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Technical Specifications ENGINE New
Suzuki GSF1200 Engine. Bored to 1216cc,using Wiseco forged - high compression
pistons. Roger Upperton gas flowed & ported head, Stainless oversize valves
, Fully radiused valve seats, matched inlet rubbers, ports drilled & tapped
for nitrous foggers ,A.P.E H/D cylinder studs, A.P.E H/D Cylinder head nuts
& A.P.E. valve stem seals. Kent SUZ1 Race Cams.( soon to be replace with Cam
Motion G21x Cams ), Orient express
Race valve Springs. Orient Express Adjustable cam sprockets. Debben Billet
manual cam chain tensioner . Mikuni RS38 smooth bore radial slide carbs . Pingel
fuel filter .K&N individual pod Air filters Cometic gaskets. Dyna coils.
Custom made Magnecor silicone leads. Yoshimura Duplex thinwall stainless steel
‘works’ full race system, with aluminium full
race can.One off hanger bracket. GSXR 1100M Undercut Gear Clusters.
GSXR1100M Clutch basket with Coil spring conversion for clutch. Barnett H/D
springs. M.R.E Lock up kit .Goodridge hoses & fittings for Oil cooler, Cam
feed conversion & Engine breathers. Factory H/D billet alloy starter clutch
& stator covers. Other covers mirror polished, Clutch cover modified by
Polygon Engineering for dual, large bore -breather take offs and chrome plated,
Alloy breather catch tanks, Aerotek Extra wide 19 Row oil cooler on one off
brackets. Slotted stator plate for fully adjustable ignition timing. All new
shells bearings & seals etc from Suzuki, crank & rods X rayed and stress
relieved . NOS 50bhp kit . Polished 2.5 lb Nitrous
bottle in seat unit , solenoids , relays etc on one off stainless tray in
space where airbox used to be. ELECTRICS Modified
& Rebuilt loom , incorporating sub looms for NOS system & Datatool alarm
system, with nylon over braid, all major components relocated to
fabricated tray, under seat. Kawasaki KLE 500 Headlamp on one off mounts. Alloy mini indicators , LED rear lamp ,
fully programmable SPA Design stepper motor Tacho
integral 3 stage shift lights & digital speedo , fully programmable
SPA Design Digital Oil pressure / Oil temperature gauge , modified 750K warning
lamps , housed in one off Carbon Fibre Panel. FRAME 1989
GSXR 750K. original Sub frame removed , extra bracing around headstock , new
subframe mounts fabricated and welded on . 2001 GSXR 1000 Subframe . all mirror
polished. Polished hangers with anodised alloy foot pegs. All non-alloy brackets
powder coated. FRONT
END Rebuilt
2001 Yamaha R1 U.S.D. Forks, Ohlins internals
fitted by Revs Racing, anodised tubes,. Polished & painted Thunderace
3.5 wheel & discs with
anodised billet alloy carriers & stainless steel buttons, R1 ‘one piece’
4 pot callipers. Goodridge clutch & brake hoses with polished stainless
fittings, with black shrink wrap. Re-built and polished ZX7R Remote reservoir
master cylinders with anodised levers. Renthal alloy bars. Bandit mirror clamp
& mirror. GSXR 750 M Triple clamps modified & polished with angled
risers welded on. Ohlins 150mm stroke, adjustable steering damper on polished
alloy brackets REAR
END GSXR
1100M Fully adjustable shock - re-valved & re - built by Revs Racing, Fitted
with uprated Spring
, Remote reservoir re-charged by Revs and relocated under seat via braided steel
link hose. Polished & painted R1 6” rear wheel .Machined cush drive , 520
X ring Race Chain conversion & special sprockets , polished adjusters &
tie bars. Heavily modified 1999 Yamaha R1 swing arm – mirror
polished , GSXR 750 K linkage. Rebuilt R1 calliper & GSXR
M/Cylinder. Goodridge brake hose with polished stainless fittings. Art
carbon fibre chain guard. BODYWORK
& PAINT GSXR 750 K fuel tank , re shaped at rear & modified to accept large bore Mocal alloy breather / vent valve. Yamaha R1 front mudguard and rear hugger , Modified Kawasaki KLE500 bikini fairing , Y2K GSXR 1000 seat unit & pillion pod , modified Y2K Art carbon fibre under tray , modified Y2K seat , recovered in leather .Metalic Suzuki black base with a blue pearl , Silver air brushed chequered flames, and mirror decals . covered in 8 coats of clear lacquer. Finished & polished by hand. By Keith at Nasty Paint. Polished filler cap. DETAILING All
fasteners hand polished A3 grade stainless steel is used. All spindles and
special fasteners Chrome Plated CREDIT
WHERE ITS DUE !. Thanks
to John at Revs Racing (0121 501 3321) for
suspension advice & work, Roger Upperton ( 01132 390 231) ,when it comes to
tuning gixers ,he really is - god !,Dave at Universal Services
07944 859 027 ( Formerly Tazmanic
Surface Engineering ) . Hayden the polisher ( 0121 772 5064) took care of
polishing the big bits,Kieth at Nasty Paint for truly inspired paint work –yet
again, Craig at Dyno torque (0121 772 2453), Massive ‘Big Ups’
With
this bike , more than any other I’ve built , I owe a massive thanks to all my
mates who’ve lent a huge hand in helping me build
& get, fabricate , donate or blag parts for this bike . I could not
have done it without these guys ; My Bro – Dean Workman ,My Dad - Jim Workman , Jon Davies , Danny Smith , Keith Farley, Neil Harpin , Dave Manning , Stu Bramham ,Clive Banks ,Tommy Sawyer , Gordon the welder & the rest of the lads. Finally my wife Julie , who supported me fully during the 8 moths it took me to build this bike and conveniently ‘forgetting’ that the bathroom still needs ‘doing’ .
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