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oily · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire

Yes, aluminium of course Wink

Never gave it much thought, could of saved next to no weight at all by carving it out of titanium Laughing

I thought the first one was cute and only replaced it because it had started to perish.
I think it was from a genuine Bimota factory door Laughing

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SB6 mk1 (project mega light, big bore)
Sb6 mk2 ( Big Bore)
Sb6 mk2 ( Restored)
Sb6R fighter
Sb6 or Sb7 WANTED

stockcar · Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 4:20 pm Post subject:

you need to mount it on a plinth as i believe they are extremely rare these days and command a premium from disconcerting buyers......... Laughing

oily · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire

As always.....open to offers Wink

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SB6 mk1 (project mega light, big bore)
Sb6 mk2 ( Big Bore)
Sb6 mk2 ( Restored)
Sb6R fighter
Sb6 or Sb7 WANTED

Evilchicken0 · Joined: 12 May 2010 Posts: 2996 Location: London

You know that's a Bimota Corse part .... not a lot of the bims have it so it's a piece of history
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oily · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire

.....Quite day at oily's cave, raining outside, waiting for people to phone me back Shocked

looks like I've got a couple of hours to spare then Laughing

.....

.The Mk1 crescent has been on the bench with it's fairing off for a couple of weeks now without any progress and it may soon be going to a new home so it needs to come off the bench, into the corner with a sheet over it but first a couple of little jobs that have been offending me.......

...first, chocolate blocks on the indicator leads....really?...

...soon sort those out. Soldered joints, heat shrink and extend them a bit so they are easier to connect up.....

...job done Wink

Next up, clutch hose is routed wrong. Catches on the fairing when the bars are turned Crying or Very sad

......

...off with the top yoke to make things easy.....

....re route the hose around the outside of the fork leg.....

and replace the top yoke with loads of copper grease on the bolts...
while we're at it, the reservoir cap bolts really offend me......

...so we better have some nice stainless replacements

Wink

......

...that's enough for this one, off the bench and get stuck into the ex-race project Wink

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SB6 mk1 (project mega light, big bore)
Sb6 mk2 ( Big Bore)
Sb6 mk2 ( Restored)
Sb6R fighter
Sb6 or Sb7 WANTED

Pompey · Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 2311 Location: Marlborough

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oily · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire

brian · Joined: 22 Aug 2011 Posts: 3769 Location: Australia

Nice work oily. Great photo's too Wink

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Pompey · Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 2311 Location: Marlborough

I think it should be called the future race project ... never to late!
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Bimota's Db2, Db5 ,Ducati's 851' 92, 888' 93, Honda blade' 93, Triumph speed triple' 07, kawasaki zxr 750 k1

oily · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire

2OR4STROKES · Joined: 12 Dec 2008 Posts: 67 Location: Singapore

Wow Oily

Thats a beautiful SB6. Wish I have so many of these bikes to choose from here in Singapore, Bimotas are like hen teeth down in my country. oily still thinking of selling stuff of SB6 for me conversion?
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