R1150/2 - Old meets New - Page 3

P B G · 09-04-2008, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by drhach

Fixed

Ya I edited mine right away, but couldn't think of a high tech ford engine....

anonny · 09-04-2008, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by wirewrkr

HOW IN THE HELL DO YOU STOP THAT THING????!!!!

Robert

If the 1150 engine is like the 1200 GS motor, just close the throttle and it will come to a halt pretty quick

Kudos, thats cool

Recht · 09-05-2008, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Boojum

HiYa Recht!

Hope all is well in the Big Apple!
Nice Pics! I like that bike. Did he ever fire it up? Old meets New!........Cool!

Boojum!

Hi Booj!

Every thing is fine here, thanks for asking. And you? The guy came riding in on it. I could see it coming but the sound seemed wrong for the bike, and then I noticed the jugs, and then

drhach · 09-06-2008, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by P B G

Ya I edited mine right away, but couldn't think of a high tech ford engine....

I don't think there is one

gsweave · 09-06-2008, 05:19 AM

Anyone with his machining skills, can do whatever he damn well wants.

And this guy has skill and talent.

I loved seeing this machine.

But yes, it ain't for everyone.

It should be appreciated for what it is, and it ain't a /2 anymore.

Stagehand · 09-06-2008, 07:18 AM

I would still like to see a /5 mated to a grocery cart.

Uncle Ernie · 09-06-2008, 07:43 AM

My first conversion had stock brakes. Someone did me a huge favor by stealing it. I hope they got killed on the first hill they went down.

The overall proportions might feel better if he had rubber knee pads on the tank?

Donkey Hotey · 09-08-2008, 09:02 PM

This is an example of a well thought-out engine swap:

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=382476

Notice how the engine looks like it belongs in the bike? We know better but nobody else would be the wiser.

ER BEEMER · 09-09-2008, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by JT Lake

Someone fucked w/ what appears to be a perfectly good /2

He'd better have 20 lying around his shop, maybe i'd forgive him, maybe...

I'm sure there are a lot more /2 frames out there that will never find a correct motor than there are /2 motors looking for a frame.

drhach · 09-09-2008, 06:11 AM

When I was younger I worked at a Ford dealership. One of the mechanics put a V-8 in a Pinto. It looked like a factory job it was amazing. Did it belong there? No. Did it look like it belonged there? Yes. I think the engine in the /2 looks out of place proportionally. It's not that the guy did bad work, but I htink he went wrong where a lot of engineers go wrong. There is more to the design than making it work, it has to look right and be aesthetically pleasing. This is not. The lines of the engine are too vastly different from those of the /2. A /2 is rounded and swoopy. An oilhead is angular and blocky.

bpeckm · 09-09-2008, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by drhach

When I was younger I worked at a Ford dealership. One of the mechanics put a V-8 in a Pinto. It looked like a factory job it was amazing. Did it belong there? No. Did it look like it belonged there? Yes. I think the engine in the /2 looks out of place proportionally. It's not that the guy did bad work, but I htink he went wrong where a lot of engineers go wrong. There is more to the design than making it work, it has to look right and be aesthetically pleasing. This is not. The lines of the engine are too vastly different from those of the /2. A /2 is rounded and swoopy. An oilhead is angular and blocky.

Well said.

Uncle Ernie · 09-09-2008, 07:00 AM

Mr Hotey, FWIW, I'm pretty sure that's a Chang Jiang with a BMW engine.
Yes, Jimbo does incredible work.

I also agree that /2 frames are plentiful. No problem there.

Donkey Hotey · 09-09-2008, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Uncle Ernie

Mr Hotey, FWIW, I'm pretty sure that's a Chang Jiang with a BMW engine.

Yeah, I realize that. It still looks a helluva' lot more authentic than this 1150.

Drhach nailed it.

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Originally Posted by drhach

There is more to the design than making it work, it has to look right and be aesthetically pleasing. This is not. The lines of the engine are too vastly different from those of the /2. A /2 is rounded and swoopy. An oilhead is angular and blocky.

