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Title: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/03/15 at 18:17:03 Hey gang, Just got 99% of all the stuff I need to build my Ryca CS-1 and I've started a build thread on my personal website. Please feel free to come over and take a look! http://myrycabuild.weebly.com/ Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Art Webb on 03/03/15 at 18:40:32 coming along nicely |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/03/15 at 19:27:54 I'll be posting YouTube videos soon too. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Gary in NJ on 03/03/15 at 19:46:11 I'm putting the finishing touches on mine right now. The first 90% took a weekend. The last 10% has taken a month. I still need to find a good paint shop. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Art Webb on 03/03/15 at 20:02:47 are you keeping a build thread up too Gary? |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/04/15 at 01:03:19 I'll be looking for a good paint shop too. I'll probably get mine painted at the end of this year. I want to build it, get it sorted, then paint it. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Gary_in_NJ on 03/04/15 at 07:38:21 22313734262121430 wrote:
I do have photo's, so a build log will happen. Just not in real time. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/06/15 at 21:54:12 Getting the tires warmed up. http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii173/mode4eng/20150306_195742_zpsaeqxz4iq.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/mode4eng/media/20150306_195742_zpsaeqxz4iq.jpg.html) Got it on halfway 45 minutes later http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii173/mode4eng/20150306_221658_zpshtv7s0s5.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/mode4eng/media/20150306_221658_zpshtv7s0s5.jpg.html) Took another 20 minutes to get the tube in there through the hole. 3 hours after I started I got the rear tire on! Only one scratch on the rim! (That's baby powder you see on the right.) http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii173/mode4eng/20150306_233924_zpssgbp3kz1.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/mode4eng/media/20150306_233924_zpssgbp3kz1.jpg.html) One more wheel to go and then it's on to the easier stuff! Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by verslagen1 on 03/06/15 at 22:24:49 good you did the hard one 1st. frontsa piece a cake. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Dave on 03/07/15 at 04:30:54 2F3C2B2A35383E3C3768590 wrote:
No....I don't think so. He is using the same size tire front and rear. However.....He now has experience! OK....I hope this is a dumb question. Did you put rim strips over the spoke nipples before mounting the tire and tube? |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Gary_in_NJ on 03/07/15 at 05:41:35 My advice for mounting tires... 1. Use three irons 2. Never stop squeezing the tire into the groove 3. Use windex to keep it lubed |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/07/15 at 09:53:54 It came with rim strips and they were all aligned and covering the spokes. The tires are going in the proper direction too. I contacted heidenau about direction when using the same tire front and rear and they said to make them both go in the arrow direction. I used baby powder but am trying the windex/ soap trick for the front. Just trying to keep the mess down. What was so hard was being able to move the rim guards while still pushing on the tire. Really bummed I got a scratch on one. I'm kind of a perfectionist that way. Off to get the front done in a bit! I'll post back how it goes.... :) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by cafecarl on 03/07/15 at 10:30:51 While I was building my Ryca, I had a good assortment of wet/dry sandpaper grits (up to 2000). Also a cheap buffing setup for my drill. I was able to clean up scratches in aluminum as long as they weren't too deep. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Gary in NJ on 03/07/15 at 15:11:20 624D4E4E1F19280 wrote:
I should have added this: Cover the rim with painter tape to avoid scratches. Another way to avoid scratches is to make sure that the tire spoons are the type with a slightly curved tip - it allows for minimum insertion so there's less chance of a scratch. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/07/15 at 16:32:49 Got the front on. No scratches, only 2.5 hours and a bentback and bloody index fingernail. The weather is on a warming streak so I'm attacking the rear trailing arm tomorrow! |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/12/15 at 21:05:58 Thought I'd show you the "dash" lighting I'm considering. Left to right: hi beam, turn and neutral. Got them from the hot rod company. Jeff http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii173/mode4eng/20150312_113649_zpstb7e7u99.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/mode4eng/media/20150312_113649_zpstb7e7u99.jpg.html) |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by gizzo on 03/13/15 at 02:06:54 6B61656F646D69603E383C0C0 wrote:
My advice for mounting tyres: Brake fluid to lubricate the bead, and whack it on with a rubber mallet. After some practice, you'll have them fitted in 5 minutes each rim, and hardly need to use the tyre lever. Just one lever to finish it off when it gets really tight. But then the lever goes inside the rim and won't scratch it. Need to use your feet, to stop the tyre from riding up as you work your way around the rim. I do car tyres the same way. Learned it years ago working in a bush garage. OK, you can't take the tyre off with a mallet. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/14/15 at 19:39:11 Started on the rear arm. Here are the YouTube videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7giFOIKXN5Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVb3vFlWkk4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOwcvuBNTB8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF8-wHSHaaA Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/15/15 at 20:16:58 Got the rear arm notched, plate bent and tack welded. Need to finish welding then clean it up and give it a quick painting. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Dave on 03/16/15 at 06:45:48 Jeff: I looked at your video a bit.....not all of it....just scanned through for the highlights. You are cutting away an awful lot of the brace, and taking a lot of strength away form the swing arm. That cross brace is a structural piece, and does serve a purpose......and as with any structural piece taking away 1/2 the dimension reduces the strength by a factor of 4. You might want to consider adding some thickness to the front of the brace to restore the strength you cut away. There is room in the front to add material without making clearance problems. I cut away far less than you did, and I added an internal stiffener to help keep the piece near the original strength. I slid the axle all the way forward and marked a pattern using a 3/8" drive socket extension for clearance. http://i61.tinypic.com/2w37x1k.jpg I then cut out the original metal, and made an interior stiffener to be welded inside, and a new plate to cover the part I cut away. The stiffener plate I used is sitting on the top of the swing arm and is installed about where the green tape is located. http://i57.tinypic.com/2pshv0z.jpg I then welded it all together and made it smooth with my grinder. You can see the places where the welds show through where I attached the inner stiffening plate. http://i58.tinypic.com/sav1wi.jpg Also....before you paint and make it pretty, check the distance between the rear mounts of the swing arm. I found that the welding process pulled the swing arm closer together at the rear, and I had to put a hydraulic jack between them to bend them back to the proper spacing to get the wheel back in place. