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chzeckmate Serious Thumper Offline Be the person your dog thinks you are Posts: 514 Houston, Texas Gender:	Re: A Scrambler Build Reply #75 - 11/01/15 at 01:19:20 There's something sort of steampunk about it. Your solution may be overly complicated, but so is a Rolex. I love it! Nicely done!
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Reply #76 - 11/01/15 at 10:02:00

thanks chzeck - I agree on the overkill Grin

But I fooked up the position of the second spring tab so many times (!!!) that I just wanted a way that was guaranteed to get the right spring tension. Also now changing the spring isn't a fight, and hopefull I can get some more life out of the spring by giving it more tension further down the road. Save myself a fortune, ha.
The xs650 stand that I hacked is a bit on the heavy side I think, I might cut it down a bit. I have the whole thing off the bike and on a table ready to paint so will take some better photos for those interested next time I'm in the garage.

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chzeckmate Serious Thumper Offline Be the person your dog thinks you are Posts: 514 Houston, Texas Gender:	Re: A Scrambler Build Reply #77 - 11/01/15 at 10:08:49 I figured that's why you did that. I thought it was a very clever way to manage that problem. I'm definitely eager to see more.
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: A Scrambler Build Reply #78 - 11/02/15 at 10:10:20 That's one reason I'll do the kit if I do a build, I'd likely NEVER get that right haha The lack of center stands on modern bikes is one thing that really aggravates me Folks who never had a bike with one just can't really appreciate them
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strang Senior Member Offline Posts: 387 london Gender:	Re: A Scrambler Build Reply #79 - 11/13/15 at 06:48:46 NOS gt185 tank fell through (flakey ebay seller) and gn250 is a bit too long for my seat, so am crackin' on with me old mucker gt185 tank: Rust seems just surface rust except the badge area so cut that out: made some patches and named the bike:
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Reply #80 - 11/14/15 at 09:06:35

Went ok. Used professional jewelry type propane torch with a large nozzle for a bushy flame. Can get very good control with this setup it seems.
I think soldering on a spherical shape is hard for a first go. I did a test on a couple of flat bits and it was dead easy. With the curve of the tank it was much harder; the solder wants to slip around everywhere, or go under the badge area and slip into the tank. Pesky solder.
Was pretty worried about this job, so well happy this evening it turn out ok.
I went overkill again Grin

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17817 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: el burro pequeño - a scrambler build Reply #81 - 11/15/15 at 04:30:05 I think it really adds to the "Rat Bike" look......good job. And.....soldering a seam like that works much better with an "iron" instead of a torch. Watch for these at yards sales and flea markets.
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strang Senior Member Offline Posts: 387 london Gender:	Re: el burro pequeño - a scrambler build Reply #82 - 11/16/15 at 08:47:24 Cheers Dave, I took your advice and started with an electronics soldering iron but it didn't work very well. I see what you really meant now. The bike's look is progressing at one with my skill level
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: el burro pequeño - a scrambler build Reply #83 - 11/16/15 at 09:37:37 I've never seen irons like those, all I have is a plug-in iron
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Re: el burro pequeño - a scrambler build
Reply #84 - 11/16/15 at 10:23:31

Art Webb wrote on 11/16/15 at 09:37:37:

I've never seen irons like those, all I have is a plug-in iron

These are the irons they used in shops - or roofers use them when working on copper roofs and gutters. In the shop they often have a small furnace run by gas they put them in.....and when one cools down you throw it back into the furnace and get another one. My neighbor is a roofer and he has a small furnace that uses charcoal to heat the irons on the job site.

I heat mine up with a propane torch.

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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: el burro pequeño - a scrambler build Reply #85 - 11/17/15 at 15:19:47 nice!
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Reply #86 - 11/18/15 at 21:08:41

Dave wrote on 11/15/15 at 04:30:05:

I think it really adds to the "Rat Bike" look......good job.

And.....soldering a seam like that works much better with an "iron" instead of a torch. Watch for these at yards sales and flea markets.

Dave,
I was a telephone cable splicer for the old Bell System early in my career. We used those irons all the time working in man holes. Amazing how long they stay hot.

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SinglesGoinSteady Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks like Bon Scott! Posts: 130 From Seattle, now in Savannah. Gender:	Re: el burro pequeño - a scrambler build Reply #87 - 11/18/15 at 21:49:43 Looks pretty rad Strang. I like the tank for sure. The chopped Ryca tank does not hold much.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: el burro pequeño - a scrambler build Reply #88 - 11/18/15 at 23:22:26 I have one of those irons.. hangs on my antique tools display.
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strang Senior Member Offline Posts: 387 london Gender:	Re: el burro pequeño - a scrambler build Reply #89 - 11/22/15 at 12:38:14 Decided it needed at proper vintage trials hobbled together front mudguard, so I hacked up one I found on ebay:
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