Hand Made Frame

[Hellgate]

So one of the guys on the Virago Tech site started with this:

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And is now here....two months later!

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All hand made.Triple clamps too.


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BTW...he is obviously an outstanding machinist and is looking for machining projects to help pay for this project. He's making some brake caliper adapters for me. And other bits for other people. If you need something made up he could be an option.

 

[FZ1inTX]

I love innovation! Wish I had the the equipment to create what I can imagine and put on paper. Nice work!

 

[Dustin]

Looks fantastic. Amazing how a pile of metal can be so beautiful

 

[Hellgate]

I'm blown away with what he has done. The frame jig itself is amazing. He's working on converting the wire wheel and the shaft drive with a disc brake.

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[stretched06]

Thats cool.

 

[BDazzler]

It looks like he is using the engine as a stressed member of the frame. I don't think it was designed to handle that, but what do I know. Looks amazing, but I'm not sure on the safety issues.
:thinking:

 

[Hellgate]

It looks like he is using the engine as a stressed member of the frame. I don't think it was designed to handle that, but what do I know. Looks amazing, but I'm not sure on the safety issues.
:thinking:

All Viragos and TR1s are built that way.

Here's what the OEM frame looks like. The frame also doubles as the airbox.

This is one of reasons the bike is so popular with the custom crowd. You can really do a lot with the basic bones of the bike, or go all out like this guy.

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[Hellgate]

Here's a couple of drawings I thought you guys might enjoy.

He's planning on using CF for the body work.

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[Zak]

Wow this is incredible work !! keep us updated !!

 

[theWolfTamer]

It looks like he is using the engine as a stressed member of the frame. I don't think it was designed to handle that, but what do I know. Looks amazing, but I'm not sure on the safety issues.
:thinking:

Here it is simply stripped down

 

[Marthy]

All Viragos and TR1s are built that way.

Here's what the OEM frame looks like. The frame also doubles as the airbox.

This is one of reasons the bike is so popular with the custom crowd. You can really do a lot with the basic bones of the bike, or go all out like this guy.

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I was going to say the same thing... that's nice work. Giving me way too many ideas...