Oh, almost forgot. To get the proper spacing between the Tees, you're going to have to cut some off of each Tee/elbow to be able to get them close...
The PVC Tees and/or elbows should be 1.25". Then you need a flex coupling, which is just a rubber boot with 2 hose clamps. I don't remember right...
Re: Chopper/bobber build (lots-o-pics maybe big!) Here's one done right. HATE HATE HATE bobbed XJs that aren't stretched. Nice rake, too. Not too...
UH OH! You've set them off now for good. You just thought they were upset about you asking about drilling holes in the exhaust. 9000 miles and...
One and a quarter inch flex couplings from the plumbing section of the home improvement super(or not so-super)store fit nicely on the carbs. They...
My 11 year old son put a Venom Energy drink can/bottle on the exhaust of his 70 dirt bike and I thought it was cool. Guess he was really on to...
It's like herpes. It's here to stay...
This is why I hardly ever visit this site anymore, full of online heroes/real life zeroes. People feel the need to always throw in their 20 cents...
"That Seca is in WAAYYY too nice of a condition to start cutting on it. If you want to hack something up, sell it to an enthusiast and find a...
I put Virago spoke wheels on my 550 Maxim...
Downhill in a hurricane...
OH NO! Not people's choice. That means there are more people out there (maybe even the majority of people) that enjoy those dangerous, stupid,...
"Absolutely won't fit. Never. Totally different engines, frames, everything." NEVER say never. ANYTHING is possible, especially with a torch...
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"Most of us have seen a few crashes, and quite a few unsafe bikes, and riders." So, you're telling us that you are so experienced at riding...
Oh no! That modified bike is a blatant disrespect for your fellow motorists. And my gosh, does that thing look dangerous and loud. Guess it's a...
"No one that had a thought for his fellow road users would do what this guy has done and is doing."...
Nice Bike! Beautiful curves and nice lines. Way to NOT be just another sheep in the heard. But, but, but it's loud. You may go deaf. You may...
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They're the cotton candy sacs that the humans were put in on "Killer Clowns frm Outer Space".
There's a bazillion threads on pods. Let's get back to the duct tape.
Duct tpe and WD-40 are all you need. If it moves and shouldn't, duct it. If supposed to move and doesn't, WD-40 it. But isn't the pod...
The 550 is chain drive.
No problem, Fitz. Can't tell you how many times I have used info that came from you through various threads. Many of which never required a...
Fitz, the stamping on front is 18x 1.60 and is 36 spoke. Rear is 2.75x 15 and is also 36 spoke. The diameter of the Maxim and Virago rotor appear...
Really? It's more of an "FYI" type thing. Anyone interested in spoke wheels may appreciate this info. I'm just putting it out there that it can be...
Just a little FYI for anyone intersted: Bought virago 250 spoked wheels off EBAY that came with axles and spacers to replace the swirl mags on my...
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Does anyone know if a Virago front end will fit on the XJ without much trouble? If it's not too difficult, then you'd have the spoke wheel and...
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Let me chime in with my thoughts: Ya can get shot going to a political rally. Ya can get runned over by a blue haired old lady in a cage. The...
Seems easier to make the 750 frame a rigid than to fit the 750 motor into the 550 frame. A LOT EASIER!
Looks good, Schoot! (That was a lot of double O's)
I've got a KZ 1000 tank I can set on a 650 Maxim and let ya know.
Absolutely, good sir. And I am reconsidering the idea to run no front brake. So do not think all your wise advice falls on deaf ears all the time....
So I'm wrong on MY point about MY post on MY peeve? MY peeve wasn't with pods or performance or lack thereof. It was with anti-pod guys dishing...
Still missing my point. My issue isn't with whether pods work or don't work. It has nothing to do with dynos or performance upgrades. My problem...
I will also say this: To me bigfitz is like EF Hutton. When he talks, I listen. Experience like that can not be overlooked. Although I may not...
Actually, you're missing my point. If someone MODIFIES their bike by bobbing it, hardtailing it, or putting on a solo seat, the stock airbox is no...
When replying to posts in the "MODIFICATIONS" section of this site, can the purists who have never put pods on a bike refrain from replying to a...
I'm going to have to agree with Fitz on this one. Let's find out exactly what it is that he wants to cut out before we say it's OK to cut it out....
If there ever was such a thing as a perfectly good bike, I'd bet the farm that it's not 30 years old.
Ha. The bars people ride bobbers to might have plenty of females there, but hardly any ladies...
I have. I turned mine into a rigid. Extended center tube all the way past seat mount and cut the two smaller outside ones off right past coil...
very informative
No pressure, buddy. Just keep doin' whacha doin'...
Hey, Schoot, definitely no cookie cutter going on here. Nice work, Van. Excellent. This should turn out to be one of if not the best build on...
Empty tank. Fill with water. Drain and weld. It's the gas fumes you need to worry about. Filling with water pushes the fumes out.
Re: Follow me on this one- I want to get rid of some 80's ji Good call. I'll have to look into that.
Not to hi-jack this thread, but: Bottom line is when the blue-haired old lady in the 1973 LTD doesn't see you, she doesn't see you, front...
