the point of no return

I have no clue who I was going to get my cables from. I didn't get that far yet

CRAP....now I want to go to a strip club

 

Cables you can get form:

A Bicycle Store -- They will make you one. Throttle
Bicycle Parts Online: Cabling Kit - Throttle

Professional Landscaping Machinery Outlet
Clutch Cable
Rear Brake activating Rod

I've looked at the Pix of your Bike.
Don't you think you need more support structure to keep the Rear-end from folding toward the seat?

I think you need some Cross Members and Gussets.

$0.02

 

what's the cheapest and best route for the cables though? I don't do well with too many options

 

I'm going with Motion Pro (motionpro.com) for my cables, they seem to be able to make what I need. $30 for throttle. $35 for clutch. Plus shipping.

Rick, I think I've got enough structural support. It very much follows classic rigid frame design. Only difference is instead of one center vertical tube under the seat I have two on the sides. Should be enough. Hope it is. Thanks for looking out.

 

Here's some recent pics. These are cell phone pics and it was starting to get dark. Pic quality may not be that great. Got a pic of me sitting on the bike to give some idea as to rider position. I'm 6 foot 1 inch and 245 lbs, so it kind of looks like a circus bear riding a unicycle.

 

looks great man....

 

Thanks. I don't know if it's my ADD kicking in or I'm just the dumbest person on the planet, but I traded a running truck with ice cold a/c for 3 project bikes. It's been 2 years and my first project bike isn't finished. The truck is 13 years old and has over 200 thousand miles on it and it's just been sitting up collecting rust. The body is straight and solid. I really wasn't wanting to part with it, but a friend of mine has recently come into money/job/vehicle problems, so I worked out a deal with him. He knew somebody that had 2 old KZ1000 cop bikes on the cheap that owed him a favor, so we went over to the place to get the bikes and just sitting there under a tree collecting weeds and wasps was a Maxim 650. Long story short, I wound up with all 3 bikes and my financially burdened friend didn't have to come out of pocket. Sometimes it's better to be owed a favor than cash, and now he owes me one. I can save $20 a month by not paying insurance on the 3rd vehicle truck. I consider it a win/win situation. My wife doesn't quite think so. One is 90% complete. The other was a parts bike for the first, but has just about everything but the carbs. My buddy that let me use his shop when I built my bike is going to get the second KZ, because I owe him a favor. The Maxim is in very rough shape. I'm going to part it out and EBAY it to raise cash to finish my 550. At least I got a plan. Maybe I'm not so stupid after all.

 

are your foot pegs the same size as the frame tubing? Im making a budweiser suicide shift... and i wouldn't mind buying a 6 pack and adding touches to my bike

 

I would just change the brand to yuengling or something OTHER than shitty budweiser

 

Schoot, it's one inch OD tubing, and yes, it is the same size as the frame. The caps fit on there very well. I only used 2 bottle caps, but for some crazy reason I needed to buy much, much, more than a 6 pack to get the right 2. I believe I also read on here that shotgun shells fit inside the tubing quite nicely.

Koolaid, Bud gets the job done for me. I've never had any complaints. To each his own. As long as it's not non-alcoholic beer. You know what they say:
"Drinking non-alcoholic beer is like going down on your cousin. It tastes the same, but you know it ain't right."

 

but what if your cousin is REALLY hot? It's ok then, right?

 

Of course.

 

Hell of a job man! Everything about it is bad A!

 

It's been awhile since I've worked on this project. It's just entirely too hot. I work in a steel mill. Enough sweating is enough. I did manage to score some freebie XS650 wheels, so I decided to see what they would look like on my scoot. I really like the look of spokes. I think they add a certain look and feel to the bike. I'm even digging the no front brake look, but do not think I have the cajones to pull off rear drum only braking. It seems they will fit without much headache. I'm going to need to get a machinist friend to cut a few spacers for me, but other than that, shouldn't be too many hassles. The sprocket on the rear is much smaller than the original, but it appears the sprockets are interchangeable. Hopefully, I can order some cables real soon and get one step closer to getting this thing on the road.

 

:twisted: Dude this pike looks friggin saweet :evil:

 

16 more Oz. to you man nice work....

 

Nice job man!

 

So Schooter, how many years before you can legally start building your Budschwiller shifter?

Are you back to class yet or are you still enjoying your summer?

Loren