Blood Sweat Tears and Grease > Cafe Racers
1979 GS 750 café "Stella Green"
gmoore:
it's from this bike, the 1969 or 70 T350.
peteGS:
Cool, thanks for that! I was thinking of painting the S on my tank when I get to that, but badges like that would look pretty good too...
gmoore:
I did a few things tonight but I think I need to make a to-do list. I get excited about doing certain things and then neglect others, often while I'm in the middle of the "other" things.
I added some foam to my seat design to make a little but stop & I also cut up some memory foam to possibly add tho the top for some added bonus cushion. i'm undecided as to whether or not i'll add the memory foam but I figured i'd try it, I'm really trying to find that delicate balance of function & fashion.
Also, any ideas on what to do about the the space @ the top of my fork gaiters? not entirely sure what to do but my first instinct is to get a couple circular drill bits, one the size of the fork tube and one the size if the gaiter and cut up some thick plastic and and use a zip tie to secure it.
also did a little engine cleaning/polishing. any good suggestions on how to do this without taking the motor out?
I also want to come up with a name for her, anything pop into your heads when you look at her?
gmoore:
I haven't updated in a while but I have been hard at work! I just recently did a valve adjustment and a full carb breakdown/clean/re-jet. The valve adjustment itself was easy but a few bolts broke in the Head and it took me forever to drill them out and re-tap the holes, it was an effing PIA!
The bike is running a whole lot better now though but I've decided to do a few things differently.
1)I'm going to upgrade to and electronic ignition
2)I think I'm going to go a different direction with the rear end. I think I'm going to go for something like Troy's "beat the clock" build where the rear fender is mounted to the swing arm.
3)I'm going to clean the triangle out, any ideas where to get a REALLY small battery? also what are some good ideas for reg/rec mounting, battery mounting & other electronics mounting.
4)I'm going to get Clip-ons. I'm getting them for 2 reasons, looks & my master cylinder is too long and won't mount on my drag bars properly, it is preventing the controls from moving into a comfortable position. I also plan on lowering the front of the bike about an 1" or an 1 1/2" & then mounting the clip-ons above the triple tree so my riding position is still around the same as the drag bars but the bike has a nice flat profile.
I'll post up some Mock-up pictures to see what you guys think.
gmoore:
Here is a really crappy photoshop of what I was thinking
Here it is w/o the crappy photoshop
here is a closer look
here is the other rump for comparison
tweaked master cylinder
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