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Message started by mmoses on 06/29/17 at 19:04:34

Title: New Build/New member
Post by mmoses on 06/29/17 at 19:04:34

So I picked up a Suzuki S40 and decided to build a cafe racer! I have been wanting to do this for a few years now.

I looked at the Ryca stuff first but that seems pricey. So far I have taken off a bunch of extra stuff, removed the battery box, air box, wrapped the exhaust, and picked up a new muffler.

Ive been reading the carb jetting threads. So hopefully I can figure that part out.

I plan to make my own seat and fab a battery box. Adding clip on handlebars. Not sure what I am doing for a gas tank.

Any suggestions would be great!

Title: Re: New Build/New member
Post by mmoses on 06/29/17 at 19:09:40

This is where I am starting from and where I want to go

Title: Re: New Build/New member
Post by mmoses on 06/29/17 at 19:14:24

Future!

Title: Re: New Build/New member
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/29/17 at 21:26:23

Get it running first

Title: Re: New Build/New member
Post by mmoses on 06/29/17 at 21:57:35

[quote author=7A656364797E4F7F4F77656922100 link=1498788274/0#3 date=1498796783]Get it running first[/quote

It was running before the carb battery box airbox, exhaust and carb where taken off. :)

Title: Re: New Build/New member
Post by Dave on 06/30/17 at 03:06:22

Are you looking for some clip ons?
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1399394334

I can powdercoat the 1" bars black, and drill the ends for whatever size mirror you want to mount.

Title: Re: New Build/New member
Post by mmoses on 07/10/17 at 10:41:08

I could use some help on the gas tank. Are there any stock tanks that look good with the racer style?

Title: Re: New Build/New member
Post by Dave on 07/10/17 at 11:03:11

Nothing that is a bolt on....they all take some form of adapting. The Benelli Mojave tank has been used, the Suzuki GT 185 and GT380/550 tanks has also been used a few times. Not too long ago there was a thread about a tank that is being offered on the RYCA website and also is available on eBay.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1491487593/14#14

Title: Re: New Build/New member
Post by mmoses on 07/13/17 at 12:33:53

58636E7968647F79626A67780B0 wrote:

Thanks! I really like the look of the mojave tank.

Title: Re: New Build/New member
Post by ohiomoto on 07/14/17 at 05:27:13

One way to get ideas is to watch what other builders use and how they mount them. First, look at the tons of build threads on here. There is a list in one post that Dave started but there are a ton of others not listed.

Also look on YouTube for examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhmnlPQjmYc

There are a lot of great ideas out there.

Title: Re: New Build/New member
Post by Tocsik on 07/15/17 at 18:50:10

That was so fun to watch (and humbling). That guy didn't build a bike. He sculpted one from raw materials.

Title: Re: New Build/New member
Post by Dave on 07/17/17 at 05:39:57

7770717775776C77180 wrote:

First, look at the tons of build threads on here. There is a list in one post that Dave started but there are a ton of others not listed.

There are a lot of great ideas out there.

The "Build Thread" on this forum has unfortunately been compromised by the recent PhotoBucket fiasco......some of the threads no longer have photos - which makes the threads a bit useless.

When a forum member starts a build and documents the progress in the same thread and then gets pretty far along, it can be included in the Bike Builds sticky. (When a forum member posts his build one step at a time in multiple threads, it is not possible to include each one in the Bike Build thread). We also don't include single items like seats, saddlebags, handlebars, headlights, etc. as a "build".

Title: Re: New Build/New member
Post by ohiomoto on 07/17/17 at 06:36:59

Yeah, that's why I just uploaded my pictures to the site.

Also, for the amount of builds on this site (which is pretty unique to this bike!), it might be worth having a build section.

Title: Re: New Build/New member
Post by Dave on 07/17/17 at 07:22:19

2B2C2D2B292B302B440 wrote:

Yeah, that's why I just uploaded my pictures to the site.

Also, for the amount of builds on this site (which is pretty unique to this bike!), it might be worth having a build section.

Ohiomoto - I just realized I never put your "70's show" into the Bike Builds section. Sorry....I should have done that a long time ago. I will get it done ASAP.

Title: Re: New Build/New member
Post by ohiomoto on 07/17/17 at 07:37:08

No worries. I think there are some others too. Like there's a bunch of new ones. Seems like we get a new build here every month. That's why I wonder if a build section of the forum might useful.

Title: Re: New Build/New member
Post by Hamman on 07/18/17 at 07:38:31

On our build we did away with the stock mounts completely. Also as we changed the subframe the old tank would not have fit anyways. When we fitted our DT175 gas tank I came up with simplistic but effective mounts. Make them strong, but not to where it becomes a "pain" to have to remove the tank. There are a ton of great ideas out there for sure!

Also, if you haven't checked first, make sure your timing chain tensioner is good to go!! You can do all this work to have a nice looking paper weight :-/

Title: Re: New Build/New member
Post by ohiomoto on 08/24/17 at 08:22:41

Did you ever start this build?

(Still think a this site could use a build section. ;) )