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/16/15 at 07:24:15 Dave said .and as with any structural piece taking away 1/2 the dimension reduces the strength by a factor of 4. I had no idea.... anything I might look at? |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Dave on 03/16/15 at 07:55:41 There are several things involved. You are removing material....Not a huge deal. You are reducing the distance between the outside members, which compresses the available material into a smaller package. This reduces the Moment of Inertia. Take a 2x4 board and lay it flat....and it bends a lot. Take that same 2x4 and stand it upright....and it becomes stiff. The Moment of Inertia for a rectangular object is easy and can be calculated as 1/12 the base x the height cubed. The 2x4 flat would have a moment of inertia of 2.67. The same 2x4 stood upright would have a value of 10.67.....or 3.9950 times as strong. Irregular shaped objects are a bit harder to calculate...but the same concept applies. That is why a hollow tube is so much stronger than a steel bar of the same weight. If you want to investigate this stuff....look up Moment of Inertia and Radius of Gyration. Now the swing arm is not quite that simple, as it pivots from the front, has a welded in cross brace, has shocks mounted near the rear, and has a somewhat rigid attachment at the rear where the axle passes through - so the cross brace is not independent and functions as a very important stiffener. If the cross brace is weak the swing arm can twist during cornering....the top of the tire will twist upward away from the paving. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/16/15 at 08:32:51 I'll more than likely be putting some bracing in front. I have a lot more to go on it yet. :) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/16/15 at 08:34:09 my kindle has gotten real slow to type on.. I'd ask more.. thanks bunches.. Design, structural strength, I just Like that stuff. I stare at bridges trying to understand the WHY of all the braces.. The rule you quoted applies in several places. If I'm tracking right.. Heat transfer / distance Cell phone exposure/ distance Nonlinear, |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by verslagen1 on 03/16/15 at 08:46:37 697670776A6D5C6C5C64767A31030 wrote:
There's a specific formula for each, you'll have to look each up. interesting factoid... you can heat 1 end of a 6" glass rod to melting while holding the other end with your bare hand. Try that with a steel rod. :o here's another... On the original 747 wing load test, they bent the wings back until the tips almost touched before failure. And you thought that moving up and down a foot or so in flight was worrisome. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/16/15 at 09:03:26 On the original 747 wing load test, they bent the wings back until the tips almost touched before failure. Like to see a pic of THAT! What a fun job... |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/16/15 at 09:18:32 And then let them go. FA-TWANG!!!!!!!! ;D |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/16/15 at 09:35:49 http://www.supertightstuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/boeing_787_ultimate_wing_load.jpg Can't find the 747, but WOW, I wonder what kinda G forces would be needed to do that,, |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Dave on 03/16/15 at 09:47:51 OK...next time warn me that it is not a "video". I just stared for a while and I was afraid to blink....I didn't want to miss anything. :o |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by verslagen1 on 03/16/15 at 09:52:30 172C2136272B30362D252837440 wrote:
roflmao, which is pretty hard to stifle due to work conditions. WWI, the load test was done inverted and they just piled dry sand on the wings. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/16/15 at 09:52:31 Uhh, yeah, sorry about that,,, too bad it's not a video.. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/16/15 at 10:17:00 Are you guys the type that stop at a stop sign and wait for it to change? :D ;D Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Dave on 03/16/15 at 10:35:21 406F6C6C3D3B0A0 wrote:
Not anymore.......... |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/16/15 at 10:43:31 a rattle can of green paint and I'm Literally Good to go. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/16/15 at 13:58:47 Just checking guys, just checking. :) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/17/15 at 13:20:16 Last night, the bike went under the wrench and screwdriver. 8-) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Dave on 03/17/15 at 13:43:47 456A6969383E0F0 wrote:
Are you sure you want to tear the bike down this time of year? We are just now starting to warm up.....the riding season is almost here. You might think that the RYCA thing only takes 40 hours - but I can tell that you won't just fly though the change in that length of time. Ryan and Casey can build this quickly - all of us building our first one spend a lot of time looking at the instructions, watching the videos.....trying to figure out what to do next. As RYCA noobs we spend a lot of time learning....and a bit less time actually doing. We will all be out riding this summer....and you will be working on your bike for most of the riding season. You haven't even ridden the bike stock bike long enough to have become comfortable with riding yet! I don't know what the statistics are - but new riders have not yet honed their riding skills, and have a good chance of dropping a bike their first riding season (I would suspect). It might be better to do that on a stock Cruiser that you are going to convert....then it is to do it on a Cafe' bike that you have already spent a lot of time and money converting. Turn back...it is not too late...you can spend the warm summer months riding a Cruiser - it's not all that bad! ;) |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/17/15 at 20:51:25 Trust me, the riding season around here will later for me anyway. I'll wait until they get all the salt and crap off the roads. Cars driving by send up white clouds all over the place. Illinois is a pretty lousy state to live in. I've seen some people on bikes this week but they are already coated with salt. Just having fun. Not really another good time to build it anyway; winters are miserable up here and the weather is just starting to get nice. Got above freezing today! Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Gary_in_NJ on 03/18/15 at 05:48:10 There are three (maybe four) stages to the build process; 1) Strip and cut. The strip-down to the frame took me about 2 hours. As I removed parts I took photos, bagged and labeled. This made reassembly much easier. The cutting was done in about 2 to 3 hours. It's fairly straight forward. I used an pneumatic die grinder with a 3" 1/32 cutting wheel for cutting, a 4" angle grinder for shaping, and the angle grinder with a 1" Scotchbrite wheel for deburring. 