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Hey guys, just kind of wanted to post up about my recent 1994 vfr 750 build. Im in the process of finishing up the conversion to a naked bike. She started life in pristine condition. Until recently when on my way home from work a teenager on his phone wasn't paying attention and slammed his brakes in front of me.

 

 

So the idea is to have a tidy smaller tail, and a naked single headlight look. In the stable we also have a 1989 Honda Hawk GT so thats the main inspiration for this build. The tail swap is from a 2012 Triumph Speed Triple. There is a lot of work to be done, mostly wire tucking and such. Anyways this is the state of the bike now.

 

 

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14 hours ago, 750 said:

Looks good, how much work was it to fit the Triumph tail in terms of mounting? I can see the subframe looks like the Triumph original

The triumph tail was much easier to fit than expected, i purchased the entire tail, subframe and all. The top brackets are square aluminum that fit over the triumph mounting holes and then over the stock vfr holes, they are angled down and notched to fit. The lower brackets were just round steel, it slips over the bottom mount on the subframe with a hole drilled and a bolt through it, that allows the tube to stay on place and not pivot, the other end of the bottom bracket is the steel tube pressed and a hole drilled through that end. As far as the dimensions are concerned the top triumph subframe is the exact width as the mounting points on the bike and the bottom width is exactly the width of the stock vfr lower subframe. I will attach some pictures to hopefully clarify some of my rambling.

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That is very clever. I've often wondered whether brackets such as that are suitable for changes like this...as it's an arguably rather easy way of adapting an existing subframe to the bike frame. I'm not very clued up with what would be a suitable metal, thickness...etc...so this has given me food for thought!

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  • 4 months later...

OK

Update, so after burning through 2 batteries.... Turns out my RR is bad! So I have taken the time to tear the bike totally down and install quite a few things that have been pilling up in the garage along with doing some final changes to the tail swap:
Digital speedo
CF Dash
-1 Front sprocket
steel braided brake lines

steel braided clutch line
cbr1000rr clutch maste
PAIR block offs
removal of black canister
custom temp gauge
levers
cbr 929rr front end swap
triumph radiator shrouds

new headlight

tail swap brackets cleanup/paint

frame sliders

fork seals/fluid

engine oil

new front tire

cbr 929rr rearshock(DMr performance spring and spacer incoming!)

oil cooler relocation

so the bike sits in a state of disassembly currently, here are a few pictures for those interested

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What's the purpose of an oil cooler if it's very close to hot exhaust pipes ?  An oil heater ? :blush:

 

Can't cool 220 temp oil near 400 degree pipes, eh ?

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I think his intention is to ride it, the moving air will cool it dispite the radiation of the pipes.

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On 3/10/2018 at 1:55 PM, squirrelman said:

What's the purpose of an oil cooler if it's very close to hot exhaust pipes ?  An oil heater ? :blush:

 

Can't cool 220 temp oil near 400 degree pipes, eh ?


Oil cooler works totally fine at this distance, as air passes through the front of the oil cooler it exits the rear and thus cools the oil. The ambient temperature around the oil cooler wont affect the bike in any substantial way, just like I can hold my hand 2 inches from the exhaust and my hand wont burn, it may get warmer, but my blood isnt going to bubble and boil.

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