well i did mount engine in that conventional manner at the starting of the project,made the entire frame accordingly then,i did use a rd350 gearbox for it initially,and the bike was really a low rider fat cruiser in looks. but soon after i ran into problems with clutch.
standard clutch of bullet 500 would simply be converted to fumes in every 50-60km ride.then i made some major mods to the clutch basket so that it could accommodate 6 friction plates with stiffer springs to transmit that juice. however again i ran into trouble because standard bullet clutch housing was not able to accommodate bigger basket.
so i casted a similar looking basket myself of aluminum.
although it leaked oil all the time,it was good enough for me to have fun on my hand crafted rocket ride.
but guess what, within first 200km the main gearbox shaft had its splines all flattened out,ended up changing up entire gearbox.
and you know RD gear boxes are not that easy to find, so next time i used a bullet 500 tranny ,it too lived with the monster engine for just a couple of weeks,u know i am a little over enthusiastic rider at times twisting my wrist in smaller gears just to have fun.
so finally i decided this entire process needs to be re thought ,team took the decision of ripping the thing and setting the engine with zen's gearbox itself with the same diaphram type clutch.
so we again made engine mounts,again made the entire chassis and this time it was with good enough gearbox. however we mounted a hand operated gear lever which ruined the cruiser appeal.
By this time i passed out of college and got myself a pretty decent engineering job,and as a result could not find time for my sweetheart.
in dec 2008 i decided to change the entire rear end of the bike, to make its wheel base shorter,so that it would have decent cornering and sharp handling to go with that top speed of ...??i dunno how much exactly...never had balls to take it over 145 or may be 150. for i never had that kind of road in my frendly neighbour hood and without a frame number,engine number and paperwork it would be disastorous to take it out on more proper highways like delhi-jaipur or gurgaon.
now the bike runs proper zen diaphram clutch and modified gearbox which i have already explained i guess.
conversion to a fatter rear tubeless radial is under way with shaft drive,because i have always had trouble with chain drive.
will keep posting current pics and updates..
and yes those headlights may be from corsa or astra. They are headlights alright,and its fun to see truck and bus drivers covering there eyes with hand while passing, with there hand to get off that glare,usually like when sun is right in front of windscreen. its awesome as the headlights spread the beam vertically up n down instead of longitudinally because of there mount position
specs.
0-100- 9/10 sec, never actually measured,i was always busy having fun while riding,never cared for timings once the college project got over.
top speed - about 145.may be more.
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