BIMOTA GT1 Project
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Re: BIMOTA GT1 Project
Thats a nice setup all right for getting the engine in and out quickly by yourself
the older i get the faster i was
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Re: BIMOTA GT1 Project
what does the gt750 engine by itself weigh?
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Re: BIMOTA GT1 Project
I estimate the engine weight is 80kg. I cannot lift the engine myself without help
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Re: BIMOTA GT1 Project
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)
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Re: BIMOTA GT1 Project
MikeD wrote: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.......
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Re: BIMOTA GT1 Project
I laughed when I saw that in the manual, it's not the first metric->imperial problem I've noticed withinrngdng wrote:38 pounds would be the crankshaft by itself.......MikeD wrote: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)
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Re: BIMOTA GT1 Project
84kg seems to be right, that should be somethinglike 180 lbs, correct?
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Re: BIMOTA GT1 Project
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.
Looks like the manual is dividing by 2.2 instead of multiplying.
Think of how stupid the average person is, then realise that half of them are more stupid than that.
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Re: BIMOTA GT1 Project
I thought the GT750 engine is a lug up until i had to move around a 86 GSXR 1100 engine
the older i get the faster i was
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Re: BIMOTA GT1 Project
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 .
the older i get the faster i was
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Re: BIMOTA GT1 Project
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.
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.
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Re: BIMOTA GT1 Project
Lovely welding on that frame.
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Re: BIMOTA GT1 Project
Absolute thing of beauty!!! keep up the great build!
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Re: BIMOTA GT1 Project
Suzukidave wrote: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.
'07 Suzuki SV650
'90 GSX-R1100 streetfighter
LS650 powered custom framed café
'72 T500 with a Lyster frame
'69 T500-parts/project?
'83 GR650-project
Past bikes
'06 Triumph Sprint ST
'86 GSX-R750
'74 GT250/T350 custom
'79 GS750
'74 TS250
'81 TS100
'90 GSX-R1100 streetfighter
LS650 powered custom framed café
'72 T500 with a Lyster frame
'69 T500-parts/project?
'83 GR650-project
Past bikes
'06 Triumph Sprint ST
'86 GSX-R750
'74 GT250/T350 custom
'79 GS750
'74 TS250
'81 TS100