2) Waiting. It's gonna take 6 weeks to get your parts from RYCA. During this time you can clean/polish parts and do any customization that you have planned (I did my fork conversion during the waiting period). 3) Building. I got most everything done in about six 8-hour work sessions. My garage was cold this winter so I was limited in the days I could work. When I found a warm (enough) day, I got stuff done. I would say that almost every work session was followed by a trip to ACE Hardware to buy nuts/bolts/screws/something. I identified changes/mods as I was building and was always in need of parts. I kept a running list on my iPhone (Notes) and there always seemed to be 5 to 10 items on the list. Heck...there's still a few items on the list. So, even with the six week wait time, I think I could have gotten this done in two months. But things don't always cooperate...like the weather. That's why it took three months. Also, I'm an experienced builder of things. I've built airplanes, restored cars and motorcycles and even built two houses. So this project was pure joy for me as RYCA did all of the heavy lifting and hard work. If you are new to these types of projects, I could see this taking (easily) four to six months. There is 4th stage. Painting and finishing. But after building and riding, I don't really see it as a big deal to tear it all down again for paint and powder coating. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/18/15 at 10:19:57 Yeah, I have all the parts from Ryca; ordered them over winter. I'm taking it apart, taking a lot of pictures, writing it up on my website and simply enjoying the process. One of my main rules is not to rush. One of the biggest joys for me is the process. You know and learn what every part does and where it came from and goes. I'm a teacher and it's just ingrained in me to learn stuff. Getting the airbox out today then putting it on my lift to pull the wheels. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Suzukisavvy on 03/18/15 at 12:18:34 dude! very nice!!! |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/18/15 at 14:42:00 Much appreciated. I'm doing this writeup/ blog/ webpage for a few reasons. 1. Personal documentation so I can look back on it and see what I did. 2. Help others showing my process and mistakes that can be avoided. 3. It's just fun! 8-) Jeff P.S. Just updated my website with carb and airbox removal. Note the 3rd hidden bolt on the airbox!!!!!!!! >:( |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/18/15 at 15:17:02 As a side note, my wife says the bike actually looks better stripped down right now. She likes the look of the CS-1 MUCH better than the stock Savage. :) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/20/15 at 21:48:31 Got a lot more done on it today. Rear wheel swapped out, rear arm and fender off, wiring all tagged and taped and measured where to cut tomorrow! 8-) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/21/15 at 17:48:42 Mocked up. :) http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii173/mode4eng/20150321_194714_zpsdsrm4nct.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/mode4eng/media/20150321_194714_zpsdsrm4nct.jpg.html) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Art Webb on 03/22/15 at 07:58:39 looking good |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/22/15 at 16:46:52 Thanks. I'm having a lot of fun with it. I wanted to finish welding and painting the rear arm but had some family stuff to go to and it is getting cold this week! >:( I'll be updating my website later tonight. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 03/23/15 at 13:16:48 Where I ended last night http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii173/mode4eng/20150321_194714_zpsdsrm4nct.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/mode4eng/media/20150321_194714_zpsdsrm4nct.jpg.html) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 04/07/15 at 21:28:16 Got the front lowered today. Putting those top caps in is stressful! :o Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Art Webb on 04/07/15 at 21:41:51 anything forks is stressfull :o |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Dave on 04/08/15 at 04:24:52 In your search for the speedometer cable block off cap....here is a copy of a previous post on the subject. 677463627D7076747F20110 wrote:
Document what you get....and post it in Technical Section "Off Beat Measurements and Sizes". This subject has come up about twice a year and no one has ever posted what actually fits. I remember seeing one picture of it - and it looks like a brass acorn nut with a very rounded top. It could be painted to cover the brass color. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 04/08/15 at 18:11:20 Thanks. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 04/10/15 at 20:55:40 Getting somewhere!!!! (The brake line is just pulled to the side. I'll be replacing it soon.) The rear arm is just mocked up. I still have a few welds to do. http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii173/mode4eng/20150410_174739_zpsnmxpfc21.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/mode4eng/media/20150410_174739_zpsnmxpfc21.jpg.html) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Kris01 on 04/11/15 at 06:07:25 52696473626E757368606D72010 wrote:
Document what you get....and post it in Technical Section "Off Beat Measurements and Sizes". This subject has come up about twice a year and no one has ever posted what actually fits. I remember seeing one picture of it - and it looks like a brass acorn nut with a very rounded top. It could be painted to cover the brass color. [/quote] Was it a brass pipe cap? http://www.lakeshorefittings.com/images/pic_L313_08.jpg |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 04/11/15 at 16:28:04 Sure was. I put it in the offbeat sizes thread. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Kris01 on 04/11/15 at 20:02:11 Awesome! Thanks Jeff! |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 04/12/15 at 19:05:02 Rolled it out into the driveway today. Felt good! The tires are FAT! Got the carb done and am working on fixing the rear trailing arm. It was bent in a little so I squared it up to the original arm and am currently making a few tweaks here and there. I'm within .25* of the other arm. Measured everything on the bike and it's looking very good. I'm learning so much and having a blast! Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by savagelocal on 04/14/15 at 17:05:41 Looks great! We're in the middle of a CS-1 custom build and it's coming along. We just have to finish polishing a few pieces and decide whether to paint the engine black or touch it up with polished fins, or go totally polished. We're hoping to have it done by end of summer. Be sure to put more pics up! I love the cafe conversions on these things. Seems they were just made for it. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 04/14/15 at 19:50:55 My full build is here http://myrycabuild.weebly.com Just got the kickstand installed and the trailing arm sorted out today. http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii173/mode4eng/20150414_181851_zpsawhdoncr.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/mode4eng/media/20150414_181851_zpsawhdoncr.jpg.html)Finally sat on it. Oh it fits nice!!!!! Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 04/15/15 at 11:31:29 I was asked about my cable routing and for now I came up with this. I'll more than likely be replacing the cables later. Right now I want to get things functional and then make mods over next winter. First off, I routed the throttle cable back around the carb and up the right side of the frame and behind the right fork tube. I checked for binding at both turn limits and it works fine. If you run the cable in front of the carb, you may want to shorten it. If you run it behind, you may want to lengthen it a bit. ;) As for the clutch cable, I think a few inches shorter would clean up the appearance but I ran it from the left handlebar, behind the headlight and down the right side of the frame. I'll get it all zip tied up when I do the wiring. It will hang down in the front just a little but still works fine. Jeff http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii173/mode4eng/20150414_150858_zpskbbskthi.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/mode4eng/media/20150414_150858_zpskbbskthi.jpg.html) |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 04/15/15 at 20:42:17 Putzing around in the garage for a few minutes tonight. Took a look at the license plate mount and might just go with it like this. http://rycamotors.com/customerphotos/millar/seidman2_12.jpg Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Serowbot on 04/15/15 at 21:58:06 That'll get you a $240 citation in Az... :-?... Lovely bike... :-*... ...(could lose the headcovers).... :P... |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 04/15/15 at 23:05:08 We were just in Tucson 2 weeks ago. Love it out there! |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Dave on 04/16/15 at 02:43:27 A license plate in that position won't comply with the laws in most states. Unless you like playing "chicken" with the Law.....the plate shouldn't be hidden behind the tire. The photo you listed is at an angle that shows the plate - but when you have the bike upright and your weight on the seat.....and the Officer is 20 feet behind the bike inside a Patrol Car......all the Officer is going to see is the top of the back tire and a bit of license plate on either side of the tire. When I was deciding what to do with my plate, I went and talked to a few of the Police Officers at the small towns I work for. The unanimous comment was the plate needed to be easily visible, it needed to be horizontal, and it needed to be lit. (Some states allow vertical plates). I don't like the plate on the back of the seat/fender...it ruins the smooth lines and rubbing the tire can be a problem. I toyed with the idea of putting the plate up at the frame like you posted - but I just want to ride and not be fussin' with the Police on a continual basis. I finally settled on a side mount as a way to help hide the weird shock offset that is required by the belt drive. http://i42.tinypic.com/35he4c5.jpg |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by gizzo on 04/16/15 at 06:41:37 Dave, even yours would get me a $600 ticket here....We have no option but on the back of the bike, and even then the mudguard has to cover the wheel on a 45 deg line up from the axle. It sucks. Brand new bikes have these stupid looking fender extenders or swingarm mounted things, just for new bike rego. Then everyone 'loses' them. At least the number plate hanging down counts as part of the guard. How are the Sport Demons working out on the Cafe? Jeff, yours is looing good. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by botticelli on 04/16/15 at 18:39:23 agreed, horizontal plate |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by fobmarley on 04/16/15 at 20:05:41 Beautiful!! I was looking at the ryca bobber and was thinking about slowly buying pieces to customize my own. I know that ryca is mainly bolt ons but I was thinking about getting other parts but that involves welding and I'm a total noob when it comes to anything more than a wrench. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 04/19/15 at 01:47:01 I was looking at the plate taped in that place in front of the tire and stood back from it; no visibility on it. The Illinois law says it has to be horizontal and not vertical. I'll just mount it stock for now and see how it clears at full suspension compression and tweak it from there. I can still make the plate pivot away from the tire if necessary. Working on the battery box tomorrow. Need to do another nut and bolt run. Thanks for the input gang! Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 04/23/15 at 21:45:23 Did the key switch wiring. Gave my first offering of flesh today by means of the solder gun. >:( Got the frame paint touched up and the battery box in. Working on the wiring tomorrow. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/01/15 at 11:51:15 http://cdn.ultraleds.co.uk/media/wysiwyg/fifty-reasons/4_MessyWires.jpgHow I've been feeling out in the garage the past few days... Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Gary_in_NJ on 05/01/15 at 12:41:30 LOL. To me the hardest part was finding a place to stuff it all. Once I had that figured out it was fairly straight forward. I used solderless connectors as my soldering skills are less then acceptable. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by swing69 on 05/01/15 at 14:17:51 From the great state of NJ: License plate display When you title and register a vehicle, you will receive two license plates – one for the front and one for the rear of the car. Trailers, motorized bicycles and motorcycles only receive one. They must be clean and visible at all times. Even though the rear plate is reflectorized, it must be illuminated to make it visible from 50 feet away at night. If your license plate holders obscure or conceal any lettering on the license plate, you are subject to a fine. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by botticelli on 05/01/15 at 18:39:41 Massachusetts: The number plate must be undamaged, securely horizontally mounted on the rear of the motorcycle, clean and clearly visible. No accessory mounted on the motorcycle may interfere with a clear view of the number plate. Any decorative number plate or number plate replica not issued by the Registry of Motor Vehicles for the motorcycle being inspected on which appears any jurisdictional name must be removed from the motorcycle. Plate Light. Each motorcycle shall be equipped with a white light so arranged as to illuminate the rear number plate so that it is plainly visible at a distance of 60 feet. Such light shall not emit a tailing glare. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/02/15 at 10:19:44 In Illinois: "All riders must have "officer appreciation" money in their pockets at all times. Anything smaller than (10) $50 bills will not be considered. Without said monitaries, all drivers and riders will be booked on suspicion of drug dealing or assault against an officer. All video taken will be not admitted as evidence. You have no rights, the police are Gods and they know it." ;) |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/03/15 at 11:06:34 Wiring is coming along. Got something cool to show you guys in a few days. ;) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/04/15 at 21:50:30 Found a new place for the Decomp solenoid. http://myrycabuild.weebly.com/uploads/4/8/2/8/48285041/5518463_orig.jpg http://myrycabuild.weebly.com/uploads/4/8/2/8/48285041/4215474_orig.jpg Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Art Webb on 05/05/15 at 19:15:10 seems legit |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/05/15 at 19:23:26 Thanks. I'll be ordering a cable for it in a few days. I just got it all wired up and now I keep blowing the main fuse! I'm disconnecting EVERYTHING, turning the key on and plugging things in one at a time. If it blows again, at least I'll be able to narrow the problem down a bit. >:( Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/05/15 at 21:35:21 Have no idea what the problem was, other than a possible bad ground. I wired it up and plugged each thing in, listening for the fuse to pop. Got everything hooked up, except the rear tail lights and the hall sensor mounted and it looks pretty good to go. The only thing I can't figure out is why the center console light (turn indicator) stays on and keeps blinking, even with the turn signal off. ;D I think I might need a LED flasher. I'll see what happens when I get the back lights in. