Newbie-XBR cafe race project

[guest526]

Adrian, is your user name a homage to that great marque the 'inextinguishable' Hurley Pugh, manufacturer of machines famous for, amongst many other things, supplying escort bikes to 10 European royal families in the inter-war years?

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If there's one thing that modern bikes lack, it's an umbrella rack 

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Spot on,previous owner of my bike was Tony Sleep ,the man behind the legend that is hurley-pugh,in fact,until recently the bike was emblazoned with all sorts of hurly-pugh graphics.Tonys areal funny guy ,the sites a piss take of old farts who are still, convinced old brit bikes are best.Tony used to be photographer on "Bike" magazine and my Xbr was the long term test bike .

[guest7]

NOT the XBR they slapped the sidecar on! I'm sure I've got the article here somewhere.

I was on a bike trip in China in '88 and one of the other guys worked for Superbike magazine. We got to talking about XBRs and his description of teh performance of their test bike bore no relation to my new(ish) example... it sounded much pokier and crisper. I always wondered if Honda had carefully 'assembled' their test bikes.

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[guest288]

So could I run the bike without a battery altogether? Or do I still need one somewhere.

[guest526]

NOT the XBR they slapped the sidecar on! I'm sure I've got the article here somewhere.

I was on a bike trip in China in '88 and one of the other guys worked for Superbike magazine. We got to talking about XBRs and his description of teh performance of their test bike bore no relation to my new(ish) example... it sounded much pokier and crisper. I always wondered if Honda had carefully 'assembled' their test bikes.

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Ah yes the XBR with the chair,that ended up crashing down a ditch whilst loaded with trappist bear (sidecar and presumably the rider).Don't know how true this is but I do have the remains in my shed as a spares bike ,no sidecar though.Would be cool if my #1 XBR was a factory special

[guest526]

Got some work done today-forks fitted.Easy job as i had rebuilt them earlier this year (new seals+hagon springs),only problem was state of the paint on the fork legs,a very tedious afternoon spend spent sanding the paint off and polishing the alloy,much tidier now.

teleflex fork brace

original clip ons inverted and switched left to right and fitted below the fork bridge,also note the fork stanchions pushed through fork bridge an extra 10mm,to quicken the steering a bit.

[guest288]

Looking good- I stripped my fork legs too, god knows what Honda put on them- are you fitting stainless bolts? I'm trying to get some, but struggling to get all I need from one place...
 

[guest526]

Looking good- I stripped my fork legs too, god knows what Honda put on them- are you fitting stainless bolts? I'm trying to get some, but struggling to get all I need from one place...
 

I'am using the original honda bolts on safety critical stuff like forks and brakes,everything else stainless if I can.I got a kit of ss bolts for the engine off German Ebay,Screwfix to a range of ss bolts cheap that could be useful

[guest288]

Either that, or try these:

http://www.stagonset.co.uk/fasteners?output_frontpage=yes&clickthrough=adwords&keyword=stagonset&gclid=CIjvxayc_ZICFRW5GgodhgUfHA

http://www.inoxgrp.co.uk/pdf%20files/Brochure/brochfull07_04_10.pdf

http://www.custom-fasteners.co.uk/downloads/2008catalogue.pdf

These are what I'm using, they seem to have most bits between them...

[guest526]

More bits bolted on today

Koni dial a ride

cut down LH foot peg plate, modified BMX tricknuts for pegs.


More next time

[guest7]

I say, rather fetching old chap.

Good work
Toodlepip
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[squirrelciv]

Looking lervly think I'm geting jealous

 

[guest288]

Its looking really good- can you show us pic of your seat your having on it? Mine hasnt moved on much, I need some bolts but Im hoping when I get them it'll kickstart me into getting on with things.
Keep up the good work! 

[guest526]

Its looking really good- can you show us pic of your seat your having on it? Mine hasnt moved on much, I need some bolts but Im hoping when I get them it'll kickstart me into getting on with things.
Keep up the good work! 

working on the seat unit right now Dave,should have some pics to post on Sunday

[guest526]

So,after much messing around in Photoshop,I finally chose this tail piece

It's off a 1990 Ducati 900 superlight,very luckily one was on Ebay at the time.

XBR light fitted easily enough.Now the hard bit,fabricating a seat base and battery holder,many hours later this is what I have come up with.



and now with the tail piece fitted
Still got a bit more detail work to do here,but you get the general impression-oh and I don't like the red,probably paint black/white latter.

[guest7]

NICE!

I've always liked that seat unit, the Superlight is one of Ducati's prettiest bikes.

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