BIMOTA GT1 Project

[Suzukidave]

Thats a nice setup all right for getting the engine in and out quickly by yourself

[MikeD]

what does the gt750 engine by itself weigh?

[wolfgangh]

I estimate the engine weight is 80kg. I cannot lift the engine myself without help

[MikeD]

just found in the engine service manual that they say 84kg or 38.2 lbs (hmmm, something in that conversion didn't quite work out me thinks)

[rngdng]

just found in the engine service manual that they say 84kg or 38.2 lbs (hmmm, something in that conversion didn't quite work out me thinks)

38 pounds would be the crankshaft by itself.......



Lane

[MikeD]

just found in the engine service manual that they say 84kg or 38.2 lbs (hmmm, something in that conversion didn't quite work out me thinks)

38 pounds would be the crankshaft by itself.......

I laughed when I saw that in the manual, it's not the first metric->imperial problem I've noticed within

[wolfgangh]

84kg seems to be right, that should be somethinglike 180 lbs, correct?

[Alan H]

1 kilo = 2.2 lbs, so 84Kg = 184.8lbs, or approximately the same as a small planet!

Looks like the manual is dividing by 2.2 instead of multiplying.

[Suzukidave]

I thought the GT750 engine is a lug up until i had to move around a 86 GSXR 1100 engine

[Suzukidave]

My avatar picture project bike that i have been working on forever also uses the detachable sub frame to get the engine in and out of the frame easy .

[wolfgangh]

Slow progress on the bike, but I am not in a hurry. Hunting for the right components at the right price is part of the fun.
Finally found the correct period front and rear brake master cylinders. Front is a AP Racing, adjustable from 16mm to 19mm piston equivalent.





Rear is from Kawasaki Z650 I believe:


I am using the classic AP Lockheed calipers front and rear, waiting for the adapters to be fabricated.

[garry55]

great work

[old racer]

Lovely welding on that frame.

[smokin_blue]

Absolute thing of beauty!!! keep up the great build!

[smokin_blue]

I thought the GT750 engine is a lug up until i had to move around a 86 GSXR 1100 engine

I had to laugh when I read this. When I went to put the engine in Bad Attitude (my 1990 GSX-R1100 street fighter) I was doing it one morning about 5am as everyone else slept. I picked up the engine with my engine stand attached with loose bolts planning for the stand to fall away. And yes it did....all but one point. So there I stood holding the engine with one bolt still holding the stand hanging loose and no way to set it down and no one around to help! Needless to say I was a bit sore the next day.