Tim's SR500
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Re: Tim's SR500 - June 2013 - tank is mounted!
And in an odd twist of fate...
I need a petcock for the Bridgestone tank. It's a big threaded on mount.
At the Paris ON swap meet early Saturday morning, I bought an old British side stand for my rigid project for $5. While I was digging through I noticed the heaviest fuel valve I'd seen, and was having a peek. When I made the deal on the sidestand, the seller noticed I had been looking at the petcock and told me to take it - he had it bouncing around for years.
It's a Suzuki petcock, and has a solid brass bowl on it that weighs a ton. It has two fuel spigots, that are bolted on with banjo bolts so you can adjust the angle I suppose, and likely delete one of them.
No idea if it works, but, as you might guess, it threads right on perfectly to the Bridgestone tank. Everything moves smoothly and it's clean as a whistle with the reserve tube in place, so will give it a go! Inside the brass bowl there is a screen filter and cork gasket - so this thing basically functions as a fuel filter. Very nice petcock, even if it does weigh the better part of a pound.
And in an odd twist of fate...
I need a petcock for the Bridgestone tank. It's a big threaded on mount.
At the Paris ON swap meet early Saturday morning, I bought an old British side stand for my rigid project for $5. While I was digging through I noticed the heaviest fuel valve I'd seen, and was having a peek. When I made the deal on the sidestand, the seller noticed I had been looking at the petcock and told me to take it - he had it bouncing around for years.
It's a Suzuki petcock, and has a solid brass bowl on it that weighs a ton. It has two fuel spigots, that are bolted on with banjo bolts so you can adjust the angle I suppose, and likely delete one of them.
No idea if it works, but, as you might guess, it threads right on perfectly to the Bridgestone tank. Everything moves smoothly and it's clean as a whistle with the reserve tube in place, so will give it a go! Inside the brass bowl there is a screen filter and cork gasket - so this thing basically functions as a fuel filter. Very nice petcock, even if it does weigh the better part of a pound.
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Re: Tim's SR500 - June 2013 - tank is mounted!
Glad to see an update on this one!!!
Glad to see an update on this one!!!
Re: Tim's SR500 - June 2013 - tank is mounted!
Yes! This bike makes me happy! And that petcock is amazing! I would polish everything brass on it. It deserves it. I love over-engineered things, they look "in your face" functional!
You're having more fun than me in the shop right now...
Yes! This bike makes me happy! And that petcock is amazing! I would polish everything brass on it. It deserves it. I love over-engineered things, they look "in your face" functional!
You're having more fun than me in the shop right now...
Habanero52
The Race......is only with yourself!
Re: Tim's SR500 - June 2013 - tank is mounted!
Tim, reach out to my son CASI85. He will help you out with the petcock and anything else regarding this build. He went thru all of this when his Bridgestone was restored by Joey.
CASI85 made a lot of Bridgestone contacts in the process.
PM him. If he does not help you, I will beat his ass!!!!!
Tim, reach out to my son CASI85. He will help you out with the petcock and anything else regarding this build. He went thru all of this when his Bridgestone was restored by Joey.
CASI85 made a lot of Bridgestone contacts in the process.
PM him. If he does not help you, I will beat his ass!!!!!
Re: Tim's SR500 - June 2013 - tank is mounted!
Will get more pics up but I cut a seat pan out yesterday. Just need to fine tune the shape and figure out how to bend the tail end up.
I actually picked up a petcock on eBay along with a spare gas cap and filter screen.
Stuck the mikuni vm36 on too. Starting to look like a bike. Need a banjo bolt for the caliper and likely a rebuild kit.
Will get more pics up but I cut a seat pan out yesterday. Just need to fine tune the shape and figure out how to bend the tail end up.
I actually picked up a petcock on eBay along with a spare gas cap and filter screen.
Stuck the mikuni vm36 on too. Starting to look like a bike. Need a banjo bolt for the caliper and likely a rebuild kit.
Re: Tim's SR500 - June 2013 - tank is mounted!
The pan is 1/8 inch thick steel and I was looking to put a radius in it to match the tail.
For the moment I took the easy way out and am reshaping it to be a simple flat pan. Will also make upholstery easier.
Swapped out the bars too. More to come.
The pan is 1/8 inch thick steel and I was looking to put a radius in it to match the tail.
For the moment I took the easy way out and am reshaping it to be a simple flat pan. Will also make upholstery easier.
Swapped out the bars too. More to come.
SONICJK
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Tim's SR500 - June 2013 - tank is mounted!
Tim I bent mine for my 400f to match the radius,
Just clamp a board to your work bench with the seat pan between the bench and board and slowly bend it, then Unclamp, move it a cm or so and do it again until you have a curve you're happy with.
Tim I bent mine for my 400f to match the radius,
Just clamp a board to your work bench with the seat pan between the bench and board and slowly bend it, then Unclamp, move it a cm or so and do it again until you have a curve you're happy with.
Re: Tim's SR500 - June 2013 - tank is mounted!
Got me somewhere to put my hands. Clutch cable connected and it works!
Seat pan cut with a little fine tuning needed. Going to sort out some butt padding shortly. Will be interesting I think.
Need a couple of banjo bolts and a front brake line. Will 99% have to rebuild the Tokico calipers and the rear master.
Some wires and a capacitor... It's coming!
Got me somewhere to put my hands. Clutch cable connected and it works!
Seat pan cut with a little fine tuning needed. Going to sort out some butt padding shortly. Will be interesting I think.
Need a couple of banjo bolts and a front brake line. Will 99% have to rebuild the Tokico calipers and the rear master.
Some wires and a capacitor... It's coming!
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Habanero52
The Race......is only with yourself!
Re: Tim's SR500 - June 2013 - tank is mounted!
Did you ever hook up with CASI?
Did you ever hook up with CASI?
