Blood Sweat Tears and Grease > Trackers
80' xs650 - Bob to Tracker
SloKrt:
--- Quote from: VonYinzer on May 14, 2012, 20:50:02 ---Nice start for sure...
There are some BEAUTIFUL XS trackers out there. If I ever come across another XS, thats probobly the route Id take. Heres some inspiration from my "pics of shit I want" file. Haha...
And my favorite:
Keep us posted on the build!
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Thanks guys, yeah the second one is in my "shit I want file" too. Im thinking ill give a go at doing my own fiberglass rear section similar to those in pic one and two, clubman bars or clip ons, NO CHROME - all parts will be brushed aluminum or painted, and im thinking my pipes will be an up swept tail piece. maybe something short not really sure there... but no high pipes. The wife will learn how to ride on this bike so I dont want her getting burned when she is learning how to ride and not sure how to avoid such things.
Im working on a crappy rendering that ill post up when finished . Dont let the word "rendering" fool you, it will be done in paint so nothing special but will give an idea of the direction im taking.
as for the battery box, I think its cool, but doesnt fit on a bike like this (unless it was a bob or rat bike.... wait, i think that is what the PO was going for???? it could be cool on the right bike though.
SloKrt:
Ok, so this is what i have been kicking around. something like my very crude rendering below..... oh and my other project in the background. the color on the truck will end up on this bike somehow... just not sure where yet. mainly because i still need to spray the bed soon and ill have plenty of paint left over. Plus I love the color.
What do you guys think? Its a blank canvas as of yet, so im open to suggestions.
as you can see i am kinda blending the cafe and tracker styles as i like some aspects of both, and this bike can go either way at this point.
SloKrt:
Small progress update. I ordered a set of clubmans, should be here by the end of the week. I've also been sketching out the look I want for the rear. I ve also been making a list of things to get her road worthy for the summer riding season. At the top of that list is to replace the fork seals, or rebuild the front forks not sure there yet... Also need speedo,clutch, ant tach cable (we'll see if the stockers still work.
That's all for now...
SloKrt:
Well, my clubmans showed up today! of course I didnt waste much time in gettnig them mounted. I also got new grips on too. They fit really nicely and i really like the riding position. Very comfortable... for me anyway. and they look alot better. of course not much of an improvement since the rest of the bike looks like hell. on the plus side, the front brake line isnt smashed up against the top of the fork tree.
so after I finished gettng the bars mounted, of course i wanted to take it for a ride to see how it felt! well turn on the key, pres the starter button....... nothing! Thankfully i have the kick start... it popped right off with two kicks. I dont know what happened it worked yesterday but i took a few minutes inspecting the wiring, this thing is a mess. I thing completely re-wiring this thing is in my very near future. Ive found the factory wiring diagram, ill have to study it and figure out what i need to do to build a new harness. This will lead to another side project.... making an electrical component tray and battery box. I figured id wait till winter when i tear it all dow, but it looks like ill be doing this sooner than i thought.
anyway, thats all for now. Ill post pics of the bike with the clubmans on tomorrow (too dark to take pics after i got them on).
SloKrt:
A little inspiration!
I sketched this up (actuall about 4 of them) to decide what type of tail section i liked. This one is the one I think Ill be making, still need to figure out the rear profile, but its a start.
Got it hanging in the garage for inspiration....
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