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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Mid controls /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1339381105 Message started by braveteacher on 06/10/12 at 19:18:22 |
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Title: Mid controls Post by braveteacher on 06/10/12 at 19:18:22 So I am starting my project...wanted to do a Ryca...purchased a 2011 S40...decided to do it all myself...we will see how it goes...purchased a benelli gas tank on ebay...so let the fun begin. step 1 ...move controls back to create mid controls...this is what I have so far...more to come. |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by braveteacher on 06/10/12 at 19:19:28 geto drawings... |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by braveteacher on 06/10/12 at 19:21:00 what to do with the exhaust? |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by braveteacher on 06/10/12 at 19:21:55 One more...metal for the bracket... |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by braveteacher on 06/10/12 at 19:22:22 enough for one day...more later |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by skeebo on 06/11/12 at 11:51:41 looking good man.....I'm using a bracket like this for my exhaust, I guess it's depends on size and shape. |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by Serowbot on 06/11/12 at 12:08:37 2737243320312024262D2037450 wrote:
You should make that pic, your avatar... ;D ;D ;D... |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by braveteacher on 06/11/12 at 13:58:52 gas tank came in today...got it on ebay and it looks new...can not believe 30+ year old tank and it look new... |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by braveteacher on 06/11/12 at 13:59:10 another |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by thomasoconnor19 on 06/11/12 at 14:05:11 3525362132233236343F3225570 wrote:
LOVE that tank. what is it off of? How much was it on ebay? Any attempts and pics of it fitting on the frame? |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by braveteacher on 06/11/12 at 14:09:17 $356 with shipping...just opened it about 30 min ago...fit should be fine...on ryca's web site they have this tank on a s40. |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by braveteacher on 06/11/12 at 14:10:37 1960/70 benelli 360/260 bike... |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by thomasoconnor19 on 06/11/12 at 14:15:27 39293A2D3E2F3E3A38333E295B0 wrote:
very cool. i have been thinking about picking up this tank on ebay. have not received dimensions or info on what model it is for. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280719818338 |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by braveteacher on 06/11/12 at 14:20:50 http://shop.rycamotors.com/2000-Custom-Ryca-Cafe-Racer_p_129.html here is a look at the bike on ryca web site...cool... |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by thomasoconnor19 on 06/11/12 at 14:53:48 7767746370617074767D7067150 wrote:
ya i've seen that before...i remember that it had a lot of custom frame/seat work. i wonder how much work it took just to get the tank to fit well? i dont have a welder or the fab skills to do any major frame mods yet. maybe in the winter. I am hoping to do a simple brat style seat, pretty much like this bike. http://media.photobucket.com/image/recent/XSWild34/01_KZ.jpg |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by teabowl13 on 06/12/12 at 05:33:09 That looks awesome Sir! Love those tanks; I'm impressed you found a real one; usually the ones I see are reproductions. Can't wait to see what it turns out like. Cheers! |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by braveteacher on 06/16/12 at 15:30:12 Controls did not work out...Ryca got a little bit of my money...rear sets coming in the mail.... |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by teabowl13 on 06/16/12 at 18:51:04 How come they didn't work out? Did the exhaust get in the way? It looked like it might from your pictures. There was a guy who posted this picture in the Projects section. His mid controls were further forward than Ryca's for sure, but they look pretty simple to make... http://suzukisavage.com/yabb2.2/Attachments/Image03302012202332.jpg |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by braveteacher on 06/16/12 at 19:07:29 I could have made something work...but the killer was the stand...the kick stand just sucked...with the controls...so I would have to design or purchase an old stand...So I through in the towel and went with a proven design...no big deal... |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/17/12 at 05:02:52 Sometimes its best to just buy what ya need. The time & $$ spent trying to save some money is sometimes more than its worth. The learning curve can be sharp & slick. Ive crashed & burned on a few of those corners. Im learning, tho. Im not just jumping on new projects w/o studying to see if I want to hire some or all of it done, Im done with that "Well,, if He can do it, I can do it" thinking,, Yea, I probably CAN do it, but if I spent my time doing what I know, & just paid someone to do the stuff I dont, would I be ahead at the end of the day? The answer to that is the one thats hard to get right, |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by skeebo on 06/17/12 at 09:43:00 The side stand will take fab skills if you start from scratch. I moved the left control yoke intact just for that reason...... |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by cobraguy on 06/26/12 at 12:17:10 Kickstand side. My wife wasn't comfortable with the forward controls. I made it more like her old Rebel. She likes them now even though she can't turn hard without dragging because they're pretty low. I did the welding and fabricating. I can return it to stock at any time. |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by John in Kalifornia on 06/26/12 at 13:47:22 Cobraguy, That looks pretty slick. Any more details? Looks like you welded up reinforcement for the kickstand pivot. How did you connect the shfter? John in the PRC |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by cobraguy on 06/26/12 at 14:36:35 I had a piece of 2x4 1/4 wall extruded aluminum tube that I carved up for the brackets. I did have to buy a right side peg, shift lever and kick stand from my local MC salvage yard. The brackets bolt to the frame. The only mod to the frame was trimming off the gusset for the lower left control mount. I can take more pics of details if your interested. I just didn't want to load up the site with tons of pics that few people would be interested in. |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by John in Kalifornia on 06/26/12 at 15:50:43 Methinks this WOULD be an interesting topic. The Ryca rearsets aren't appropriate for a Scrambler or Street Tracker project bike. It's just that they are already engineered and proven to work. Not everybody wants their feet back that far. I was working on my CL350 Honda Scrambler the other day and discovered that the footpegs and sidestand came off as an assembly. Each side bolts to the frame tube under the engine with a couple of bolts. I didn't do any measuring but I'd think something similar could be adapted to the savage. The kickstand bracket, being a part of the footpeg assembly would be plenty strong enough. Those old Hondas aren't lightweights. John in the PRC |
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Title: Re: Mid controls Post by ralfyguy on 06/26/12 at 16:06:02 So they paint the cylinder silver again nowadays? |
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