Shakotom Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 Got rolled by the 5-0 last night. Pulled over for a random rego check / check Vest patches to see if I was in a gang / ask why the back of it was covered in rubber. I got sent home for not having a working brake light or indicators and to find another mode of transport till they work. I did say indicators weren’t a requirement, but we mutually decided agreeing with him was a better choice due to missing a other few basic compulsory items (horn - mud guards - all the wiring for the brake lights - a working speedo etc) and as he said, I would much rather ride it home than have to push it home and aquire a sticker. Dude was a GC though. He found tough guy patches and small bike funny. Might be time for Chaly v2. 8 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.QCR Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Yeah take the lesson and refine the bike to tastefully include some of the features he reckons ya need. It can be done easy enough and still keep your bike wild . I would really like to have a working brake light on all my bikes and a speedo wouldnt go astray due to repowered bikes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 surely the cops get to know you guys after a while of pesting around. The word must get out about the outlaw scooter club? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 According to police 10/7 if you had just yelled swears at him and a few Sigs he would have just let you off no problems 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.QCR Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 15 minutes ago, scooters said: surely the cops get to know you guys after a while of pesting around. The word must get out about the outlaw scooter club? Haha QCR dont ride much these days. Got the odd few member that ride as a group and when I organise ride I prefer Rural roads vs City roads for the very reason we are obscenely loud and annoying so have fun away from people and more likely to get away with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakotom Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 Yeah, @Chris.QCR been looking on Ali at tiny indicators and that and gonna do some re packaging of the wiring / under seat area and put a horn / basics under there. Probably micro switches hidden somewhere for them / hidden wiring. id say a good 90% of our riding is done in the cbd or urban populated areas. So may aswell have less to get stung on. Joys of Auckland 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Lols I could see curious looks in the rear view mirror of a cop I was following when taking the TS to work one morning. He changed lanes and slowed down a bit thought here we go so passed him gave him a thumbs up, must of seen my rego tag and number plate then got a thumbs up back and nanged on my merry way 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Chris.QCR said: Haha QCR dont ride much these days. Got the odd few member that ride as a group and when I organise ride I prefer Rural roads vs City roads for the very reason we are obscenely loud and annoying so have fun away from people and more likely to get away with it. Mate I'm worried your at risk of being patched over. In my head I thought you guys were out at it at the local water hole once a week looking after the turf 1 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakotom Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 Boy Bye! 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.QCR Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Ya what mate ?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shakotom Posted April 2, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2019 So after getting rolled by the 5.0 on the Chaly, that got its innards stripped to finish another bike. @Raizer found this in a garden in Gisborne, and pulled it from its slumber. It had been sitting under a tarp in the long grass for a while developing a killer patina while actually staying fairly complete with all OG parts, I collected it off him and dragged it home in a 12+ hour round trip from Auckland. The 'GardenCub' Its pretty sweet, fairly ratty and suprisingly solid. The externally rusty wheels were found to be immaculate internally after removing the super cracked tyres. It even had the original, matching patina legsheild. The engine was seized, the carb had an ant nest inside it and the seat base disappeared aftter the strands of foam holding the corroded base together cried enough in the trailer and scattered rust flakes all through the gorge. Id been wanting a Cub since, well, probably seeing QCR on the news / in NZPC and pined over the Peaks Mopeds type style of OG paint, maximum slam and chopped up standard bars. This had been in the corner of the shed, and over time I progressively stripped it down, washed all the gunk out of its crevices, renewed wheel bearings, freed up seized pivots on the brakes, ordered replacement cables, brake shoes, pestered @MopedNZ to find me the style tyres I wanted (He had to get his work to open an account with a supplier just for me <3), put feelers out for a few parts my bike was missing -taillight etc ( hoarded all the old stock parts people were removing to customize there cubs} all while trying to preserve as much of the patina on any externally visible surfaces as possible. I stripped and rebuilt the original engine with a new top end, all gaskets/seals, reconditioned cylinder head and got it running but had a terrible time with the carb so it sat in the corner of the shed while I was caught up with a few other things, Then the chaly got decommissioned so the motor got pulled and Chaly motor swapped into this along with a trailtech, and rewired from scratch. In my pile of other peoples discarded parts I had a spare stock ehaust, so the front of that got chopped off, muffler hollowed and a new header made from misc larger diameter stainless bends to suit the new engine. Handle bars were a spare I acquired to use as a trial for my first attempt at fab work / welding before I committed to butchering the original bars. They've been narrowed about 100mm over stock to get rid of the indicators, aswell as being pulled back and down to match the angles of the legsheild. I also remade the bar cover to follow the lines of the bars while still trying to keep them fairly factory looking in the way they tuck into the switches. I reused the original grips, slide throttle asm, speedo and switch assemblies. They're not as narrow as Id