My 950 Refresh or Mission Creep... - Page 47

Pete640 · 01-08-2013, 01:27 AM

Stage 2??? I'm still coming to grips with stage 1...

DRjoe · 01-08-2013, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Pete640

Stage 2??? I'm still coming to grips with stage 1...

Stage two is going to blow your mind (what there is of it)

sakurama · 01-08-2013, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by DRjoe

Are you ready for stage 2

My deposit for stage two went out today... I'm committed. May need to sell another bike to cover this but it will be worth it. Guess it comes right back down to the frame again...

Gregor

Katoom119 · 01-08-2013, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by sakurama

My deposit for stage two went out today... I'm committed. May need to sell another bike to cover this but it will be worth it. Guess it comes right back down to the frame again...

Gregor

Hmm...only reason to do that would be to get to the engine. Only reason to do something to the engine would be to bore and stroke it.

You need to start saving for gas and wreckless driving tickets.

Flanny · 01-08-2013, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Katoom119

Hmm...only reason to do that would be to get to the engine. Only reason to do something to the engine would be to bore and stroke it.

You need to start saving for gas and wreckless driving tickets.

It's not the only reason to take it down to the frame....

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DRjoe · 01-08-2013, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by sakurama

My deposit for stage two went out today... I'm committed. May need to sell another bike to cover this but it will be worth it. Guess it comes right back down to the frame again...

Gregor

Well I hope it's worth it.

I'm in parts gathering mode at the moment, just bought a motomaster caliper and disc matched with an se master cylinder, hope it fits.

tileman · 01-09-2013, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by DRjoe

Well I hope it's worth it.

I'm in parts gathering mode at the moment, just bought a motomaster caliper and disc matched with an se master cylinder, hope it fits.

It fits alright, custom made cardboard box and all !!!!!!!

DRjoe · 01-09-2013, 01:21 AM

Cheers Matt

LocuL · 01-09-2013, 02:08 AM

Come on. A bit more info. At last this on top again.

mookymoo · 01-15-2013, 10:43 AM

Before we get absorbed in the next part of the mission creep ...

How is the choke coming along?

Also, on the topic of carbs & cold ... has anyone had any issues with icing with the FCRs?
The CV carbs are prone to this (in fact, on the ADV, I have an over-ride for the carb heaters and I leave them on all winter). Are the FCR's any more/less prone to icing?

sakurama · 01-16-2013, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by mookymoo

Before we get absorbed in the next part of the mission creep ...

How is the choke coming along?

Also, on the topic of carbs & cold ... has anyone had any issues with icing with the FCRs?
The CV carbs are prone to this (in fact, on the ADV, I have an over-ride for the carb heaters and I leave them on all winter). Are the FCR's any more/less prone to icing?

Putting a crimp in things is that Judiaann and I are supposed to close on our house this week but the past month has been dealing with inspections, pre sale repairs and such. Hopefully we'll close in a week and then at the end of the month I'll load up my shop and drive it cross country to the new place.

My bike will be staying in NJ with Chris however.

But, on the choke front, Chris has gotten the lower section of the carb drilled out. He's hoping to have the pair finished this week and get them swapped onto my bike and test them out.

That of course is not enough reason to keep the bike or strip it down to the frame - no, the real reason to do that isn't even the big bore kit. The real reason is we're going to convert it to All Wheel Drive. It wasn't something on my radar even though I've been a fan of the Christini's since 2007 when I first test rode one with plans to enter it in the Rally Moto series. I was all set to convert my 525 race bike when the economy crashed and shelved that plan.

Fast forward 6 years and a fellow in Australia decided he wanted to convert his bike so of course the first person he called was CJ who is the first person to have converted a 950. CJ said he wasn't able to take on a one off conversion right now so that left our friend to search for another person. Chris' name kept coming up because of his work on his various chassis and race bikes. In order to avoid the trouble of importing an entire bike back to Australia it was going to be more efficient to do the work on just a frame and ship that back. But in order to test the whole thing Chris needed a complete bike. If only there were a complete 950 in the shop with an owner willing to convert his bike to AWD... Oh, wait, there is. Me!

I mean, hell, why not? Actually I've been a fan of the Christini's since I'd ridden them in 2007 and I'm surprised it's not more popular. I think CJ is a hero to have taken the first shot at making them and I hope he ends up going into production. A bike as big and heavy as the 950 gets a greater benefit from driving both wheels than the smaller bikes as it has a greater need for traction due to it's power and weight.

