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valvesprung
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Love love love 
HerrDeacon
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Very Buell-esque. Very nice!
Swagger
Putting boot to ass since 1967!
I think the XV motor suits a Buel style custom setup. I've looked at a few trellis options but nothing seems to suit.
Plus I love the idea of a single elegant backbone running from the steering head to the swingarm pivot with the motor providing the structure..
Something along the lines of this setup:
Plus I love the idea of a single elegant backbone running from the steering head to the swingarm pivot with the motor providing the structure..
Something along the lines of this setup:
Swagger
Putting boot to ass since 1967!
Something really is happening....just slowly.
I stripped and rebuilt the headlight bucket and mounts and hit them with a neat satin black texture paint from Rustoleum. It seems to be really tough and has an interesting surface finish, a nice alternative to satin or flat black for accent pieces. I made the dash panel to suit the Vapor computer, it's cut from .120" 6061 sheet, bent in my home made brake and received several coats of the texture black after a quick scour with 120 grit and a palm sander.
This and the much smaller and less obtrusive cat eye (read cheapo) turn signals makes the front end much tidier. I used some Laminex film on the headlight mostly because there are a few pretty nasty gouges already and giant 9" yellow evil eye headlight will be all the rage come spring...you just wait!
I stripped and rebuilt the headlight bucket and mounts and hit them with a neat satin black texture paint from Rustoleum. It seems to be really tough and has an interesting surface finish, a nice alternative to satin or flat black for accent pieces. I made the dash panel to suit the Vapor computer, it's cut from .120" 6061 sheet, bent in my home made brake and received several coats of the texture black after a quick scour with 120 grit and a palm sander.
This and the much smaller and less obtrusive cat eye (read cheapo) turn signals makes the front end much tidier. I used some Laminex film on the headlight mostly because there are a few pretty nasty gouges already and giant 9" yellow evil eye headlight will be all the rage come spring...you just wait!
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Swagger
Putting boot to ass since 1967!
Not in any official capacity, LIFE SHIT(tm) kinda got itself all in my way here recently. Been a bit....slim.....lately but I haven't sunk. I'll also admit that my inspiration for the blog has taken a beating along the way. I will be posting again, sooner than later......
Hang in there, hopefully more to come on the bikes soon too!
Hang in there, hopefully more to come on the bikes soon too!
Swagger
Putting boot to ass since 1967!
Wow, this one has languished for far too long. I have been thrashing along on other projects and keeping my head (barely) above water so the bike has been sitting longer than I'd have hoped. I have finally stolen some time to tug at the wiring harness and came to a decision; I'm only replacing what i must at this point so the bike can be ride-able this season. Over the coming winter it'll move forward into it's next stage at which point the harness will need to be completely custom. As such I've isolated the TCI/coil harness and set it up as a separate piece which will draw switched power from the M-unit. I've also rewired the Stator and Pickup portions as they were haggard by the previous owner or possibly feral children with teething issues. I've got the lighting portion laid out and terminated but haven't yet installed it as I'm still : trying to decide on bar switches.
I'm farther along on the rewire than what's shown in the pic but it'll give you an idea how things are shaping up. The M-unit lives under the seat with the OMP Reg/Rec unit mounted to the bottom of the plate for airflow.
There are some mechanical changes coming as well but those are for another post.....
trying to decide on bar switches.I'm farther along on the rewire than what's shown in the pic but it'll give you an idea how things are shaping up. The M-unit lives under the seat with the OMP Reg/Rec unit mounted to the bottom of the plate for airflow.
There are some mechanical changes coming as well but those are for another post.....
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pacomotorstuff
Coast to Coast
Keep on chuggin' away, Swag muh man.
I know what you mean about keeping barely above water - I think I'm using a snorkel these days LOL.
I've been "shamed" into doing some work on my XV as well - the project has gone on longer than yours...
Maybe all of us working on any XV - shaft, chain, 750, 920, cafe, street tracker, race bike, chopper, whatever - should set a date this year and start a thread where we each submit 3 photos of our project - completed, in work, barely started - and call it the "XV challenge".
IMHO, June 30 works but what say you all?
Regards,
Pat Cowan,
Vintage Motorcycle Fiberglass
I know what you mean about keeping barely above water - I think I'm using a snorkel these days LOL.
I've been "shamed" into doing some work on my XV as well - the project has gone on longer than yours...
Maybe all of us working on any XV - shaft, chain, 750, 920, cafe, street tracker, race bike, chopper, whatever - should set a date this year and start a thread where we each submit 3 photos of our project - completed, in work, barely started - and call it the "XV challenge".
IMHO, June 30 works but what say you all?
Regards,
Pat Cowan,
Vintage Motorcycle Fiberglass
pacomotorstuff said:
I'm in - but can I just finish one of them ?
That's a very good point to aim for Pat .. whoa back, that IS 2014 I hope ?????
