My Summer Project

[alanm]

A lot of time money and enthusiasm, hope you all enjoy it!

 

[BarelyAWake]

Nice job detailing man! I particularly like the various accessories - the bell is the icing on the cake lol

Good to see another mountain bike 'round here too - but don't tell nobody I said that

 

[Venice Motor Bikes]

It almost looks too nice to ride!!
You might want to move the CDI to a different place where it won't get hot like that?

 

[alanm]

Actually the cdi works really well mounted on the motor, I've got an insulating pad underneath it and it is wrapped with aluminum heat tape, I just think it looks cleaner there...

 

[toker_ace]

where did you get those foam grips? Those are sweet!

 

[alanm]

The grips can be had at any local motorcycle shop, they cost me 20 bucks and are sized for 7/8 bars. The right one is oversized to fit your throttle tube. They are a little longer than stock ones.

 

[toker_ace]

when you say the right one is oversized. is like a one inch or what? what did you do with the origanal grip, cut the rubber part off? the reason I ask is because I'm so tired of my hands vibrating so much. thanks

 

[alanm]

even the original grip is oversized for the throttle tube, just slice the grip off with a razor blade and slip the new one on with a little water and dish soap.

 

[BarelyAWake]

You can even fight on regular-sized bike grips, provided they're the uber-squishy ones you'd want anyway. After runnin' the rock hard, kit supplied grips for a while I spent 1/2hr with some HOT soapy water and got my Schwinn grips on...

OMG - they're sooooo much better

For properly sized replacement grips - hairspray works ossum. Spray the bar and slide the grip on while it's still wet, when it dries it's goin' nowhere

 

[toker_ace]

how far does that throttle piece (plastic) go into the grip?All the way to the end or just an inch or so?