Project "Cobra" #553

[Zook-e]

Well, I have had this frame from my old "Daytona on a Shoestring" bike. I got it as a frame, locked up motor, oil tank, seat and rear fender. That was all. It is T500-10553.

Now it is going to be a somewhat modern cafe bike. It will have the stock tank and highly modified frame with GS500E front end, swingarm (monoshock) and GS500 wheels. GSXR rear sets, bumstop seat, Swarbrick style chambers, Modified engine with TR500 heads.

I don't just hope, but will have it done by Deal's Gap this year.

[Zook-e]

Three different shots as I had started to see what it would look like.

[Zook-e]

Last weekend was really nice and I got much more delugged than was done on it as the "Shoestring" bike.

Before:




After:

[Zook-e]

The rear GS500E swinger set in place. The engine was raised in the rear by pivoting it on the front engine mount. This will allow more room for the swingarm and new pivot mount. Also it will allow for less chance of chain bind to the extreeme distance of the CS to the swingarm pivot point.

[Zook-e]

I was going to use the pivot area out of the GS500 but it won't work as the T frame is too narrow. So I am waiting on a few items to be made and will continue with the swingarm.

Until then I worked on the headlight. GT750J with GS500 headlight brackets. I will have to shorten the tube mounting bracket so I can lower the bars where I want them to be. The bars are from an 82 GS1000SZ Kantana. The squared bottom headlight I think adds nicely to the vintage scheme.

[two-stroke-brit]

I like it so far ,
quite an ambitious project to achive by the deals gap deadline.
what is the white and red gas tank in the back of one of your photos from.?.
cheers mark

[Zook-e]

I like it so far ,
quite an ambitious project to achive by the deals gap deadline.
what is the white and red gas tank in the back of one of your photos from.?.
cheers mark

TZ style tank that was on my former T500 racer. Kept it when I sold the bike. It will be on my next racer.

[Zook-e]

Gonna be there with your 73?

[Wingspan]

I can't wait to see this finished. You're doing some very cool stuff.

[Zook-e]

I can't wait to see this finished. You're doing some very cool stuff.

Same here but I want to do it right. Maybe someday I can sneak it into a magazine if I do it right. Wouldn't that be cool? Really looking forward to the handling and power increase. Been wanting to do a retro with more modern suspension for some time now.

[Barry S.]

I can't wait to see this finished. You're doing some very cool stuff.

Same here but I want to do it right. Maybe someday I can sneak it into a magazine if I do it right. Wouldn't that be cool? Really looking forward to the handling and power increase. Been wanting to do a retro with more modern suspension for some time now.

Get it on the Cafe Racer show, they need a stroker build on there.

[Zook-e]

Get it on the Cafe Racer show, they need a stroker build on there.

It's already over there. There are quite a few T500s and other Suzuki two-strokes already up.

OH, you mean the "show". My bad.

[two-stroke-brit]

Gonna be there with your 73?

yes we are comming this year , see you there.
cheers mark

[Zook-e]

Gonna be there with your 73?

yes we are comming this year , see you there.
cheers mark

Cool. My 73 is currently torn down right not and probably won't be ready for Deal's as I want the T500 ready for it.

[johnakay]

should look good. looking forward to seeing it completed.
this is some that I would like to do but time.money,space is what I'm short of for some thing like this.