1977 BMW R100/7 Sarcoplasmic Cow Hellride

[Jimbonaut]

I like how this is coming together, a lot. Said it before, this really is bike building. Very inspiring.

 

[trek97]

This is really nice buddy. I can't get over how much I like that tank on it. Perfecto.

 

[Rider52]

Wow!!!!

 

[Luugo86]

This bike looks like it's going to ride and sound the way a 1988 Mike Tyson overhand right would feel... I like it

 

[irk miller]

Air box mold is done, short of some final cleanup. Since I began this conversion, I’ve decided to hold a battery in here, so I’ll have to build an interior structure with the outer casing coming from this mold.

 

[ridesolo]

Putting a battery in there sounds like a good idea, Eric. Will it have to be vented or will heat be an issue?

 

[Luugo86]

Curious to see how you do the internal mounting if you are going to be hiding components in there.

 

[irk miller]

Side covers are happening...

 

[Maritime]

Nice, those look great, are they molds for future fiberglass or finished products?

 

[irk miller]

Nice, those look great, are they molds for future fiberglass or finished products?

That's metal.

 

[Maritime]

Oh nice. Looked like sanded and primed so.ething you carved, but zoomed in I can see it looks more like metal.

 

[irk miller]

While I wait on the first air box delete cast to cure...

Work begins on the buck for my electronics box. The battery is back in the box.

You’ll notice a yellow-ish coating on the buck. This is an epoxy called Epsilon. It’s a foam hardener that is essential to this type of work. I can follow up with something like Bondo to refine the form before mold.

 

[irk miller]

Fresh cast air box delete

 

[Jimbonaut]

I had to go back a few pages to understand exactly what the airbox delete meant - I had no idea the airbox on these engines was snugged up into the engine like that. Now it all makes sense. Looks so clean Irk - how will you be finishing it? Are those carbs as tricky to dial in with pods as, say, Keihin carbs on a dohc CB750?

 

[irk miller]

I had to go back a few pages to understand exactly what the airbox delete meant - I had no idea the airbox on these engines was snugged up into the engine like that. Now it all makes sense. Looks so clean Irk - how will you be finishing it? Are those carbs as tricky to dial in with pods as, say, Keihin carbs on a dohc CB750?

Thanks, Jim. These are Mikuni VM carbs. Night and day difference between your situation and mine. I wouldn’t want to run the stock Bing cv carbs with these filters. The plan for the air box delete is to finish it in a cast aluminum color paint, so it matches the engine.

 

[Sonreir]

That 'glass air box thing is rad.

 

[Maritime]

Killer. And hiding the battery in there correct?

 

[3DogNate]

Love it... gonna drive the purists bat shit.

 

[Hurco550]

Love it... gonna drive the purists bat shit.

The purists already are Haha it is fun to watch though.

 

[3DogNate]

The purists already are Haha it is fun to watch though.

The Kawasaki tank is the real kicker.