excess weight

these are the extra wires out of my 750 seca




and how she sits now

 

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A nice bolognese sauce would have gone down well with the 1st pic 8O

Lovely Kwak by the way.

 

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new pics





and check it out I spilled more seca on the floor

 

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this is when I first got the bike



and the insperation

 

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ok so let me know what you think

 

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Looks like it was a lot of fun ripping it apart. I can't imagine it being as much putting it back together.

 

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Looks like your well on your way to a fun ride for sure. I like what you've done so far. Your on the right track as far as I can see. Your seat looks perfect. I'm interested to know how it rides with the hard tail instead of the stock suspension. Although I have thought about making mine a "hard tail", I'm not sure I'd be happy with just seat springs to soak up the bumps. Thanks for sharing! Keep us posted on your progess. PD

 

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I'm impressed that you added a disc brake to the rear!

Give me a good price on your touring plastic and brackets and I'll drive up and get it, if it's in reasonable cond.--Serious, 'cause I'm looking at buying a fairing right now.

 

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Thanks everybody but that last pic is not my bike its just what im going for with the hard tail and the seat

 

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don't call it "extra pieces" call it "excess weight" , it just sounds better

 

sounds good to me

 

how are u going to mount the tank? will it just sit in the holders?? i can see in that last pic that whoever owned that bike cut the rear mount off

 

That's what they make welders for!!!

 

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Looks like that pic is a Kawi - says "the inspiration" above it too.

Good work so far!
I assume you're doing the same kind of setup for the rear? Should be sweet, and ride like a 4 wheeler.

 

Yea I cut the mount for the back of the tank off so how it mounts is still up in the air. Im thinking about rideing it w/o anything and see what the tank does. Thanks ease I dont care how it rides I just want ride it.
I think my rocket is getting sold tomoro so I should be rideing it in a week... or 2

 

It seems to me like some type of brace could be made to hold the tank down in the back from underneath. All that should be needed is one small screw to hold it.

 

I think thats what im going to do but first I want to see if it will stay without it

 

id like to try this on my seca but id want it to be ride height adjustable. i was thinking if u used long trailing arms with heim joints instead of those solid tubes would that work or would the swingarm still pivot?? ill have to photoshop something to show what i mean

 

would this work???

 

That will work perfect!!
I have a pair of struts that were fabricated in much the same way. Mine are only adjustable on one end however. To adjust them, I only have to count the number of turns I make to raise or lower them and tighten the nut to hold them secure (the hard tail doesn't work so good without a spring seat I found) :? >PD<

 

that pic is a Kawi - says "the inspiration" above it too.----Ease----

I guess I need glasses !
Twiztidframe---PM sent on spare parts

 

are u sure that will work??? would the swing arm still be able to pivot?? i dont know it kinda looks like a 4 link on drag cars and i know those arent rigid. anybody have any ideas?? mechanical engineers??

 

No the swing arm will not be able to pivot. It is only used to adjust (lower) the bike in the rear. It would be rigid.
If you want the swing arm to pivot, you will need some kind of shock absorber. Either the stock setup (with two shocks) or fabricate a single shock under the bike, like sport bikes use.

 

i wanted it to be rigid. i was asking if that would be rigid. are u sure that the swing arm wouldnt be able to move? i dont wanna go to all the trouble to fab everything and then find out it wont work. anybody else???

 

When you replace the shocks and springs with solid bars or the heim units, you will have a rigid.
the pivot will still allow you to adjust the height with the heim units.

 

im moving the mounting point forward though im not just replacing the shocks

 

The Stock XJ Swing-arm isn't designed to be modified over to Mono-shock.
There isn't enough stock to accept the lower end of the shock without interfering with the rear wheel.

The Geometry isn't close enough to allow for the proper positioning of the Mono-shock and there's nothing at all to mount the Upper end too without reworking the whole frame.

It's an idea that been bandied about by a few, but the reality is the design won't permit it.
Just modifying the Rear-end to accept a larger tire requires plenty of cutting, welding and reinforcement.
I only know of one guy who did it and he did it half-heartedly without dressing the welds and repainting the Swing-arm. He got a wider tire on there but the job looked like heck.

 

It will be rigid.

Nothing could possibly move unless something breaks.

 

Yea craniumcrunch69 it would have an adjustable ride height and be rigid but how would you mount the seat? Looks like a cool idea tho.
I sold one of my crotch rockets today so I just orderd my steel, taillight, seat, and a dot german style helmet (always wanted one of those). When I get more done ill let you guys know.

 

alright thanks for the info guys. keep up the good work and ill keep u posted when i start my chop. (cant really do anything right now theres 6 inchs of snow here hahaha)

 

ok today I orderd brake shoes ($40...are they gold?), pods (thanks kevineleven), and some in line fuses.

 

please for the love of god could you either take some detailed pics of your remaining harness or make a cheap diagram?

 

ill take some pics tomorrow for you but I only have the wires on to make it run

 

right now thats all i want.... is my friggin bike to run! thanks though

 

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Ok I dont know if these will help but I tryed.

 

That's about what I would be looking at right now if I decided to rewire the bike. After I seen what was all under the tank and inside the headlight housing, I decided to just cut out the wires I didn't need and go from there. I can't imagine trying to make a wiring harness from scratch!! You must have more patience than I have.
I wish you luck on your venture and hope you get it right.

 

This picture shows the old fuse block! You're not planning on reusing that are you?

 

thanks PainterD <are you a painter?
and no I got some inline fuses on ebay to wire her up

 

Yes Twiztid,
I do some painting as a hobby. Mostly sign painting and vehicle pinstriping. I am experimenting with doing some graphics on my own bike right now also. It's not a business, just a hobby. >PD<

 

Ok I was wondering b/c I get out of college in a month for auto collision repair.

 

well i just started my chop. got the hardtail conversion done and started working on the bars. im thinking some smaller drag style bars. sorry about the shitty phone pic.

 

That'll bend at the first RR crossing.

it's not triangulated very well, IMO

(no offense intended)

 

Is that a front fender you have mounted on the rear?

 

shitty pics cant really see its gussetted on the frame. as far as triangulation im not too concerned. its rigid as hell not going anywhere. no its not mounted its just sitting there wanted to see how it would look. dunno whaddya think

 

I think the fender could work. It sits nicely. I'm curious to see where you put a seat but I like it so far. Looks fun.

 

wow... i thought i was brave for cutting my head tube and changing the rake... thats some balls to ride that thing

 

Well I got some pics for you guys today. This thing has been kicking my ass for the last week.











all I have to do now is wire up the headlight/taillight and bleed the brakes

 

I will get better pics when it stops raining

 

Twizdidframe,
Your on the right track now. It's starting to look like something (bobber) All you need now is a rear fender (if your even running with one?) and some final touches and your ready to ride. What color are you going to do it in? Keep them photos comin'!!

 

what in the name of Peter is that thing. lol. wow your realy coming along with that, from a pile of wires on the floor to this looks great.