cubastreet Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Can you get the cylinder block anodized? that would be sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 Holy shitbags. I just opened a fucking massive can of worms Bolted the new bars onto my bike and they look ace! Broke 3 brittle old wires on the controls Have to sand some of the nice paint off my flash new bars cos its too thick and the throttle won't return Clutch cable, brake hose and all the control wiring is now way too long Should be sweet by the weekend though for the meet in the middle (except for everything being too long, it can just stay that way for a little while). Need to find a modern donor bike with a single vented front disc brake on a bolt off hub, then I can pinch the entire brake setup and get nice modern brake and clutch levers too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 Had a productive couple of hours in the shed today. Managed to get the throttle to return properly, got all the controls mounted and the bars all finished. Also managed to finish making my headlight mounts: Ultimately I would like to mount the light lower, but that will be in phase two when I re-wire it, get a new headlight with a nicer bucket and get smaller gauges that I can mount lower with the headlight. The smaller indicators work sweet as considering they were like $5 a pair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 Have just adjusted the angle of the bars, they now point forward rather than down. Way more comfy and looks heaps better too. Stumbled across something on trademe last night that I just couldn't resist HAqyT7POUUU LUVIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 Taking off those enormous indicators and tail light has totally transformed the bike already haha. The amount of weight in the tail light assemble is phenomenal! Followed up my minor unbolting session with some creative lubrication And then ripped into the CAD (Cardboard Aided Design) Have altered the CAD design since that photo. More to come when Maru-so returns with his power drill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.QCR Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Oh im looking forward to this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 thats looking very nice! be wary of your tail cone developing a tunnel look, try to get even a slight amount of taper down the whole length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombsquad Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 IMHO those bars look fucking aweful, however will reserve judgement until you lower the light and guages. Other than that its a very interesting project, would look great painted black with cafe racer style seat etc, keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 thats looking very nice! be wary of your tail cone developing a tunnel look, try to get even a slight amount of taper down the whole length. Yeah thats what I've changed. I've tried to make it follow a simmilar angle to the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 Fuckit. Just wrote an update then hit the wrong button and deleted it Photos will do I think I might have to cut out more around this bit to make room for the wheel to go up into the guard. I cut up an old chair that had been living outside Got a bit more to do to finish it. Its far from perfect but I'm pretty happy with it considering the entire plan just kept evolving as I went. Itldo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 Seat came out pretty hory but I'm not too worried at this stage. Its not bad for mark 1 and it changes the style of the bike towards what i'm trying to achieve. Got into the shed for a bit of a bike session tonight Got some drag bars off chris to try I really like them, but they are a little narrow and I'm having trouble with that fucking huge master cylinder and switch blocks not fitting. Going to try and find some smaller gear to put on and try it again. In the mean time to try and make it fit I've had to make it a bit moto also made up a blank for the tacho drive hole in the head so I will be able to ride it to bike night again this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.QCR Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Good man! Love the new look the bars have given it! Have you thought of brat style for the seat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 Yeah had been thinking of doing something more like lukes triumph for the seat. Just heaps more simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 http://www.ebay.com/itm/K-S-TECH-HYDRAU ... 35be5209f8 would this go in place of the banjo bolt on the master cylinder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Yup, pressure from applying the brakes closes the circuit Seen them used quite often for rear brakes, especially with footpeg hanger or swingarm changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 I wasn't going to post this up yet incase it turns out to be a total fuck-up but its going too well at the moment and I'm really excited about it. Mark II Day 1 Went and picked up some sheet metal, guy hands it to me and says "be careful, its really sharp" - Yeah yeah sweet as... ~30seconds later/nekminit big cut on my finger Luckily I kept the cardboard templates from Mark I, so I trimmed them up a bit. Have decided to grow some balls and chop off the old seat mounts and latch, this will allow me to run a much narrower seat. Then the lightening got out of my disposable warehouse jigsaw, you can see why in the pic... So off to the wh and got another. I think the new shape is alot better, I've tried to better follow the lines and shapes of the tank. I busted out the files and sand paper and put a radius on my plywood template to dress the edges over and try and get a nice corner. Pretty stoked with how that came out. Day 2 Cut a section out for the seat pan, I have done the same radius along the edge of that ply template too. Then got a block the right thickness and screwed it to the back. Dressed the edge over that as tightly as I could. Then trimmed it and dressed it over the rest of the way. Its come up with a really nice edge. About 769786987 times better than I was expecting for the first attempt. Its made it really rigid along its length as well which is good, if I do a good job of it all I won't even need the ply board underneath. That is all for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 if you give it a 3rd go... use a plywood base and ply hoop behind yr butt. behind that use a block of polystyrene. glue it into place and then file it to shape. one or two layers if glass on top and then wrap in ur vinyl. love how ur going so far though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 Haha that would be way to easy! I always wanted to build one from steel just to see if I could and say I had. If this one doesn't work I'll try another approach but will keep working with steel and filler I'm thinking about giving up on trying to keep it rideable, maybe do a ride or two after I finish this seat and then strip it for a full frame re-spray etc. Might start taking this build a little more seriously and try and bring home a trophy in the cafe racer class at the bikes blues and hot cars show in new plymouth next feb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Blackwood Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Good work Mr 4, that tail is looking awesome, way better than Mark I. Going narrower with the seat will make a big difference too; the standard width rivals most Waka's. Steel will be way better than fibreglass aswell (If you can make it work) mine's fibreglass and it's gay... Keep up the good work but don't get your hopes up about that trophy, it's mine. I'll try to start a post of your competition soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Blackwood Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I know you aren't keen, but on another bike it would be cool to make the Cafe racer seat bubble tail from an old helmet. I've prepared an elaborate computer generated concept, pictured below. Badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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