|
Picked up a new bike on Saturday for the chopping block. Fully running 1988 VT800, only 4920 were ever made, we have number 1503. My buddy had bought it 5 years ago for his first bike. He got scared of it and parked it in the garage, it hasnt moved for 4 years. Stole it for 550 bucks, tossed it in the back of my truck and drove it over to my buddies garage. We replaced the battery, drained the gas and replaced it, she started right up. We put the main seat back on it and rode it around a bit, she feels great. Yesterday we did a full fluid change on every system, repaired the front brake that was sticky and she purrs like a big angry kitten.  This is going to be a mean looking chop when we are done. The seats and side panels are there we just took them off to get to everything. plan of action so far- Remove back and and chop off subframe Fabricate fender to mount to swing arm Chop off mufflers and fab up some mini organ pipes with turn outs that follow the frame Remove tank, subtank and fuel pump, replace with 3 gallon peanut tank and gravtiy fed fuel system Remove air box and replace with new smaller filter Rejet both carbs for new set up Remove guages and indicator panel, possibly mount guages on left side where the airbox currently is Remove from fender Ditch all blinkers Replace bars and risers Fabricate nice big sissy bar Errant Gin Monks fucked around with this message at 17:12 on Feb 6, 2012 |
#
?
Feb 6, 2012 17:06
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 21, 2024 19:14 |
|
|
BlackLaser posted:
|
|
#
?
Feb 6, 2012 17:41
|
|
|
BlackLaser posted:They're pretty beat, I'm hoping I can fix them up a bit with some polish and paint on the cases. I Painting over that chrome is impossible though. You're going to have to do a lot of sanding if that's the route you want to go.
|
|
#
?
Feb 6, 2012 17:44
|
|
|
A friend of mine is doing a photography class and needs some shots of an object in motion in various ways, and he asked if I'd be that object. The bike is half put back together, as you can see it has no mirrors, the gauge cluster was zip tied in, and all the shots are from the right because the rear side cover is there in spirit (but is in the mail finally!). The other option was my 6'3" gangly build getting photo'd on a Ninja 250, and that was a definite choice two. They came out alright for day 1 of him with the camera, I'll take it for free and for being relatively slow speed shots. I told him we need to find a place to do some at speed so I look a bit more natural on the bike. The first one where I'm tucked I was going about 15 mph lol.    Then I got home and my piece of poo poo HJC that's been giving my trouble for the whole 8 months I've owned it finally hosed the dog. One of the plastic screws that holds in the visor mount backed itself out completely once, and even after replacing it and checking them all the time they'd still loosen up. The visor always felt like poo poo and would tweak and pop out. I sent HJC an email about getting a screw under warranty when it first happened and they told me to buy it myself, so I never bothered with the sticking visor or screws continuing to back themselves out. Now when I got home after a ride this afternoon, I lifted the visor only to have the opposite side pop off. Usually it was the left, but this time it was the right. Not only had the same screw completely unscrewed itself, but the nut base for the other screw busted when I lifted the visor. I emailed HJC to see what they say but I'm not keeping my hopes up. We'll see.  
nsaP fucked around with this message at 02:16 on Feb 8, 2012 |
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2012 02:09
|
|
|
nsaP posted:Then I got home and my piece of poo poo HJC that's been giving my trouble for the whole 8 months I've owned it finally hosed the dog. One of the plastic screws that holds in the visor mount backed itself out completely once, and even after replacing it and checking them all the time they'd still loosen up. The visor always felt like poo poo and would tweak and pop out. I sent HJC an email about getting a screw under warranty when it first happened and they told me to buy it myself, so I never bothered with the sticking visor or screws continuing to back themselves out. My old HJC CL-12 (14?) did the same thing with the screw on the left side as well. The fix was to go buy a Shoei TZ-X.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2012 05:34
|
|
|
That's pretty much the fix I'm planning on as this thing has been nothing but a hassle and they weren't very helpful when I first reported a backed out screw to them. I'll give them the chance to offer something tho, and I did ask them respectably about it. Then when they likely refuse, I'll just rage about how I'll badmouth their brand to everyone I know and hold a grudge for 40 years. I had two HJCs before this that were cheap but functional and fine. Got a low end Shoei in-between and I found myself going back to it instead of my new HJC. I should mention too, I don't think I did above, that the screws weren't the only problem. The visor had 3 settings, up, middle, and down, and it torqued and felt like it was going to break between all three settings, all the time. Half of the time the left side would pop out of the quick release on the road. This is after I made sure all screws were tight(but not too tight) and aligned, and the visor was properly secured. Serious piece of junk.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2012 07:09
|
|
|
I had a cheap helmet and crashed in it, switched over to a Shoei Qwest. Old helmet was something like 2kg, new one was 6-700g lighter. That & the better design differences were like night and day. 
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2012 07:17
|
|
|
Same here, went from my old $120 Icon which would swing the visor open at highway speeds to a Suomy Apex. Good god is it light and comfortable especially now that it's broken in. I haven't done much researching on the visor change procedure yet though.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2012 11:57
|
|
|
BlackLaser posted:
I found a pretty nice Flickr Set that might give you some inspiration. Also, how did I not know about Bikeexif before?
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2012 20:31
|
|
.
|
Daric posted:how did I not know about Bikeexif before? Are you aware of Pipeburn?
