Rotten Orange build - Gary Fisher Aquila shifter buildup!

PHBG is on its way.

Lookin Great... Any new Developments??

I had the bike running this last weekend, but had problems with the front freewheel. A new freewheel is on its way and should also be getting the PHBG carb in the next few days.

I'll keep everyone updated.

While I had it running, the bike was pretty wild. The exhaust note is absolutely fantastic. Slightly ringy but still a deep tone. Sounds like a high performance 2 stroke dirt bike. With the shift kit, it managed to pull a wheelie in 1st gear accidentally. I'm impressed with it & can't wait to ride it.

Accident, that was your pent up anticipation from working on such a cool bike for so long before cranking it up. It will be nice to get together and ride with sente, AzVinnie, justbill and any other locals we can drum up to ride together. I think you will get to lead the parade for a while.

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Got the replacement freewheel today. Now just need the new carb and I can try to get this thing back on the road.

Woohoo!!!! Success!

The Rotten Orange LIVES! AND, I managed to get the SHA carb pretty close to tuned. It actually works quite well. With some experimenting, I found that I had my jetting much too rich. I had a 75 jet in the 16.16 SHA. I found that the bike kept falling on its face above half throttle and was smoking too much, so I backed the jets off 5 steps at a time. Right now, I have a 60 in there and its pretty close to perfect. I may lean it out just a bit more, as its still smoking pretty good while on the throttle.

Its got enough power that I was able to hit nearly 40mph on the bike!! In 1st gear, it can pull the front wheel off the ground if you arent careful. The bike can *easily* keep up with traffic. Overall, the bike is incredibly smooth & handles very well. The Brooks saddle is wonderfully comfortable & soaks up all of the bumps in the road.

While getting the jetting right and riding the bike around the block, I also ended up destroying my first drive chain (from the engine to the jackshaft). It literally blew the masterlink apart... Happened to have a new spare, so got that in place & seems to be holding better.

I'll be taking some video shortly which will be available tonight.

I can't believe just how effortless this thing is going down the road.

congratulations!!! I've been folowing this thread since you started it, and I'm STOKED to see the videos and pictures of the finished product! RIGHT ON!!!

Here are some photos of the finished bike. I may still paint the exhaust, as it has a lot of bare welds on it. I think it looks pretty spiffy chrome though too:

Some shots of the exhaust:


Welded this tab onto the muffler to mount the exhaust:

And now, here are some videos of the bike in action:

Idling, quick revving, and a quick idle adjustment:
http://www.piratepathy.com/misc/orange08.MOV

Here's the bike on the road. Shifting up through 6th or 7th gear or so. Havent been able to really wind it out to see how fast she'll go (need to get some real protective gear before I try that). Still gives you a good idea of how quick the bike is. It really scoots down the road! Much faster than I really want to be going.
http://www.piratepathy.com/misc/orange09.MOV

Pulling up to a stop sign, takeoff, cruise, and then I stall it at another stop sign. Doh!
http://www.piratepathy.com/misc/orange10.MOV

Still learning how to ride the thing. The shifter kit requires a completely different technique than a normal HT bike.