Honda XR650L Thumpster

[compoundcycles]

LED strips sounds cool. Do you guys have any links to build where someone is using them? Would love to see how they set them up.

 

[compoundcycles]

I had to put a couple of notches in the seat so the exhaust could mount flush to the frame again. The exhuast mount bolt goes straight through the frame and locks down the cowl and seat too.

 

[JustinLonghorn]

I can dig it.

 

[compoundcycles]

I built a battery box to hold all the necessary electronics. The box had to be small enough in width to clear the top rail of the frame so it can drop straight down onto some tabs I welded to the bottom part of the seat frame rails.

 

[compoundcycles]

I didn't really survey what all had to go into the box. I just started by making sure the battery fit. Aside from that it's pure luck that everything needed to start and run the bike fits inside with the cowl on top. It buttons up pretty nice, couldn't be happier.

Also, got her running again after a few months downtime.

 

[compoundcycles]

I can dig it.

Thanks Justin!

BTW does anyone know how to rotate photos once they've been uploaded? I never had this problem until I got a new phone.

 

[Finnigan]

Only sure fire way for me is to upload them with iPhoto onto the computer you're posting with. Otherwise its a dark and unexplainable curse...

 

[compoundcycles]

Prepping the tank and cowl for paint. The cowl got some bondo, then sanded, then more bondo, then sanded, and so on, and so on. Almost ready to go.

 

[Maritime]

Nice

 

[Anmic]

Cant wait to see the finished product mate!

 

[compoundcycles]

Cant wait to see the finished product mate!

Thanks Anmic! Soon, very soon.

I thought the front end needed something extra so I made this MX style fender out of a fender off a cb360. I'll most likely paint it to match the cowl and tank.

 

[compoundcycles]

This is my 3rd custom seat cover from my guy on ebay. Send him a template and he'll send you whatever shape you need. I didn't do a great at documenting this process but it's the steel seat pan, 1 layer of play tiles, and then the foam stitched into the seat cover. It's not very comfortable but it fits snug for now. I pre drilled holes all the way around the steel seat pan. Once the cover was pulled taught I used rivets to secure the edges to the seat pan.

 

[compoundcycles]

Here's the seat mounted on the bike. It's not exactly the fit on the rear of the seat that I had in my concept image, nor does it fit as snug against the tank as I would like it to. I'm quite happy with the flush fit by using the rivets.

 

[compoundcycles]

A friend suggested that I paint the subframe to match the rest of the bike till I have a chance to strip and powder coat the whole thing. It was too bright white so I knocked it back and made it look a little more aged. Complete with scratches!

 

[coyote13]

Making this look easy. Love how that seat turned out, and great idea on the ratchet clamps! Definitely using that method on my next seat

 

[Anmic]

Looks sweet! Love that custom tail.

 

[compoundcycles]

Teaser

 

[smarsh]

Great looking bike, the tail suits it perfectly!

 

[Brodie]

LED strips sounds cool. Do you guys have any links to build where someone is using them? Would love to see how they set them up.

http://revivalcycles.com/collections/collections-lighting/products/flexible-led-taillight

 

[compoundcycles]

Here she is all buttoned up for now. More pics soon.