R1100GS HP1 Conversion on the cheap! - Page 3

LukasM · 06-15-2009, 11:01 AM

Fantastic fabrication!

In his last post gristone was trying to buy a KTM LC8 fork so I guess he is still on it.

Subscribed.

Rode2Nowhere · 06-15-2009, 05:44 PM

Jeez... forgot I signed up for this thing...

gristone · 01-14-2010, 08:27 PM

I milled a little area on the headstock for the serial number which I stamped by hand with some steel stamps. It actually looks mostly legit.

I'll take some pics of the steering damper mount I made and the rear end with lights and stuff. I still need to get a fairing and some headlights.

Johnnyboxer · 01-15-2010, 02:17 AM

Looks great

JimVonBaden · 01-15-2010, 07:56 AM

Nice work!

Just two questions. Is there adequate room for a 21" rim, and is it just the photos, or is the fork angle a bit steep?

Jim

Ricardo Kuhn · 01-15-2010, 10:36 AM

Gristone that is some wonderful work you have done, far superior than the Niko bekker/Bursma attempts, then poorly copy here by some call "Members"

I do have a question, how did you calculate the location and angle of the steering column.??

It looks pretty step on the pictures but maybe is just a optical illusion.

Second question, are you planing to make some of them for sale? if that is the case hopefully I can become one of the owners.

Again wonderful work, not only for the fabrication skills but the innovative approach to the space constrains, please keep the pictures coming

hasenwerk · 01-15-2010, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ricardo Kuhn

. . . are you planing to make some of them for sale? if that is the case hopefully I can become one of the owners.

+1 on that!

gristone · 01-15-2010, 06:43 PM

Fork angle is a little bit steeper than stock--2.5 degrees on the protractor. The pictures do make it look unusually steeper than it actually is.
I did this because I read an article that intrigued me and I wanted to try something a bit different.
Here is a link to the article:
http://www.tonyfoale.com/Articles/RakeEx/RakeEx.htm

It really sounds like there is only beneficial factors attributed to steeper steering angles...IF...you have forks that withstand the forces associated with braking-- which I feel the 48mm WP's can probably handle pretty well. We'll see in a few weeks.
And yes, you can mount a 21" dirt tire and still clear the pipes and front cover with a couple of inches.

With the stock frame mounted in place I made a fixture that would support the new steering tube and allow me to change the rake by a couple of degrees. see earlier pictures in this post.

Vaskar · 03-03-2013, 11:38 AM

I know that this is an old post, but what happened ???

Vaskar · 03-03-2013, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hasenwerk

+1 on that!

+1 on that !!!!!

gristone · 03-03-2013, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vaskar

I know that this is an old post, but what happened ???

Not much, really. I finished the bike and rode it around nyc a little, but I have a crazy busy schedule with a new kid and another on the way, so I never got to take any trips with the bike.

I was recently thinking of selling it so I can finish my R100 cafe racer project.

If I can't sell it as is, I may put the bike back to stock and try to sell it that way or maybe just part it out.

mike54 · 03-03-2013, 12:59 PM

If you've got the time I'm sure a lot of us would appreciate some pics of the finished bike.

Vaskar · 03-03-2013, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gristone

I may develop this a bit further and offer a kit with just the frame-- you find your own forks and everything else.
I'll keep posting and we'll see how this one turns out first.. I know it's way overbuilt to begin with, but the first one always is.

I hoped that you had a kit ready by now.....

gristone · 03-05-2013, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike54

If you've got the time I'm sure a lot of us would appreciate some pics of the finished bike.

gristone · 03-07-2013, 04:16 AM

Sorry about the bad links. Pics are up now.

