Recent content by monkeyinfantry

Thanks for the responses guys. I will be constructing a separate seat cushion that will attach to the fiberglass seat pan, it will be made of plastic PVC sheet 1/8" thick, Ill be using a heat gun to form it, not sure if it will cover the front hump as well, then I will be gluing multiple...

Here's how I spent part of my weekend Laying down some cloth A few hours later I was able to cut it with a brand new razor blade Trimmed it to the mold's edge, foam popped out easily and so did most of the tape, some got a little resin on it but it pulled off with some patience Now...

Yep got some wax I'm going to lay on heavy before I start glassing, seems to be the cheap man's release agent Sent from my SM-G935P using DO THE TON mobile app

Seat update Glued the blocks up Rough shape Refining Didn't like how this was turning out for a few reasons: #1 hot glue is not a good idea to use, it doesnt sand or file easily #2 i put a cardboard spine in the middle which ended up just getting in the way #3 I tried using plaster to...

Some welds fer ya Fully welded shock mounts, rear gas tank mount, and i decided to complete that subframe brace weld Front gas tank mount welds Re-welded the backbone, it was pretty weak looking

All work and no updates makes for a boring build thread ;D So about that gas tank... Saw this one day and liked how it looked, and it was decently priced so I gave it a go So it didnt line up with the old mounts at all, no big surprise, so I had to get rid of them And this is how I...

Got some time in the garage during the week and some this weekend. Stripped the rest of the paint off the rear end Cut the old shock mounts from the old shock towers and cleaned them up Laid some beads down on the frame rails and supports, not the prettiest welds but they should be very...

Almost been a month since I last posted, no I didn't blow myself up :P I've been busy with college and went up to my cottage for the holidays. I've also been mainly focusing on my buggy project cause I'd like to get it done for next season. I'll put the build in my sig for anyone who is...

Yeah I've been looking at alternative tanks too, and that second one you linked looked promising, I just haven't got around to measuring the mounting points or anything, and I'm still not sure what direction I want to go in. I bought some MDF but still not sure if I'm going to dive into making...

Any reason you suggest brazing it specifically? Just curious, I have a tig And that seems like a pretty nonchalant way of cleaning the tank, i dont want to make a big ass pipe bomb. Like I mentioned before, one side seems to freak out over cleaning & welding tanks, and the other side looks at...

Got a few more for ya ;) Decided to move the gusset and replace it with a tube, just a cosmetic choice, it should have been structurally sound either way. Other side And to add on to my gas tank problems, I found this little (not so little) guy while stripping the paint off my tank...

Thanks for the nice comments :D VonYinzer, I do indeed have the gusset in the center and now that you mention it, I don't recall ever seeing a gusset directly in the middle :o... This is why you tac everything first ;) sbruton, I completely disassembled the bike and relaced the stock rear...

Hey everyone, and welcome to my 1980 SR250 build. I picked the bike up on a whim on the good ol’ Craigslist one day. I saw the post for it near me, $250 and it was going to be scrapped for metal if no one was going to come pick up in a week. I saw the pictures of the bike and they said “Save...