like them to be, but they're the same width as the rear rack, and have super comfortable angles. Fairly happy with them as a first attempt considering at the time I wasnt quite confident enough to go butchering and re making the handlebar mounting points. Bag and spine rack were an ebay special -rate these for chucking drinks/junk in, Legsheilds a repro thats been aged to match the bike as I couldnt bring myself to cut the OG one to fit the carb off the chaly motor, Deluxe fork cover and legsheild clamp are OG stuff pulled from my pile of parts Ive added to add to the OEM+ spec asthetic I was going for. @MopedNZ was kind enough to bring me back a set of Draft Kustom Shop Lowdown links from his previous trip to Thailand in 2018. These are sweet and give a 30mm drop over stock, but that wasn't enough for the look I was wanting so when installing them, along with fresh bushes, They also got the QCR mod done to prevent lift under braking and a couple of other custom touches to chop closer to 60mm out of the ride height to get the guard destroying ride height I was after. resulting in the front guard and fork cover being clearanced nicely by the radial tread pattern of the tyre. PERFECT. The rear got bought down to match via shortening of the factory springs/shocks. Still retains a very little bit of suspension travel which is nice. 12 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shakotom Posted April 2, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2019 Since 'finishing' it in Janurary, Ive put close to 1000 trouble free km on it. Theres a few things I need to sort (raise foot pegs and replace the brake pedal as its rubbed through from dragging while cornering) but overall Im pretty happy with it. Its turned out pretty much the way I envisioned it. However, I have a couple of plans for changes to be made. Id like to sort the carb issues with its original motor and get that back in, A few asthetic refinements and as I get more confident with welding maybe some wilder bars... But theres a couple of other projects under way in the shed so stay tuned 19 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakotom Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 I’ve done a couple of things, sold some bikes and bought some more of course. Probably should update this. Stay tuned 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakotom Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share Posted August 3, 2019 Alright so awhile a go I acquired a Suzuki A’50’ from @chris r when he was clearing out his hoard. After being jealous of Andrews adventures off-road on his Yamaha, and not having a bike that was really suitable for off-roading I decided to pull this out of the pile in the shed and make a start. First step was to get a motor, Then offer the motor up into place Then check clearance on full compression for wheel travel. Then feel defeated, and question your decision. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shakotom Posted August 3, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 3, 2019 But then decide to commit and attack the frame with a grinder. At this point I was seriously looking for a replacement frame as I felt well past my comfort zone. Hand cut some motor mounts/ frame reinforcements out of plate check fitment/ alignments etc box in the front of the frame, leave allocation for wiring / spark plug lead and glue it all in place 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shakotom Posted August 3, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 3, 2019 Andrew kept having issues with filling his filter with mud, so I decided to put filter in the frame. bribed @MikeDodd to laser cut me some manifold spacers, I cut the frame and welded a intake tube into place. Silicon hump joiner to connect carb to that, and works pretty well. Airflow should be fine, as isn’t totally sealed, - will make a side cover with vents to close the side and keep mud out Made a terriable high exhaust. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shakotom Posted August 3, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 3, 2019 Bought some new high rise handlebars off trade me, imported some Vans x Cult BMX grips, jammed OG light back in the front. All terrain tyres, New cables, made brackets to hold ‘scrambler’ type short guards (stock front fender cut in half and re shaped) Mounted a tail light on the guard and ran some wires. had a jam today at making a seat pan out of some scrap steel. turned out okay, not bad for a first attempt but when I get some clean steel will try again 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakotom Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share Posted August 3, 2019 I’ve learnt a lot on this in the processes Sorry this page is so pic heavy! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakotom Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 So @GuyWithAviators and I impulse decided we needed to go on an adventure, Id wrangled a Friday off work so the date was set. I made a seat just to get by. -hand beaten pan and custom duel density foam, and glued that on. Loaded the bike onto the trailer and shot down to meet Andrew. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shakotom Posted September 16, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2019 We’d decided we were going to tackle 42 traverse. Which was a great choice for a shakedown ride imo. Adventure50 handled it quite well, 4t motor is just lazy and loves being held wide open to bounce up obstacles. Did a few jumps, bashed through a bunch of puddles, and succeeded at most hill climbs (let down by lack of rider skill mostly) apart from the really wet slippery clay ones (like picture) due to lack of tyre grip, as the SR241 trail tyres just clogged up. Cleared instantly though once back onto the more solid bits of the trail. relocating the airfilter into the frame was good, as it increased the wading depth. However we still had to carry/float the bikes across as a section of this was mid thigh deep. Even made it up to see some snow only issue on the day was I lost the exhaust nuts -my fault for not double nutting/using lock nuts. And could go for some firmer front springs as it bottoms out fairly easily. / less bent fork tubes might help too. however we only did 42 one way as on the way back Andrews bike broke and we had to walk it out. So I need to go back to ride it both ways again. #cape 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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