Saturdays Wrench
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Cheers Kam! Can't wait to roll with you guys in the spring!Kamn said:Man that came together nicely! Well done
It will be nice to see you out riding that bad boy come the spring
Cheers Kam! Can't wait to roll with you guys in the spring!Kamn said:Man that came together nicely! Well done
It will be nice to see you out riding that bad boy come the spring
Cheers bud! Got the last bit of tuning to do this wknd and hopefully post a ride video to show shes road worthy. If not it'll have to be next spring as I'll be putting her away for winter tomorrow most likely. Appreciate your support man!yorkie350 said:Totally wicked Tony ,she's a stunner gotta be up there for BOTM i've got the nom ready bud ,get her tuned and ride while the weather's kind "IRIS gonna steal some hearts " ride safe ride proud bro
thats awesome you got them set up for you ! i am glad you proved me wrong !but it just doesnt look like you have well over 4" to where the seat pan is, the axle and hence wheel tire travels about 15-20% further than the shocks strokeSaturdays Wrench said:Thanks man! Actually I was very careful when I designed the battery box and believe it or not the wheel will never hit the corner of that box.. I made extra sure of that! As for the shocks, they are custom made to my specific measurements. I made sure the minimum travel was less than the total distance of when the rear wheel will make contact with the seat pan. As for the stiffness, no actually they are quite plush and comfortable! They're 'dial a ride' shocks so if I need to up the stiffness for those sweet northern Ontario roads I can do so.. right now they are sitting at the softest setting.
As for the rear brake it 'seems' to work just fine at the moment but when I first installed them I felt the stutter like everyone else. For some reason I am not getting that stutter anymore! I can't explain it. Perhaps I had the rear sets installed improperly before. Either way, I plan on modifying the stock rear brake arm over the winter. Thank you for the heads up though.
Excellent point! Yes, I had been warned about the brake set up from a few members. There's a fix I'm sure you're aware of with modifying the original brake pedal. I'm definitely going to modify that over the winter and also do some wiring clean up and build a small and tasteful fiberglass seat cowl.xb33bsa said:thats awesome you got them set up for you ! i am glad you proved me wrong !but it just doesnt look like you have well over 4" to where the seat pan is, the axle and hence wheel tire travels about 15-20% further than the shocks stroke
so the only very simple foolproof way to know for sure is with a shock mounted no spring is best and strap it down hard to compress bumper
the rear brake, my point there is you have the suspension constantly yanking the brake pedal because the actuation point is so far from the pivot of the swingarm
for a safe and ergonomic brake pedal situation you also want to be able to adjust the pedal static position,and to be able to adjust the freeplay out of the system to a safe minumum
this is why the stock pedals always have an up stop
you can adjust the pedal position to be comfy and then the nut on the end of the brake rod is turned in to eliminate excess freeplay
but with the lashup you have an up stop would just mean a big bump that uses travel of swingarm/shocks well it will put the brakes on for you ! besides it feels quite um unsettling having the brake pedal moving on its own
its a common fail so dont feel like the lone stranger, the bike is stunningly good
fix that issue and it will be much better thats all
xb33bsa said:when your ready to lashup the brake,if you are open minded enough, i have a design worked up that is very simple ,will work better than anything else thats ever been done ,in these situations,with rearsets, and will blow minds and it only requires one extra moving part
and the parts all are readilly available and requires zero "fabrication" ,and neither uses linkages, or rods
NoRiders said:You have to be so pleased with the outcome, beautiful bike fella. Tank decals are the biz.
I think a shortie rear mudguard would suit the overall style much better, matching the front guard and enhancing the rear seat area. Not sure how a cowl would sit to be honest :/
lol i still dont like the guy ,i sure aint gettin a trump stamp,but at least he has run many businesses into bankruptcy, lot more than you can say for any of the filth in washington last 50 yearsGreen199 said:You sound like Trump XB! ;D Just kidding man!
Ohh shorty rear mudguard and a tiny little cowl would look the bollocks!
Ya I'd love to learn more about this design of yours!xb33bsa said:when your ready to lashup the brake,if you are open minded enough, i have a design worked up that is very simple ,will work better than anything else thats ever been done ,in these situations,with rearsets, and will blow minds and it only requires one extra moving part
and the parts all are readilly available and requires zero "fabrication" ,and neither uses linkages, or rods
it does require a good adjustable pedal up stop and ca strong return spring back at the lever on camSaturdays Wrench said:Ya I'd love to learn more about this design of yours!
LeDom said:Hey dude, crazy clean build congrats!
I scrolled the entire thread for an answer and coulnt find any.
How did you wire the rectifier and stator?
The diagram shows 2 yellow wires and some red ones but the actual parts have a lot more..
Please help me
Thanks!