my "i want a bobber, but still want to ride two up" project

Looks great. Hardly noticed them.

 

I hooked em for a second off the battery. They are BRIGHT. 3 LEDs in each. Ordered me a kill switch too. Still waiting for my brother to get done with the motor...

 

got my motor in it today!!! carbs rebuilt. just got a little bit of wiring to do and have to bolt up the exhaust and put the carbs on it. then of course get her situated. wish me luck guys.

 

Well had her where she would fire right up. But I still have a little wiring to do. But this is pretty much how she will end up. Give me some feedback.

 

Re: my "i want a bobber, but still want to ride two up" proj

Looks pretty badass man, I like it!

That taillight might be a real pain in the arse for your "2 up" though! :lol:

 

Haha. I have a bigger fender I can swap to and add a little pillion seat. Hopefully in the next few days I can take it downtown and take some real pictures of it.

 

Re: my "i want a bobber, but still want to ride two up" proj

I changed it up a bit, had a problem with everything being in the metal ammo box....
I think I'm still going to paint the shovel fender, but I'll probably wait until I paint the motor.







Anyone know what style of bike this is? I know it's a rat style, but other than that I'm kinda unsure.
Thanks for any feedback.

 

I like the shovel fender idea, pretty funny!
Why not putting two other ones as side covers ?

 

very cool

 

Re: my "i want a bobber, but still want to ride two up" proj

I never thought about using them as side covers, I do have some metal grates I have thought about using for it. I kind of like it open though.


I think it looks pretty damn mean though

 

How does it run with the air filter set up you have? What did you have to do to make it run right? I like that look much better than the ginormous air box thing.

Like the look of the bike.

 

Looks nice dawg

 

I am getting pod filters for my Maxim soon... and I am also getting a set of dyno jets (100$) to make it run properly...

 

Nice bike gives me motovation on my bike

 

@ xjrida- get to working on it! And let me see your progress. If I had to do it again I could make and stock maxim look like that for less than 150 bucks.

And about the intake, it runs fine. Plugs look great. And the jets in the carbs are 195 and 50s. I never had a factory air box on it so I can compare, but it pulls good past 9, picks up the front wheel and the rear like coming loose at about 5. Built her out of 10 bucks worth of PVC and a single pod filter. If you guys want more pics of it let me know.

 

Pretty soon I'm hoping to build a tail section like a cafe racer that will match the tank. Be great for storage and extend the frame enough for saddle bags for those long trips.

 

Like the tail section on a 550 Seca with it's internal storage compartment?

Sounds like a good idea. Be careful though, function might pull ahead of form...

 

I would like to see more pics and info on how you set it up.

How could you have done this to a stock Maxim for -$150? Not doubting just wanting to know how to go about it.

 

Shane:
Flat bars 25
Cut the back of the frame off, and cut up the seat-free
Build the front turn signal bracket 5
Spray paint, sand paper 12
Turns signals 6 per... 24
Shovel 10
PVC pipe 10
Pod filter 5
Black spray paint 5
Tag lights 12
Mirrors 20
Tag mount... Scrap metal, free
Probably the biggest cost is the tail light. Mine was a gift but I think thy are about 45+

So without the tail light that's get me to an ESTIMATED 128 bucks


And I'll post up some more pictures of the air box in a bit

And fitz: I plan on building a 8 or so inch frame and fit a smeller tube in it so it fits tight, for strength, and then have it bolt on so it won't go anywhere, and build a fiberglass tail on that, and put a much bigger tail light in that... Make it much safe for the long hauls. And the shape of it will match the lower part of the tank.