tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79458525854037803022024-03-14T02:45:06.328+11:00In Motion XS650In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-54873454453473624982014-12-09T01:23:00.001+11:002014-12-09T01:23:17.090+11:00I finally took some glamour pics of "Thor's Hammer".<br />
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She's been road registered since March this year (8 months ago), and used as a daily rider (when it works).<br />
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It's been on the road only half that time due many a teething problem
which I'm very close to finally nutting out. Even still, I've managed to
rack up over 6,700klms in 4 months of actual riding.<br />
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In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-38655431077000926142014-03-02T22:55:00.001+11:002014-03-02T22:55:26.468+11:00First ride!Well the short film clips say it all really!<br />
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<br />In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-221000094757782242014-02-28T22:51:00.000+11:002014-03-02T23:00:08.165+11:00Up in smoke!Unfortunately making it to the rego inspection just did not happen.<br />
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As much as I'd thought the bike was ready, it was full of surprises.<br />
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The most frightening of issues occurred when the chain tensioner flipped over and rubbed against my master power switch, shorting out the battery all locked up nicely in the milk jug and smoked itself up!<br />
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Luckily I managed to disconnect it before the bike went up in flames.<br />
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I thought out a quick and easy fix to ensure that my bolt on chain tensioner never flips over again.<br />
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It's simply restricted by a chain that's bolted to the main arm of the tensioner and exhaust bracket.<br />
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It ain't elegant, but it is effective. I can easily remove it for shows if I can be bothered. I might even just get the eye bolt, chain and link copper coated to match the brake rod and stay.<br />
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I also tightened the drive chain further as well as lifted the guard to gain tyre clearance.<br />
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Hopefully no more hitting of the main power switch (I've made it
smaller) and subsequent battery fires will occur moving forward.<br />
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In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-65600850459932847592014-02-27T22:41:00.000+11:002014-03-02T22:59:42.201+11:00Down she goesLast Thursday night I put the call our for help to get the bike out of the apartment.<br />
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We had 3 flights of stairs to deal with, but we got there in the end.<br />
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I started at 7.30pm and finished at 2.30am, as I was hoping to make a rego inspection later that day.<br />
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Thanks Yanni, Brad, Harley, Carina and Carol for your help to get it downstairs safe and sound!<br />
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<br />In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-45847687890285063592014-02-25T22:20:00.000+11:002014-03-02T23:05:34.950+11:00First start-upHere's the first start-up in the apartment no less.<br />
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It was here that I discovered that I had some fuel and oil leaks to contend with before I try and get it registered. <br />
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<br />In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-75853603437007610342014-02-22T22:14:00.000+11:002014-03-02T22:57:59.715+11:00From joy to dramaIn the lead up to my first start-up, I noticed that the final engine part which was the cam chain tensioner would't fit!<br />
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As it turned out the rear cam chain guide was installed upside down. The pitfalls of trying to build an engine in one loooooooooooong day!<br />
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It was also challenging to creatively remove the guide without cracking the cam chain as I didn't have a replacement master link. <br />
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So long story short, I had to completely dissasemble the bike, strip the top-end of the motor, and rebuild it again.<br />
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My brother, Thomas and Reynolds did such an amzing job to help me knock it over as quickly as we did.<br />
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In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-76227748605847617672014-02-16T18:09:00.002+11:002014-02-16T18:11:24.604+11:00Pretty bits!So here's how she looks with the pretty bits attached.<br />
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Still have plenty of fiddling about to do on her before she's ready to start-up.<br />
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Thanks to my brother, Stan and Damon for helping me over the last couple of days.<br />
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In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-19542195349319623082014-02-03T07:49:00.001+11:002014-02-03T07:57:00.246+11:00We have a heart!Saturday was a huge step forward in getting Thor's Hammer completed and on the road. Darren Millichamp of DNA Custom Motorcycles and Michael my brother (who is also the painter) helped me bolt the motor together.<br />
