Ryan...not to shoot you down..but as Renegade and myself being machinists,we can't help but chuckle at that idea ,because we both know what it takes to make things.By all means give them a try. It sounds promising still, and i wish them alot of sucess.

I am more than willing to listen to peoples idea's ..infact thats what i do 90% of the time. I did not want to mention before but i have a very good friend in the superbike community( he is the one who got me the contacts to make the rearsets)who is full of ideas. He is currently working on a better cam chain tensioner that will still be manual, but be fool proof to adjust( meaning you can't over tighten it) I will be the one maching it for him. I hope it works!!!

PS: fire your ideas to me...i'm all ears..

Ryan, please don't take offense. I too think that the online machining is a novel concept, that properly executed, could be a ggod thing for many people. My concerns are that the shop needs good input to begin with [ accurate drawings that truly reflect what the designer needs], and that they inspect their work so that they meet print. Heck, I'm in the same building as the engineers and designers here, and frequently we can't get that right!

My apologies if my comments offended you.

if you build it they will come

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No offense taken, no need to apologize.

I just know that I don't know as much as most of the people on here so I try really hard to contribute what I can.

At the same time I don't want someone to come along and think that I thought you could design something like triple clamps online and expect them to come out correctly.

Ryan

No need to apologize ( we are the ones who should do that) :cheers:Nobody on here know's everything...( well maybe Burned does ) or we wouln't be here ..right??? Your contributions are always welcome..

These parts made me want to post my first reply. I have been lurking for a while. I am just getting out of road racing and was looking for a great dualsport bike. I have a degree in industrial design and love to build one off parts for my bikes. My hat goes off to machinist, really nice work. I look forward to puchasing some of your parts.

See.... First post...It's amazing what it takes some people to finnally jump in.. :thumbsup:Welcome aboard....

Bring on those engineering ideas...we'd love to hear them.

Well here's what I personally would like:

1. countersprocket case guard that will fit over a 15 tooth cs without making a whole lot of chain noise. Yeah I know I could probably dremel the stocker down but something just makes me nervous about the idea of messing with that too much.

2. Some sort of water resistant housing for a power outlet. I'd like to be able to plug in a GPS or a Battery Tender here.

3. I could really use a nice bracket to relocate my front caliper to fit over a 320mm rotor.

4. The previously mentioned odometer drive eliminator would be good.

5. Some sort of bracket to mount the magnetic pickup for my trailtech computer so I don't have to drill in the caliper per their directions.

6. There is a really cool replacement case for the clutch side of the engine that's made out of a nice heavier duty aluminum, but there's nothing similar for the ignition side.

7. Some sort of sub frame for the E so that a luggage rack could be fitted on the back. I'd want it to be easily removeable though.

I've had more ideas but I can't remember them all right now. Of course I'm also sure some of these things are available elsewhere that I just haven't found yet.

I'm trying to give my bike two identities, street supermoto through the week and dirt on the weekends. Anything that can help me do that would be welcome.

Ryan

Some of the things you just mentioned are indeed available ..if you know where to look.Some i have made and have yet to post pics..i'll get around to it.The weather sealed 12 volt outlet is available from auto parts stores here in Canada..i use one for my GPS.. Check with your U.S. stores to find one.

I hope you guy's and gal's don't think i am just tring to show of my stuff here.I do quite well in my regular business to not have to do this, but i am just as crazy about dirt bikes as the rest of you ,and like to share my work ,and if i can pass it on at competitive prices ...the better..

Here is another pick of the clamps i just finished for the KDX..never touched this bike for 5 years ..(if you can believe it) till now !! A little different from the Suzuki..i use urathane under the perches for isolation.



Also a Yamaha R1 super bike from a close racer friend of mine ( you may or may not know) His name is Frank Trombino ( got 14th place at the Daytona 200 last month!!) races for Yamaha Canada. This is his regional bike( not his full blown race bike)I made the rearsets for it and the rest of the team bikes..

Thank's Machinist. As soon as I get my DRZ (mid April) I'm sure I will have plenty of ideas to share.

i enjoy your "showing off". too many machined "billet" parts are square and clunky so they have that "billet look" that was popular on hot rods. some people like square parts with the machine marks left in them for that "custom machined look". alot of the hot rod parts i see the finsh quality is what we used to throw out at the job shop i worked for.your parts look designed well with nice curves and are smooth, the way they are supposed to be.
keep the pics coming.

Yes...got to love those curves..kind of reminds me of.... :thinking:you get the idea!!

There's a saying in machine shop talk.." There is strength in radius's"..

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Hey mac, any idea on the savings? I'm very interested in lightening the bike. Simple replacement parts like that would do the trick nicely.

Very nice work btw.

I thought that online machine shop for one piece was a few hundred $$$?
I could design stuff for my bike but using my software, Actually I have two CNC's but we cut wood even though our Haas is totally at home cutting metal I dont know [@#$%&*!] about cutting metal... Machinist... what is your CNC and software of choice? Great looking stuff!

Ha! You've been spotted...I'm heading right over to the JustKDX forum at Dirtrider.net and telling everybody all about it Better post some more pics quick!

-Maurice

To answer Mr jshur( by the way i like your work also..making guitars..cool)the software i use for machining is called "Edgecam" from the UK. Here is a link to thier website should you be interested.
http://www.edgecam.com/

For design i use an old free version of Solidworks 1998 part modeler.Working with solids is amazing,and Edgecam works hand in hand with solids beautifully.

My machines are a Mazak lathe and a H.H Roberts 3 axis machining center( you may not recognize the mane in the U.S.) but it is equiped with an American controller from Florida called Anilam.Here is a link to them.Actually..looks like they are no longer in Florida.

http://www.anilam.com/home.html

Whoa! Those are very nice parts! When will you start taking orders? hahaha

Cool stuff Machinist, I envy you, I need to learn more about cutting metal We cut guitars with a metal machine Haas VF4 also a German machine Reichbacher Seimans control(5'x12' table)
I use SolidWorks (which I dont like) Think3 and Rhino
I love Rhino, we program with mastercam8. If you start making parts you let us know!

OMG! That is some really nice stuff! I'm looking forward to seeing how this progresses.

- How about an ignition side case guard for the "kicker" since neither CFC or BD makes one
- Fork brace
- Is a lighter kick start lever possible?
- That billet shifter tip is a really neat idea! However, will it fit the better, longer shifter from Baja Designs? A billet shifter tip on an unacceptable OEM shifter is still an unacceptable shifter- IMHO. Should I put that in my sig?
- oil filter housing cover guard. I know Devol used to or does make one for the DR350's, but I've not seen one for a DRZ.
- rear caliper guard
- rear "shark fin" of some kind
- and of course, the above mentioned odo drive spacer. Better yet, all the OEM spacers could stand to be upgraded. They wear quickly.

Awesome stuff!

Eric

Machinist...Your problem will be when you do start selling the stuff...You'll be beseiged with orders...

(P.S. I want a big beautiful tank out of aluminum like yours only BIG...I empty my 4.2 IMS in a couple of hours...Too small for my riding area).