I really haven't felt like dealing with notching the rest of the tubes at compound angles so I've been gathering and fitting parts over the last few weeks.
I got a '98 Vfr800 front rim, a set of Zrx1100 forks and a set of Zx11 triples with handlebars to start.
First thing was to buy some 25ID bearings for the Vfr rim to go from the 20mm stock axle to the 25mm Zx11 axle. But then I realized that the 20mm ID inner tube bearing spacer would be impossible to use so I took a chance and ordered a used Zx7 spacer hoping that it would be too long and I could trim it to size. It was so that was easy enough to shorten in the lathe.
Then I found out the Vfr inner hub has some extra casting material that needed to be filed down to let the bigger OD of the spacer tube pass through.
So with the correct bearings, everything played well together until I had to figure out the wheel spacers. Because the Zx/Zrx11 uses a mechanical speedo drive the left axle clamp is offset to get the needed room. This meant that I could not simple make two identical spacers. But here's what I came up with...
Everything together and ready for me to figure out brake fitment and spacing
Which lead me to my next headache: finding a set of 310mm rotors that have the correct offset and bolt pattern for a Vfr800 rim in a set of Zrx1100 forks held in place by Zx11 triple clamps. I've looked and they don't exist. So I did a lot of research and found that I could possible use a set of Cbr600RR rotors or certain models of Gsxr rotors with the right adapter/spacer. I found a set of used aftermarket Cbr600RR rotors for a good price and bought them just so I'd have a starting point.
I also bought some 5" OD x 1.00" thick 6061 round bar stock from eBay.
All was right with the world as I had drawn up some sketches of the spacer/adapter until I placed the rotor on the wheel to see what actual offset I needed.
It turns out that I failed to take into account a small lip to hold the rotor concentric to the space. SO now I'm pretty sure that the fastener that will hold the spacer to the rim will also try to take up the same space as the concentric lip. And that's where it's been sitting for the last week or so.
Any thoughts besides buying more aluminum and different rotors?
Today's parts total:
$39.95 - Vfr800 front rim
$5.64 - 25x47x12 6005-2RS bearings
$5.50 - Zx7 wheel spacer
$45.54 - Cbr600RR brake rotors
$18.35 - 6061 5" round bar
$80.00 - Zx11 triple clamps, handlebars, and axle
$80.00 - Zrx1100 fork legs
Later, Doug