Big Heavy Wobbler

[kanerdog1X1]

I had been talking to Alex at Torques about designing a better dry break for a while, since I got the previous set. He had some samples made earlier in aluminium but we still needed to improve upon the design, and the final items arrived in July 2016. Here's the last drawing:-



Here are the variations he caries now





And yes, the banjos are titanium.

[kanerdog1X1]

I had HEL make me up some revised brake hoses, this was all they needed:-





As the hoses arrived





And fitted up

[kanerdog1X1]

Redid the fork seals and used SKF seals. Had to machine my tool slightly as the SKF seal is a different profile.







Its a little bit mickey mouse but i got a koso temp gauge so i can keep an eye on the temps.



plumbed in to the oil gallery

[kanerdog1X1]

Again, naff all happened over the winter, and I only got the urge to ride when the sun came out this year. First ride was in march.



I did however have a new oil cooler to fit.







It needed a mesh cover, so i trimmed one out.

[kanerdog1X1]

From a suggestion from a couple of other high end interweb users, I managed to source some of the very desireable 1/4 x1/4 welded stainless mesh.



From this i was planning to make a silver soldered assembly, but it didn't go completely to plan.

First attempt:-





All good so far. Then some practice joins



Still all good. I'm quite happy at this point.



Disaster. too hot. Gonna have to rethink this.

[kanerdog1X1]

Second try. Same wire frame to begin with.



But lock wire on instead of soldered.







Perfect! And still clearance.

[kanerdog1X1]

And the very last thing I did was to fit the new brake levers I had.



They had been lurking in the tool box since 2012, but I never got around to getting them painted satin, like the rest of the lever.




So, this is it. Possibly time to let go.

[Mick_J]

What a fantastic job, when I first saw it advertised for £8k I thought you were having a laugh, but now I think it's a fair price.  Whoever buys it will be getting a very special bike, brilliant.

[seth]

some top quality work and parts 
best ad ever to show everything done to this bike.

good luck matt and remember you don't have to leave the org when you sell the bike I'm sure there will be folk asking your advice for a long time to come .

[grog]

ive seen a lot of mods/restores. yours is by far the best. your talent and thinking just enormous. no praise high enough. incredible.

[lil4399]

Incredible.

Too incredible.

My thoughts of my being good doing my own servicing and gentle mechanics are blown apart.

After this thread I am developing an inferiority complex.

It's lunchtime here in France, where's the wine.....

[Andre]

What a steal @ 8k 

[Mister Fishfinger]

The fabrication is amazing but it's the welding that tops it off for me. It's beautiful.

[Kiwifruit]

G'day Matt. Having had some involvement with championship winning bikes and racecars, I see race engineering as art. You are certainly an artist.
Thanks for detailing the work you have done on your bike for us all to see. 

[VladTepes]

Truly awe inspiring mate. Thank you for recreating the thread for us here - a lot of work I know:)

It's lunchtime here in France, where's the wine.....

Sorry I always finish the wine at breakfast time.
For reference - muesli is best matched by a sweet white, but not a dessert wine (that's an amateur mistake )