Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...New pics 3/30
 

you going to paint this thing or rock it bare metal/primer? i think it looks damn cool the way it, rainbow part colored

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...New pics 3/30
 

i like the metal look, paint the bottom parts black and well do something about the yellow shocks, and match the tank to something.

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...New pics 3/30
 

american choppers super snake bike

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Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...New pics 3/30
 

Sorry guys, frame is going to be black, tins will be gold metal flake, with satin black border and logo in the center.

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...New pics 3/30
 

what logo?


HMT?

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...New pics 3/30
 

Perry Customs

Not very original, and the company doesn't even exist yet Ha! Hopefully my brother and I can get it up and running within a year or so.

The logo itself should look pretty good though, I'll unveil it when I show the paint.

Speaking of the paint, I think I've changed my mind. The frame will be gloss black. the tins will have a 1" satin black border and the logo will still be satin black. The rest will be dark green with a small bit of flake in it. What do you think?

Worked on it today a little bit.

Got my levers in, keeping with the theme, they're both from a Kawasaki ZX6R-

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As you can see, I made a little tab and welded it to the bars to support the resevoir. Yes, it is low, the brake system will be bled first, then the contols will be installed.

Also, yes, the levers do stick out past the ends of the bars, this was on purpose. I'm replacing the stock levers with shorty style dirbike levers. Should look good.

I also welded a tab to the rear of the gas tank, there will be a stud welded to the backbone that it will bolt to.

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Finally got the holes drilled and the hardware installed for the rear fender struts, they look clean, and it's solid as a rock now.

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Also got my calipers in, I need to order the rotors so I can get the spacing correct.

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I received my offset sprocket from Gary Poh- absolutely fantastic work!

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He also made the new extended clutch rod as well.

I don't think I ever posted it, but awhile back, because I knew the side cover would have to be offset so far, I cut the cover in half so the front would still sit flush. That was a poor idea :lol: there was not enough mounting points in the rear to support it when the clutch was used.

I'll probably get another case cover eventually, but I was intrigued. I hadn't yet welded aluminum, let alone cast aluminum, but I figured I'd give it a shot.
Let me tell you, welding that stuff is fascinating! The way it reacts and the technique you have to use. Absolutely fascinating! I did an OK job, and the clutch works like it's supposed to now, which makes me happy :)

Again I'll probably get another cover, cut it to fit. And I'm also going to try to weld in aluminum strips to cover the gaps. It may not look amazing, but I can't remember when I've been so excited about welding something :)

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Also, I tried to set up the chain, WAY more slack than I was expecting. A tensioner setup is not going to get the job done. I'm going to have to run a jackshaft setup as close to the pivot point as possible. I have most all of the parts needed already, I just need to get the sprockets.

Thanks for looking guys!!!
Sky

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...New pics 4/12
 

Impressive ----. I want those wheels and fork for my bike. 8)

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...New pics 4/12
 

anything new on the bike? cant wait to see the outcome :y

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...New pics 4/12
 

Glad to see people are still interested in this.

Unfortunately, not too much is new. I've got the jackshaft adjustable pedestal designed, I'm going to try to build it tomorrow.

Also, I've got the bike completely torn down so I can finish weld it. I find it quite boring, but I need to do it now so I don't have to do it later.

My main problem is that the NBA playoffs start tomorrow, and I'm an NBA junkie, so I'll be watching basketball for a month and half straight :) that might slow my progress some.

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...New pics 4/12
 

NBA sucks i need updates