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Hey Guys,
This is my first foray into this community, feels great to be here. Let me get started right away , I have always wanted to do a serious mod job and finally, here's my chance. I have purchased a 96' model RXG for this purpose, I intend to go for a vintage scrambler type look (eg. Yamaha Dt-01, google it to get an idea) I am taking it step by step, first the suspension, wheels/tyres and frame then the body work, lights, electricals and paint job and finally the engine, exhaust and other performance add-ons. I would first like to explain what I have in mind. I am no engineer so please dont look for anything elaborate , I am more of a design guy, so I need it to look the part but performance wont be left out either. Front end : I intend to lift the front end by 3.5 inches and fit a 19" block tread pattern tyre, give it a wide handle bar and disc brakes with a single pod tachometer alone (Race style). A tiny round headlamp with a small fly screen and a slightly lifted front fender (enfield type). So here's what I have bought till now. 1. Pulsar 150/180 fork assembly 2. Pulsar's T-clamp 3. Pulsar 150/180 disc brake kit and hub 4. Rajdooth's 19" front rim 5. Dunlop block tread tyre (3.25/19) Rear end: At the rear I want to lift the swing arm by 2 inches, give it mono shocks, a wide button tyre (3.50/18), a curvy rear fender that juts out of the frame and a tiny rectangular tail light and a number plate holder below it. 1. Unicorn's swing arm 2. Monoshocks 3. Drum Kit 4. Ceat secura tyre (3.50/18) 5. Pulsar 180's Rim Frame: Other than the suspension mods i am fitting a V-shaped brace at the center of the bike on either sides. It will extend from just before the rear shock mount to the axle where the swing-arm fits to the frame and then rise up from there and connect to the frame just below the point where the fuel tank meets the seat. I am fitting this piece for both strengthening the frame and for aesthetic appeal as that area looks really empty once the Unicorn's swing arm's fitted. Body work : I have a wacky idea for the fuel tank, thinking of getting a scrapped yezdi roadking's fuel tank and chopping it off horizontaly just an inch from the bottom and then flattening the underside of it. The side shields are goin to be standard but the Rxg monogram's coming off, it will be a smooth piece. The fenders are going to be custom made based on the DT-01 and I am planning to make a seat plate on the same DT-01's style , probably use the same yezdi's seat plate and lift it at the rear. Engine: And here's the fun part . The barrel's goin to be rebored to fit a 145cc imported piston, rings and its goin to be ported to match an underseat expansion chamber (motocross style), An RD 350-carburettor if I find one or an after-market 26mm Mikuni (the standard one's a 24mm....I think), a 5-speed gearbox , 5 plate clutch assembly, boyzene reed valve, a Quick-throttle and finally sprocketing for outright acceleration. So thats about it, I have started work on lengthening the front forks, the wheels are being trewed and once that is done I will strip the bike, fit it and then fit the swing-arm and mono according to the stance required and so on and so forth. I will be posting Pics very shortly and guys if you have modded your bikes in this manner (anything related) please feel free contribute. Any suggestion will be helpful as I am sure I will come across quite a few hurdles. P.S: The reason I am doin the engine finally is bcause I am residing in Hyderabad and I dont trust anyone over here to fiddle with 2-stroke engines, so I will be shipping it to chennai for the engine work . Wish me luck guys Cheers. |
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Nice, there are a zillion RX>DT out here in Mumbai.... Pics of whatever you provide would help this thread.... !
Best of luck!
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guys, the front end is done, looks real tall and those 19" tyres look radical, will post pics once i get the rear in too as it looks very odd now with skinny rear tyre and less shock travel... expect them pics real soon..cheers.
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A detailed post on all the mods done so far might help!
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well, thats all i hav done till now, got the front end in, spent these days making extensions for the fork tubes (3.5") got the T-stem (pulsar's) modified to fit the RX, got the spokes fitted and the tyres on and today we stripped the bike so the rear will go in a couple of days as my welder's a bit busy, apparently a cbz-xtreme got its frame twisted in a 'V' shape in a bad accident..
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