My bike is almost done! Check it out...

Hey all...I didnt get a chance to post pics of my bike when I first joined this forum but here are a couple of how the bike sits right now. All I need to do now is put on a new chain, put on a new right side cover, gas her up and fire it up!

 

[Sianelle]

What a lovely motor-bicycle! Classic yet quite unique - and I love that colour.

 

[alesterfeind]

Nice bike. Where did you get that carb cover? I haven't seen one like that.

 

[JemmaUK]

I love it - especially the position of the tank...

I do have one thought though.

A few years back I was driving down the A12 near home - to see a corvette stingray sat on the side of the road...

I pulled over and asked the guy what was wrong - he said it was a new rebuild and kept cutting out when the engine was hot.. he didnt know why and I could see he was annoyed with it..

The problem was simple - he'd run the fuel line right over the top of a hot engine... fuel vapourisation, gas lock, dead 'vette. It cooled off a little, we started it again and that was the loudest motor I have *ever* heard and off he went

My only worry with your engine being so close to the tank is the fuel line getting warm leading to fuel feed problems....

but apart from that a wonderful machine, and I love the whitewalls with the red

congrats

Jemma xx

 

[iRide Customs]

Nice clean machine there. Did you modify the top tube? If so, what did you do? Bend it or replace it?

Dan

 

[johnnyboy805]

Nice clean machine there. Did you modify the top tube? If so, what did you do? Bend it or replace it?


Dan

The top tube originally was an S curve. What I did was cut the S curve in the middle to give me just one bend. then I welded a straight piece to the end of that to give the final contour of the top tube. Later I added the straight tube underneth that one to give the frame some extra support.

Nice bike. Where did you get that carb cover? I haven't seen one like that.

When I bought the motor, the friend that sold it to me gave me the air cleaner. I think he said it was for either a go-ped or a pocket bike. To mount it, I used the original carb cleaner bracket and used automotive silicon to join that with a rubber piece that the air cleaner snaps on to.

 

[alesterfeind]

Ok. I was wondering if you found someone that sold them like that. Looks cool and probably has great airflow.

 

[locoWelder]

Sweet Job on the frame, I like the way you fab the top tube over the tank

 

[motoschwinn]

EXTREMELY clean build. I like the way you kept everything neat and tidy.

 

[mickey]

Ok. I was wondering if you found someone that sold them like that. Looks cool and probably has great airflow.

alesterfeind,

Check this guy out : http://www.davesmotors.com/store/index.html

search for filters. You may need to buy a velocity stack to mount it but they sell one that did fit my HT stock carburator: http://www.motoredbikes.com/showthread.php?t=6922&page=2

 

[Scottm]

Great Job! Beautiful Bike. You should be very proud of your self!