That Chiang Jiang is basically a flathead era BMW. The Airhead still looks right in the frame.

JT Lake · 09-09-2008, 09:26 AM

Clearly theres alot more 1150 motors w/out frames then? OK.....

I'm not cutting the guys work, it looks great. I'm just a huge fan of the /2, un-frankensteined.

Infact i know where you can get a VW 4cyl motor already mounted in a /2 frame. The rest is a basket case. Let your imagination run wild.

Beemerboff · 09-09-2008, 08:34 PM

I wonder how the /2 final drive stands up to the 1200 power-------.

09-06-2008, 05:19 AM	#35
gsweave Yinz, blinkers are on. Joined: Apr 2005 Location: The Paris of Appalachia Oddometer: 9,976	Anyone with his machining skills, can do whatever he damn well wants. And this guy has skill and talent. I loved seeing this machine. But yes, it ain't for everyone. It should be appreciated for what it is, and it ain't a /2 anymore. __________________ If your looking for me. I will be at Rella's eating Blackberry pie. http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=791094 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ampAFmwP_E

09-06-2008, 07:18 AM	#36
Stagehand +/- V TDSPP Joined: Oct 2004 Location: "Poughkeepsie?!?!" Oddometer: 19,903	I would still like to see a /5 mated to a grocery cart. __________________ What to do... What to do...

09-06-2008, 07:43 AM	#37
Uncle Ernie Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Asheville NC Oddometer: 3,978	My first conversion had stock brakes. Someone did me a huge favor by stealing it. I hope they got killed on the first hill they went down. The overall proportions might feel better if he had rubber knee pads on the tank? __________________ LOOK OUT IT'S COMING THIS WAY!

09-09-2008, 07:00 AM	#42
Uncle Ernie Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Asheville NC Oddometer: 3,978	Mr Hotey, FWIW, I'm pretty sure that's a Chang Jiang with a BMW engine. Yes, Jimbo does incredible work. I also agree that /2 frames are plentiful. No problem there. __________________ LOOK OUT IT'S COMING THIS WAY!

09-09-2008, 09:26 AM	#44
JT Lake The Mongooses Joined: Sep 2006 Location: DFW, TX Oddometer: 362	Clearly theres alot more 1150 motors w/out frames then? OK..... I'm not cutting the guys work, it looks great. I'm just a huge fan of the /2, un-frankensteined. Infact i know where you can get a VW 4cyl motor already mounted in a /2 frame. The rest is a basket case. Let your imagination run wild. __________________ It was Harley nite @ the BMW bar.

09-08-2008, 09:02 PM	#38
Donkey Hotey De Jo Momma Joined: Aug 2005 Location: 20 Mule Team Trail (Palmdale, Ca) Oddometer: 8,705	This is an example of a well thought-out engine swap: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=382476 Notice how the engine looks like it belongs in the bike? We know better but nobody else would be the wiser.

09-09-2008, 06:11 AM	#40
drhach gorillamanufacturing.com Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Waukegan Oddometer: 1,880	When I was younger I worked at a Ford dealership. One of the mechanics put a V-8 in a Pinto. It looked like a factory job it was amazing. Did it belong there? No. Did it look like it belonged there? Yes. I think the engine in the /2 looks out of place proportionally. It's not that the guy did bad work, but I htink he went wrong where a lot of engineers go wrong. There is more to the design than making it work, it has to look right and be aesthetically pleasing. This is not. The lines of the engine are too vastly different from those of the /2. A /2 is rounded and swoopy. An oilhead is angular and blocky.

09-09-2008, 08:34 PM	#45
Beemerboff Beastly Adventurer Joined: May 2005 Oddometer: 2,052	I wonder how the /2 final drive stands up to the 1200 power-------. __________________ Adelaide Hills, Australia. 93 R100 GS, 77 R75/7 ,70 BSA B44VS, , 86 R80 G/S PD, 95 BMW Funduro F650 ST

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