Recent content by spikeybike

polished fins , bottom motor mount, new hardware stainless headlight grill

been waiting for the sun to come out so i can take some shots of the bike .... i just gotta finish up the electrical then i can do a little fine tuning on the seat ... then it's on to the motor .. (i'm replacing the head)

thanks fellas i appreciate your compliments www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sdQIViQd7Q#ws (if you wanna see it in high res, it goes up to 720p) it's not flawless ... but for a 40 dollar paint job it's not too shabby at all ...thats $40 including all the supplies .masking, sand paper , rubbing...

ok 1st, Tim, i did need the diodes . and let me tell ya .. soldering diodes in line is not easy , but i worked it out .... i been pretty busy and havn't done a whole hell of a lot .. but here are some little updates so with the starter gone ,and most of the stuff attached to that .. i...

when i first cut them out i mocked up pieces in the same way ... but it just didn't look right, with the shape that i chose ......and thanks fellas ;)

now i have a question i've ordered a speedo with the dummy lights in it (from DCC) my bike has turn signal indicators for each side , my new speedo only has one indicator . can i just splice the indicators together, or will i have to wire in some kind of diode my fear is that without a...

and thats where i am today ...

ok so i gotta post some of these pics before i get too behind .. i like to wait until i have a bunch to post, but i haven't felt much like dealing with the upload process (very poor bandwidth at this new apartment) so lets get started then there is no way i'm bringin my fancy camera to work...

lexan .. .9" thick cut with hole saw on drill press black RTV

did a little work last night , this tank is turning out pretty nice . i'm really diggin it i want to change the cockpit up a bit .. definitely angle the gauges forward a little. .. and i've been kickin around ideas for relocating the dummy lights ... i might just get a new speedo...

and the tank ... guess i can show ya these too ;) it's still pretty far from done .. but you can get the point the side pieces are the case of a dvd player i found in the trash ;D ;D welded on some 1/8th inch round bar i've always had a thing for bonnies, this tank is kind of a...

yes , you absolutely can build a bike for just over 500 bucks . now that we've done that . let's upgrade it a bit .. cuz i must confess .. i kinda miss winning trophies i've got some big plans for this winter.... so stay tuned had one of the lathe operators at work spin the...

greetings fellas this thread is gonna start as 90% cut and paste from a different forum.. i felt that this forum was a better place to post about this red headed step child of a bike .. the kawi twin forums weren't really populated at all ... and i got the impression from the honda forum...