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Fuck yeah, best day ever! @Geophy took car of these welds, so much better than I could.
Bike started up and I rode it around the driveway out of excitement. Nothing is spanner tight, just loose nuts and bolts held in place by faith...but fuck yeah...fuck yeah!!
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So, the seat on the bike when I got it was supported by the single round tube that slid into the frame. The "bobber seat versions" use this same idea.
The concept I copied replies solely on the shock mounting bolts to support the seat, on the sides of the main frame.
I've merged both concepts together, mostly due to drug induced paranoia of the seat failing, me falling splayed legged onto the rear tyre and castrating myself in the process.
I figure if either seat attachment option is well proven on its own... then like Vultron, with its powers combined, it'll be now be invincible!!
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Okay, I know it was the elephant in the room and you were all too polite to say anything.
But yes...damn it, your silence was deafening. Okay...I admit it, the holes were GAY!
No more holes!!
And Im welding on a thin tapered edge, to make it look more like the factory forged brackets. Cosmetic addition, but I think it's worth the effort.
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Front fender mounting all figured out. I rolled a thick bit of panel steel to hide under the fork brace, then bolted the fender to that. Sits nice and tight to the wheel, with about a 10-15mm gap. Its not a part I want to stand out at all, as I personally hate the way all front fenders look on motorcycles, but needs must for legal requirements.
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19 minutes ago, cletus said:
I like the fairing,where did you get it from?
Its just a generic one for sale on most sites, ebay, Amazon etc.
I cut it up a bit to get the look I was after. Mounting it was a cunt of a job. Im happy with thr bottom mount, but I'll eventually redo the top two.
It'll probably end up the same colour as the gas tank. To integrate it into the rest of the bike. But yeah, I'm super happy with the placement now, its sitting so tight.
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3 hours ago, anglia4 said:
Something about that front end has just looked unbalanced to me and I've stared at it for ages trying to work out what it is...
Are the forks on the wrong sides? - So the calipers should be underneath?
That's factory the way it id. Its a common swap, to turn the tubes around like you suggested, but it does mess up the rake as the axle is offset.
The brake lines are routed a funny way, I'll do these in a more conventional fashion and it needs lowering a touch. Finally fork gaiters and blacking out the top of the fork tubes is on the do to list, like the one above.
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Kimjon's next money pit - BMW Airhead cafe racer build
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It worked out awesome. I was a bit rough with it and took a chip out of it. So seeing how I'm having to print it again, I took the opportunity to change some dimensions to thicken up the real fragile parts, and undersize a few tight fitting areas. Hopefully V2.0 is the final ticket to success.