Kimjon's 50cc (then later ... 150cc and 400cc...then 1000cc) of awesomeness! Oh and a 2+1 wheeled machine...

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[Kimjon]

I made up this fuel tank for the Dax 2.0.

It's a fire extinguisher, I machined up 3x 1/4" fittings on the lathe and welded them carefully in place. Then a mounting tab to secure it inside the frame.

The filler neck will be threaded internally and exit near the neck of the frame.

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The fittings accept these 1/4" elbows, so I could install a sight glass fuel guage.

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The tank is located high in the frame, so it can feed the carb.

Im really happy with how it's turned out.

 

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I made a sheetmetal cover, to hide the gaping hole in the frame.

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And then out of metal...

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Playing with ideas. Not 100% on this, but time will tell.

[anglia4]

This is coming together very cool.

What is the little green tank for?

[Kimjon]

8 hours ago, anglia4 said:

This is coming together very cool.

What is the little green tank for?

I was going to hide the electrics in there. It was mostly to balance the gap, and mimic the look of an oil tank on a harley. It may not be required, time will tell.

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Speedo mount. Ill use a black faced guage (this one is just a left over from another project).

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And a baby kickstand in construction. I need the rear rim before I can finalise it.

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I decided it wasn't in love with the bobber seat on this bike, as it took away from the straight backbone too much. I was real happy with the seat, just not on this project.

also, the handlebars were annoying me. I made T bars, then upon realising jyst how small this bike is - I bent them in many different directions trying to buy more real estate on the seating position. It was okay...but kinda lost its way a little. So I started again, and I'm glad I did.

This look is starting to grow on me. So a gentle pivot in design and off we go again.

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Twin carburetor set-up 

 

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New modular style rear rim...fuck yes!

Really happy with how its all starting to come together.