Drey6 said:Do you have the stock pipes? And if so are they clean? I could really use a much cleaner exhaust for my gals 75 550k
Killman77 said:Love the tank, big fan of original paint. Love your screen name, too. Trad on tap is one of the only things I miss about the prairies.
Care to share some contact info on the salvage yard?
Trad said:Hey Drey,
I do have the stock pipes but I'm holding onto to all my factory parts. Just in case the cafe route ever grows tired.
I can take a peak at the salvage yard next time I'm there. Could be some tucked away.
sbruton said:Looks great! I'm in.
That salvage yard looks like a good place to scrounge parts. If you're ever down in Calgary check out The Old Bike Shop...If you haven't already. Cool vibe. Lots of old stuff to look at and cool projects they are working on.
Helve said:Hey Jared.
Drey6 said:I would greatly appreciate it ! If you happen to see some I can PayPal the money or you can post it on eBay for my to buy from there.
Btw... I'm subscribed to your thread for this build as well. She is looking real clean!
Thanks again, dude.
Trad said:So I decided not to run a rear loop. I chopped the fender bridge and shaped the rear fork ears. Pretty happy on the look . I put my OEM tank on to decide what I want to do for a seat now that I'm selling the BCR stuff.
Should I brace the frame end since I chopped the fender bridge? It was thin stamped steel so I don't think it was really structural. or I hope not. 8)
I attached a photo of a Kott seat that I am considering for this build.
Maritime said:Hard to say for sure, the frame has a brace right before the shock mounts, so it might be ok although there is a lot of other fellas on here that can tell you if you need a brace back there. I can't click the link here at work you posted and I don't know the builder you mentioned, although there are a lot of so called pro builders who do stuff that is not the right or safe way to do things. personally if you don;t want to run the fender I would cut the section that braces the frame out and bolt that in anyway, seat will hide it likely and then there is no worries. I hopped on my CX without the fender bolted in and rode it and could feel the flex in the back end, next test ride had the fender bolted in and it was much better, similar rear frame as yours.
Trad said:Some OEM goodness for the Nos tank arrived today. Bitchin'
Drey6 said:It's like Christmas.
Trad said:Haha, yeah man!
I'm heading to the salvage yard to look for an exhaust for you tomorrow. Hopefully I can find something good.