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by strang on 05/06/15 at 14:00:37 decomp solenoid solution is clever. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/06/15 at 18:15:54 Thanks. The cable will run up under the right side of the tank, pass through where the Ryca tank mount is (previous decomp location) and back to the engine. I'll be running a 32-34" cable. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by strang on 05/07/15 at 02:32:20 does length of cable affect performance at all? It's just an oversized switch right? I was gonna go manual but I like your solution better. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/07/15 at 09:45:03 I don't think it should. It's a very short pull distance and the cable will be pretty snug in place under the tank. Ive already tried a few different cables to see how they would perform with a tight turn and they all seem to do fine. I've accounted for the curve from the front to back too by adding an extra inch of cable. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/08/15 at 14:14:15 Was out messing with the bike yesterday and determined that the long bar LED wouldn't work if I keep the license plate in the regular place. Dave put his plate to the side and you could see it clearly. He suggested two smaller lights which gave me an idea. Get the smaller ones and mount them to the sides of the plate. I'll run the extra tail lights more by the shock mounts. http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii173/mode4eng/20150508_160202%20blocked_zpsoq8bdbk1.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/mode4eng/media/20150508_160202%20blocked_zpsoq8bdbk1.jpg.html) http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii173/mode4eng/20150508_160315%20blocked_zps0gzz40jm.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/mode4eng/media/20150508_160315%20blocked_zps0gzz40jm.jpg.html) I'll put the long strobe on my Volksrod. 8-) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/10/15 at 23:40:52 Not a lot to mention today. Welded on a tab for the decomp controller and welded in a nut to the spacer I'll be using for a shift peg. Was busy with mother's day and the weather is lousy this week. I need to get the kickstand bolt in next, finish the rear arm, install the rearsets and linkage, mount the seat and tail and install the lights and exhaust. Still need to find tank sealer. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Dave on 05/11/15 at 03:46:26 I have used a lot of fuel tank sealers over the years, and my current favorite is the epoxy sold by Caswell. Make sure the temperature is warm when you use it.....when cold it is really thick and hard to move around in the tank. It is clear....although you can get some weird colors if you want. http://www.caswellplating.com/restoration-aids/epoxy-gas-tank-sealer.html My second best favorite is the POR 15 sealer. It leaves a nice silver color inside the tank (not the pasty white that the acetone based sealers leave). It sets up with exposure to the moisture in the air. http://www.por15.com/POR-15-Fuel-Tank-Sealer_p_64.html A pint of either is enough to do one tank. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/11/15 at 14:21:18 Just ordered some POR15. Should be here in a few days! 8-) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Dave on 05/12/15 at 04:38:18 5F7073732224150 wrote:
Wear Rubber gloves. Any POR15 product will stick to your skin like a Tattoo. The products cure by having exposure to moisture....and the moisture in your skin works great! |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Art Webb on 05/12/15 at 13:50:09 I thought POR15 was black learn new stuff every day |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/12/15 at 13:53:02 Thanks Dave. One of the guys I work with mentioned how good it stuck and the lovely "waxing" it did to his left forearm. ;) He saw a tab and pulled, just thinking it would come off like a band-aid. His wife kidded him for weeks until the hair started to grow back in. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Dave on 05/12/15 at 14:08:30 6A797F7C6E69690B0 wrote:
The tank sealer is silver. POR15 coating is available in black, and maybe a few other colors. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by markbacon on 05/12/15 at 19:49:53 I used the POR-15 tank sealer on the Gilera Saturno I bought in February. Seems to have worked well, but don't skimp on the preparation - follow the instructions to the letter. Especially drying the tank out thoroughly at the end. What my partner doesn't know about what I did with her hair dryer won't hurt me. Prepping chemicals were safe on paint for me - but the Gilera paint is pretty high quality. I used wax covered (crayoned) bolts as bungs for threaded holes to stop the sealant filling the threads. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/12/15 at 20:52:51 45495A434A494B4746280 wrote:
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Art Webb on 05/12/15 at 21:25:21 that's one thing I've read that I like about the Caswells (never used it myself) a bit of surface rust supposedly makes it stick better |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/13/15 at 00:08:14 I got the kickstand in and then fought the war of the worlds with the rearset bracket. Check my blog below for the chaos! ::) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/14/15 at 21:13:40 Got the trailing arm welded up and painted. I'll still put more bracing on it once I get everything else put together. It'll be pulled apart in the late fall anyway. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/18/15 at 20:26:43 Rear brake on and adjusted. Need to adjust the shifter; not going into gear. Mounted the right side mirror. Drilled and bolted the rear fiberglass and velcroed the seat on for now. Just got the POR 15 so I'll seal the tank soon. Need to do the bondo work first. Getting close! Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/19/15 at 21:53:43 Was out working on the tank lights. The hi beam and neutral lights work, but the blinker light thing is stumping me. Tried a regular bulb but it constantly blinks, tried an LED, still blinks but the bar ends are only half-lit. Tried the old flasher, didn't help. Wired it up 2 different ways, neither worked. I think for now I'll just pull the 3 lights, cap the holes with some nice buttonhead allens and run without them. I'm guessing I might need a 3 prong led flasher. :D The Acewell has the indicators so the tank lights are a bit redundant anyway. ;) It will make hooking up the wiring through the tank easier too. One bundle of a few wires to the key connector and I'm good. 8-) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Art Webb on 05/19/15 at 22:14:38 Sounds like a good plan |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Dave on 05/20/15 at 04:29:28 There is no reason to go to a 3 wire flasher....our bike is not wired to use that type and everyone else gets the 2 wire flasher to work. I would suspect that you have mixed up some wires. The most likely suspect is the black, black with white dashes, and black with white stripe. If you disconnect the wires that used to go to the indicators on the gas tank.....do the flashers that are wired to the turn signal wires in the headlight bucket work properly? |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/20/15 at 11:36:07 Yeah. I think it is standard bulb vs. LED. Not a big deal though. The gauge lights and the bar lights work. I'll be hooking up the tail lights in a few days and let you guys know if anything goes wonky. