My commuter beast

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steampunk

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so this bike started here.... http://motorbicycling.com/f42/my-48cc-khs-29629.html

I was in search of a more comfortable setup....so i built the cruiser up



Unknown Maker cruiser frame....welds look good....old decent steel...we will see how many miles i get out of it...i cut the seat post clamp down to the shortest i could get it and still have a seat clamp...as well i took aproximately an inch of of the bottom of the head tube to help compensate for a suspension fork

suntour xcm 100mm travel v/disk fork

sealed disk wheels

F50 2 smoker from thatsdax.com.......port matched including piston work on intake side rt carb and pipelyne expansion chamber....few other reg mods done as well

red anodized alum/stone filter...bling makes you go faster right? rotfl

titec hellbent bars

hayes disk mx2 cable actuated up front with v-brakes and koolstop red/blacks out back

pod shifter for the clutch

performance bikes deluxe rear rack

new school/old school scwinn seat...new top old vintage rails

planet bike "extreme" fenders....love these fenders 600m between 2 bikes so far...0 issues

this bike is decently fast....30mph cruising with 1/4 throttle...38 wot on flat ground before i lift a little so i dont rev out....spent a bit of time shaving the new 36tooth sprocket i got last night ...ill update on the speed later...oh did i mention this is at 6000 foot elevation? ill be getting some gps pics up soon for proof
 
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yes the kick stand does function

my sprocket i did up last night and a little this morning

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first good ride it bit me pretty good

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those teeth arent exactly short...i was limpin for a couple days

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1pc cranks flex way to much for me...threw the pedal side chain pedaling through an intersection uphill that was the after picks from when i cleaned myself up...prob an inch and a half black streak either direction from the chain.....
 
I first mounted my kit on a mountain bike before moving it to a cruiser frame later. The cruiser frame steering is less twitchy and absorbs the bumps better in my opinion.
 
Hey a fellow Steampunk myself...nasty bite dude...um I didnt see that muffler from thatsdax.com. of course my eyes aint that great and half the time I couldnt find my head if it wasnt attached ....looks like a set up I would like to run...I hate when they come to cut the grass around here with them weedeaters... so noise is a major concern for me... a little put put put I could handle...
 
i got the pipe from dax........ but he dosent sell them....and its far from put put....its pretty loud
 
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extremely happy with the kit....with the chamber the sounds is amplified in the pipe....im sure you could put a mega silencer on it and make it quiet ...i like my pipe loud....grew up with harleys...not bikers...but loud pipes save lives....but i do have to note...its a smoother exhaust note then you get out of the sbp pipes
 
Thanks for the info man... I live in a great biking community theyve spent a butt load of moolah on nice 6' wide blacktop paths running through town...away from cars...and they would be less likely to ***** if it just sounds like Im passing gas as I fly by instead of sounding like Im cutting down trees...if ya know what I means
 
Don't forget to mention that the SBP kit is tuned just right for these motors. Also, it can sometimes be used without having to re-jet your carb.
 
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