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Re: Finally chopped
Reply #30 - 04/19/12 at 12:36:19

Things are very hectic at work with exams coming up, so progress has been slow.

I've started cleaning up the harness. The previous owner had wrapped the whole thing with electrical tape and now it's a darn sticky mess. Acetone to the rescue!(The bottle is isopropyl that didn't work on the tape residue)

I'm gonna have the old school external-clear-hose-gass-gauge dealy on the tank. I wanted the fittings to be brass, as I really like the way brass looks against flat black. So, I've gotten a little work done in my home workshop:

Threaded steel bungs to weld to the tank
90deg. brass fittings to fit 9mm ID hose.

Mike

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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10661 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Finally chopped Reply #31 - 04/19/12 at 17:10:52 Very nice work...wish I had similar skills
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mcentric Junior Member Offline Savage Viking Posts: 58 Skedsmokorset, Norway Gender:	Re: Finally chopped Reply #32 - 04/20/12 at 02:14:13 LANCER wrote on 04/19/12 at 17:10:52: Very nice work...wish I had similar skills Thanks! I wish I had a fraction of your carb tuning knowledge
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Reply #33 - 04/21/12 at 12:59:13

Got a little more work done at in my small home workshop.

My gass gauge is done. Now I just need to weld the threaded bungs in the tank

Because of the steep angle of the tank, I need to move the petcock all the way to the back and angle it slightly forward for the filter to clear the top of the tank. I bought a really cheap moped petcock that came with a poorly cast 16mm fine pitch left hand thread!! As I don't have a 16mm fine pitch left hand tap, I decided to turn the existing threads down and cut some new regular pitch M12 threads.

Next I need to make a new "spigot" on the output side as this one is way too small for the gas line to the carb. I'll also try to bore out the inside a bit as I'm a little worried if it has enough flow to feed the carb properly.

Mike

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DNLMusik YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 28	Re: Finally chopped Reply #34 - 04/24/12 at 05:39:06 I applaud you talent and work!
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mcentric Junior Member Offline Savage Viking Posts: 58 Skedsmokorset, Norway Gender:	Re: Finally chopped Reply #35 - 06/12/12 at 12:16:00 Well, once again time has flown away from me, but I'm finally nearing completion. The gas gauge bungs were welded in The tank was sanded and primered And here it is more or less assembled. Still have some electrics and painting to do, but now I just want to ride it Mike
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mcentric Junior Member Offline Savage Viking Posts: 58 Skedsmokorset, Norway Gender:	Re: Finally chopped Reply #36 - 06/12/12 at 12:26:31 Here's a short clip of it running http://youtu.be/WTnUVDCkUo8?hd=1
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Smokestack Full Member Offline The Devil made me do it! Posts: 244 The Hammer, Canada Gender:	Re: Finally chopped Reply #37 - 06/12/12 at 15:09:01 Killer. I wish I had a "small workshop" like yours.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Finally chopped Reply #38 - 06/12/12 at 21:27:46 Some clever answers to roadblocks.. nice lookin setups, th shop and the bike.
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Reply #39 - 06/13/12 at 06:55:43

From a guy who's not a big Bobber fan:
That's a fantastic job. I love your attention to detail; especially like the twisted struts that hold the rear fender and how you used the same material to make that tiny little tower that bolts the rear end of the tank down! That's sweet! You gotta get a close-up shot of that.

The whole tank is very clean, and smartly done. That's one classy bobber.
NOW GO RIDE IT!! Grin

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Reply #40 - 06/13/12 at 10:37:43

you're bike is awesome. great job

whats the filter used for the motor breather shown in the second and third images?

mcentric wrote on 04/13/12 at 03:40:54:

Slooooooowly getting there.

Upper and lower tank mount finished. Still need to dress the welds on the lower mount. Rubber discs between mounts and tank should hopefully dampen some vibration to the tank.

http://p1.bikepics.com/2012/04/13/bikepics-2382919-full.jpg
http://p1.bikepics.com/2012/04/13/bikepics-2382920-full.jpg

Fake oil tank bondo'ed, primered and mounted. It looks like the left side will just clear the belt when suspension is bottomed out... hopefully also put is some rubber dampeners between tank and frame.

http://p1.bikepics.com/2012/04/13/bikepics-2382921-full.jpg

And now the fun begins Re-wiring most of the harness. Shortening most wires to fit in the new compartment, and removing stuff I'm not using.

http://p1.bikepics.com/2012/04/13/bikepics-2382922-full.jpg

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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Finally chopped Reply #41 - 06/13/12 at 13:00:24 What's the address to send mine to? Really liking how yours came out, other than I run a full rear fender (FLH Shovelhead replica) and 15" apes. Should just donate it your class for them to finish, even have a 4.75 gallon fuel tank for it that needs to be Frisco mounted like your tank... Great work.
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mcentric Junior Member Offline Savage Viking Posts: 58 Skedsmokorset, Norway Gender:	Re: Finally chopped Reply #42 - 06/13/12 at 13:52:02 Smokestack wrote on 06/12/12 at 15:09:01: Killer. I wish I had a "small workshop" like yours. Thanks My home workshop is actually tiny, but the workshop at work... not so much
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mcentric Junior Member Offline Savage Viking Posts: 58 Skedsmokorset, Norway Gender:	Re: Finally chopped Reply #43 - 06/13/12 at 13:52:34 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 06/12/12 at 21:27:46: Some clever answers to roadblocks.. nice lookin setups, th shop and the bike. Thanks
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Re: Finally chopped
Reply #44 - 06/13/12 at 13:57:05

teabowl13 wrote on 06/13/12 at 06:55:43:

From a guy who's not a big Bobber fan:
That's a fantastic job. I love your attention to detail; especially like the twisted struts that hold the rear fender and how you used the same material to make that tiny little tower that bolts the rear end of the tank down! That's sweet! You gotta get a close-up shot of that.

The whole tank is very clean, and smartly done. That's one classy bobber.
NOW GO RIDE IT!! Grin

Thank you very much

The lower tank mount was pretty much a hack-job of necessity Cheesy

The tank was hitting the frame, and the angle of the tank was limiting the fuel capacity even more than it is now because of the large filler hole and it's placement on the tank.

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