High Performance Wally World Cruiser?

[mapbike]

yep that head looks nice....

no doubt that the Fred heads are the best looking as far as finish is concerned, very nice machine work.

 

[Davezilla]

Very true.. its good to have a nice looking head to start with in order to save a lot of work before the polish can do it's thing. Ive sanded down cast parts for polishing and that can become a LOT of work. I remember spending a few hours polishing the carb on my sportster... and that's doing most the work with a set of cotton wheels on a bench grinder using finer and finer rouge sticks then using a dremel with felt cones for the tight spots and finally finishing the job using the mother's aluminum polish. I imagine someonencoild polish the jug and cases on one of these but it would be quite time consuming to do the job the right way with the right tools as rough as these castings are.

 

[scotto-]

Very true.. its good to have a nice looking head to start with in order to save a lot of work before the polish can do it's thing. Ive sanded down cast parts for polishing and that can become a LOT of work. I remember spending a few hours polishing the carb on my sportster... and that's doing most the work with a set of cotton wheels on a bench grinder using finer and finer rouge sticks then using a dremel with felt cones for the tight spots and finally finishing the job using the mother's aluminum polish. I imagine someonencoild polish the jug and cases on one of these but it would be quite time consuming to do the job the right way with the right tools as rough as these castings are.

Just have em' chrome plated.......quick, easy and not too expensive.

 

[mapbike]

Just have em' chrome plated.......quick, easy and not too expensive.

i remember when BGF sold the " Chrome Kits" I guess some people liked them but I thought they looked horrible......!!!!!

 

[mapbike]

a black engine with polished covers and a nice polished head and the outer edge of the cylinder fins.

I think that set up looks very nice.

 

[scotto-]

a black engine with polished covers and a nice polished head and the outer edge of the cylinder fins.

I think that set up looks very nice.

THAT is the look I've always liked........black fins and cyl. with polished outer edges.......even Honda red looks nice if the color scheme is right!

EDIT: Mother's Mag polish is the best!

 

[mapbike]

THAT is the look I've always liked........black fins and cyl. with polished outer edges.......even Honda red looks nice if the color scheme is right!

EDIT: Mother's Mag polish is the best!

oh yeah me too, I have a 1982 Yamaha XJ650 that originally had the cylinders black with polished edges and it looked real nice.

 

[DRBS]

ok I just bought a Genesis Men s Astra and now trying to figure out a motor mount for the front and how the **** can I mount a gas tank on that big ass top bar any suggestions

 

[mapbike]

ok I just bought a Genesis Men s Astra and now trying to figure out a motor mount for the front and how the **** can I mount a gas tank on that big ass top bar any suggestions

several ways to go about a front mount, here are some pix of a few popular ways that work good, some can be bought and others can be made up yourself using the right size U-bolt or Muffler Clamp.

If you want a really nice set up, contact Steve / massdrive here on the forum, it will probably be best to contact him via his web page, last I spoke to him he had been extremely busy building parts and hasn't had time to hang out here on the forum much, he does outstanding work with the mounts he makes, here is a link to his web page that will take you directly to his mounts, he also does other things also.

Hope this helps a little on the engine mounting issue for you.

http://www.bikebobber.com/read-more-custom-parts.html


On the fuel tank issue, since we can't see what size the frame is its hard to know what to tell you on that one, some make their own oversize straps so the thick tube isn't an issue, but without seeing some pics of the frame tube with the tank sitting on it just to show the geometry of what you have its hard to tell you what might be the fix.

map

 

[YesImLDS]

Got a new rim today for the disc brake front I am doing. Just went to a bicycle shop and asked them what they had!

Didn't even look at the brand yet, guess I should do that, but it's already all blacked out so I can't complain really! Was also only $50 which in the end was as cheap as what I could find online at the time and without shipping! Ha!

6 bolt pattern shaky photo

 

[mapbike]

Nice looking wheel YesImLDS

Funny you would just now post this, I have been scoping out some disc wheels myself, would really like to find some 24" disc wheels, I found a few sets and all of them are in the UK.

Not ready to buy yet, but just getting some ideas, I like the way the 24" wheels handle and they put me lower to the ground, which I like also.

Good buy @ $50 I'd say.

