Project Cheap Racer

Like Maxim-x said. Get clubman. I had a pair they are ok. I still have them on my bike, but I have them flipped upside down. You can find a cheap clubman off ebay. Mine are good, If I could remember the seller I got it off of I would tell you.

 

Looks alot like the direction I'm heading with mine. got a SECA tank coming in January (hopefully) and mine is a Midnight Maxim. Just be careful with splinters in your ass with that seat! ; )

 

i'm not to worried bout splinters. i'm going to wrap the seat/ center section with trimmed up piece of the original seat wrap. once i get it sanded smooth i'm laying down another layer of fiberglass, sanding some more and then prime and paint the other parts to match the tank.

 

Just for the record, that was a joke.

 

its all good. no worries

 

I prefer clip ons to clubmans, but it's just my opinion. I got mine for about $80 through ebay.

 

Ahh good point. On this bike clipons would be fitting.

Clubman were for my build. They arn't upright. I have flipped them.

 

I was thinking about clip ons before I even got the bike home and will probably be something I do later down the road when I get more money. Honestly though I do love the way the bike looks and feels. oh well if it kills my back (lol)

 

it been a crazy few weeks for me, had a death in the family and some other personal issues (and right around christmas time, sux). Well all is well now and I got to get back to working on the bike. ditched the old fiberglass seat I was making and tried my hand at some metal work.







alot more work to do but I happy to be working on my bike again

 

bet everyone in the neighborhood hates you when you ride off with no canister on the exhaust .

 

haha unfortunately i havent fired here up yet but i'm pretty sure i wont be making too many friends when im done

 

*forgot to add that i have also redid the wiring and made a new harness to get rid of a lot of wiring that i no longer needed and wired in a new fuse box. will pst pics later. hopefully i can get outta work early and put some more work into finishing my rear seat.

 

I hope that rear end works out for you.. I like it. It looks sweet.

 

its coming along alot better than the first one did and i have a cool idea for the tail light. what is it you ask? got to wait and see

 

Are you going to integrate new side panels into your seat that cover/connect to the old gas tank grommet hole and cover the battery/electronics?

 

i'm not sure. i was thinking about remounting the battery box and hiding the electronics to have that open space becuz i think that would look cool but im not sure where to mount everything yet. i'm not to big on the side panel look so i gotta figure something out, but for now i might just leave it how it is with the electronics secured to the battery box and frame.

 

small update:
got my rear cowl pretty much finished and painted (going to the shop to get some material for the seat) and mounted. installed my tail lights



still gotta wire everything up and should be done soon with this build. the anticipation is killing me. i cant wait to rip around town on this thing.

 

here's some day shots

 

alright! i got the wiring done and wrapped up. lights are working. now i just need to get some material for the seat (got some foam for it) and to figure out what the heck is causing this thing from starting (its really hurting my head). going to tackle that problem tomorrow when i get off work.



went with some different lights cuz after i hooked them up they weren't as bright as i thought they would be so i went with some that i tucked up under the rear. you can kinda see them during the day peaking out from under and at night it makes the rear glow (pretty cool)
sorry for the crappy camera phone pics

 

UPDATE:
cleaned out the carbs, placed a piece of filter foam in each small opening in the intakes, got a new fuel filter and put it all back together again. Turn the key, pushed the start button and..... SHE STARTED!!! And on the first try. I'm so stoked. going for a test ride tomorrow. everything sounded good. idled good and revs smoothly but see how she runs on the road. I will keep you guys informed