Guest Goat Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Chair guiz. Yea, bars are sweet. You only need to hold up 5% of your weight. So not bad at all. Once moving there will be no load on wrists. Might make a clipon canvas shield for the carbs to pop on if the road starts to get wet or something. Cos yea, there is no protection apart from the mesh in the trumpets. Should be rideable by end of this weekend! Then to start work on the fronte! How do i lower/shorten front shocks? Can i just space out that stop at the bottom so it pulls the stanchion down into the fork tube? And then cut dem springs to suit? Or should i get them machined shorter? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Seedy Al Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Pm hayhole or hayholes mum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alfalfa Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 You could make a small fender up that just covers from the swingarm to the upper shock mounts. This is my plan, shit will get really gross really quick up in there without anything. Plus I have wiring which hides behind the fender. Worst case it might start throwing gravel etc into the carbs which is far less than ideal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Goat Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 It has a clip in black plastic shield that does just that. But it looks pretty crap. So maby have that on for long trips and remove when parked up. hah. Canvas would serve the same purpose except look alot more raw. Which is what i'm going for. And by canvas i mean the stuff the army make their satchels and shit out of. Heavy heavy cloth. Also thinking about putting a minimalist front guard on. When commuting i could hear all the stones hitting the guard. hah. Whaddayareckon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Toucan Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Ye man, I know it kills the look but def run some guards, as said above, even factory setups get filthy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Born Loser Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Yeh im running my front guard chopped down on the back . Seems to work nicely and protect what needs to be protected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ned Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Love this thing Joe! Keen to see it at Nats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steelies Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 joe, joe. oh joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fliboi Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 i think a canvas 'gaurd' stiched between the rearmost frame uprights would look awesome aswell as practical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest z181200 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 PINE! Looking wild mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flauski Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Hoeleeee, that looks super schmick! Love the 350 tank on there! What did you use to clean carb bodies? Str8 carb cleaner or soak? I see all the yanks use Pinesol but its not available here. Oh at are your rear shocks shorter? Whats the size difference between standard and dose ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grunta Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 bad ass! lovin it joe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 Hoeleeee, that looks super schmick! Love the 350 tank on there! What did you use to clean carb bodies? Str8 carb cleaner or soak? I see all the yanks use Pinesol but its not available here. Oh at are your rear shocks shorter? Whats the size difference between standard and dose ones? I just used supercheap degreaser and my flatmates toothbrush. hah And yep, dime city specials, 11" "Shorty" shocks. 1.5" shorter than stock. Was worried that they would be too small but they are perfect. I have finally fixed the electrical gremlins that stopped thes from making an appearance at nats. Now all i have to do is: Add fuel tap and tank seal my cb350 tank. Paint tail section to match 350 tank. Make numberplate holder. Make a battry tray to mount it in the tail of the seat. Fit brake light to back of seat Bleed brakes Go for a ride! At my winter pace. This should take me about a month. But meh, welly be too cold for biking at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Bullshit! Its equally as cold in New Plymouth and I went for an epic hoon on my 650 last night at dusk. We used to ride the port hills in chch in the dark in july! Moral: Its never too cold for a ride! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.QCR Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Fuck you girls! its fcking ten deg warmer in the north island! harden up. Bikes looking good tho Joe. Cant wait to see some more pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 joe has continual motivation lacking wish I could help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 Say it to my face Al. Say it to my FACE. Worked on mounting my tail light last weekend. Was gonna just mount it behind the tail section. It looked crap. So i cut a hole to recess it. And it will still look crap. So now i have to weld the hole up. Was throwing some ideas about with hayhole on sunday. Pretty sure im gonna cut a bit of the frame off to bring the seat closer to the tank. And if i do that i can run one of those tiny little tail lights. Just like Dannys GS and Thrillers A7. Will be doing these mods this weekend. Stay tuned for a picture full update. Choice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 So yea, Dug this out, put a batter in it. Got a bottle of fuel lite. Sorted. Tidied up wiring. Everything works. Jeah. Todo list: Build and fit Number plate bracket Fit Number plate light Aquire brake light Remake a seat to suit current tank. Build and mount battery box. Wof Enjoy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgySam Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 heya buddy...I got a super tiny brake light from some auto store. Trimmed it down so its even smaller and welded in a bracket and made it into a high stop light for the mini. To put it into perspective of how small it is it fits UNDER the rear rain gutter above the rear window. Maybe you could use something like that and make it miniscule and tuck it out of the way so it can only be really seen when its lit up. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRK Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 looks men but why no gold tank? gold tank looked nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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