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Re: My 350F Cafe "Rebuild" Begins *(seat mock up)*
Finally got my bike back. Not 100% happy because he moved my seat back by about 3/8 of an inch and now there is a gap of about 1/2 between the tank and the seat. Here are some pics of the progress. Tanks and seat finally go to paint tomorrow.
Battery box and where the starter solenoid will go
Re: My 350F Cafe "Rebuild" Begins *(Teaser 2/10/12)*
Hey Mike nice work, you did a hell of a good job! Not sure if you saw the 350F I built for MartyMcFly but I like what you did with the bike. I'd suggest ditching that massive battery and get a smaller SLA or even the newer tech sealed battery. All that weight that high up on the frame is going to make the bike feel heavy in the turns and also will effect the rear suspension a bit because the weight is over the rear tire its throwing off your center of mass.
On a different note, Mike do you know a guy in Austin named Fry Plaisted? He's a good friend of mine from Denver that lives in Austin now, races bikes and works at Freewheeling Bikes. I don't know, I just figured I'd ask. Later Travis
Well I finally got her going, took her out for couple hours today and took some pics:
On the way home when I just got back into town the bike just died. No power at all. First thought is I blew the fuse on the custom wiring harness or the Lithium/Ion battery was dead. It was a 100 degrees and I'm in my full leathers tearing through the electrical when I find that the bolt for the ground wires had fallen out. So in my full leathers I walk to the Home Depot about a mile away and get a bolt and walk back. My boots are brand new Gasolina's and not broken in yet so between the 5lbs of sweat I lost I gained a bunch of blisters. Still had a great time ridin' though!!!
Thanks! If anyone is interested I ditched the gel cell battery and for a Shorai Lithium 14ah battery. So far so good, and the damn thing weighs nothing. Got mine at http://www.batterystuff.com/powersports-batteries/LFX14A2-BS12.html
Thanks! If anyone is interested I ditched the gel cell battery and for a Shorai Lithium 14ah battery. So far so good, and the damn thing weighs nothing. Got mine at http://www.batterystuff.com/powersports-batteries/LFX14A2-BS12.html
I learned a few things doing this bike that I'd do differently regarding the battery box. I don't want to have my bike down again for weeks or months so I think I'm going to track down a titled 350f frame, de-tab it, build a proper, cleaner battery box and have it powder coated then transfer everything over.
After some indecision about which brand of shocks to buy I went with Hagons. Why you ask? Dave Quinn. What a great guy, he was very helpful and really great to deal with. Should have them on Monday.
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