Recent content by CTENG

yes all rattle can with a liberal dose of the wet sanding.

Thanks, this should look even better with clear. It also goes pretty well with the color I painted the wheels.

I got my stripe awn! It isn't that gold, it is just the sun reflecting.

Nice! I can't pick mine up though. Too heavy, or too wimpy. Not sure which.

I will skip all the cleaning and prep. Clif's Notes: Stripped, sanded, self etching primer, glazing putty, sand, 2 coats high build filler primer, 1000 grit wetsand, 2 coats Metallic Charcoal. Up next - stripe and clear coat.

That satin black looks great, what kinda paint you using?

My $6.50 tank showed up today. I am feeling better about the demise of the old tank, this one is pretty kool. Best part, just a little bit of surface rust inside. It is much better than I expected. I need to figure out where to get some replacement knee pads now. I tossed the tank and seat...

I decided to go with a Biltwell solo seat that I ordered from LicksCycle for mt DT250 project. When it arrived I thought it deserved a quick review. My experience with Licks was fantastic, no issues at all and they shipped very fast. The first thing you notice when the seat arrives is the...

This has been posted a couple time before, but this is the inspiration for the bike I am building, just not a BMW.

I suppose I could coat it, but the pain is ruined already so one way or another I am gonna have to paint another tank. I already found and ordered up a new on on E-ghey...$6.50. Good price. Vintage tank from a Bridgestone with knee pads and what looks to be a sight glass. Gonna do that one...

So I read that .pdf. Downloaded it actually. Looks like my plan was right on, but this gives me the equations to get the dimensions close right from the start. Pretty sweet. So using the parameters in the write-up, I have come up with this design for my baseline exhaust system.

I have seen a few nice looking glass tanks, but I was wondering if anyone has had any safety issues on street driven bikes. Anyone ever crash/lay down a bike with a glass tank? How did the tank fare? Any spills?

I have just been informed that painting plastic gas tanks is a no no as the gas permeates through the plastic. I was not aware of this discouraging fact and am currently trying to accept the fact that the tank is screwed and I have wasted nearly two weeks on a fruitless venture. I am now on...

Thanks for the link, I downloaded it, will start reading tonight. Your bike looks great! How loud are those pipes? I wanna get this thing quieted down a bit. On a sadder note, the tank paint is ONCE AGAIN ruined. I have had it sitting inside my air conditioned apt for the last two weeks...

I have done this before with thicker wall tubing for my rear links on the 4runner. Scribe a line down the tube, mark the center of the chamber on the tube and measure out from their the length to each tapered end. Cut the tube to length then determine the circumference of the inlet and outlet...