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batman911 -> sport bike/crusier??? (7/1/2008 3:42:41 PM)

So... I was wondering if anyone had taken their sports bike and used it to build a cruiser??? The reason I am asking is because I am about to. I have a 95 cbr900rr that has seen better days as far as looks go. It is still mechanically sound though. I was planning on selling it and using the money to start my chopper build and now I have pretty much decided to keeping the power plant and wheels and building a chopper around it. That will save me some$$$ and I will still have tons more power than the other guys. What do you guys think??? Am I insane??? Probably but who cares... It will be a fun ride.

  
CBRCRF -> RE: sport bike/crusier??? (7/1/2008 3:47:06 PM)

I remember a couple of years ago there was a pic of a R-1 style chopper floating around (photo chop). Looked cool to me.

HAHA! I just found the pic in my desk.
[img]http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh216/CBRCRF/scan.jpg[/img]

batman911 -> RE: sport bike/crusier??? (7/1/2008 3:55:44 PM)

You wouldn''t feel like sharing this pic with the rest of the class would you???

CBRCRF -> RE: sport bike/crusier??? (7/1/2008 3:56:56 PM)

Sorry. Its up now.

batman911 -> RE: sport bike/crusier??? (7/1/2008 3:59:17 PM)

yeah so... that looks freakin awesome...

pacemaker -> RE: sport bike/crusier??? (7/1/2008 4:44:17 PM)

Yeah it does look good, as long as you don''t have to take a corner all''s well.
I don''t like cruisers to ride myself, but just a personal thing, building one up from scratch would be interesting & its a great motor to start with.

jakemc -> RE: sport bike/crusier??? (7/1/2008 6:30:37 PM)

That pic does look pretty good

SpiritRR -> RE: sport bike/crusier??? (7/1/2008 6:43:18 PM)

That is pretty funny. No footpegs though, you could touch your toes in front of the radiator lol

dizzie56 -> RE: sport bike/crusier??? (7/1/2008 7:07:45 PM)

what was the name of that dude that made choppers that looked like race bikes again?  somebody posted it in here before.

dinez74 -> RE: sport bike/crusier??? (7/1/2008 8:13:24 PM)

Hellboytt made his 900 to something like a crusier I guess.. Was posted here before; not really sure when.. [8|]

No news from him.....

TK954RR -> RE: sport bike/crusier??? (7/1/2008 8:22:32 PM)

There is only one i have ever seen that i liked. Its not really a cruiser, just a custom. Its powered by a Honda 929, its called the "kneeslider"

[image]http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p318/TK954rr/kneeslider.jpg[/image]

batman911 -> RE: sport bike/crusier??? (7/1/2008 9:09:31 PM)

That is simular to what I have in mind except Im not going to stretch and rake the front end out any. I wont be using the stock front end either. My main issue in the thought process right now is what to do with the ugly radiator...Any ideas??? I read about one guy who out it behind the engine and another said he put it on the bottom... I like the ideas but not really sure how well it would cool right behind the engine and I would be worried about busting it open if I out it on bottom... What do you guys think???

Shadow -> RE: sport bike/crusier??? (7/1/2008 10:40:59 PM)

Leave the radiator where it is - bike WILL overheat with it anywhere else, oilcooler too.
Work around those issues.

51plymouth -> RE: sport bike/crusier??? (7/2/2008 5:51:21 AM)

Jesse Rooke and Roland Sands both make sexy race-inspired choppers.  Check their work for some good ideas.

batman911 -> RE: sport bike/crusier??? (7/2/2008 7:54:35 AM)

Yeah their bike look good but they are kind of the oposite of what I am trying to do. They take v-twins and build racing choppers around them. They are all air cooled. Im trying to take a liquid cooled and build a chopper with it... Kind of Bassackwards... Surely you can move the radiator... If it starts getting hot I will just switch to ionized water and an inhibitor package instead of 50/50 water and antifreeze. That will drop your temp 20%.

  

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