68 CL175 Project Vicarious
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Re: 68 CL175 Project Vicarious - the heat is on......
Not yet. I spent an hour fucking around with the brake and after installing new pads got it to work, sort of. I made baffles from Brandon's sketch and they work great! still loud but they take the piercing metallic ping out. I think I'm going to run these pipes and use the ones you sent me on a future project.
I thought I had it tuned pretty good but by the time I got around to test ride and fine tune I had drained the battery enough that it wouldn't run right. So its on the charger. I ordered 130's and 135's and am running the 125's with the needle dropped one notch to start. after I install the idle jets we'll see what happens.
Then touch up the paint and clear coat add a new seat cover and I am D-U-N Done!
Just ordered the longer shocks I need for the R5 too! That should be wrapped this month as well!! Wooo Hoooo!!!!
Not yet. I spent an hour fucking around with the brake and after installing new pads got it to work, sort of. I made baffles from Brandon's sketch and they work great! still loud but they take the piercing metallic ping out. I think I'm going to run these pipes and use the ones you sent me on a future project.
I thought I had it tuned pretty good but by the time I got around to test ride and fine tune I had drained the battery enough that it wouldn't run right. So its on the charger. I ordered 130's and 135's and am running the 125's with the needle dropped one notch to start. after I install the idle jets we'll see what happens.
Then touch up the paint and clear coat add a new seat cover and I am D-U-N Done!
Just ordered the longer shocks I need for the R5 too! That should be wrapped this month as well!! Wooo Hoooo!!!!
Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Re: 68 CL175 Project Vicarious - the heat is on......
Been hacking away on a skid plate recently - it's done for now, I have a couple other things to do before this bike's on the road.
I just mounted it to the bike tonight so it was too dark to get a decent pic. Sorry!
Been hacking away on a skid plate recently - it's done for now, I have a couple other things to do before this bike's on the road.
I just mounted it to the bike tonight so it was too dark to get a decent pic. Sorry!
tWistedWheelz
BUILT NOT BOUGHT!
Re: 68 CL175 Project Vicarious - the heat is on......
Damn Rich! That looks great! Good job!
Damn Rich! That looks great! Good job!
charlesskelter
Been Around the Block
Re: 68 CL175 Project Vicarious - the heat is on......
Can't wait to see it complete. That's the nicest guard I've seen.
Can't wait to see it complete. That's the nicest guard I've seen.
Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Re: 68 CL175 Project Vicarious - the heat is on......
So I found out why my battery had "Charge only in upright position" on it. And had to make a new fender / battery tray. First a little teardown so I can check the limits of the shocks:
Then the fender installed:
Here's the custom badges (thanks again Twisted):
And the vinyl that Aetsh had cut for me (thanks again to you too Shaun):
Now hopefully I can have a safe and maintainence-free ride down at Mountanfest!!
So I found out why my battery had "Charge only in upright position" on it. And had to make a new fender / battery tray. First a little teardown so I can check the limits of the shocks:
Then the fender installed:
Here's the custom badges (thanks again Twisted):
And the vinyl that Aetsh had cut for me (thanks again to you too Shaun):
Now hopefully I can have a safe and maintainence-free ride down at Mountanfest!!
Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Re: 68 CL175 Project Vicarious - the heat is on......
Yeah Staffy, those badges are extremely easy to make. Some polished aluminum, vinyl decals, and some emblem tape is all you need.
Aetsh - it wasn't actually leaking (at least not all the time), just when it was charging. It looked like i ran over a little puddle of oil so I wiped it off with my fingers......turned out to be from the battery. Surprisingly my fingers didn't melt off.
Yeah Staffy, those badges are extremely easy to make. Some polished aluminum, vinyl decals, and some emblem tape is all you need.
Aetsh - it wasn't actually leaking (at least not all the time), just when it was charging. It looked like i ran over a little puddle of oil so I wiped it off with my fingers......turned out to be from the battery. Surprisingly my fingers didn't melt off.
