Some details of my latest build:
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I'm starting another project, as the Miyata is 99% done, and I'm ready to build something else. I have had four Honda S90/CL90 parts bikes in the back shed for a couple years, just waiting to become something fun. I've also had a hankering to do up a little 1960s style Desert Scrambler bike. Something stripped down, taller suspension, knobby tires etc. I might even be able to run a Hare Scramble event or two.
He shall be known as "El Guapo":
I pulled the top end off one of the spare motors, and was pleasantly surprised and how fresh it looked. Just needs a light honing, valve grinding, and a little porting:
One of the keys to this build, is getting the right tank. I want something chunky, and bigger than the stock CL90 tank as shown below:
I also want the tank to have clean sides, as in no knee pads and spots for emblems. That way I can have plenty of room for a painted tank. Possibly with a Mexican riding a burro. Just my first idea.
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A few updates:
I found a 21" front wheel assembly from a SL125 in excellent condition, complete with knobby 2.75x21 Bridgestone knobby:
I also found some fork boots and a gasket kit:
A little mockup:
I also found a Hodaka SL250 Thunderdog fuel tank. My goal was to find a big, chunky, beefy tank, and this met that goal. When I first opened the box, I thought I had overdone it. But I think it looks great on the frame:
An idea for a long seat shape:
A short seat with a Honda C100 luggage rack, and a little mockup rear fender:
An idea of what a hardcase (DL1 case) looks like on the back:
I can tell already that will be quite a bit of fab work. Lots of brackets required, likely making an entire new seat pan etc. Should be fun.
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I'm starting another project, as the Miyata is 99% done, and I'm ready to build something else. I have had four Honda S90/CL90 parts bikes in the back shed for a couple years, just waiting to become something fun. I've also had a hankering to do up a little 1960s style Desert Scrambler bike. Something stripped down, taller suspension, knobby tires etc. I might even be able to run a Hare Scramble event or two.
He shall be known as "El Guapo":
I pulled the top end off one of the spare motors, and was pleasantly surprised and how fresh it looked. Just needs a light honing, valve grinding, and a little porting:
One of the keys to this build, is getting the right tank. I want something chunky, and bigger than the stock CL90 tank as shown below:
I also want the tank to have clean sides, as in no knee pads and spots for emblems. That way I can have plenty of room for a painted tank. Possibly with a Mexican riding a burro. Just my first idea.
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A few updates:
I found a 21" front wheel assembly from a SL125 in excellent condition, complete with knobby 2.75x21 Bridgestone knobby:
I also found some fork boots and a gasket kit:
A little mockup:
I also found a Hodaka SL250 Thunderdog fuel tank. My goal was to find a big, chunky, beefy tank, and this met that goal. When I first opened the box, I thought I had overdone it. But I think it looks great on the frame:
An idea for a long seat shape:
A short seat with a Honda C100 luggage rack, and a little mockup rear fender:
An idea of what a hardcase (DL1 case) looks like on the back:
I can tell already that will be quite a bit of fab work. Lots of brackets required, likely making an entire new seat pan etc. Should be fun.
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