Member Contributer bswiles Posted September 18, 2014 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 18, 2014 It is officially a roller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 18, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 18, 2014 1st image that came to mind....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer bswiles Posted September 20, 2014 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 20, 2014 The front brakes are going back together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyZ Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 It looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted September 20, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 20, 2014 Whata bike !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer bswiles Posted September 24, 2014 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 24, 2014 New rear sprocket is on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer vfrAustin Posted September 25, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 25, 2014 You have got to be kidding! Nicest Intercepter ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Sparrow75 Posted September 25, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 25, 2014 bswiles, damn fine work. Your Interceptor is gonna turn many heads! Lots of attention to detail, but one question...is there paint on the swingarm dropout surface where the rear axle tightens the chain adjusters? I have always seen that area as bare aluminum, assuming that it would prevent any slipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer vfrAustin Posted September 26, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 26, 2014 The bolt at the end prevents slipping. The surface should only see movement during adjustment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Sparrow75 Posted September 29, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 29, 2014 The bolt at the end prevents slipping. The surface should only see movement during adjustment. vfrAustin, under acceleration I can see the net force on the axle being towards the front of the bike (which would be stopped by the adjusting bolt). Under braking the net force would be towards the rear of the bike, where the adjusting bolt would simply be goin' along for the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer tomk1960 Posted November 13, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted November 13, 2014 We're overdue for an update and new pics. Bring it on man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFR4Lee Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Looking good. I wonder if it will ride before spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWhelan65 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 I not a gambling man, but I bet it will be guzzling some petrol soon... : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer bswiles Posted December 4, 2014 Author Member Contributer Share Posted December 4, 2014 Latest update from Joe is we are still waiting on paint...I'm really starting to miss her... especially since I crashed my CBR a few weeks ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer tomk1960 Posted December 4, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted December 4, 2014 Looking awesome! Paintwork always seems to be the bottleneck. Seems like shops drag their feet when it comes to doing bodywork for motorcycles, unless that's what they specialize in. I hope you weren't injured when you crashed your CBR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer N2v Posted December 4, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted December 4, 2014 Awesome resto buddy! ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer bswiles Posted December 5, 2014 Author Member Contributer Share Posted December 5, 2014 Looking awesome! Paintwork always seems to be the bottleneck. Seems like shops drag their feet when it comes to doing bodywork for motorcycles, unless that's what they specialize in. I hope you weren't injured when you crashed your CBR. Thanks Tom...I was full ATGATT which really helped..Hit my head pretty hard and got banged up a little bit...still recovering from a badly sprained ankle...but nothing major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer bswiles Posted January 16, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted January 16, 2015 The latest from Joes's shop...The paint is completed. He hit a snag on the water pump and had to order a replacement pump and seal. She's getting closer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer bswiles Posted January 16, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted January 16, 2015 More shiny stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veefer800Canuck Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 NICE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer tomk1960 Posted January 17, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted January 17, 2015 Wow. Wow again! That paint job is gorgeous. I agree that it's going to be nicer than when it was new. Wow one more time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted January 17, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted January 17, 2015 That has to be the luckiest 83 VF750F on the planet. Amazing. Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Sparrow75 Posted January 20, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted January 20, 2015 Damn fine paint job, bswiles!! I had to reread your build thread, to get inspiration to tackle a few problems on my VF. then I noticed something in this picture. Maybe the wheel is just temporarily on, but the fork axle clamps seem not to be secured correctly/safely. For the VF1000F forks, with two stud clamps, the factory manual states to torque to spec the front nut first (13-18 ft-lb). Then torque the rear nut to same spec, but will have a gap left. I seem to see a gap on the front nut in the photo. Of course, this pic may have been a temporary mounting and not 'ready to ride' state, and that case, please ignore. But I thought I might mention incase it is useful for you or others, with a similar axle clamp set-up. By the way. More photos of the finished bike, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWhelan65 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 That was a mock up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer bswiles Posted January 21, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted January 21, 2015 On 1/20/2015 at 5:06 PM, Sparrow75 said: Damn fine paint job, bswiles!! I had to reread your build thread, to get inspiration to tackle a few problems on my VF. then I noticed something in this picture. Maybe the wheel is just temporarily on, but the fork axle clamps seem not to be secured correctly/safely. For the VF1000F forks, with two stud clamps, the factory manual states to torque to spec the front nut first (13-18 ft-lb). Then torque the rear nut to same spec, but will have a gap left. I seem to see a gap on the front nut in the photo. Of course, this pic may have been a temporary mounting and not 'ready to ride' state, and that case, please ignore. But I thought I might mention incase it is useful for you or others, with a similar axle clamp set-up. By the way. More photos of the finished bike, please. Thanks Sparrow and good eye...The guy that commented after your post is the guy that did the work. All of the credit goes to him and his shop, VJMoto.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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