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Dave on 05/20/15 at 19:09:17 If you have replaced the flasher with an electronic one....it doesn't care what kind of bulbs you use....or if you mix LED and conventional bulbs. The electronic flasher will flash the bulbs the same, doesn't matter what size or how many...LED or non LED. Disconnect them one at a time until it flashes normal....and try to isolate the wiring connection that is causing the problem. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/21/15 at 10:01:38 The biggest problem was that I couldn't get the tank light to stop flashing. Maybe it needs to be on the other side of the flasher circuit. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Dave on 05/21/15 at 12:44:34 You shouldn't be connecting anything near the flasher.....that will complete the circuit. All your connections have to be made after the directional switch on the handlebar. If you connect anything on the flasher side of the switch....you are completing the circuit and the flasher will jump into action as a result. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/21/15 at 13:05:56 Hmmm, interesting. Didn't know that. I'll come back to it when I pull the tank, tail and side panels this winter. For now I just found some upholstery caps from a Nissan to fill the holes. No sense spending more time on this when I could be getting it closer to being on the road. :) http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii173/mode4eng/20150521_145225_zpslvcrmkwn.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/mode4eng/media/20150521_145225_zpslvcrmkwn.jpg.html) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Dave on 05/21/15 at 13:09:25 576C6176676B70766D656877040 wrote:
You can connect them the indicator lights to the plug that use to go to the speedometer mounted indicator lights. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/21/15 at 13:26:43 True. What I was trying to do was make it so I only had one light flashing for either left or right, not two separate left and right lights. :-? |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Dave on 05/21/15 at 13:39:19 17383B3B6A6C5D0 wrote:
You can do that with a diode: https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/flashers-load-resistors/metric-bike-diode-kit/1190/2805/ The pair of wires has one wire connected to the positive right and the other to the positive left, and the single wire to the single light power side. The ground of the single light can be connected together with either ground....no need to tie them together. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/21/15 at 14:28:46 That is pretty interesting. I'll have to give that a try! right now I'm out adjusting the tank and going to try my hand at bondo! |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Dave on 05/21/15 at 18:57:50 Well....your probably right in just covering up the holes. By the time you put on your full face helmet, put your feet on the rear sets and reach out for the clip ons......chances are you will not be able to see the tank lights anyhow. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/21/15 at 19:06:31 I did try it out in the driveway today, just rolling it down so I could adjust the rear brakes. When I was on the Savage, it wasn't very comfortable to me, but the Ryca feels very easy to sit on. Funny thing is that I find the visibility on the Ryca better. On the Savage, I was sitting back and down and was looking at my arms. Now that I'm up and forward, my arms are down and I'm not looking at them. I'll try it soon with my helmet on. Tomorrow I'm fiberglassing the tail light bracket in, making the plate hinge and hopefully getting the decomp cable installed, it's supposed to be here tomorrow. I showed Ryan what I was doing with it, he liked the idea. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/23/15 at 10:34:52 Got the decomp cable and put it in. Need to raise the tank about 1/8" up to decrease the cable bend. Need to brace it in a few places to keep it from flexing. Tried it out and it works! If anyone wants the info on how to make one, let me know, it isn't very hard at all. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/23/15 at 20:53:35 Just figured out why my tank is fitting a touch wonky. The mounting bracket is .125-.25 off center. Easy fix with a spacer. Didn't do a lot today; busy doing yard work. :( Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Art Webb on 05/24/15 at 10:44:25 113E3D3D6C6A5B0 wrote:
No. Just no. wrenching > yard work ;D |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/25/15 at 21:17:02 Ahhh, the joys of home ownership. We took a tree out last week too. Did tinker a little. Got the solenoid worked out, the tank raised and centered and designed the new license plate/ tail light/ brake lights mount. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Art Webb on 05/27/15 at 11:37:20 the one advantage of Apt life over home ownership (does a mobile home count as owning a home?) ;D Yard work, blown water heater, AC out, all someone else's job (and wallet) glad ya found some tinker time, too :) |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 05/27/15 at 21:52:38 Take a look at my blog for what I did. Stopped by ACE for some nuts and bolts tonight. Should get somewhere tomorrow...after I mow the lawn.... :-? Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 06/03/15 at 14:11:56 Got the rear tail light/ license bracket welded in. Made a brake lever stop and am working on the rear brake switch and muffler next! Check the blog below. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by strang on 06/04/15 at 14:16:53 nice blog. you got the solenoid in the arch under the seat - are you able to fit the rest of the electrics junk in there as well? or have fixed up another place for them? I have to fit my electronics stuff in the arch with present plans, but like your solenoid idea very much. Wondered if both are possible? |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 06/04/15 at 20:59:00 Yeah, everything fits under there. I have such a small battery I could fit everything under there. I still could fit a tool kit under there too if I felt like it. There is a side shot on page 8, May 10th. The solenoid hookup wasn't too hard but it did take a bit of adjusting. I raised the tank about 1/8" to give a hair more cable clearance. If you want to see any specific shots, just ask. :) Got the taillight working today and the rear plate spring mechanism set up. Working on the rear brake switch before I called it a night. Got a guy getting me a quote on paint for October or so. