Ti Couch

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Thought I'd put up a couple pics of my buddy's all Ti couch.



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12/17/2016 8:06am Edited Date/Time 12/17/2016 2:03pm
My retinas are scorched and will never be the same.

That dude should be under emergency order of detainment for a psychological evaluation.

One last thing, you should have just gone ahead and started this thread in the dumbgeon.
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12/17/2016 8:08am
Couple more.



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12/17/2016 8:13am
Woah!!
Woohoo
Not into quads at all, but that's an amazing build!
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12/17/2016 8:24am
Wow nice. What did he get the weight down to, like 400 lbs?
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12/17/2016 8:48am
Hman144 wrote:
Wow nice. What did he get the weight down to, like 400 lbs?
Not sure what it weighs. I believe dry weight on a stock 1989 TRX250R is ~325 lbs, so it would be interesting to weigh this one.

Ti parts are at least frame, a-arms, swingarm, axle, and tie rods. All hardware is titanium, even engine internal hardware.

Engine is a 330, so it should rip pretty good.
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12/17/2016 8:55am
Just checked, he said it weighs 276 lbs with fluids.
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12/17/2016 8:57am
You do realize you posted a pic of a quad, right?
For sure, I ride dirt bikes, three wheelers, four wheelers, drive tractors and combines, and drink Busch Light. It's all good.
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12/17/2016 9:20am
8686 wrote:
Thought I'd put up a couple pics of my buddy's all Ti couch. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/12/17/164508/s1200_image.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/12/17/164509/s1200_image.jpg[/img]
Thought I'd put up a couple pics of my buddy's all Ti couch.



Looks good very impressive!

That bumper looks like a Duncan Racing bumper but seems to be made out of Ti, do you know where it is from?

Looks like a bit of weight is left on the table too if you remove the bead locks and go to non reservoir front shocks.
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another cool quad ...
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12/17/2016 12:31pm
Maybe post this on a quad forum... wait people still ride quads? Wink
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12/17/2016 12:59pm
Pretty neat that you can't even see an engine.

Delete your posts for everyone's sake.
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12/17/2016 1:29pm
Why would anyone put any money into a quad other than a plow and gun rack
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12/17/2016 1:39pm
Clean look. It does have an engine.

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I raced this against 400 quads in October


But I kinda like this build....
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12/17/2016 2:14pm
You do realize you posted a pic of a quad, right?
Says the guy with a mullet avatar... Smile
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12/17/2016 3:05pm
TF212 wrote:
Looks good very impressive! That bumper looks like a Duncan Racing bumper but seems to be made out of Ti, do you know where it is...
Looks good very impressive!

That bumper looks like a Duncan Racing bumper but seems to be made out of Ti, do you know where it is from?

Looks like a bit of weight is left on the table too if you remove the bead locks and go to non reservoir front shocks.
For track riding the front beads can definitely go, the piggybacks are sorely needed for anything better than light trail riding
12/17/2016 3:06pm
That's a sweet 250r one of my favorite quads no reason for all the rude hate comments.
12/17/2016 3:48pm
That's so so sweet!! How could you be remotely into the forward engineering of anything and hold so much hate for a vehicle with a damn Ti frame!?!. Smh.. lmao it's like small minded machine racism as stupid as that sounds. Get a grip!
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12/17/2016 5:05pm
Not my cup of tea, but I can appreciate the TI work.
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12/17/2016 7:35pm
That is a sweet ass 250r. I want to get a 250r one day. Just a bone stock 89'. It all sit in the garage of course, but the history behind them is cool. There were actually some Mugen kits out there for them.
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12/17/2016 7:58pm
Alot of hot chicks have pretty killer quads.

That pipe is legit.
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12/17/2016 7:59pm
Skidaddle wrote:
Alot of hot chicks have pretty killer quads.

That pipe is legit.
Those aren't chicks.
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12/17/2016 8:03pm
If forced at gun point to buy a quad a 250R is what it would be.
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12/18/2016 2:52am
Must have cost him a fortune. I saved a picture of a full Titanium Quad chassis build that was captioned as being a near $20,000 buy in......

I recently had a customer that has bought a few TT2 / TT1 Frames from me in the past, who's thinking about getting me to do a Ti one. "Sure, no problem" I said. At the current price per inch just in the most common size I'd use for the trellis, it came to about $1600 USD. Then you've got the various solid tubes for the engine mounts, footpeg / fairing mounts etc, tubing for the steering head, sub-frame and plate for other areas. At a rough estimate, it was going to cost Me easily into the region of $2,500 + before I fired up the lathe, various other cutting instruments, and the TIG. And, I haven't chased up the price of welding rod, I've only got a few lengths left, and haven't bought any for over 10 years. I do damned near perfect mitres, and that makes for very little rod usage, but there's quite few inches of bead to lay.
Shit, I haven't even given thought to the materials if he wants a Ti swingarm........ And, on a Ti build, I'd be timing every aspect of the job, accurately, and at full wack per hour.

I think he might just settle for a 4130 mainframe, and an Aluminium swingarm. But, he does have a bit of money, so, you never know.
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12/18/2016 5:51am
Bearuno wrote:
Must have cost him a fortune. I saved a picture of a full Titanium Quad chassis build that was captioned as being a near $20,000 buy...
Must have cost him a fortune. I saved a picture of a full Titanium Quad chassis build that was captioned as being a near $20,000 buy in......

I recently had a customer that has bought a few TT2 / TT1 Frames from me in the past, who's thinking about getting me to do a Ti one. "Sure, no problem" I said. At the current price per inch just in the most common size I'd use for the trellis, it came to about $1600 USD. Then you've got the various solid tubes for the engine mounts, footpeg / fairing mounts etc, tubing for the steering head, sub-frame and plate for other areas. At a rough estimate, it was going to cost Me easily into the region of $2,500 + before I fired up the lathe, various other cutting instruments, and the TIG. And, I haven't chased up the price of welding rod, I've only got a few lengths left, and haven't bought any for over 10 years. I do damned near perfect mitres, and that makes for very little rod usage, but there's quite few inches of bead to lay.
Shit, I haven't even given thought to the materials if he wants a Ti swingarm........ And, on a Ti build, I'd be timing every aspect of the job, accurately, and at full wack per hour.

I think he might just settle for a 4130 mainframe, and an Aluminium swingarm. But, he does have a bit of money, so, you never know.
No doubt. He has ~$2,500 in Ti hardware alone. Even the bolts for the beadlocks are Ti.

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