Thanks to all!
Very interesting project, it appears that you and your friends have a great spirit of fun and adventure. You are in Estonia? What is the motorcycle scene like there? The bikes you and your friends have seem pretty eclectic with Japanese and European mixed in, no Urals?
Motorcycle scene here is a bit chaotic, sportsbikes, klassics, tourings. Thats becouse till 1991 existed evil empire and all you can get here was some russian Minsk and Voshod motorcycles. Jawa was considered as import and cost a lot, Urals were motorcycles that supposed to be used only with sidecar and was sold only to police, military and to some government facilities. it was hard to get some of them. (of course people with connections had all taht they want)
After big empire collapse and our country independence some bikers start to buy old motorcycles from European countries and ride and sell them here. it was the time when bikers knew eachother by face. First big movement was only in 2004 when economy was great and a lot of people start looking for and buying motorcycles. Becouse for 6 months of year is raining or snowing here and another time is just shitty ski season here, bikes are considered as a luxury items here, even old and cheap ones. (for non bikers of course) Thats why you must really love motorcycles if you have some here. Some rides every day, some hold it most time in garage or clubhouse.
And of course we have HD riders who "ride" their harleys at trailers behind huge camping van, to event and back, all stuff in HD logos
sorry HD guys, its just like it is 8)
So the motorcycle scene is very young here, compared to USA but dont get it wrong, we already have some world class motorcycle builders here
http://magnumnarva.ee/index.php?option=com_true&func=viewcategory&catid=3&Itemid=78
http://www.renardmotorcycles.com/en/
we host some very popular in baltic and still groving streetfighter’s and stuntrider’s meeting:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/SMASH-2013/160389697447455
Cafe movement is actually very young here, some years ago nobody knows what it is.. but we are working on that
Very nice CX, but too pretty to be considered a rat bike.
Yes, its not a rat in definition of a rat bike. But for me its not perfect, a bit ratty becouse I build bike in view of our weather and road conditions and everyday riding in mind, not show only motorcycle..
I like unusual style, thats why I mixed in British Smith"s spido, HD warning lights, leather battery belt and some other parts. No Ural"s parts becouse: 1. they are not durable, same as all russian mcycle parts, 2. its not exotic for us, same as Triumph are not exotic for british.
Love it and the pics! Did you have to cut the camshaft to fit the zzr fan? Thanks.
ZZR fan fits really fine, its about 1-1.5sm left to camshaft. I dont understand why some people cut it?..
also fan swich attachment is really easy also, just buy some NO temp swich with 14mm thread and made tread 11mm (measure yourself before) and replace coolant drain plug with it. wire fan and thats it!
Better buy few fan swiches to check that engine temp you like more. Engine thermostat opens at 82 and is full open at about 85-87, air blows through the radiator so coolant is more cool at down so you dont need so hi number fan swich like you need then swich are up.
