Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...Swingarm pics 11/8
 

Well I've been riding on the street for over five years now, so I'm pretty sure I can handle it.

I am going to take it out and test the turning radius, although, you have to understand what this bike was made for. It was made simply for afternoon and weekend rides, usually short jaunts around town, and for local shows.

as far as the air suspension goes, I'm going to install and manual safety lock that will have to be disabled for the bike to drop down. my skin meeting pavement at 55mph is not a scene I like to contemplate :)

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...Swingarm pics 11/8
 

i completely forgot about the yamaha front end. i have gone over this problem in my head a few times while looking through this thread and i alwayd figured out the yamaha fram section, but i wasnt thinking when i posted that

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...Swingarm pics 11/8
 

you need to raise that more. have fun fighting the bars at highway

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...Swingarm pics 11/8
 

So I got my tank today!

I'm in love with the way this thing is turning out right now. Now I can begin to build the exocage for the tank.

Here's a few pics:

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And my two favorites:

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Hooray! :)

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...Tank pics 11/15
 

Good work, I predict this will be the instrument that carries you to Jehovah.

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...Tank pics 11/15
 

Haha- you and my wife feel the same way :D

As for myself, I will reserve judgement until I ride it for the first time. If I deem it to be too dangerous I'll sell it off to someone who'll just stick it in their garage.

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...Tank pics 11/15
 

Tiny update, Got the bars on the swingarm notched and tacked into place, also welded on my footpegs.....yep that's right, welded on. They're perfect, and I'm really happy with their placement.

pics:
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Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...Tiny update 11/23
 

you might wanna brace those footpegs a little more? im not sure how youre doing brake/shifter on this though

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...Tiny update 11/23
 

Nah, they aren't fully welded just yet, but once they are, they'll be rock solid.

I'm not running a rear brake on this bike, so besides capping the end of the peg, there won't be anything else done to the right side peg. The left peg will have a bracket coming off of it to form a pivot point for the shifter arm. I'll whip up an MS paint later to show what I mean.

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...Tiny update 11/23
 

dont you need f&r brakes for inspection?