Camaha project...

Jack_Cheese · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Karma :

Well, i'm a proud owner of a cagiva planet. It's a brilliant bike, and i love the 2-stroke buzz but I want more! More power! More Crazyness, and i want to make it look a little better.

It looked like this a few days ago:
https://w1.bikepics.com/pics/2006/07/11/bikepics-631387-full.jpg

Now i've ripped it down to this:
https://w2.bikepics.com/pics/2007/02/04/bikepics-791019-full.jpg
https://w2.bikepics.com/pics/2007/02/04/bikepics-791014-full.jpg

The engine shall be vacating the frame soon, and i should have some sheet metal coming my way to fabricate some engine mounts.

I also have one of these lurking around in the garage:
https://www.alkamoto.co.uk/ducati/ducati%20thumbnails/duc_916_swingarm_g.gif

Hopefully i'll be able to get it looking how i want it. It'll be dark kandy red with matt black bits and bobs, black engine, black & polished rims, and red bolts here and there.

I'm hopefully going to get the exhausts going up the right hand side with twin stacked cans high up next to the rear wheel, along the lines of:
https://www.easterncycleducati.com/new%20pics/Kazoo%20Brutale.jpg

Anyway, my plans for the next week: Get the engine dropped, and engine electrics removed, get the 350 lump mocked in position, and bracket templates sorted. Hopefully i should be able to get the ducati swinger slotted in, too, but it'll mean removal of the side stand mount, which will have to be moved outwards and re-welded.

Jack
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instigator · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Karma :

It's such a cracking looking bike. I don't know why they didn't do a bigger brother of the planet....with perhaps the canyon 500/600 engine. Would look ace and probably have outsold all their other models (bar the mito perhaps)

Whosthedaddy · Super Spammer Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Karma :

Get in there mate Thumbs Up

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colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

The River was Cagivas attempt to build a low powered commuter bike.

All the best

Keith
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ram_doom · World Chat Champion Joined: 25 Mar 2006 Karma :

dougon2wheels · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Karma :

go for it,i allways thought a planet 350 would look nice Thumbs Up

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Jack_Cheese · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Karma :

Bigworm on 125ccsportbikes is actually building a mito with an SV engine in it (same as used by the raptor 650). It's a side project i think, as the 250cc 3ma project seems to be his main focus.

Cagiva have released plans to put a 500cc husqvarna engine into a mito frame. If this gets the green light, a 500cc raptor could get the go-ahead (planet has now been rebadged raptor), doubtful considering the 650 version, but it would be a hoot.

400bandit · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Dec 2005 Karma :

Good luck with the project, could be a cracking bike, they look sweet as too.
Joe
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Keen · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Apr 2002 Karma :

cool project Thumbs Up

I used to have a planet ages ago and I stripped it like that a couple of times, why is it that everything is held on with allen bolts? Smile

Also I'm not 100% sure, but I think I read that cagiva plan to bring out a new 650 raptor that looks more like the planet?
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quacker_boy · Cuddle Bitch Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Karma :

Looks good mate, i'm impressed, i still don't get why you just get a bigger bike! You've got your full license now don't you?
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Jack_Cheese · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Karma :

_Will_ · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Karma :

Looking foward to seeing the outcome of this, how long do you think its going to take?

Nice to see someone attatched to their bike and changing it to keep it, that and a 350 motor in 125 frame sounds awesome Thumbs Up

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Jack_Cheese · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Karma :

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Grr. You've got me looking for an RG500 engine to put in my RGV now... Confused

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Jack_Cheese · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Karma :

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craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

Interesting....looking forward to the work to progress.

CortezTheKill... · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Karma :

Jeez Jack, you got a lot of de-icer. You must have a really big windscreen.
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