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Re: 360 bobber/Brat new tires update

Thank you very much for the offer Joe. wow bud can't tell you how much that means. Says a lot about you brother! Just awesome!
i may just bite the bullet and buy a set. If I don't like em I should be able to re-sell them and try something else. I'm very interested if you end up having something for sale. Maybe have you powder them first. Just let me know.
 
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shoot me a PM this weekend... i will check, i put all my extra shocks into a big ol box and stored it... i will pull that down, if there is anything worth anything i have it all wrapped up to protect it... if i have it, ill tear them down and hit the springs, and show caps for you... what color? want that gold i have or what you thinking?
 
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Not thought about colors but maybe brass/antique gold spring could be cool. Don't know.... I guess I need to think about it. Lets see what you find and go from there.
 
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troybilt said:
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I removed the sproked guard and painted the sproket as well
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Inspiration!!!! Thanks for your help Troy!
 
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Hey Rawfish, sure man, glad I could help. Have any more questions just let me know. Thanks for the compliment. Its greatly appreciated!

I'm still trying to decide on making my own girder fork or having swagger make me a set of trees or just clean up the top tree that I have and call it done. Anyhow, one thing I've thought about for a while now is moving the speedo. Which happened today. I was shocked to find that it doesn't vibrate at all. Well, not anymore than when it was mounted onthe tree. I also replaced the chrome riser hole covers with black ones. I really need to shorten the cables but don't want to until I know exacty whats going on with the forks and bars. Until then these cables are going to drive me crazy.
I still need to do some work (wire the light for the speedo etc) to complete the move but here it is:
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Troy,

Fantastic work, it just keeps getting better and better. I really dig the speedo location, at first I thought it was an oil pressure gauge! Great idea and it really keeps the front end clean, an idea worthy of stealing!

Question: How is the mirror working out? I like the idea but wondered how practical it is. Would you do it again?

Scott
 
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and the wrenches keep turning!!! Troy that looks great! one thing is to make sure that speedo cable is lubed! those are some pretty wicked bends that it is taking and will get hot spinning... looks great, more than great it is functional. what i would recomend for the wiring is to get some cable covering from cable organizer.com like i used on the harleys and the TX, it comes in black side entry, then you can run your power to the guage and cover it all up in the covering... will completely go away!!! Looks great man!
 
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Hey thanks very much guys. Not much of a change but i think its cool. At this point I think I really need to be careful and not cross that fine line of being aesthetically pleasing to being just yuck to much.
It seems to be a good position for it there. It is out of peripheral vision however, a quick glance down with the eyes and it is very easy to pick up.

Hey Joe thanks for the advice on lubing the cable. i didn't think of that. I lubed it well last spring but doing it again just for good measure is probably a good idea. the cable is all but the deal breaker. I hate where it is in the photos. i was trying to keep it off the exhaust. I redid it this am and it looks much better. The only thing is it is now running in behind the exhaust. Not touching but its close. In order to keep it there I'll probably run it in some sort of sheath to help protect it from heat. And love the idea of the cable organizer. It's on the list now.

Now that the speedo is gone from up there the headlight ears are speaking to me. I really not digging them now. So i'm looking for a new pair to put on the wish list.

Hey mrkil, The tires are made by Duro. I really like them alot. More info a couple of pages back.

Skyeye, Thanks for the props. It really is nice to bounce things off of you guys. i really appreciate all the input and words of encouragement. This site just rocks for that!
I really like the mirror alot. To use it most of the time I have to pull my knee in to get it out of the way. But once i do that I have full view. With that said, I still don't trust mirrors even in a cage. I have a habit of turning my head even after checking the mirror. But yes brother i'd do it again for sure. Is quite functional. However it is only one mirror and because if that, it has the limits that come with only running one mirror. Thanks for asking bud.
--Troy
 
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i feel ya on knowing when to say when! I just took my cafe off the lift and said... NO MORE! ha ha ha
one thing i wnated to ask... how far out did you kick your swing arm? my cb350 is out of the barn and in the shop again!!!
 
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Hey Joe, Glad to hear the 350 is going to get some attention. Can't wait to watch that one as well.
I added 5" to the swingarm. You may want to block up the bike and unbolt the swing arm. I'd leave the shocks bolted up and just pull it out away from the frame just to get an idea where it might sit. MOre importantly you can get an idea of how the springs will need to work. This may give you an idea of how much stretch to add. I'm saying this because I think our top shock mounts are in different locations. Just a thought.
--Troy
 
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will do will do... having some "issues" with the title on it... i got it from a buddy, his house burned to the ground... the tittle was still in the prev owners name just signed over to him... now the DMV is giving me hell... I have a bill of sale... so we will see. I am not going to touch it untill i have a title in hand... so this project may again be on the back burner... i may rip out that FZR600 rocket i have as a street fighter real fast after i finish the customers bike i am working on now... man that would suck if i cant get a title for the 350... after all the work that went into the frame! i am just pissed... one of those days i guess
either way i wnat to get the swing arm to chris, if i have to find a titled frame and cut the number plate off for the bike i will. only time will tell... least i know chris can take his time on the swing arm!
 
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Man, that sucks about the title. Even worse about your friend's house. Hope everyone made it out ok.
On a lighter note. I did a pretty big ride today. A bunch of interstate riding. About half way in i decided to change the mirror from the right side to the left side. Much better. Speedo will get moved somwhere else too. The position is ok but I hate looking at the cable. Just can't figure a good way to hide it. I'm not going to do anything until I decide on trees/girder.
I'm looking hard at the old bicycle girders still. For anyone interested here is a little reading: (if nothing else I think it's some nice machine work) http://www.chopperweb.info/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18670&perpage=15&highlight=girder parts made&pagenumber=1
This is the finished product:
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located here: http://kfabhawaii.com/gallery/gallery/barhoppa.html
 
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Merely from an aesthetic standpoint those are so much cooler than the set I was cracking on. It was the bulky look of the others that I was against. As your unofficial spiritual adviser I say you go this route without questioning in another minute.

I'm sure there will be some opposition though.

Damn those are clean!
 
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Thanks Cresent. I have to agree about the difference in shocks. I really like the smaller shock and how clean this looks. I've also fallen in love with these trees. Clean and simple. However, there seems to be some design flaws in this design. I'm still looking at what is out there but I think some links could be added to this to make it work more like a typical girder. I know what I'm looking for is out there. I just need to keep looking.
--Troy
 
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Here is another bit of inspiration for me. I think this thing must run some sort of internal spring in the neck or the bottom link has some sort of tension spring built into it. If that's the case I don't know how it would be dampened. Does any one know?
Anyhow, one of the things that draw me to this are the trees. Simple and sexy.
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I'd be willing to bet that the green bike is undamped and probably rigid as well....
Pretty.......but rough on the tailbone...
 
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Ya know Swagger, I think you are probably right. I've looked at that damn thing and for the life of me i couldn't figure out how it worked. The sad thing is these bikes are better show pieces than riders.
Sorry for gobbing up my thread with these things but I've just been trying to wrap my head around these different builds. They look sweet though. I've still not decided on which direction to go. I have learned a little in the process though.
 
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gobbing up your thread...? Dude....it's your thread!
 
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