 

[Davezilla]

Yup... good buy on that one...
I ended up getting a whole bike for the front disc brake setup... Now I just need to spend some quality time on the CNC to make me an adapter for the caliper since my front end isn't set up for disc brakes.

It wouold be really nice to find a 24" set with disc hubs here too... or maybe a 24" rear and keep the 26" front... that always looks and handles nice

 

[mapbike]

Yup... good buy on that one...
I ended up getting a whole bike for the front disc brake setup... Now I just need to spend some quality time on the CNC to make me an adapter for the caliper since my front end isn't set up for disc brakes.

It wouold be really nice to find a 24" set with disc hubs here too... or maybe a 24" rear and keep the 26" front... that always looks and handles nice

yep I already have plans for the 26" front and 24" rear, I've got a 700cx41mm tireand a decent set of 700c non suspension forks that Im thinking of using az a front and then put a 24" on the rear.

I have several 24" front and rear wheels but none with disc hub, so.e day I plan to try my hand at lacing one up myself after wat hing some how to vids on the subject.

my brother and i Laced a new rear wheel up for his Suzuki DS 100 when we wers teenagers and we got it righ5 and true with no specials tool or previous experience so I think I can probably get a bicycle wheel done.

after running a 24" rear wheel on two of my bikes I really like the way it handles and seems to pull a bit better since there is less rotating mass to get rolling, plus even though Im 5' 10" im jot long legged so the 24" rear wheel puts me at a very comfortable seat height also.

 

[YesImLDS]

Haha probably because with the 24" rear wheel you have a lower center of gravity which makes it handle better. I kept with the 26" wheels because I already got new tires for them so I may as well use them!

 

[mapbike]

Haha probably because with the 24" rear wheel you have a lower center of gravity which makes it handle better. I kept with the 26" wheels because I already got new tires for them so I may as well use them!

oh yeah and dont get me wrong, I like the 26" wheels also, I have three of my bikes that urrently have 26" front and rear.

The cruiser frames are great for me with 26" wheels or 24"

tThe taller "Diamond" shaped frames like my old MTN bike and the 700c fixie bike are taller crames and with 24" wheel on the rear or front and rear they sit more comfortable for someone like myself that isn't long legged.

I know from what I been seeing here that your gonna have a real nice ride when you get done YILDS.....

Im enjoying watching g you round up all your parts and pieces, I have about as much fun doing that as I do riding the finished product, and then after a while I like to change some things up a little just for the fun of tinkering and possibly making an improvement somewhere on the bike.

The entire process is fun to me and I dont have to spend a fortune doing it.

 

[boxcar]

The misconception that the Brooks is a hard seat is so wrong....
The seat is basically a hammock with adjustable tension.
It can be set as hard or soft as one likes. I like mine soft.
A new Brooks needs to be soaked with saddle soap then ridden dry.
By using this process the seat will conform to the riders particular bone structure.
The end result is a seat tailor'd to your A--. Very nice......

 

[YesImLDS]

Forgot to get a quick release for that new bicycle rim. Thought the one I had would fit, but it's for the rear of a mountain bike.

 

[mapbike]

Forgot to get a quick release for that new bicycle rim. Thought the one I had would fit, but it's for the rear of a mountain bike.

oops....!

oh well a nickel and dime part at the bike shop Im sure.

 

[YesImLDS]

oops....!

oh well a nickel and dime part at the bike shop Im sure.

Actually completely free! Guy just gave me one as well as a caliper adapter for the suntour fork that I got. I asked him if they could order a front disc kit and he said that they could. $45 for a front kit and should be here friday. It was a Hayes kit 160mm. Guy was really nice. I had to give him a BS story about how the cruiser brake didn't work very well and I was kind of making something custom and he said it should work real well with what you have going on. I kid you not he said some kids put 2-stroke motors on there and just tear em up. That shop is SUPER against motor bikes. Just gonna pick up my part friday and get the bike together hopefully this weekend!

 

[YesImLDS]

Alright well it's that time! Taking EVERYTHING off so I can prep it for some matte black.

Plugged up the gas!

Still spilled a little. Hopefully the apartment doesn't smell like gas!

Anybody in need of a lightened top end and ported out PK80!?

Feeling a little bit too light for some reason!