Beat The Clock

Re: 360 beat the clock update 03/10/10

Maritime Biker said:
Hey Troy, saw this on the kneeslider and thought of you.

Cheers
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I'm blown away. Maybe my new favorite professional build. You guys need to check that thing out. I mean
Holy cow who would guess that is a cb 550 motor???
I'm so in love with the perimeter brakes and that front end...wow!
 
Re: 360 beat the clock update 03/10/10

troybilt said:
I'm blown away. Maybe my new favorite professional build. You guys need to check that thing out. I mean
Holy cow who would guess that is a cb 550 motor???
I'm so in love with the perimeter brakes and that front end...wow!
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That is the 2009 World Championship Freestyle category winner by Cook Customs. It's an amazing bike featuring polished nickle!
 
Re: 360 beat the clock update 03/10/10

Dude, the position of the light is perfect! It's a nice classy touch. Makes it look older. I absolutely love this bike bro.
 
Re: 360 beat the clock update 03/10/10

Troy, you may have started a movement.....
http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/mcy/1641234781.html
 
Re: 360 beat the clock update 03/10/10

Deviant1 said:
Dude, the position of the light is perfect! It's a nice classy touch. Makes it look older. I absolutely love this bike bro.
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Thanks man. thatis where the light is staying then. I didn't get the throttle drilled and tapped becasue no one in town had a 10mm 1.25 pitch tap. I hope to pick one up next week. I'm about ready to roll her into the family room so I can start rewiring. I've still not made any decisions about where to place a couple of switches. I thought I was going to end up with a couple of old school micro switches but the guy still has not answered my pm. Oh well...

Hey Swagger that is so funny. Wonder if that belongs to someone on here? Not too of a deal though.
 
Re: 360 beat the clock update 03/10/10

troybilt said:
Thanks man. thatis where the light is staying then. I didn't get the throttle drilled and tapped becasue no one in town had a 10mm 1.25 pitch tap. I hope to pick one up next week. I'm about ready to roll her into the family room so I can start rewiring. I've still not made any decisions about where to place a couple of switches. I thought I was going to end up with a couple of old school micro switches but the guy still has not answered my pm. Oh well...

Hey Swagger that is so funny. Wonder if that belongs to someone on here? Not too of a deal though.
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I have that tap on hand, you can use it if you want.

I can also probably help out with your microswitch woes....
 
Re: 360 beat the clock update 03/10/10

its kinda sad, I feel like the bike is shedding the last remnants of its cafe origins. But who cares for nostalgia when your bike looks that good :)
 
Re: 360 beat the clock update 03/10/10

Hey Swagger I'm heading to Morgantown (bigger town) monday and I should be able to pick one up then but I appreciate the offer. I just got a pm back today and it looks like I might be rockin these: (hope you don't mind that I hijacked the pics Eric)
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Thanks Boom I really appreciate the kind words!
 
Re: 360 beat the clock update 03/10/10

whats up,

love the clubmans on there with the light set up, i like the light where it is aswell.
looks wicked man, wish i had one like that for sure.
later.
 
Re: 360 beat the clock update 03/10/10

Someone posted about those microswitches before, where can I find them/that post?
 
Re: 360 beat the clock update 03/10/10

Thanks Supercafe. Greatly appreciated

ryanglade I may be selling these. They look to be brand new and are unopened. I'm working out wiring details right now and they may be out of the picture. I'll let you know
 
Re: 360 beat the clock update 03/10/10

I don't think I've commented on your bike before. So let me say it is sweet. Very classy old school. I love it. I really like the new ears and the new frame mod. Keep it up.
 
Re: 360 beat the clock update 03/10/10

thompsonmx100 said:
I don't think I've commented on your bike before. So let me say it is sweet. Very classy old school. I love it. I really like the new ears and the new frame mod. Keep it up.
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Thank you very much brother. Really means a lot!
The frame mod was done because I decided to lower it some more and needed the room. I think it made it look a little cleaner too. Added bonus I guess.

A small update probably not worth mentioning but what the hey:
I got my new fork boots today and i'm stoked about how they look. Removed the upper tree to remove the one remaining tab. Hope to paint the ears, tree and headlight bucket sometime next week. At some point I'll need to touch up the frame too. Re assemble then start rewiring. JRK is doing powder on the shocks this weekend and so I'm real stoked about that.
Oh, I also drilled and tapped the throttle (finally). Its now hooked up. I also hooked up the front brake and the clutch. Really looks clean without the controls. Work on the bike is still very slow and happens as I get a few minutes here and there to sneak in the garage. Little by little...
 
Re: 360 beat the clock update 03/10/10

I apologize for my MIA but I've been pretty busy with a long list of must do projects around the farm. Looks like that will probably be the story until the weather breaks in the fall. I have been able to check in and get 5-10 minutes a day of reading here on DTT and also have been able to sneak a few hours here and there to work on the scoot. I've stripped most of the wiring and plan to wire from scratch. I'm not looking forward to that but its got to be done. The top tree is reshaped and got it painted along with the headlight ears and headlight bucket. The headlight ears were trimmed in length to use door edging trim on the ends. I decided against that and the ears were a little short. So I cut a piece of 1 1/4" dia. rubber coupling and used it as a spacer at the bottom of the tree. Turned out ok i guess.
I painted the risers brass but I hate the color. The off color makes them stick out and its like drawing attention to something ugly. In my opinion it throws the whole front end off. They will get hit with black appliance epoxy. I'm still trying to come up with a pattern for the lace on the headlight bucket. Once that is done it will need cleared.
The fork boots, headlight ears, and top tree are all mounted. The clutch cable, front brake, and throttle are hooked up.
I went ahead and mounted the headlight and tossed the tank back on so I could grab some photos. I'm kind of surprised at how a couple of changes made the bike look very different. To me it took on sort of a FU attitude. What do you fellas and gals think??
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Re: 360 beat the clock update 04/07/10

looks good! blasted those shocks last night! will coat them with some of my parts sunday... LVE The lamp and the risers! still not a fan of the chrome bars bud, have you thought about cutting them at the ends to tighen up the front?
 
Re: 360 beat the clock update 04/07/10

Looks killer as always Troy! The headlight is dead nuts, but your right about the risers... Not loving the brass color. Black would be a bit more subtle... Man do I love this bike!
 
Re: 360 beat the clock update 04/07/10

Thanks Joe. I'm really digging the whole look of the front end. I think it really cleaned it up a bunch. To me the changes is giving the bike a new feel. I agree about the bars being a little wide. It is almost taking on a beach bar feel (physically to sit on the bike) I may wait until I take it for a spin to decide on their length. To be honest I've even considered a set of FU bars now that it is taking on the new look. I think the cables might even be long enough to do it too.
Once you get the shocks ready to send out let me know and I'll get you a paypal. I'm stoked to get them back because I know what kind of work you do. They will finish up up the ass end real nice. However, there really is no hurry because I still need to wire.

Thanks Von. Its so good to bounce stuff like this off you guys. I hate the risers and glad you agree. How is your scoot comming along? last I heard you were into wiring.
 
Re: 360 beat the clock update 04/07/10

Just read your post again Joe and you said you dig the risers? Pictures must be distorting the look because in person they really look like crap. My wife and son both ask if I did the color on purpose?? sarcastically of course ::)
 
Re: 360 beat the clock update 04/07/10

Here's a though Troy.....

Since you cna obviously weld and fabricate when you need....make your own risers from tube stock and convert your bars to riser bars. Eliminate the clamps, one more custom touch etc etc...just a thought.
 
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