Re: CB750 No Plunger Hellride
Sweet shiny bits! Great job on the seat. I've been wanting to try leatherworking.
Sweet shiny bits! Great job on the seat. I've been wanting to try leatherworking.
This is why I like to post progress shots, to see how everything looks as a composition. I hadn't thought of leveling the seat. It's worth a gander. Placement front to back is relative to ride position. I have 1.25" to the fender and about an inch to move forward towards the tank. I'm a shorty at 5'6", so the seat's current spot puts me at a good relaxed posture.The Jimbonaut said:Last thing you need is any input Irk, you've got this all taken care of. But I wonder how that seat would look backed up about 4", or kick up the rear of the seat a bit
irk miller said:What isn't under the tank, or in the headlight bucket, will be here.
#itsaracebikenowirk miller said:
Hmm. I wonder if I can come up with enough of a loop or extra space or something else. I could go 3X, 5x or 10x on length maybe. I'm mainly trying to avoid hanging a huge reservoir somewhere on the frame. One option I considered is hanging the reservoir somewhere under the seat where it's visible, but not in such a profound space. Having the M/C is a lot of visual clutter, since it seems like most vintage choppers run a drum.doc_rot said:I watched my boss lock up his rear wheel because of a tube setup like that. If the brake fluid gets hot and expands, there is no where for it to go other than to pressurize the system and push the caliper piston out which makes it drag which makes it hotter so you get a positive feedback loop, until lock. Or as the pad wears the pistons retract too far because more fluid cant be pulled into the system because of the vacuum. Thats why the caps of reservoirs have those funky rubber inserts to expand and contract with the system.
irk miller said:I'm mainly trying to avoid hanging a huge reservoir somewhere on the frame.