Beat The Clock

Re: 360 beat the clock final video mix 4.21.10

solo cycles said:
Nice work troy and thanks for the kind work.
"Solo" Joel.
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Joel the bars are sick brother. I tweaked the risers a tad when I welded them. Really wasn't too noticeable but gave me a chance to do plan "b". The plan now is to take 2 pieces of 1"x3" angle and make a box. Cut a hole at the top for the bars, then cut that opening in half. weld the bars in and cap the top. The single riser will be welded to a plate that bolts to the riser. Pretty simple.
The kicker is a plan Swagger came up with for the cables. I really didn't like how the cables looked coming from such compact bars. Swagger's idea blew me away and I can't wait to try it.

Fellas if you need anything one off I highly recommend Solo cycles. he can do just about anything from tanks, bars, frames etc...
I don't have to tell ya that Swagger is the man for custom machine work. Professional results from both and we are very lucky to have guys like them around.
 
Re: 360 beat the clock final video mix 4.21.10

thompsonmx100 said:
Awesome Troy. I just watched the vid. Looks great. I really like that song Great for riding. Glad to see you out there riding. Good shots with the camera. What kind of cam are you using? I want to make some mounts so I can use my video cam on my bike. Keep it up.
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Thanks man. The camera is a Go Pro hero wide hd motosports. It is water proof, comes with a large suction cup and several mounting options. The thing is tiny and simple to use. Here, check it out:
http://www.goprocamera.com/products
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRzhBkZNQFI
 
Re: 360 beat the clock final video mix 4.21.10

thompsonmx100 said:
Whered you get that song from I was unable to download it from anywhere.
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Sorry man I tried to do the same. I found the song on youtube and it just sort of fit the mood of that ride. Even though I've had to use youtube music on most of my videos due to copyrights, I like that fact that most of the music on youtube is not mainstream.
 
Re: 360 beat the clock final video mix 4.21.10

Thanks for the good words Troy, but in light of the talent on this board...I'd settle for far less.
PM me your address...I have something for you sir..
 
Re: 360 beat the clock final video mix 4.21.10

Swagger said:
Thanks for the good words Troy, but in light of the talent on this board...I'd settle for far less.
PM me your address...I have something for you sir..
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I meant every word brother. I have so much to learn and it is guys like you that not only inspire me but challenge me to strive for my personal best. For that I thank you and all the other DTT brothers & sisters.

Are you joking about sending me something?? ;D No need at all but I'll play along and pm you my address ;D

Hot Rod Troy said:
Troy,
That's is one awsome build, just beautiful.
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Thank you very much man! I really appreciate the kind words.
 
Re: 360 beat the clock final video mix 4.21.10

Wow. Just a great build. Good video too. I liked the wave from the vibe's of the bike, almost looked intentional towards the end. A truly unique piece.
 
Re: 360 beat the clock final video mix 4.21.10

troybilt said:
I meant every word brother. I have so much to learn and it is guys like you that not only inspire me but challenge me to strive for my personal best. For that I thank you and all the other DTT brothers & sisters.

Are you joking about sending me something?? ;D No need at all but I'll play along and pm you my address ;D

Thank you very much man! I really appreciate the kind words.
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I found an extra Spongebob Banana Hammock....
 
Re: 360 beat the clock final video mix 4.21.10

Swagger said:
I found an extra Spongebob Banana Hammock....
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bahahahaha, I'll try anything...well almost anything, atleast once. I'll give it a go as long as is doesn't include a craby patty ;D
 
Re: 360 beat the clock final video mix 4.21.10

i know im totaly late, and off subjetct now, well kinda, but the vid is awsome man! i found it so peacefuly cool, rad bike, rad ride, rad music.

great work!
 
Re: 360 beat the clock final video mix 4.21.10

Thanks for the props fellas. I really appreciate it. Sorry I've been away but this is a pretty busy time of the year for me. I get to lurk once in awhile but that's about it. Hopefully once fall weather gets here I'll have abit more time.

This update really belongs in show in shine but what the heck...
I've been tinkering with the bike and have a few updates to report. A while back I finished up a single riser for the FU bars and took them for a spin. Did up a little video of that ride right after mounting them.

Ridin the FU bars

Anyhow, I can swap out the FUs for the clubmans in about 10 mins. I dig both bars so I expect to swap them out once in awhile. So I painted the bars with black epoxy and did a few other mods (sorry no progress photos jsut finished shots). Stripped the tank down and soldered in some NPT fittings for a sight gas gauge and soldered shut the factory pit cock. Then soldered a fitting for a brass shut off valve on the other side. Was my first time to do silver soldering. Anyhow, the tank then got creamed and repainted. Didn't turn out too bad
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This was taken just today
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last but not least I shaved the stator cover. Took it back to about 1500 grit and hit it with clear

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Re: 360 beat the clock 06.11.10

Gotta say it, the fu's are sexy. Still glad you are keeping the clubs as a backup/alternate. The fuel gauge looks trick. Let us know how it holds up since that is on my growing mods list. I don't want to have to do any brazing if I don't have to, so silver solder may be the go to solution.
 
Re: 360 beat the clock 06.11.10

Yeah Troy, I'm diggin what you've done as well. I remember the talk on the fuel level, glad to see it made it to fruition.

You completely re-did the paint on the tank?! Looks great bro!
 
Re: 360 beat the clock 06.11.10

Hey guys thanks alot. I really appreciate the homage. Not getting to ride too much but when I do its alot fun scooting around on this thing. She really brings people out of the wood work asking questions and taking pics. I've never in my life had a bike that someone wanted to take a picture of.

Hey BigR i did have to redo the paint on the tank (and body work). I had it looking pretty nice until I hit it with a heavy coat of 2k clear. I forgot how easy it can lift the base paint. I went ahead and finished putting the clear on and it doesn't look too bad. Most people don't notice but I think I may redo it this winter. Next time it will get several light coats before the heavy ones. I knew that from the last time but I guess I just forgot.

Cresent a sight gauge is calling your name brother. It would look sick on your scoot. Its not hard to do at all. I've never brazed or used silver solder before. I was planning on having my uncle braze it for me but he talked me into trying soldering it myself. He walked me through the process. The silver solder seems to be very strong and i'm pretty happy with how it all turned out. Its pretty cool to watch the fuel change levels, just don't want to watch it for very long ::)
Anyhow, iT was cheap to do. I think I have less then $5 in fittings and about $12 in the brass shut off valve.

For those interested:
(disclaimer: gas fumes and open flame is bad, bad, bad. I would not consider this to be a diy..just sayin...)So please don't anyone blow themselves up. Seek the advice and help of a professional. And yep I'm going to go on to tell how I did it...
It has to be very clean so prep it well and use a good flux. The npt fittings were threaded so with the holes I drilled they jsut threaded right in. Just make sure to get the tank very clean first. I washed mine out with dishliquid and water (Used up a large container of dishliquid). Just kept adding soap then rinse repeat several, several times (it still had a hint of gas smell after that). After that let it sit with muratic acid for about 2 hrs. Rince again with dish soap a few times then it might be ready. Anyhow, it flash rusted real quick so after drilling the holes i lightly sanded, wiped down with denatured alochol then hit it with flux. Ready to solder
After it was soldered it got the por-15 treatment . One word of caution about sealing a tank. Make sure not to seal off the vent hole in the lid. It can make your bike run like poop at times. Don't ask how I know ::) but I can thank Kanticoy for helping me figure it out. It was starting to drive me crazy.

anyway please don't anyone blow themselvs up. Seek the advice/help of a professional
 
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