle?

what do you meen hinge in the middle ? do u meen u think the frame will bend in the middle , i cnt see that happenin tbh 

It already does going at stock speeds with stock suspension... it's a steel cradle frame designed for a 45hp lump, built to a very strict budget.  

Now, as you may know due to the Ducati GP teams problems with their all carbon frame/swingarm combination, some flex is necessary - but too much is also not good.

If you are extending the swingarm (although I have to ask WHY?) that will definately need bracing as the standard one is built to the same budget as the frame.

ill have to look into it then and find out where its weak points are and graft it in some big muscles so it will cope
cheers

Quote from: aygee on April 03, 2011, 12:59:07 AM

If you are extending the swingarm (although I have to ask WHY?) that will definately need bracing as the standard one is built to the same budget as the frame.

it should come in handy with it being turbo'd but its mainly just cos i like it . deffinatly will be braced ill probably do a little frame work aswell i supose it cnt hurt and costs practicaly nothing to do so i mint aswell

It would appear you have `brush painted` the frame, the swinger and the wheels......(the wheels without actually taking the tyres and what looks to be a balance weight off) and you are still to carry out mods to the frame and swinger. Are you going to paint them again after adding the stiffeners or can I assume cosmetic appeal and forward planning are not significant issues to you?

I think ......this is going to be a very interesting project and thread   

as it says it was just goin to be a tidy up hack but nw iv lost all my sences and started plowing money into it that ill never see again ill have it all powder coated . it had been stood for ages so it needs new tyres n ballancing anyway those tyres are just fire fuel

Quote from: aygee on April 03, 2011, 12:59:07 AM
It already does going at stock speeds with stock suspension... it's a steel cradle frame designed for a 45hp lump, built to a very strict budget.

I'm not sure what you're basing this opinion on... I race my GS500, and have had no complaints about the stock frame. Not sure I'd trust it with a 100HP motor @ 140MPH, but it's far and away one of the best frames of any 'beginner bike' on the market.

If you want to see a hinge frame, ride a Ninja 250.

Edit: The GS frame is significantly better than the EX500 frame, and those guys have a solid power advantage on us.