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Dave on 06/05/15 at 02:41:36 I looked through your blog....and I agree with the brake stop flimsiness. The one you made should work fine - but a piece of rubber tubing over the bolt threads and it will soften the pedal return and eliminate the "click" noise when the brake pedal hits the stop. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 06/05/15 at 21:27:39 Yep, already did that. Added an extra nut to it too to keep it from backing out. :) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Superxin on 06/06/15 at 01:35:46 cool.it's very cool |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 06/06/15 at 13:11:28 Thanks! Working on the baffles for the exhaust right now. Will be welding some bracketry together for the brake switch in a bit. 8-) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 06/07/15 at 19:40:44 Got the muffler done and installed. Made a bracket for the brake switch and will wire it in the next few days. Started with the bondo on the tank. Never used bondo before. Need to wire the strobes, get the side covers on, seal the tank and I'll be good to go! 8-) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 06/08/15 at 09:21:10 Tested the brake switch and promptly blew the back off of it, launching the spring to somewhere in the garage! On to plan #2....... |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Art Webb on 06/08/15 at 10:21:47 :( |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 06/08/15 at 20:56:23 Yeah, mild bummer but not the end of the world. Having a blast learning new things! :D Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/08/15 at 21:04:05 Look at the bulb. Inside the socket. Look at the wires |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 06/09/15 at 19:09:24 It wasn't an electrical explosion, just the spring popped the back off. Trying something tomorrow with the stock switch. I have another switch on order that, if my 2nd switch idea doesn't work, I'll try it. If not, I'll be using it on my Volksrod project. 8-) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 06/11/15 at 14:28:53 Got the brake switch mounted and it worked first time out! Didn't even have to adjust it! Working on the extra brake lights now..... 8-) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 06/13/15 at 19:55:12 Tail lights all hooked up and stobes matched. Air cleaner mod hooked up. Tank is being bondoed, sealed and sanded. Almost ready to ride!!!! |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 06/20/15 at 16:08:19 Tank is sealed. Put it on the bike and set everything up. Will put the side panels on later. Here is a before and after! |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 06/20/15 at 16:10:37 And after... 8-) |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by KennyG on 06/20/15 at 17:48:53 Jeff, It looks terrific. Kenny G |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 06/20/15 at 18:30:22 Thanks! It fits me perfectly. Dave was right about the tank lights. With my helmet on, you don't even see them. Looking forward to starting it up Wednesday! Left it out in the sun a bit today to help with the curing. Already had a thumbs up from a friend driving by! Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Gary_in_NJ on 06/20/15 at 18:44:11 Looks great. Enjoy riding it. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 06/20/15 at 19:16:45 So looking forward to taking it to work. My students and some of the staff have been curious about it! |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Art Webb on 06/20/15 at 22:06:38 Looks good, I sat on Dave's bike and it felt surprisingly good |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 06/23/15 at 15:36:44 Took it out for it's first ride! AWWWW YEAH!!!!!!! 8-) It handles beautifully, even with the fatter tires. I feel more in control. It isn't a whip around type feeling, in fact it handles slower but feels more connected to the road. I think the suspension changes and weight transfer have a lot to do with it as well. One thing I did find out is that my plate lever mechanism didn't work. I only went about 7 miles when I heard TWANG! I pulled over and the roller wheel had blown off and the plate had tucked under the tire. >:( Eh, I made it home and hammered it back out. The plate doesn't look great but at least I made the project out of soft metal so it would give away instead of binding up. I'll figure something else out. For now I'll just remount the plate a little more level to the ground and see if I can get away with that. :) Other than that, (and a very minor fork leak), things are going very well. The carb is right on the money so far and it started right up after only about 3 cranks this morning. idled perfectly. I did move the throttle cable from the right side of the frame to the left as it was revving up when I turned right. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 06/28/15 at 16:48:20 Spent a bit of time on it yesterday. Got the plate flattened back out, took off the rear taillight assembly. I need to get some locknuts as everything is vibrating loose. :) I went with plain nuts first so I could pull things apart quickly. Things are looking better. I remounted the plate at a closer to level angle and have it still "bumpable" so it can go up if necessary. The bottom middle of the plate got ripped and mangled so I slipped the remaining piece of plastic I had from the tank switch gasket over the edge. Looks much better. Was going to ride today but we got hit with an UGLY downpour. Maybe tomorrow. :) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Gary_in_NJ on 06/29/15 at 08:15:07 Yeah, I wasn't as thorough as I should have been with loctite on some of the fasteners, and as a result had to pick some parts up from the road. I too replaced plain nuts with nyloc nuts and loctite for good measure. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by govnor on 07/02/15 at 22:06:47 I love the RYCA kit and this one is no exception. Looking good! |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 07/07/15 at 01:34:04 Thanks! I've been a bit busy as of late but will be riding it again in about a week. 8-) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 07/22/15 at 21:36:44 Ahhhhhhh.... 8-) After a long wait from going on vacation (We love Arizona!) and dealing with teaching schedules and lousy weather, I was able to put about 14 miles on the bike today. I love this thing! ;D The mirrors need adjustment or replacing (still deciding) and a few nuts and bolts need tightening down but it runs beautifully, the tires are VERY nice and it's just a good thing to get the warm mojo back! Came back from the ride, got cleaned up and had 2 great classes at school tonight. Just ordered a backpack so I can load up the laptop and folders to ride it to work next week! Oh this feels good! Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by strang on 07/23/15 at 03:23:02 I'm checking your build blog but stick some photos on here as well dude - people are lazy :P |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 07/24/15 at 19:57:29 I'll try and get some. Been very busy as of late. :o |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 07/30/15 at 12:56:25 Great day for a ride! http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii173/mode4eng/20150730_134830_zpszstymgfn.