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Nice panel sticker Pigford

Got all the bits to make this look pretty but. Other than the drive/gearbox bits, how similar are these motors to the GSXRs. Head, blocks etc? I thank you

The 11 was different to the thou by 1 tooth at the diff, the thou diff should, if I remember correctly up the ratio slightly to give a slightly slower engine speed to road speed. Or the other way round........sorry, just bored myself. The gear box in the G looks like it contains cogs with the same number of teeth as the GSXR L I had, I haven't counted the teeth on the cog that drives the bevel.Will do that tomorrow.

First get a tattoo, then fire up your angle grinder........

Your project dude but, that is so hackneyed. That arm is new to me, I'd build a bike around it..

You can't put a figure on cool, keep the cool, 'specially when it works. Why go less cool?

Take one at the Dragon

You want longevity and usability Gary Hudson's 1216 motor is a really good example..sit sweet in an EF. 4 or 5 years in, went to Portugal and back this summer (3000 miles) does loads of rallys, awesome and reliable. Not sure that's the recommendation to make in this part of the forum though...

The 1000 mile trip this summer was a long weekend, it's covered about 3500 miles since Feb, I regularly use it for the 30 mile round trip the work but I do consider it to be a bit daft. It's what I would call a Rolling Project, the block is an MTC big block with the issues Gixer1460 has described.

It never felt 'snatchy' or misbehaved in a way I would associate with over heating. But, if I lived in a city (I don't) in a hot part of the world, and knew I'd be spending a lot of time in traffic, I would go for something with more cooling fins that a billet block, it's always going to run hotter. I do think that people over state the issue though, it genuinely hasn't been the issue I was told it would be. There's a build thread in projects, 'AnarchEZ'.

Yes it was an issue specific to this engine, the 2 o rings on the front 2 central studs were rock hard and not sealing. Oil was escaping there then finding it's way all over the engine and pooling in the tray at the back of the block. The rocker gasket was also not fit for purpose, I needed it on the road and made one out of inappropriate material, proper one in there now. I've sorted it all now. Not associated with heat.

CR 8.2:1, still fun but @10psi, absolutely bonkers

Agree, the 28mpg mentioned above was the average for the trip, I've done 3 gallons in 40 miles having fun locally

Did about 1000 miles 2 up around Belgium and Holland this summer, performed excellently generally although I will concede it didn't like traffic in town in the midday sun. I had issues with oil loss, and with the motor getting a little warm in traffic, it did get a little smoky on occasion as the leaking oil burned off. I didn't thrash it, much, as the wife was on the back. Returned an average of about 29mpg, higher on motorway stretches. So in summary, yes Streetable, but not perfect....Bloody good fun though

John 'Freddy Kruger' Oliver... useful for getting things off the top shelf

You can park it between my T4 and Dave's Transit

Suzanne and I will be there both nights, although probably not the day in between. One can have a little too much of some people. XXX

Beer and Waffles a la Rene....

Aye and aye

It was funny, mainly because it wasn't me for a change

If I'd been her, I'd have been far more concerned about the chemicals and milligrams.

Thanks Paul and Ben. Awesome job. Ace weekend

Love the silver grey Kettle...

And Aeroplanes