Another EFE back on the road

[matt]

After a bit of a drawn out rebuild over the last year or so, my EFE is now MOT'd and back on the road.

I parked it up about 10 years ago when the engine developed an ominous noise, it just took longer than expected to get round to sorting it out.

Fitted the TL1000 front end and Bandit rear, new exhaust and various other bits and pieces, It now runs surprising well, just need to tweak the carbs a bit.

Certainly feels good to be back on the old girl, forgot what air cooled power felt like:)

[gshub]

Looks good to me!

 

[R1guy]

More pics from different angles please

[matt]

A couple more, unfortunately is has just been too sunny, most of the ones I took on my phone were too bright or had reflections from the shiny bits.

[R1guy]

Very nice! Snazzy exhaust !

[KATANAMANGLER]

That looks well.

[SiBag]

Lush,

I do like that..

[matt]

It turned out just how I wanted it, surprising how well the original paint work has stood up to the test of time. 

[kja.busa]

Very nice

[Mr farty]

That's a very nice looking EFE, yummy.

[Dezza]

A great example showing that not much has to be done to one of the E's to make it look great. What make exhaust is it? Also, are you still using the stock airbox?

[matt]

Thanks, It is a Jaygui exhaust and the air box has gone, it has individual K & N's with a stage 3 dynajet kit..

[Swiss Toni]

Great looking bike, Matt. Do you not find the TL front end puts it a bit low?

 

[rustychain]

very nice indeed

 

[matt]

I haven't put many miles on it yet, but the front end seems ok. I was thinking I might have to get a stepped top yoke, but there don't seem to be any clearance issues.

[Gpz1100_Convert]

best efe colours and paintjob by far as well.

 

quite superb

 

mark

[matt]

Cheers, I allways loved the red & black and the way the paintwork design followed the lines of the bike.

[Swampy]

I do love an EFE the last one I had was a blue and white model on an 85 plate, they just look the epitome of a muscle bike. coz they are!

[Scoobydude]

Great looking bike, the tl front end really suits it. Well done

[P40]

On 7/24/2016 at 10:46 AM, matt said:

After a bit of a drawn out rebuild over the last year or so, my EFE is now MOT'd and back on the road.

I parked it up about 10 years ago when the engine developed an ominous noise, it just took longer than expected to get round to sorting it out.

Fitted the TL1000 front end and Bandit rear, new exhaust and various other bits and pieces, It now runs surprising well, just need to tweak the carbs a bit.

Certainly feels good to be back on the old girl, forgot what air cooled power felt like:)

 

[P40]

Hey !!!  Trick/awesome build really like  I want too do the same rear setup, any tips on  converting shock Would greatly appreciate any help. Thanks P40

Edited August 29, 2020 by P40

[Blubber]

14 minutes ago, P40 said:

Hey !!!  Trick/awesome build really like  I want too do the same rear setup, any tips on  converting shock Would greatly appreciate any help. Thanks P40

Some free tips: 

Read the topics in the project sections,

Document your venture in your own project for others to learn,

Post a decent introduction in the general section

 

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[matt]

Hi, Glad you like it.

There are various ways to convert the back end, mine was done about 20 years ago by BigCC to take a slingshot arm and shock, it looks pretty basic with new brackets welded onto the upper and lower frame cross rails to take the top shock mounting and the lower shock linkage.

From what I have seen on various build threads since there are prettier and probably better engineered ways of doing it.

The bandit arm that I put in during the last update just needed some different spindle spacers to fit it in place of the slingshot arm, I also swapped out the old slingshot shock for a late model GSXR750 one.

[wraith]

Sweet looking bike and in (for me anyway) the best colour scheme 

And yes riding a air cooled bike is like nothing else