In this thread I will cover the modifications im currently preforming to my bike. Its a 1995 M900. I recently had a bad wreck where i hit a cat while in a corner. I broke my left femur and had to have re-constructive knee surgery. I thought what a better time to change my bike, i cant ride it anyway. keep in mind in 19 years old.

Things to do

-brace stock swingarm
-design and fabricate rear suspension
-fabricate aluminum subframe


Bike before the crash.

ok lets get started.

First thing is to get the bike where you can comfortably work on it.





Then take apart everything that needs to come off

ok, the fun part, mock up stage. Ill be using a Honda 954 shock. I personally think the swingarm on the DSS bikes is the most un pleasing part to the eye, so we address that first.

Since i dont have the shock yet, its in the mail, i had to make these templates.





what the brace will look like







next step, cutting up the stock swingarm, Bye Bye uglyness





I will have plenty of room to run my custom exhaust through here

OK NOW FOR THE FUN PART, the frame chop.

mark it



and cut it









good stuff.


Its already looking better







now a little pipe fitting






SO, what do you think? Am i crazy?

That looks pretty awesome/unique.

Will cutting off that much of the frame upset the way the bike handles though?

I admire anyone who has the guts to start cutting away like that. Can't wait to see the finished look of your streetfighter! 

 

best of luck...keep us posted. that would be a pretty radical chop. i hope you know what you're doing.
not a bad photoshop rendering of what's to come.

oh and speedy recovery

wherever you are working looks like fun, I see bikes, scooters, huge industrial thingamajigs and a nice propellor. good luck and sorry about the cat!

Quote from: cutter on July 14, 2008, 08:08:23 PM
wherever you are working looks like fun, I see bikes, scooters, huge industrial thingamajigs and a nice propellor. good luck and sorry about the cat!

It's like "where's waldo"!  It took me a while to find the prop. 

This is my house.  look close and see if you can find the second prop

decided to Try to take some better pictures. the background was just too damn busy.

Quote from: truckinduc on July 15, 2008, 04:53:33 PM
This is my house.  look close and see if you can find the second prop

Is it behind the vise stand?

Did you leave enough room for that tire to elongate at speed and not hit the brace?

I like the concept.

It looks like fun and is coming out clean.

Quote from: truckinduc on July 15, 2008, 04:53:33 PM
This is my house.  look close and see if you can find the second prop

Its on a mercury motor in the background, and you should totally swap the other one onto that thing.