Project Ruby Racer (custom FZS600)

[risticuss]

Hi Simon.


That's a very kind offer and really appreciate it. However I've already got things moving with Harris Performance. They are going to CNC me a brake calliper bracket. However if something else crops up in the future may I take up the offer then?

No problem mate, just thought I'd put it out there. Looking forward to the rest of the build.

[ChristoT]

Poke poke. 

Still making spacers, Ruby? 

[Ruby Racing]

Yeah. Gone on forever hasn't it? But no more as my college course finished last week. 


Update coming soon.

[ChristoT]

Yeah. Gone on forever hasn't it? But no more as my college course finished last week. 


Update coming soon.

I had a vision of a bearded hermit leaning over a lather muttering "just... one... more... set!" 

Looking forward to reading it. 

[Ruby Racing]

Being only able to use the lathe once a week for a couple of hours made life difficult. But a cheaper option than actually buying a lathe!


Add in my own inexperience of actually using a lathe and making spacers.....................

[ChristoT]

Being only able to use the lathe once a week for a couple of hours made life difficult. But a cheaper option than actually buying a lathe!


Add in my own inexperience of actually using a lathe and making spacers.....................

I don't want to alarm you, but I was talking to Deefer about spacers earlier today, as I'll need some for my Bros swingarm converision. He was saying they needed to be made out of case hardened steel to take the forces, other metals won't take them. And he knows more than a thing or two about modded bikes.

[Ruby Racing]

Slightly alarmed!


However thinking about it the KTM rear wheel I'm using came as standard with ally spacers and my Triumph Daytona 675 has ally spacers as standard too. Plus the spacers contact with an aluminium swing arm.


Wouldn't the majority of the loading be put through the wheel bearings, axle and chain adjuster bolts?


I'm not saying Deefer is wrong and I am right, just that there are a lot of spacers out there that are ally. I have aftermarket captive spacers on my track Daytona and that has had no problems after 3,000 miles of sole track use.

[lmdtm]

Your project is pretty cool
Waiting for the next episodes :P

[Ruby Racing]

Thank you. It's coming soon.

[Ruby Racing]

Day 42 - 2-3-14 - Spent some time getting the Koso speedo temporarily wired up to check it works and in readiness for a road test (hopefully in a couple of months time). I didn't want to cut
any connectors off just yet so have jammed the wires from the Koso into connector for the OE speedo. Also made a note of what wires connect to which to save time in the future.








The wiring from the OE speedo sensors shows two wires go direct to the speedo whilst the Black/Blue goes to the pick up coil. It's only a theory at this point, which I've mentioned earlier, but I reckon
that the reason those who have fitted different speedos in the past get error codes displayed on the rev counters is because they lose this connection to the pick up coil by wiring the speedo sensor only to
the after market speedo.


I'm hoping to avoid this issue by maintaining the connection to the pick up coil by splicing in an extra wire, so the wire from the speedo sensor goes to both the pick up coil and the Koso speedo. Only
a road test will tell if this works, which will hopefully happen within a month or two. Even if my theory is correct I may be messing things up because I'm using the KTM wheel speed sensor and this may be
calibrated differently. We'll see, all part of the fun of the custom build.





Day 43 - 22-3-14 - I don't believe this! I'm onto my third choice of place to mount the speedo. I don't like it mounted on the handle bar clamps. Too high for my liking and also really hard to
get at the ignition key to turn it on and off. So decided (for the moment LOL) that I need to mount the speedo on the ignition switch mounts on the top yoke.





That means the ignition key barrel has to move. Looks like I'm going to have to mount it like the chopper builders do, somewhere under the top rails of the frame. I'm thinking in the area that the airbox
currently resides. That will be going once I get the pod filters fitted, so nicely tucked away under the tank perhaps?


Need to take the top yoke to a fabricator to get the bolts out so the ignition switch can be removed. The manufacturers use bolts which have no heads to deter thieves. I think the way they normally
get them removed is to weld a nut onto the bolt so you can get a spanner on them.





Ordered my custom made drive sprocket with a 2mm offset from Talon Engineering, together with a rear sprocket for the KTM wheel. This also has to be custom made as they don't make them with 50
teeth as standard. The OE KTM rear sprocket is (from memory) only a 43 tooth. I've ordered them in a 525 pitch, even though the standard Fazer is a 530, to help with any clearance issues, although I'm
confident there shouldn't be any. Once fitted I'll order a chain as I'll have a good idea how many links I'll need.


My mate Shaun is designing a rear brake caliper bracket on his CAD software at work. Once that's finalised I'll be getting Harris Performance to make me one on their CNC machine. Things are at a bit of standstill
until I get the bike rolling again. This is phase one and once I know the bike rides OK with the new front and rear end I'll be moving on to phase two, which will be fitting a new Venom (cheaper Motad)
stainless exhaust system, pod filters and a carb rejet to match. I've also got a rather nice stubby Gianelli can to fit. It was made for a ZX-10R, but it has the same inlet size as the standard pipe so should
go straight on. If not some modifications will be made!

[Chris]

Speedo looks great, wherever you decide to put it. 

Chris

[Ruby Racing]

Speedo looks great, wherever you decide to put it. 

Chris

It won't fit there! 

[ChristoT]

That Koso speedo looks yum! If for any reason you decide not to use it, please let me know! 

[Ruby Racing]

That Koso speedo looks yum! If for any reason you decide not to use it, please let me know! 

Yours for £500! Bargain.

[ChristoT]

For £5.00, I'll take your arm off! 

For £50.00, you're still on.

For £500.00 

[Ruby Racing]

For £5.00 





For £50.00 




 

[ChristoT]

Point taken. 

Considering the pace of both of our projects, I'm tempeted to run a book on whose bike will be finished first! 

[Ruby Racing]

What odds you giving? 

[His Dudeness]

Excellent work and write up

[Ruby Racing]

Thanks your Dudeness.

[ChristoT]

*The sound of crickets chirping*

What's the news?

Also - does your Koso speedo have a fuel gauge? I'm still eyeing one up...

[Ruby Racing]

Sorry, work has been getting in the way lately. Report coming soon.


Yes the Koso has a fuel gauge. Has loads of stuff actually. Here's the lowdown: [size=78%]http://www.digital-speedos.co.uk/rx2-multi-colour-screen-2-p.asp[/size]

[ChristoT]

Sorry, work has been getting in the way lately. Report coming soon.


Yes the Koso has a fuel gauge. Has loads of stuff actually. Here's the lowdown: [size=78%]http://www.digital-speedos.co.uk/rx2-multi-colour-screen-2-p.asp[/size]

Easy or hard to set up? Can you set it up? (Sorry for the hijack!)

[Ruby Racing]

I have a RX-2n on my ZRX and that was straight forward to set up. This is very similar so shouldn't be an issue. Not done it yet as waiting to get the bike rolling again first.

[ChristoT]

Sorry, work has been getting in the way lately. Report coming soon.


Yes the Koso has a fuel gauge. Has loads of stuff actually. Here's the lowdown: [size=78%]http://www.digital-speedos.co.uk/rx2-multi-colour-screen-2-p.asp[/size]

A month and a half sans updates? C'mon man!