SPONDON SPEC SHEET

CHRIS JACKSONS SPONDON SUZUKI TURBO

ENGINE
SUZUKI GSX 1100EFE MOTOR
BORED TO 1327CC WITH WISECO PISTONS AND LINERS
WELDED CRANK
STRAIGHT CUT GEARS
PRO CUT GEARBOX
BILLET CLUTCH
HEAVY-DUTY VALVE SPRINGS
UPRATED OIL PUMP
GOODRIDGE OIL COOLER AND LINES

TURBO
MR TURBO KIT USING RAYJAY UNIT
ONE OFF SPONDON TWIN TAIL EXHAUST PIPE IN STAINLESS STEEL

CHASSIS
SPONDON TRIPLE SECTION POLISHED ALLOY BEAM FRAME
SINGLE SIDED COAXIAL SWINGARM
ADJUSTABLE YOKES

SUSPENSION
WHITE POWER FRONT FORKS
OHLINS REAR SHOCK WITH REMOTE RESERVOIR

WHEELS
MARVIC 3 SPOKE SINGLE SIDED REAR 17" BY 6" RIM
GSXR 1100K FRONT WHEEL
HAND CUT SLICK TYRES
REGINA GOLD CHAIN

BRAKES
NISSIN FOUR POT (GSXR) FRONT CALLIPERS ON GSXR DRILLED DISCS
BREMBO TWIN POT REAR ON SPONDON DISC
GOODRIDGE BRAIDED HOSE THROUGHOUT

BODYWORK
SPONDON ALUMINIUM FUEL TANK WITH PINGEL TAP
RGV 250 NOSE FAIRING AND SEAT UNIT
NORTON FRONT MUDGUARD
DREAM MACHINE CANDY METALLIC PAINTWORK

ELECTRICS
EFE LOOM HEAVILY MODIFIED
ACCELL COILS AND LEADS
EFE ELECTRONIC IGNITION
RGV 250 HEADLIGHT
ONE OFF REAR LIGHT

WEIGHT
NOT A LOT!

OTHER INFO
BUILT IN 1992 BY MYSELF AND MY MATE GILLER (MARTIN GILBERT) TO AN INITIAL COST OF £13K WITH A LOT MORE SPENT SINCE. FEATURED IN FAST BIKES MAGAZINE AND STREETFIGHTERS MAGAZINE AND WAS SHOWN ON THE FAST BIKES STAND AT THE NEC AND ALLY PALLY.
FEATURED ON THE 1993 CROSSBOW CALENDAR WITH DONNA EWIN. HAD THE ORIGINAL DREAM MACHINE PAINTWORK AT THIS STAGE.
DYNO TESTED ON STEVE BURNS DYNO AT 193 BHP AT THE BACK WHEEL, BUT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND WAS RUNNING LEAN. IT NEEDS A BIGGER CARB AND REJETTING TO GET UP TO THE 230 - 250 BHP IT SHOULD BE PUTTING OUT.
NITROUS KIT (NOS) ACQUIRED 3 YEARS AGO, BUT NOT YET FITTED, ALONG WITH AN AIR SHIFTER (STILL IN BOX). ONE DAY I MIGHT GET ENOUGH COURAGE TO PUT THEM ON!

 
THE BIKE IN THE PICTURE ABOVE IS CHRIS'S OLD SPONDON. IT IS A STEEL-FRAMED SUZUKI GSX. IF ANYONE ONE RECOGNISES IT AND KNOWS WHERE IT IS, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH VIA THE GUESTBOOK AS CHRIS IS INTERESTED TO KNOW WHERE IT IS NOW. THE LAST HE KNEW WAS THAT A GUY IN WALES BOUGHT IT, BUT ANY INFO WOULD BE WELCOME