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Since I had the idea to build a bike with a horizontally mounted shock, I always had another idea to show the shock and all the suspension work by doing a floating seat. I needed to have the shock as close the the seat as possible to get enough room over the tire for travel, so the idea wasn't...

As the title says, is there any issues running a bigger wheel in the back than in the front? I see most bikes have the same size or the front one is one or two inches larger than the rear. I ask because that's what I have and if I'm able to use I will. Rear is a 19 x 2.15 and the front is an 18...

Never done any carbon fiber work, and have very limited experience with fiberglass, but I thought I would give making a fender a shot. I've never made a mold, but from reading up on topics here and on the interwebs, I think I've got a basic grasp of how to do it. My whole build has been a...

Besides heat, is there a reason not to mount my coils under my fiberglass tail section? The area under my tail is were I plan on putting as much of my electrics as possible. Right now it'll have a earthx battery, possible fuse box, reg/rec, flasher relay and maybe another relay if needed. The...

Picked it up on ebay for cheap, good condition just a little dirty. Took the insides out and threw them in the washing machine, cleaned up nice. Got some new rubber edging and a couple other new bits. Slipped the foam out, stripped it down the rest of the way and got it ready for paint. Roughed...

Like the title says, I started the process to build my own tail section. After reading and re-reading several threads here on the Ton, and watching many videos on youtube, I decided to give it a shot. Reasons for doing it myself... Couldn't find one already made that looked how I wanted...

When I make up my pattern for the mold, after I get it nice and smooth with sanding and body filler, what do I coat it with as the final step before making the mold? In my search online it seems like patterns are finished with some type of coating that looks like paint to me, then polished and...

I'm going to be doing a tail section out of fiberglass and I've never done any glass work so I have a question. My plan is to put a thin veil fabric as a base layer and 2 layers of woven fabric on top of the foam mold. My reasoning is I think it will be smoother, assuming my mold is nice and...

I had my hubs powder coated then put new seals and bearings in them. I've decided to change the color of the powder coat so I'll be stripping the hubs and re-doing the powder. My question is, will the cure temp of 350 ruin the bearings?

Just wondering if anyone has used one of these, or similar models? http://earthxmotorsports.com/shop/etx12b/ I'm intrigued by this statement in there product description... No other motorsport lithium battery manufacturer offers a battery with built-in electronics to protect it from...

If I wanted to wire for running lights, both headlight and tail light on when bike is running, could I just run them thru the ignition switch to the on or run terminal? Do I need a relay in there somewhere? In other words, can I get rid of the headlight "on/off" switch and just power them when...

Has anyone used something like this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ignition-coil-dual-lead-12v-volt-chrome-Triumph-chopper-12-volt-/361002864790?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item540d729096&vxp=mtr I'm thinking of using one on a bone stock CB360 rebuild for my wife. Currently not running...

I have this build going over on xs650.com, but I really enjoy this site, and it seems to get more participation due to the number of different styles of builds and bike brands, so I'm posting here too. I'm not really following any particular style per say, I like aspects of both café and...