ProjectVF - July 14, 2007

The original VF750 frame had a detachable section to allow for easy engine removal. I know this motor is going to get yanked, so I did some sketching and a little CAD time and this is the result. Each piece had to be capped, and then the welds ground down. Each hole had to be sleeved, then welded, then the welds ground down, and finally the holes reamed clean. It wasn't easy. The bolts and nuts are grade-8.

Here's how it looks in place. I cut part of the lower tube, then added the new pieces with a few tack welds. It's going to work just fine.

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I used pieces of 1-1/4" angle for seat brackets, added a tube across the rear and a pair of cross-braces on the sides. It might be a little heavy, but it's also damn stout.

Now that I'm no longer employed I have time for important matters. Despite the continued hot weather I've spent quite a few hours out in the workshop and here's what I accomplished

Next on the list was chopping off the headstock and upper frame. I made a few casual marks, then fired up the SawzAll and went to work. As expected, the frame offered little resistance.

I decided to keep part of the upper frame intact until the control arm bushings are installed and additional bracing is added.

Using some scrap tubing from an old lawn canopy, I faked together part of the front suspension. It was cheap and easy and will help in the design of the control arms and the location of the radiator.

Here's another view, showing the upper triple-clamp with the ball joint mounted atop it. The ball joint, in turn, will attach directly to the control arms. As I get closer to making all that, I need real dimensions for the steering geometry, which means I need to refocus on technical research.