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The beginnings of REX
11/08/07 at 18:10:27

This is a collection of a few shots of the process of the creation of REX.

Frame mod's to accommodate the new tank ... square backbone of frame extended all the way back to the rear fender support area

Underneath view of the back end of the frame mod ... extra plate added for strength to support backbone extension

Support plate viewed from the rear wheel area,,, taken before cleanup and primer

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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10661 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: The beginnings of REX Reply #1 - 11/08/07 at 18:25:20 Rough mockup with stuff just literally taped in place Have you ever seen such a perdy rear end ? ? Note the high tech and very expensive rear brake caliper stabilizing brace.......... BIG TIME stop light
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10661 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: The beginnings of REX Reply #2 - 11/08/07 at 18:31:24 New footers Right side, rear brake Left side, shifter Front view.
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10661 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: The beginnings of REX Reply #3 - 11/08/07 at 18:44:46 OH YEA A riders view, if you are standing on the rear wheel Rear fender to be ..... My hero !
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Trippah Serious Thumper Offline I ride, therefore I am. Posts: 2517 central Mass Gender:	Re: The beginnings of REX Reply #4 - 11/08/07 at 18:50:28 Looking good. Love the color. and i have been wondering where to carry my briefcase..you have found an aerodynamic solution. You get three attaboys.
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chuck YaBB Newbies Offline What's this? Eh? Posts: 35 Oceanside, CA Gender:	Re: The beginnings of REX Reply #5 - 11/08/07 at 21:58:43 Very nice.
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Violent_Rage Senior Member Offline Burp! Posts: 282 Trento - Italy Gender:	Re: The beginnings of REX Reply #6 - 11/08/07 at 23:45:19 i can't see pics
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Rockin_John Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Posts: 1562 +36° 10' , -95° 48' Gender:	Re: The beginnings of REX Reply #7 - 11/09/07 at 00:04:55 Me either. My guess is that whatever server Lancer uses to host his pictures is temporarily out of service. Probably show up later. I'd sure like to see. 8) Edit... Whoops! They just came up for me. Maybe that server is just super slow or overloaded?
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Rockin_John Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Posts: 1562 +36° 10' , -95° 48' Gender:	Re: The beginnings of REX Reply #8 - 11/09/07 at 00:30:02 Lancer, Looking really, really good man! I'm still a bit concerned about your considerably lessened triple tree offset, and the trailing axle; and hence how your frame/steering geometry is going to work out. Did you change the 35º frame rake angle?
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Re: The beginnings of REX
Reply #9 - 11/09/07 at 05:12:50

Rockin_John wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:11:

Lancer, Looking really, really good man!

I'm still a bit concerned about your considerably lessened triple tree offset, and the trailing axle; and hence how your frame/steering geometry is going to work out. Did you change the 35º frame rake angle?

The steering head was not touched, it is still all stock

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Re: The beginnings of REX
Reply #10 - 11/09/07 at 07:23:43

Impressive. Savage envy is here. So, let's talk about it.

Now, what is the biggest reason for the extra brace?

Why did you choose a trailing axle front fork setup?

Is the rear wheel off center in photo #14, or is it just thrown in there for the photo?

What size is the rear wheel?

Where did you get that solo seat?

Are the seat springs double coils?

Is that an LED tail light?

Is the rear brake stabilizer made by Craftsman?

Do you have a bunch of cam chains in that briefcase?

What does Beverly think about a motorcycle in the bedroom? Tongue

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skatnbnc Serious Thumper Offline Spinning Pink Posts: 1286 New Bern NC Gender:	Re: The beginnings of REX Reply #11 - 11/09/07 at 07:36:05 Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:11: What does Beverly think about a motorcycle in the bedroom? That was MY thought!! Flip side is the soft working surface and no scratches when you drop something on the floor.
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Re: The beginnings of REX
Reply #12 - 11/09/07 at 14:50:08

The back bedroom was not really an issue ... out of sight out of mind kind of thing, but what really surprised me was after she made a comment day before yesterday about seeing all of these parts coming in but not seeing a motorcycle resulting from them. SO I "THINKS TO MYSELF", SELF, WHY DON'T YOU SHOW HER THE MOTORCYCLE THAT WILL RESULT FROM ALL OF THOSE PARTS. So that is what I did, and since she really doesn't care to walk through a crowded room with parts and tools and stuff I decided to put it together in the living room, where she can see it from the comfort of her favorite chair, and she can watch "One Life to Live" and play Spider Solitaire on her computer while I assemble the parts and we can both enjoy doing what we like to do and do it together in the same room................QUALITY TIME TOGETHER.

I mean, this is just a WIN-WIN situation all around. Now is that wisdom or what? Grin

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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: The beginnings of REX Reply #13 - 11/10/07 at 00:07:58 Lancer Nice one, keep it up. Clive W
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: The beginnings of REX Reply #14 - 11/10/07 at 02:35:12 I CANNOT WAIT to see the finished Bike!! Wow man that is some awesome work! Well done Lancer!
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