Recent content by Sipma02

Here it is on the bike. Loving how it looks!!! As you can see I also got a lot of the wiring put together. But that seat, with the tank, its a little crazy town. Soooo...... I'm going to de-sticker the tank. Oh well. I think I'm going to do a dark dark dark purple or something else understated...

Seat came along nicely. I'd call it "done". In air quotes because I need to find a stapler strong enough to staple the fabric to the seatpan. I started with 1/8 (maybe 3/16?) plastic that I found as scrap from a local plastic distributor and heated it with a propane torch to this shape...

Still at it. Been living out of a Sprinter van with my wife (yes its by choice... #vanlife, right?) and we finally got back home for a few weeks. I spent some time working on the old motorcycle and I just totally forgot how fun it is to mess around with this thing. We'll be in town for another 2...

Looks dope! Wish I could just "whip out" a cover that nice.

Getting the electrical box mounted like a big step! I'm really happy with how it turned out. And here it is, after removal and painting: The little red circuitboard with blue relays is for the turn signals. Got a little fusebox too. I also have a micro mini relay (not pictured, but will go...

Electrical box welded and mostly cleaned up. Still needs a coat of paint, just to rust-proof it. In location, but not mounted: Got the rest of the frame welded! Huge step, I feel like. Crazy stoked how it turned out. Shortlist: – Finish electrical box (clean up welds + paint – Finish wiring...

Thanks! I'm liking where it is going. I think so too! This will probably be my daily driver when we live in the van, so I gotta get it how I like it :)

Cut some stainless steel shapes for a little electronics box. I want all the wiring to be a little more contained. So this is my attempt at that. I don't trust myself to stick weld it, but I think I'm making the trek down to my friends later this week to get all this and the subframe Tig'd up.

What a weekend! I decided that on Saturday, I was going to spend the entire day and see how far I could get. Definitely stoked on the progress. I’m a tall drink of water, so any gains in stand over are welcome. I cut the sub frame and welded it 3 1/2 inches higher. I know the welds aren’t the...

Welp, between the rats nest of wires and only getting 5v to my head and tail light, I decided to re-wire the thing. I'm never going to get around to riding it this summer! Glad I have a daily driver moto or this would get frustrating, fast. Ordered up some heat-resistant wire-loom type housing...

Coming along. Still need to clean up a few things and mount + wire the rear brake light. Notice the starting fluid. Ran out of gas, and had a no start situation. Flooded it bad trying to start it. Tried starting fluid. Pulled plug and saw very weak/no spark. My mind spiraled and I figured this...

Been busy, sometimes with this, sometimes w our T1N Sprinter. In any case, I finally got a new front tire (Shinko 705) and got it mounted. Every time I get new moto tires, I swear I'm going to just bring them in and get it over with. And then I see the tire and my tire levers and inevitably...

haha! I had read some reviews that mentioned they didn't last super long. Oh well, should be fun while they last. Thanks for the input, both of you!

Okay! That makes me feel a little better. Also talked to our local custom shop here. They didn't see any huge problems with it.

The tire I want (and have now bought, still unmounted in case I have to return it) is pretty tight in my fork. It's a 110/80x19 Shinko 705, and will be mounted on a 19 inch wheel. It seems that lots of dual sport tires come in this size, and I'm having a hard time finding something smaller that...