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/mode4eng/media/20150730_134830_zpszstymgfn.jpg.html) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by strang on 07/30/15 at 13:13:56 cool bike |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by nof1 on 07/30/15 at 13:45:02 I like it. I'm really interested in the RYCA bikes, may even need to make it a winter project. Congrats on a great build |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 07/30/15 at 13:47:36 I still have the side covers, paint and graphics to go, but I'll ride it first for a bit. My hands aren't used to it! ;D Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 08/07/15 at 10:10:34 I'm taking it for longer and longer rides. A few nuts and bolts to tighten here, adjust this, move a mirror over etc... Took it to my parent's house; they were really surprised at what I did. They took a few shots but I doubt I'll get copies as its a digital camera and they are the type to replace memory sticks when they get "full". (Very frustrating dealing with them sometimes...okay, mostly all the time.) Mom asked if I named it Suzie. (WTH?) :-? I told her it's a SUZUKI, not SUZIE. (eye roll). It's really been a lot of fun. I'm already planning my next one. I'm really curious about the Yamaha Virago conversions. Yes, I know they have been done already, but not by me! I feel I did some original things on my Ryca (Heidenau tires, cable decomp setup, swingplate) and I'm sure I could do the same with a Virago. When I get to that point, I'll let you know. 8-) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by strang on 08/07/15 at 14:47:18 those virago cafes rock - not easy donor for that build by the looks, but neither is the savage really. :) |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 08/08/15 at 13:15:26 I think the hardest part would be if you wanted to upgrade the rear wheel. If you can find the ultra rare Virago with wire wheels, it's easy. But with the mags, not so much. I'd probably just run the stock wheels and make it look like this. http://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/2011/11/doc-chops-yamaha-virago-cafe-racer.html It is one of the most coveted Virago cafe's out there. 8-) There are several 81-83 Viragos for sale around me too! Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 08/24/15 at 10:59:59 Took it out for it's first night ride. Noticed that with the suspension changes, the headlight had 2 settings: low and super low! Came home and adjusted it in about 30 seconds. :) Taking it to work this afternoon to show my students and co-workers. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 08/24/15 at 23:07:53 Everybody at work liked it today. :) The ride over and back was fun. Noticed a few things I need to take care of but should be easy tweaks. Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Dave on 08/25/15 at 03:25:00 As a new rider, with your first bike.....you should have about worn that first set of tires out by now! ;) |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 08/25/15 at 10:18:19 I don't have even 100 miles on it yet. Weather and free time haven't been in alignment this season. :-? Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 09/20/15 at 09:47:24 Was riding home from work the other day when I started hearing this squeal. When I got home I thought it was my license plate (Which had come off with it's bracket and wedged itself by the tire and swingarm (no damage done)) I got that remounted and WELDED in place and took it out. The squeal was still there. I thought my belt may have been too tight so I loosened it a hair. The squeal got MUCH worse but only on decel or non-accel. This lead me to believe it was something rubbing. Did a little searching and the Ryca belt guard was rubbing in the front. Tightened the belt back up, put a spacer in the front of the guard and ta-da! no more squealing! http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii173/mode4eng/20150917_152817_zpsdvux5ic9.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/mode4eng/media/20150917_152817_zpsdvux5ic9.jpg.html)http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii173/mode4eng/20150917_152851_zpstepgm4h1.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/mode4eng/media/20150917_152851_zpstepgm4h1.jpg.html) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 10/16/15 at 12:48:23 Just went out for a nice ride. Temp was a little cool but my jacket is really warm. As I was pulling in home, a guy in a Kia comes up my driveway wondering what I was riding. He was following me for a few miles, hoping I would turn slow so he could see the profile. He had no idea what it was but once we got talking he really loved the bike. I gave hime the full rundown of the bike and build, gave him this website, my build site and Ryca's site. That was a total first for me! He did notice I had a nice chunk of rusty metal jammed into my tire though. >:( It didn't puncture it but if it went in just a bit further... I hope we get a few more nice days before that *&^%*&^$@ white stuff starts coming down! :) |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 02/20/16 at 14:39:31 Started it up for the first time this year! Felt good! It's stumbling a bit but then again, when I wake up after a long night's rest, I'm not running so well either. I'm measuring out the side cover placement and trying to figure out how to get the parts painted. I never had anything painted before and I don't know anyone around here. I guess I'll go ask around at the local dealership for some leads. Hopefully this weather will keep getting warmer. After the first big rain to get all the salt and crap off the roads, I'll start commuting to work again. Won't be at my college much longer though as it is closing it's doors in a few months. :-/ Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 02/28/16 at 08:19:48 Working on the side panels. Got a new commuter backpack. It's in the 60's today! Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 04/19/16 at 22:05:53 Got my parts back tonight! 8-) Jeff http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii173/mode4eng/20160419_223840_zpsmv19cgzu.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/mode4eng/media/20160419_223840_zpsmv19cgzu.jpg.html) |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by jcstokes on 04/19/16 at 22:08:29 I call mine the SUZIE, I'm happy with that. |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by KennyG on 04/19/16 at 22:43:37 Jeff, That is really the brightest, glossiest red paint that I have ever seen. Who ever painted it did a great job...... Kenny G |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Gary_in_NJ on 04/20/16 at 08:24:43 Parts look great. What type of shop shot them and (if you don't mind me asking) what cost range? |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 04/20/16 at 09:20:04 Here is the guy who did it. http://jp-customs.com/index.html Full prep of the parts, 2-3 coats of primer, 2 coats of Harley met. silver, 3-4 coats of House of Color candy apple and 3 coats of clear, then cut and buffed. Said three weeks, did it in two, doesn't take credit cards and requires 50% up front and cash in the end. For all of it was $450. The guy works from 4pm til 6am. Real easy to work with. If you talk to him, tell him Jeff with the Schwinn sent you! 8-) Jeff |
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Title: Re: BANG! My Ryca CS-1 Post by Jeff71 on 06/03/16 at 20:41:34 Thanks Kenny! I took it out yesterday for the first time this year. It's got some hesitation but I'm sure it just needs to be ridden and have a few tanks of gas run through it. Gotta loctite a few more bolts. Jeff |
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