Clive's Hayabusa

[clivegto]

Fancy filler cap too. 

[BillyR]

Another vote for R1/R6 wheels, they make a noticeable difference. 

My last one i picked up as accident damaged (rear ended) subframe was bent so it got cut and and i fitted a 03 gsxr750 aftermarket race seat unit/subframe that was cheap on Eblag. Weighed less and looked a lot better. 

Replacing standard (heavy) exhaust system is another place to lose weight (cheaply...ish)

Id imagine that more modern forks/arm/wheel combo will be even lighter.

The fun with Busa's is to be had on fast A roads or motorways when its effortless high speed fun. 

[clivegto]

3 hours ago, BillyR said:

Another vote for R1/R6 wheels, they make a noticeable difference. 

My last one i picked up as accident damaged (rear ended) subframe was bent so it got cut and and i fitted a 03 gsxr750 aftermarket race seat unit/subframe that was cheap on Eblag. Weighed less and looked a lot better. 

Replacing standard (heavy) exhaust system is another place to lose weight (cheaply...ish)

Id imagine that more modern forks/arm/wheel combo will be even lighter.

The fun with Busa's is to be had on fast A roads or motorways when its effortless high speed fun. 

I have gsxr1000k7 wheels, titanium exhaust and a blade seat unit which will be fixed before turbo time 

[clivegto]

With the blue Streetfighter tank fitted the bars crushed my fingers against the tank. So I bought some longer bolts and made 4 spacers up to lift the risers from the top yoke. I'v had a ride round in the yard & it works well.   

Edited September 3 by clivegto

[TonyGee]

whats wrong with a pair of Renthals  

[clivegto]

33 minutes ago, TonyGee said:

whats wrong with a pair of Renthals  

Nothing. 

Easy fix at this stage 

[imago]

9 minutes ago, clivegto said:

Nothing. 

Easy fix at this stage 

I like the idea. Aside from the 'I made it myself' kick you get with stuff like that, it's one of those double take modifications where you know something's different but it takes a moment to work out exactly what. 

[clivegto]

14 minutes ago, imago said:

I like the idea. Aside from the 'I made it myself' kick you get with stuff like that, it's one of those double take modifications where you know something's different but it takes a moment to work out exactly what. 

32mm lift as thats all the break line would allow. 

[clivegto]

Did some research on turbo setups on these motors and a lot of people junk the oilcooler completely. Not really likeing this idea I bought a Mocal Laminova oilcooler cooled by water of a guy on a FB selling page, even came with all the lines . Will be fitting this at a later stage.    

[DAZ]

Wonder if there would be any benefit in plumbing the turbo in if it's got water passages ?  , not sure whether it's would run that much cooler as they're in the breeze more than a car , or whether it would just put more heat into the cooling system.... 

[clivegto]

11 minutes ago, DAZ said:

Wonder if there would be any benefit in plumbing the turbo in if it's got water passages ?  , not sure whether it's would run that much cooler as they're in the breeze more than a car , or whether it would just put more heat into the cooling system.... 

Tis a fair point, I'll ask Dodge. 

[clivegto]

21 minutes ago, DAZ said:

Wonder if there would be any benefit in plumbing the turbo in if it's got water passages ?  , not sure whether it's would run that much cooler as they're in the breeze more than a car , or whether it would just put more heat into the cooling system.... 

Pointless apparently. 

[bunk]

Heat exchangers are genius.

[Gixer1460]

4 hours ago, clivegto said:

Pointless apparently. 

Not entirely! The water-cooling was essentially a reliability thing with cars to protect the plastic bearing cages from getting cooked after a hot shut-down as no one can be bothered to idle an engine for 30 seconds! If no water, then a longer cool down is more important 

[clivegto]

17 minutes ago, Gixer1460 said:

Not entirely! The water-cooling was essentially a reliability thing with cars to protect the plastic bearing cages from getting cooked after a hot shut-down as no one can be bothered to idle an engine for 30 seconds! If no water, then a longer cool down is more important 

Thanks it's good advice. Dodge and Daz Rose both told me this evening that it's not essential and they don't know any one else cooling there turbos with water and to be fair I don't on my oil cooled bikes either. 

[clivegto]

4 hours ago, bunk said:

Heat exchangers are genius.

Looks cool 

[baldrick]

On 9/4/2024 at 3:51 PM, clivegto said:

Did some research on turbo setups on these motors and a lot of people junk the oilcooler completely. Not really likeing this idea I bought a Mocal Laminova oilcooler cooled by water of a guy on a FB selling page, even came with all the lines . Will be fitting this at a later stage.    

i ditched my oil cooler a couple of years ago, whenm the original rotted, as i was gonna fit a turbo. 

it works fine without it to be honest, but i dont commute through cities etc.

Edited September 5 by baldrick

[clivegto]

3 hours ago, baldrick said:

i ditched my oil cooler a couple of years ago, whenm the original rotted, as i was gonna fit a turbo. 

it works fine without it to be honest, but i dont commute through cities etc.

I'd be I'd be interested to to see a pic of your busa if you have one. 

[baldrick]

its not finished mate ill get a pic over the weekend for you.

[baldrick]

here you go mate. its mid build after i stripped it down and sold off the single sider and front end etc.

its now sporting a r1 front end in custom yokes, r1 wheels and an extended swingarm. gsxr k1 seat unit went binwards and i got a mate to build a one off subframe battery box etc, but due to mke having 2 fucked knees i need to raise it some more so its off the bike.

i used all genuine parts as pattern stuff is usually rubbish.

ive a fair way to go, but its taking shape

[baldrick]

i started a thread on it a couple of years buck but stopped contributing when it became a shitfest.

i dont need the grief tbh, so sacked it off.

[clivegto]

37 minutes ago, baldrick said:

i started a thread on it a couple of years buck but stopped contributing when it became a shitfest.

i dont need the grief tbh, so sacked it off.

I remember that. Thanks for the pics it's all interesting to me bud 

[Wee Man]

How did the molasses work out with the rust removal Clive?  Interested to see how well it works as I've got Laura's 400 tank to clean out.

[clivegto]

9 hours ago, Wee Man said:

How did the molasses work out with the rust removal Clive?  Interested to see how well it works as I've got Laura's 400 tank to clean out.

Works just takes time. 

[Wee Man]

Cheers Clive