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<br />In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-14326093345786443842014-02-01T07:56:00.000+11:002014-02-01T08:00:45.164+11:00Stripe me lucky!I managed to make my own vintage style spark plug lead covers with a cheap and cheerful rope from the local hardware. I also managed to make my own leather washers as these are really hard to find. I made them to help protect the final finishes and reduce vibrations (slightly).<br />
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Yesterday I finally got the pin-striping
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Rough mock up of the motor. Still needs a bit more tidying of
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Here's some more progress pics showing the bike starting to come together with it's painted finishes.<br />
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The tank, guards and helmet will all get some gold pin-striping, along with some gold leaf writing on the sides of the tank.<br />
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<br />In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-27567269571384190772013-12-20T10:26:00.003+11:002013-12-20T10:31:27.853+11:00The Final PushWell, I've finally got a final push happening in the build of "Thor's Hammer".<br />
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A lot has been happening with my prepping the engine and bike for paint. I'll let the pictures and brief descriptions do the talking.<br />
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Getting the engine parts ready for blasting, and getting the heads re-built <br />
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Shaving the fins on the head and barrels prior to blasting <br />
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The re-built head and blasted parts on their way home <br />
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Matching castings <br />
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Filling in the Yamaha logo <br />
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Repaired a broken fin from before I grabbed the bike. Used a fin I cut off a spare head. <br />
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Prepping the guards and tank for paint (helping hand from Thomas, a fellow Sydney Cafe Racer member)<br />
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Chassis prepped ready for final welding of tabs and paint <br />
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<br />In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-79453390340606610602013-08-12T23:39:00.000+10:002013-08-12T23:39:14.582+10:00Back to basics!It seems that the tax man has been kind to me this year, with a nice little return hopefully making its way to completing the build.<br />
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In celebration, I decided to start tearing the bike apart again for sorting prior to performing the final finishes.<br />
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<br />In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-20329588638550311192013-07-20T23:33:00.000+10:002013-08-12T23:54:22.099+10:00Engine AutopsyRiding the CB250N "Cherry Bomb" has been a hoot, with a total of 9000kms being ridden over the last 6 months, rain, hail or shine. It is however, time to finally step up to more power, with my finally getting the hunger to start working on "Thor's Hammer" again.<br />
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I'm lucky enough to have some amazing support from the Sydney Cafe Racer crew, with a brains trust joining me on my engine autopsy. The guys included Darren Mllichamp, Nicky Steps, Bill Wallis, Grant Kaplan, Jordan Rodgers, Jordan Kightly, Nicolette Skobier and my brother Michael.<br />
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Thus the engine autopsy party was devised, with everybody lending a hand to tear the engine apart and diagnose what parts were required to perform a quality rebuild.<br />
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Thankfully it was in pretty good shape, except for the 5th pinion gear that had some tooth decay.<br />
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In case you hadn't noticed, I've discovered Instagram since my last post!<br />
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I thought you might dig a project that I was asked to be a part of titled "<a href="http://www.storiesofbike.com/" target="_blank">Stories of Bike</a>". <br />
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I was lucky enough to be involved in the making of episode 2, hope you guys dig it.<br />
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In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-51656270114682855052013-04-29T22:47:00.003+10:002013-04-29T22:48:59.448+10:00GhostriderHaving recently joined Roller Photography as an account manager and producer, Michael the owner and lead photography wanted to do something special and fun.<br />
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The goal is to spread the word to the fashion industry that we're experts on ghost mannequin techniques, whilst advertising agency creatives should be equally impressed with our technical abilities and creativity.<br />
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All in all, the image is turned out exactly how we'd planned. Cool hey!<br />
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Here's a link to the Roller Photography website<a href="http://www.rollerphotography.com.au/" target="_blank"> http://www.rollerphotography.com.au/</a><br />