06-15-2009, 11:01 AM	#31
LukasM Beastly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Vienna, Austria Oddometer: 4,920	Fantastic fabrication! In his last post gristone was trying to buy a KTM LC8 fork so I guess he is still on it. Subscribed. __________________ Proud member of the HUSABERG ADVENTURE TEAM! '12 Husaberg FE570, 09 KTM XC-F/ 450 RFS hybrid, 07 KTM 450 SMR, 08+09 BMW F650GS twins/F800GS conversion, 03+05 YZF-R6

06-15-2009, 05:44 PM	#32
Rode2Nowhere Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Stillwater (next to Saratoga), NY Oddometer: 2,066	Jeez... forgot I signed up for this thing... __________________ - Jonathan '88 KLR650 IBA #45896 Adirondack Tags

01-14-2010, 08:27 PM	#33
gristone ^OP Adventurer Joined: Oct 2007 Oddometer: 28	Progress?? I milled a little area on the headstock for the serial number which I stamped by hand with some steel stamps. It actually looks mostly legit. I'll take some pics of the steering damper mount I made and the rear end with lights and stuff. I still need to get a fairing and some headlights.

01-15-2010, 02:17 AM	#34
Johnnyboxer Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Yorkshire, UK Oddometer: 857	Looks great __________________ So many roads...........So little time..!!! 2005 BMW R1150GS Adv - Black 2005 BMW R1150GS Adv - Silver 1998 Honda XR250R

01-15-2010, 07:56 AM	#35
JimVonBaden "Cool" Aid! Joined: Feb 2005 Location: Alexandria, VA Oddometer: 41,491	Nice work! Just two questions. Is there adequate room for a 21" rim, and is it just the photos, or is the fork angle a bit steep? Jim __________________ Click here for BMW Maintenance and Repair DVDs and Corrections. "Combo-Order Discounts!"

01-15-2010, 10:36 AM	#36
Ricardo Kuhn a.k.a. Mr Rico Suave Joined: Sep 2001 Location: Salt lake city, Utah Oddometer: 11,582	Gristone that is some wonderful work you have done, far superior than the Niko bekker/Bursma attempts, then poorly copy here by some call "Members" I do have a question, how did you calculate the location and angle of the steering column.?? It looks pretty step on the pictures but maybe is just a optical illusion. Second question, are you planing to make some of them for sale? if that is the case hopefully I can become one of the owners. Again wonderful work, not only for the fabrication skills but the innovative approach to the space constrains, please keep the pictures coming __________________ I'm really Sorry but I'm "Out" of Rickybars, Actually I have a bunch of bars and a Ton of end pieces but Not that many clamps to offer them as a product anymore.

01-15-2010, 06:43 PM	#38
gristone ^OP Adventurer Joined: Oct 2007 Oddometer: 28	Fork angle Fork angle is a little bit steeper than stock--2.5 degrees on the protractor. The pictures do make it look unusually steeper than it actually is. I did this because I read an article that intrigued me and I wanted to try something a bit different. Here is a link to the article: http://www.tonyfoale.com/Articles/RakeEx/RakeEx.htm It really sounds like there is only beneficial factors attributed to steeper steering angles...IF...you have forks that withstand the forces associated with braking-- which I feel the 48mm WP's can probably handle pretty well. We'll see in a few weeks. And yes, you can mount a 21" dirt tire and still clear the pipes and front cover with a couple of inches. With the stock frame mounted in place I made a fixture that would support the new steering tube and allow me to change the rake by a couple of degrees. see earlier pictures in this post.

03-03-2013, 11:38 AM	#39
Vaskar Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2005 Oddometer: 122	I know that this is an old post, but what happened ???

03-03-2013, 12:59 PM	#42
mike54 You don't get me Joined: Mar 2004 Oddometer: 12,404	If you've got the time I'm sure a lot of us would appreciate some pics of the finished bike. __________________ A genius is the one most like himself. - T. Monk via S. Lacy Do stand up guys lie?

03-07-2013, 04:16 AM	#45
gristone ^OP Adventurer Joined: Oct 2007 Oddometer: 28	Pics posted Sorry about the bad links. Pics are up now.

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