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2012 21:31
|
|
|
Bucephalus posted:Are you aware of Pipeburn? Oh god, there goes my productivity.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2012 21:34
|
|
|
Daric posted:I found a pretty nice Flickr Set that might give you some inspiration. That's a great set of pictures thanks!
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 00:27
|
|
|
  I did a thing. 
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 01:42
|
|
|
NipplesTheCat posted:
Excellent 
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 02:00
|
|
|
NipplesTheCat posted:
sexy as gently caress
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 02:06
|
|
|
NipplesTheCat posted:
It's beautiful! Do you know what brand those frame sliders are?
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 02:07
|
|
|
mootmoot 
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 02:08
|
|
|
NipplesTheCat posted:
If previous 675 owners are any indication, you'll either wad it or sell it to buy a small sumo. Good luck!
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 02:42
|
|
|
Watch out, daytona's dont like to turn at speed.
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 03:11
|
|
|
theperminator posted:It's beautiful! The sliders are LSL
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 03:21
|
|
|
freedumb.jpg
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 03:23
|
|
|
Z3n posted:If previous 675 owners are any indication, you'll either wad it or sell it to buy a small sumo. Good luck! or fall over when you approach a fork in the road.
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 03:24
|
|
|
Daric posted:Oh god, there goes my productivity. *Ahem* http://awesomobile.com/ http://bikerscafeblog.com/ http://thekneeslider.com/ http://hellforleathermagazine.com/ http://silodrome.com/ http://throttleyard.com/ http://raresportbikesforsale.com/ http://www.knucklebusterinc.com/ http://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/ http://cafe-racerhub.com/ Here's a few just to get you started. I hope you have 8-9 hours / day free. Let me know if you want more. I can get more specific depending on your tastes. Let me know if you like trendy hipster poo poo (tarantulas), or up and coming builders (motohangar), established builders (deus), cafes, sumos, sportsbikes, build threads, adventure bikes, racing, and so on and so forth...
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 03:36
|
|
|
Z3n posted:If previous 675 owners are any indication, you'll either wad it or sell it to buy a small sumo. Good luck! Hey! not all of us! I've had my daytona since late 08!
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 05:08
|
|
|
theperminator posted:It's beautiful! The frame sliders say LSL on them, so maybe that's the brand? SaNNCHeZZ posted:Those things you said. Z3n posted:A JERK THING Seriously though, I owned the same bike as backpanther for a year now, I should be okay 
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 06:11
|
|
|
GnarlyCharlie4u posted:*Ahem* Goddammit I have two tests first thing in the morning!!
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 06:59
|
|
|
That's a real humdinger of a problem you got there then because all of those websites are shutting down tomorrow morning
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 07:06
|
|
|
GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Here's a few just to get you started. I hope you have 8-9 hours / day free. I really need a good sumo or sportbike blog if you know any. I literally paid for HFL twice that's how bad.
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 11:35
|
|
|
Gnaghi posted:I really need a good sumo or sportbike blog if you know any. I literally paid for HFL twice that's how bad. asphaltandrubber.com has some good stuff.
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 18:24
|
|
|
Z3n posted:asphaltandrubber.com has some good stuff. I liked HFL before the pay model.  I love asphalt and rubber but their updates are almost as slow as the knee slider.
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 21:36
|
|
|
Z3n posted:asphaltandrubber.com has some good stuff. That's looking pretty good (not that circus crash vid, though...drat). For awhile I set an RSS fed to HFL so I could screencap any good articles for they went private but after awhile decided it was too much effort.
|
|
#
?
Feb 9, 2012 23:31
|
|
|
nsaP posted:That's pretty much the fix I'm planning on as this thing has been nothing but a hassle and they weren't very helpful when I first reported a backed out screw to them. I'll give them the chance to offer something tho, and I did ask them respectably about it. I had a similar problem with mine. It turned out to be the visor that was hosed up. A new one worked perfectly fine.
|
|
#
?
Feb 12, 2012 20:10
|
|
|
  It's loud
|
|
#
?
Feb 13, 2012 05:54
|
|
|
bung posted:I liked HFL before the pay model. That's because the writers are too busy riding. http://www.customfighters.com/blog/ has some pretty good submissions. It's a bit less flashy and refined than most blogs but there's good content and some good builds too.
|
|
#
?
Feb 13, 2012 07:09
|
|
|
New kitchen appliance:  Anyone want to guess?
|
|
#
?
Feb 14, 2012 00:35
|
|
|
Old school trials bike, nice.
|
|
#
?
Feb 14, 2012 00:37
|
|
|
It has new: Piston, cylinder, shift shaft n seal, exhaust, swingarm and wheel bearings brakes, grips. $650 Deal of the century. All it needs is tires.
|
|
#
?
Feb 14, 2012 00:43
|
|
|
I thought the picture was mirrored till I realized the decals weren't flipped.
|
|
#
?
Feb 14, 2012 09:02
|
|
|
VTNewb posted:Anyone want to guess? Looks TLR250-ish though the front fender sticker look yamaha. My TLR was great fun while I had it, great for putting around the yard riding over things.
|
|
#
?
Feb 14, 2012 13:44
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 21, 2024 19:14 |
|
|
NitroSpazzz posted:front fender sticker look yamaha. ding ding ding  It's a 1984 TY250. Didn't come to the USA, I got one of the rare canadian models. Will be a great bike to ride vintage trials while I wait for the championship hare scrambles to start again in May. Crosstraining yo. Also good buddy bike.
|
|
#
?
Feb 14, 2012 17:51
|
|