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<br />In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-55491362741516444542013-02-27T11:16:00.001+11:002013-03-06T07:13:01.047+11:00"Cherry Bomb"I'd been somewhat sidetracked by a second project!<br />
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I'd recently obtained my rider's licence in December 2012, with my feeling the need to ride asap.<br />
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The decision was made to get my hands on a cheap and cheerful runabout that I could gain experience upon, and then pass onto my girlfriend who also recently gained her licence.<br />
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I picked up a pig ugly Honda CB250N at the right price site unseen over 300klms away from me. So after one hours experience of riding a motorcycle I packed my bags, flew down to Batemans Bay and rode her back to Sydney!<br />
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For a complete run down of the build log check it out here. <a href="http://honda-superdream.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=rd&action=display&thread=5120">http://honda-superdream.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=rd&action=display&thread=5120</a><br />
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Here's some pics of the ugly turd from the sales ad.<br />
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And finally here's some footage of it the morning I completed it getting a dyno tune. Final results were 20.76 hp at the rear wheel.<br />
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In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-82516447464567328892012-12-06T10:15:00.000+11:002012-12-24T10:26:40.237+11:00Merry Xmas!Merry Xmas to all of you following my bike build journey!<br />
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Concept, photography & re-touching: Smelvis Broholm<br /><br />Art direction, set build, styling and cat wrangling: Nixie the Xmas Pixie Skobier<br /><br />Talent: Rogue and Thor's Hammer<br />
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<br />In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-11823677440875422272012-11-30T13:54:00.000+11:002012-11-30T13:57:10.601+11:00Coiled up!Today I had the opportunity to tack a coil mount to the frame. AS you can see I need to be somewhat cautious when welding in a second story carpeted apartment!<br />
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<br />In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-66191930736565927092012-11-28T07:04:00.002+11:002012-11-28T07:04:43.282+11:00The viewIt dawned on me the other morning whilst making my coffee, that I really am lucky to have had the opportunity to build my dream bike.<br />
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Here's the view of "Thor's Hammer" as I left the kitchen with the morning sun streaming through the balcony windows.<br />
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<br />In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-7024182665016920292012-11-21T23:11:00.001+11:002012-11-21T23:15:07.303+11:00Feeling Guarded!After much farting around I finally made the effort to add a chain guard to the bike.<br />
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With very strict Australian laws, I simply had no choice but to utilise one. My greatest concern was that it needed to be a neat and tidy guard that when added to the bike looked stock.<br />
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I purchased a Royal Enfield repro guard from India as my starting point as it was a clean and simple design that was long enough to do the trick. I removed the old tabs, remounted one and made a fresh one for a mount to the left side engine cover.<br />
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I'm pretty happy with the results, with it sitting well and mounted as solid as a rock.<br />
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<br />In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-8108921758708858332012-11-14T23:52:00.000+11:002012-11-14T23:53:51.317+11:00What a breeze!A couple of days ago, the package that I was really looking forward to finally made it into my hot little hands.<br />
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The custom bent exhaust headers from <a href="http://www.xs650exhaust.com/" target="_blank">Gordon Scott Engineering</a> had arrived and looked amazing. The best thing about them was that they fit perfectly, straight away, with absolutely no modifications required.<br />
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Scott did a brilliant job of turning my pictures and measurements into reality. He was so easy to deal with and a genuinely great asset to the XS650 community.<br />
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Thanks Scott!<br />
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I took this shot mainly as a reminder that I've got to pull my finger out of my ass and get it completed sooner rather than later!<br />
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<br />In Motion XS650http://www.blogger.com/profile/09593604841509428263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945852585403780302.post-21320055820424012052012-10-24T23:00:00.000+11:002012-10-25T23:02:33.698+11:00Heading in the right direction!After a couple of emails checking on some measurements, Scott at <a href="http://www.xs650exhaust.com/" target="_blank">Gordon Scott Engineering</a> has already completed my custom headers!<br />
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He sent through some teaser pics prior to shipping. So far they certainly look the goods!<br />
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Hopefully they'll fit right up without too much fiddling around.<br />
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