Traded in my 2008 Yamaha R6 for something a bit more streetable. Wound up with a 2014 Ducati Monster 796 ABS! It is more comfortable and has more manageable power for normal street use. Love the bike, and glad I made the change! Check out some pics below! Mods to eventually follow!
Wayne helped to widen the rear axle slot a but to get the slightly bigger axle we have to fit. He also helped us make some spacers for the front and rear ends. We have the tree back on the bike as well which seems to fit awesome!
Got pretty much all the frame bits painted and ready to go for the Z1!
Had to shorten the steering stem on the triple trees to get it to fit just right. Cut it in two and then took a chunk out to make it shorter. We then took a piece of solid roundstock steel and milled it down to the appropriate diameter to fit in the stem to strengthen it back up/have something to weld it together to. Put some holes in both sides of the cut stem for plug welding as well. Weleded it it up and ground it back down smooth, like nothing was even done! Still needs some buttoning up, but its almost there!
Also cut the fork springs down a bit to lower the front end since it was a little high, and sort of mocked up where a rear caliper can potentially go. Project is moving along!
Did a bunch of mock-up work on the BSA hardtail to get a feel on how we want it to look. We used a leftover Kawasaki Z1 front end (which will need the stem modified to fit just right) with some Honda mag wheels. The axles on the front and rear will need to be modified as well. The tank is a Sportster King tank as well, which really seems to fit the bike well.
Did some sitting to get a feel for the position, and played with foot position too. Even mocked the motor in! Check out the pics!
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