1973 XL175 Vitamin C Hell Ride

Re: 1973 XL175 Orange Soda Hell Ride

xb33bsa said:
you can run a spacer tube so the main spring comes in sooner
it will contact the spring seperater alignment dealy
of course you need to put the springs on correctly they are upside down now
Haha. That's funny. The PO did that. Is there a reason for that setup?

Do you mean preload spacer like they've done here?
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Re: 1973 XL175 Orange Soda Hell Ride

not a preload spacer but a thin walled tube inside the short spring
say the short spring is 2" long well a 1" spacer kicks in the long spring sooner
this is the way it was done back in the day on twin shock mx bikes with works or fox
and with as many as 3 springs
 
Re: 1973 XL175 Orange Soda Hell Ride

...Check CL daily for an E wheel & Bead Roller harbour freight has em people get em and dont use em...Thats how I got mine....
 

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Re: 1973 XL175 Orange Soda Hell Ride

I made a seat cushion. I'm out of practice, so I'll make another from this pattern and see if I can do better the next time.

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Ha. It's got more issues than that. The angles on the side panels with such a large curve at the back of the seat is a bitch to run through the machine. You literally have to hold the seat perpendicular to the table to make it run.
 
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I made a second seat cover. Simpler and better than the first. It's all coming back to me.

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Love the seat and the side covers! They look awesome! Cool project going on here!
 
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^^^^I like your signature^^^^

dayyyyum eric.....talent showing fer sure. Looks great.

Wish I had the motivation you have.
 
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Appreciate it, fellas.

I got a preliminary exhaust setup tacked together. Not sure if I want the can so far off the bike. I considered molding a groove in the can to bring it in closer to the shock. I also looked at a setup below the side over and a setup running closer to the top shock mount.

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I knew that............
 
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Tacked up a second exhaust lash up. I really wanted to get it up to the seat, but this V&H is too big for that. Still not there, that's for sure...

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Third fucking tack. Maybe we got something here boys...

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Re: 1973 XL175 Orange Soda Hell Ride

looks awesome

make sure the exhaust is well supported those used to break pipes or

snap the studs on the head off and are a mother to get out so a nice bracket on the muffler

then one on the pipe under the side cover to take the strain off the exhaust collar

more padding around the nut catcher please
 
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cxman said:
get some orange on that poor RR
Ha. Paint code on the RR is B7 Jamaica Blue. I'll be working on the sheet metal this winter.


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