RZ/RD 350 & Misc. 2-Stroke Tech BBS

Yes it was a tough decision, but Ed convinced me that black frame with contrasting (swingarm - brushed aluminum with hard clear and ohlins) colors will look good.

I am still not sure about the paint scheme for the bodywork but it will mostly be a lighter color.

Final assembly begins https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191015/2752785d87a32afa27c8f44026d87dbe.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191015/5f4a4660ee915891bb62d7ec87c8219d.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191015/1b509dd300ae29aca3d2d9e5f1844cb2.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191015...

Engine hardware is here.

Anodized aluminum bolts

More pics can be found here

https://photos.app.goo.gl/rZXU2UECuGbqkE4k7

Ed was not happy with the engine mounting bracket locations, so he went ahead and welded new ones to get it right. New MUPO rear shock installed A custom aluminum subframe is being made to replace the heavy steel one Front shocks rebuilt at ohlins Hendersonville and back on the bike Front calipers r...

Prefer Forged pistons over Cast?

CF dash mounting bracket for the translogic https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190416/eab4f8a102eaa0e6d16006cec363862b.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190416/67012a946e7e931250ab0336bd8cd3bd.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190416/9df1a6af321608f94afa722120ae7fa1.jpg https://uploads.tap...

Yesterday's update from ed. Suspension off the bike...sent back to ohlins for a rebuild

Thanks! Ed is actually building the whole bike, including motor, suspension, brakes electrical, pipes and is even painting the bike

Also the progress has been slow and Ed is busy with other projects. Here are some case mods and wiring pics https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190408/95e2ee82fb4cefa87d00d5b8d67c98cb.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190408/c32c722a5af613c0e7f516faffd8d122.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2...

That rad looks great, hopefully I will be starting a similar project soon, is there plenty of clearance with fairing on? Jess Sadly the nsr250 radiator was a bit wide and rubbing against the body work. Also the height was longer and header pipes angle was not ideal. So switched to rgv250 radiator. ...

kobra wrote: ↑Sat Dec 15, 2018 3:52 am I am really liking the look of that bike in the OP. Solo seat cowl, what swingarm and fork is that?

VJ22 swingarm and 99 R1 frontend

Radiator fitting and clearance under full suspension compression

Incredible work. Does it really matter if the two pistons/rods are exactly the same weight? Great question, back in my undergrad there was a chapter on "balancing of rotation masses" in design of machines course. From what I can remember a good example is having an unbalanced wheel on a c...

Ed's own words - Balancing rods. You may notice that one rod is about 1/10th of a gram heavier than the other. That’s because one of the big end bearings is 1/10th gram heavier than the other. So I compensated in the rod big end Big ends matching within about 1/100th of a gram. Welded Video 1. Crank...