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Swivel said:On my race bike...
Wouldnt have any pics of this racebike, would ya, ol Swiv?
Swivel said:On my race bike...
no you can't compare safety to pinstriping and i wasn't, all I was saying is people don't like my style because it's not like every other "cafe" on DTT or any other website. I actually have a good amount of people that like my bike, are into replicating the rearsets I made. As for safety, my bike has no issues when it comes to that. If you use fasteners properly as I do, the footpeg, brake lever and shifter don't pose a threat to safety. Also, if you see how my brakes and shifter are set up, it's just like every other rearset and the brake lever returns back everytime as it did stock. I still don't see how a rubberband works better. Never said you don't know what you're talking about, just really don't see what you're talking about. Is there a link somewhere online that shows what you're talking about? My buddy that races and I get the GP style shifter but not the rubberband part.Swivel said:Maybe five people telling you how to do things better on your bike may say more about you than anything I've posted on this thread,You really can't compare safety to pinstriping,can you?...
Quoted(out of context):"I actually don't have a single problem".....Maybe.....
LAOG?.....
Reread my post and just for a second think just maybe I know what I'm talking about....
thanks for the pic. that's what I figured but I'm already using a spring for the same purpose.Swivel said:Quote:"no you can't compare safety to pinstriping and i wasn't, all I was saying is people don't like my style because it's not like every other "cafe" on DTT or any other website."There is a certain ingrown logic here...
"I actually have a good amount of people that like my bike, are into replicating the rearsets I made. As for safety, my bike has no issues when it comes to that."Get a good liability policy and an engineering degree,it may come in useful....
"If you use fasteners properly as I do, the footpeg, brake lever and shifter don't pose a threat to safety. Also, if you see how my brakes and shifter are set up."Even the best bolts can loosen in use and allow parts to move about.Carry a spanner to tighten your footpegs if they come loose while riding,remember to do it really quick...
"My buddy that races and I get the GP style shifter but not the rubberband part."This is a similar setup to this diag on a race bike pic....I've fitted thin bungee hoodie type elastic cord (or fat rubber bands) to at least 8 race bike rearset brake levers as a return and they work great....Like racers rave how much their brake works on the track.....
So evidently the amount of time spent online dictates the amount of mechanical skill you have. There really are some douchebags on this site!!!Swivel said:#152 posts and he's an expert,...on cafe bikes as well! :
The dude really has a lot of time on his hands!Swivel said:Take two in glass of water,early to bed and early to rise and you will feel far better in a day or two my little angry man.....Are you %^$#@% or $*&(^*.....? There are phone counseling services available if you don't have any money or a maiden aunt to talk to,you know.....
Thanks man! Im 6'4" and the rearsets fit pretty darn comfortably and the kickstarter still works great. It's close but it just misses the brake. With a size 13 shoe, if I went down any further I'd be scraping my toes, haha. As for striping, I agree, I see some really bad striping and it really ruins it. My buddy that striped my tank is one of the best in the NW hot rod scene so I felt comfortable letting him go to town on it.nicholauslee said:Liking this build man, super nice paint too. I got into doing some pinstriping a few years back, then decided I'd just leave it to the pros. Nothing finishes a paint job like some nice striping, and nothing ruins it as fast as some bad striping either.
Not sure about that rearset setup though, I can't tell in that photo with the peg folded up, but it looks a little on the high side to me. Gonna cramp those thighs up pretty quick.
Does the kick start still work with that setup?
valvesprung said:The CB500 is definitely bigger, but not a ton. You'd probably feel much more at home on a KZ650 or even a T500 2-stroke both are much taller/longer bikes. The CB750 is another option, but a heavy one
valvesprung said:The CB500 is definitely bigger, but not a ton. You'd probably feel much more at home on a KZ650 or even a T500 2-stroke both are much taller/longer bikes. The CB750 is another option, but a heavy one
valvesprung said:The CB450 is bigger, and pretty close to the size of the 500/550 if I recall. Are you thinking vintage Triumph?? I'm not familiar enough with those, but the modern classic Triumphs are much larger