Recent content by dannyrds

5.00-16, its a shinko 270, google search will probably get some other info or exact specs. i sent my tank out the other day to the welder, it had two pin holes in it that needed to be welded before i could seal it up. i ordered cam chain, gasket set, oil pump chain about a week ago, just need...

recent progress: tanks, bars and other misc stuff welded. wheels polished and centers painted black. frame, bars and crowns rattlecanned black. all new bearings and brakes. body parts sanded down with sanding disc on grinder, then wiped down with wd40. wiring fished thru bars and bar controls...

I have only worn it on my dirtbike so far, it's comfy tho and looks awesome

I am planning on keeping them. I have new seals and boots for them, and I am going to replace the shitty looking rubber cross over tube with 2 compression fittings and a piece f stainless tube.

finished up the last few things yesterday, so i tore it apart today. key switch was a pain in the ass but looks pretty trick. got the xs650 front fender mounted. sending frame, oil and fuel tanks, swingarm and bars out for final welding, then out to body guy. also got my new biltwell gringo in...

Thanks guys, this bike is the first welding I have ever done, I just tack it up and have my professional welder friend finish them off. Most of the time/labor you pay for is planning/layout/fabing parts, that rear shock mod cost me about $20 in material and about the same for beer for my buddy...

been pretty busy lately, since last post i had a chance to narrow the factory sportster tank i picked up, since the cm400 has such a large backbone i had a tunnel made up by a local sheetmetal shop, i also ordered some stepped bungs so i could bottom mount the tank. and after i mounted the tank...

yes the shocks are from dime city, headlight bracket was easy to make, all said and done probably a little over an hour to do it, i made a mistake the the proportions tho, it overhangs the mounting bolts more than it needs to on top and bottom and doesnt even go past the washer on the sides...

more work done, welded up all the rear frame mods, mounted the fender, trimmed and mounted the seat pan, made a battery box and cut it into the round oil tank i am using to house all me electronics, if im lucky there may be room left in there for wallet/phone/keys as well, or tools, who knows...

heres a pic of the mocked up handlebars, top tube is electrical conduit, easier to work with to get a good template for final piece

got some work done in the last couple weeks pegs: before and after caliper bracket

I also recieved some stepped bungs I ordered from bungking.com and went to the local metal store, I picked up some 1" to go over the bungs to create the risers, and some 1 1/8 for the top bar as well as some 7/8 to sleeve into the 1 1/8" for all my bar controls. I also ordered up a switch box...

Picked up a dirt bike wheel locally and mounted my Avon speed master

im not sure what the expected life span is on the motor, i plan on riding it 400km each way in the summer to my cabin. I want to make sure its reliable. i dont want the issue to be at 9 at night on a rural highway