MJ Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Can someone please enlighten me on this one. I know they should be there. You know they should be there.. Why does my recently acquired 1100 frame appear to have a sand-cast finish where the lockstops should be? It came with a ZX7R front end, not dissimilar in locks to the GSXR1000 that I now have dummied into place. So I would understand why they may/have been removed. But the finish has me somewhat confused. It's not a big issue, but now that I'm here, do I replace the stops, as per std Slingshot. Or do I just have pads welded in place like the GSXR1000? Quote Link to comment
370steve Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 looks to me like they have been removed then the frame has been blasted, thats why it all matches 1 Quote Link to comment
fatblokeonbandit Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 the yoke only has one big central lock stop which touches the flat bits on the frame either side.. 1 Quote Link to comment
MJ Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, 370steve said: looks to me like they have been removed then the frame has been blasted, thats why it all matches Maybe Steve. If that's the case, someone has gone to a lot of trouble to make it a very uniform finish. The machining for the lower stem bearing surface still appears to be untouched as well. It's a GV73A if that is of any relevance to anyone. Quote Link to comment
MJ Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, fatblokeonbandit said: the yoke only has one big central lock stop which touches the flat bits on the frame either side.. That's the one I was expecting to see, like on her younger sister here, 1 Quote Link to comment
Ted M Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 What 370Steve says. Its been blasted to clean it up and the bearing surfaces will have been masked to prevent any damage to them. Quote Link to comment
Racer-X Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Instead of welding stops on, have you thought about making a bracket that comes off the headlight/fairing bracket? Just a thought. Quote Link to comment
Sagot Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 (edited) Yes, it looks like you could bolt two chunks of steel on ether side of the head light bracket. Maybe start with 1/4" x 1/2" x about 1 1/4" long with a 1/4" hole in one end accordingly. If it doesn't stop soon enough - use thicker steel. Conversely, you could add bolt on rubber stops to the frame.( These hit the forks) I have done this on some race bikes and it works great! I don't recommend welding as it can change the heat treatment down to T-0 (Very soft) plus it's a casting!! This photo is my 87 1100 with custom yokes... Edited November 30, 2019 by Sagot Quote Link to comment
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