There's another reason I'm into to doing this which is perhaps a bit silly but it probably worth (to me) half of the expense: wheelies. It's never mentioned when people talk about the Christini's but when I test rode the bike it did a lot of amazing things like pulling it's self over obstacles, pulling the bike into corners in a power slide but the most amazing was it's ability to pull endless, stable and effortless wheelies. I can wheelie a few hundred yards but that's about it. On the Christini I wheelied about two miles down a twisty road - it turned me into Gino. It was glorious and that memory has never faded. I love me some wheelies.

So, there you have it. Ash at Christini has been a friend for a long time and they've pledged to help in any way they can - they're an amazing company. Chris is hoping and planning to have the bike done by April. In order to pay for it I will be selling about anything I can get my hands on. Anyone need a beautiful 09 Husaberg 450? It hurts me to consider selling it but this isn't going to be cheap. Cameras, guns, tools - it's all going on the block for this.

The big bore is still on the table. In fact Chris and CJ have spoken about it and might even join forces.

Chris will shoot a video once he get's the chokes sorted and hopefully that will be in the next week. After that the bike goes down to the frame again...

Gregor

DirtJack · 01-16-2013, 10:28 AM

Final Creep?

MortimerSickle · 01-16-2013, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by DirtJack

Final Creep?

I get the feeling that nothing will ever be final on this bike.

Gregor is obviously a madman.

ACP · 01-17-2013, 04:20 AM

So maybe a dumb question or maybe not.

How does AWD improve wheelieability being that one wheel is in the air!?

I'm thinking that it's to do with the gyroscopic stabiliser effect of the front wheel being driven...

Correct, or is that just stupid?

StevenD · 01-17-2013, 05:26 AM

Just that, a gyro in the air.

For the big bore, have you considered using RC8 105mm pistons? I'm looking for one myself to do some measurements, that would be an easy bigbore than. I think getting a piston wil be either the hardest, or the most expensive for a bigbore block.

The piston pin is the same, rods diffrent, stroke about the same so the pin offset should be exactly what we want. No idea about heights though.

I'd love to build my 999cc in to a 1180 here!

01-08-2013, 01:27 AM	#691
Pete640 I hate sand....... Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Sanding something in the shed... Oddometer: 1,101	Stage 2??? I'm still coming to grips with stage 1... __________________ Pete For those who sit at home and dream - let them... Meoni 03 950 Adventure RR - aux tanks and other bling http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=611461

01-09-2013, 02:08 AM	#699
LocuL Gnarly Infantry Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Denmark - Jutland Oddometer: 884	Come on. A bit more info. At last this on top again. __________________ KTM 950(1190) Adv-s, Soon to be Project 1190 KTM 530 EXC-R 08

01-16-2013, 10:28 AM	#702
DirtJack Adventurer Joined: Aug 2007 Location: San Antonio, Texas Oddometer: 340	Final Creep? __________________ Proud to be supporting Pyndon in the 2013 Dakar ! 2007 KTM 990 Adventure 2008 KTM 300 XC (plated) 2008 KTM 690 Enduro 1998 KTM 400 RXC (sold)

01-17-2013, 04:20 AM	#704
ACP Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Location: (Atheist) Christchurch Oddometer: 49	So maybe a dumb question or maybe not. How does AWD improve wheelieability being that one wheel is in the air!? I'm thinking that it's to do with the gyroscopic stabiliser effect of the front wheel being driven... Correct, or is that just stupid? __________________ GO!!!!!!!

01-17-2013, 05:26 AM	#705
StevenD Hmmmm, dirt! Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Holland, Amserdammed Oddometer: 892	Just that, a gyro in the air. For the big bore, have you considered using RC8 105mm pistons? I'm looking for one myself to do some measurements, that would be an easy bigbore than. I think getting a piston wil be either the hardest, or the most expensive for a bigbore block. The piston pin is the same, rods diffrent, stroke about the same so the pin offset should be exactly what we want. No idea about heights though. I'd love to build my 999cc in to a 1180 here! __________________ 950 Rally custom - 690 Enduro Ride ON! StevenD screwed with this post 01-17-2013 at 05:32 AM

01-09-2013, 01:21 AM	#698
DRjoe Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Sunshine coast qld Oddometer: 4,255	Cheers Matt

01-15-2013, 10:43 AM	#700
mookymoo Mookish Mook Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Either UK or Australia ... Oddometer: 4,287	Before we get absorbed in the next part of the mission creep ... How is the choke coming along? Also, on the topic of carbs & cold ... has anyone had any issues with icing with the FCRs? The CV carbs are prone to this (in fact, on the ADV, I have an over-ride for the carb heaters and I leave them on all winter). Are the FCR's any more/less prone to icing?

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