Guest Goat Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I like this. 2 strokes are king. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fliboi Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 this NEEDS a cafe seat /thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Testament Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 nah I dont agree. but feel welcome to convince me otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alfalfa Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 OK I am going to glass up a new seat and you are going to love it haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alfalfa Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Clubmans arrived yesterday so I threw them on. Keen to hear thoughts on positioning and angle and all that jazz. They are adjustable (aww yee) so at the moment I've got them somewhere between horizontal and penpendicular to the forks. I flipped the clock bracket and bolted it to the underside of the top triple tree. Lowered the clocks by probably 50-60mm, now they are pretty much level with the bar clamps and steering damper knob. Perfect! I've also started making a cafe seat & tail. So far have I a ply base roughly cut out. Got some florist foam for getting the rounded shapes all nice then I'll glass right over the top of that. Then a skim of bog then off to paint. I've got a few ideas for colours and stripes etc but I'm going to keep those to myself for now... Haven't got any further with getting it back legally on the road though. Have any of you other kerns been through this? Because there are no records at all of the chassis number or anything in the system its proving to be a pain in the ass. VTNZ Taupo seem to be pretty useless as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steelies Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Born Loser Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 super badass dude! Cant wait to see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alfalfa Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 More update! More progress! More photo! Last night I trimmed some more off the sides of the ply seat base and shaped up the backrest. Think I got the angle & shape pretty good, keen to hear thoughts though. Then it was time for the bulk foam! This bit was pretty fun actually. The florist foam is super soft and easy to work with which makes it nice but also means its probably going to be easy to muck it up when I'm shaping the tail section. Will just have to go super slow and take veeeery small cuts each time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vintage Grumble Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Looking good chap! Just make sure the seat padding butts up against the tank, I hate it when the tank bolt shows infront of the seat, haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vintage Grumble Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 ALSO, do you find this bike grunty enough? Does it go pretty damn well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alfalfa Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Sure fuckin does! The ton comes up pretty quick. I haven't pushed it to VMAX so far but i don't think it would quite get to 200. Speaking of seat padding, reckon you could get me some of the same foam you got for rookie's bobber seat? I'll PM you a measurement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rookie Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 It does the Ton..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Goat Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Looking good man. Are you just going to fiberglass over the foam then bog the fiberglass smooth? Or are you going to make a mould etc. Glad you went single seat. Make it look as tough as nails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vintage Grumble Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Yeh boss, should be able to get ya'll some foam. I'm wondering if 31hp will be enough for a fatty like me, I think it should do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alfalfa Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I'm just going to do it as a one off for now. Will throw the glass straight on top of the foam then bog it up and sand it afterwards. Glassing supplies are on the way, will be into that next week. Think I should do foam on the back as well or just the seat bottom? I'm not convinced either way, help me decide. Im going to paint the tail the same white as the other panels. Seat foam will be dark grey/black 31hp should be fine. You wont break any records but it should sit at 100kph alright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vintage Grumble Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Yeh, the CB did 100 fine, and that was only 17hp. Also, I feel you need this exact exhaust set up on this, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Goat Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 ^This. As fo seat. Get it done and painted first. Then mockup with base and back, and base only. It could be 50/50. Sometimes it looks boss with base only sometimes it looks like it missing. Depends on the whole package... Tite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Toucan Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Personally like cafe seats that curve up to the back rather than the a single angle like you have there. Padded back for sure so you can move around on it an not cramp on long rides. Looking shiwsh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alfalfa Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I did a thing, here it is: More pics of the process and shaping tomorrow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KIRK Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 lol now its doesn't match the picture I have of avenger racing around velodrome that I didnt send u yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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