***Brute Bobb Build***

Thank you, its much appreciated. Its turning out better than i had hoped.

 

Hit the front caliper with some paint. I thought id go with gloss black just like rear sprocket. This way, the sprocket and caliper are gloss and the wheels are satin. Should offset the colors a tad.



got a few other things too....SWEEET

yamaha valve shim tool


Black Fork mount Headlight bracket. The stock bracket would only be held on by one bolt because i took out the cluster. Plus these will look sweet and allow me to lower the headlight to where i want it lol



*I've also been messing with seat to try and do something...different. I'll let you know if it goes well or if its just a complete bust

 

Problem solved:

The rear fender gap came up and it seemed like something that could also be a safety hazard so here we go.

After calling the company i found out that from the point of contact (between tire and fender) you must have 9" or less from the center eye-to-eye on the shock. This is why "shock travel" doesn't really matter because the shock mounting points on lots of bikes are different

Started by cutting back the rear frame a bit more (last time i hope) to accommodate for lifting up the fender wings. I notched them back at the 5" mark from the rear seat tube





Once i knew the fender could be lifted i drilled holes lower in the wing then mounted it. After mounting i removed shocks and brought the rear end to the "contact point."


When you measure, it should be from the center of each mount and MUST be less than 9". My measurement came out to 8.5" leaving me with an extra 1/2" of "just in case" room lol

 

front wheel back together. and mounted



also this is with the new fender position.

 

got the sprocket cover cleaned up.....ew

 

gas cap got painted same color as frame.



tank got painted as well. (semi-gloss black) same as wheels and fenders


id like to recommend that you dont forget about the gas tank hanging 6" from the shed door....it hurts when you smash into it!

 

did a quick mock up after paint dried. got a good idea of what she might look like even thought the front fender wasn't on. what do you all think?

im also a little torn on what kind of bars i want to go for. I'm debating between drag bars and tiny apes.....ugh i hate these decisions



*i apologize for the lack of progress but you will see soon enough what i've been working on....

 

look'n good! Glad to see that you were able to work out the fender issue.

I may be bias here but I say drag bars. They give it a more aggressive look and are super comfortable. I have an old set of smaller apes that I played with but didn't like 'em. Maybe they weren't the right pair but they didn't do it for me. Not to mention, you may have to spring for longer brake/clutch lines.

 

I like the look of drag bars on a bobber, plus it seems when you put apes on people compare your bike more to a chopper than a bobber.

 

Black GP Touring bars is where its at...JMHO

 

Well, yesterday i got my new shims....and went to put them in....and they're the wrong size, they were 29.5mm. I was not happy! so today i got the right size (29mm) and got them installed. Heres a quick write up if you haven't seen bigfitz's walkthrough.

new shims


cam lobe probably looks like this


move bucket so the notch is facing up so that you have access to popping out the shim


rotate cam by removing side cover and using 19mm wrench on side case until lobe pushes down bucket.




position the yamaha bucket tool. Move it left to right until it slides into place and lines up then tighten it down


rotate the cam the OPPOSITE WAY enough to get shim out. pay attention to direction of rotation because if you rotate it the wrong way and squish the bucket tool you WILL crack the head, i've seen it done.
*also note i had the starter removed so it rotated a bit easier

 

Use the bucket notch and a NON MAGNETIZED screwdriver to pop out the shim



as carefully as possible not to scar anything, remove the shim (notice the number side is down)



heres the old and new shim


slide in the new shim (number side down) and make sure its roughly seated with the screwdriver again (just line it up with bucket and it should fall into place)


turn the opposite way now to push the bucket and shim back down. You should hear a "pop." This is the new shim being completely seated in the bucket.


Then remove the shim tool and voila! Rotate the motor once or twice, recheck your clearances and if they line up (which they should) reinstall your valve cover

 

Now that the valve work was all done....THE MOTOR IS BACK IN....can i get a woop woop!


*im going to remove and paint the covers individually
**also, its not leaking oil, i removed the oil filter cover to get motor in and some leaked out

 

Thanks for the help with mine, yours is looking killer, I too wish I had the funds to do something to this extent, I really enjoy the photographs super high quality stuff. Are you using the original rear fender?

 

yes you are correct. it is the original fender just shoved up towards the inner frame. I may cap the holes but i'm going to figure out what kind of brake light setup i am going to use. I may plug the holes in the fender and go for the swingarm mounted light to clean everything up

 

Woop Woop

 

heres a woop woop for ya! looks great. i got drags on both my xjs and i love them.... although spite what anyone says, im tempted to hit the buy now button on a set of z bars to be a little different on my budget bobber. i only have 1 complaint though...... your hands are WAY TOO DAMN CLEAN!!!!

 

Man this is killing me I can't wait to see where this goes. Reminds me, although not about building a bike, about the one member on here that documented his move to Cali from I think it was Detroit....and the pictures and story behind it had me glued to it. Keep up the good work and the write ups brotha!

 

I would love to see some top end pics of the drag bars. Did you use risers?

 

If you find the link id love to check it out sometime. Im also glad im not the only one that likes picture heavy threads. I may go overboard from time to time but it keeps it interesting lol. It also helps others out there. I was noob once too ya know