what did you do to your motorized bicycle today?
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Allen_Wrench
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Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
Sorry to hear about your bike. I know what it's like to find your bike all busted up. I still miss my big black Huntington sometimes...okay - rather often. I'm kind of glad I found the Higgins to dive into. I think having something to work on and look forward to helped me recover from the accident faster also. Hope things go well for you on that.
Sorry to hear about your bike. I know what it's like to find your bike all busted up. I still miss my big black Huntington sometimes...okay - rather often. I'm kind of glad I found the Higgins to dive into. I think having something to work on and look forward to helped me recover from the accident faster also. Hope things go well for you on that.
Allen_Wrench
Resident Mad Scientist
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
Still working, in piecemeal fashion, on the Higgins. Trued the new rear wheel with what will likely be called a very unorthodox method: 1) Got an old fork that had a hole drilled for a fender mount. 2) drilled similar hole in two stiff scrap plastic rods. 3) Took tire & tube off rim, bolted naked wheel into fork, clamped fork in bench vise. 4) Bolted ends of plastic rods into fender mount hole such that they lie to left and right of rim. 5) As I turn the rim in the fork, any deviation from true concentricity moves one of the plastic rods over a bit.
It helps me if I can see how much I need to correct the rim. I went at it with the spoke wrench and, when using rubber-lined channel-locks, I put a hand-made wood form inside the rim to prevent folding or warping. That last method takes extra care and goes slow. Luckily, this rim didn't need anything so extreme. It was true enough when I got done that I can't tell if it's moving the plastic rods at all.
Did more work on the headlight housing too, testing the light I plan to use. I think it'll be way brighter than the earlier one.
Still working, in piecemeal fashion, on the Higgins. Trued the new rear wheel with what will likely be called a very unorthodox method: 1) Got an old fork that had a hole drilled for a fender mount. 2) drilled similar hole in two stiff scrap plastic rods. 3) Took tire & tube off rim, bolted naked wheel into fork, clamped fork in bench vise. 4) Bolted ends of plastic rods into fender mount hole such that they lie to left and right of rim. 5) As I turn the rim in the fork, any deviation from true concentricity moves one of the plastic rods over a bit.
It helps me if I can see how much I need to correct the rim. I went at it with the spoke wrench and, when using rubber-lined channel-locks, I put a hand-made wood form inside the rim to prevent folding or warping. That last method takes extra care and goes slow. Luckily, this rim didn't need anything so extreme. It was true enough when I got done that I can't tell if it's moving the plastic rods at all.
Did more work on the headlight housing too, testing the light I plan to use. I think it'll be way brighter than the earlier one.
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thine82
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Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
thanks dan and that is really awesome that you lived here.. i am going to make wheel fenders out of fiberglass really soon and maybe for production if people like them.. wait till you guys see it .. you will love it i promise. something like this pic if it loaded and put a face with flames around it.
thanks dan and that is really awesome that you lived here.. i am going to make wheel fenders out of fiberglass really soon and maybe for production if people like them.. wait till you guys see it .. you will love it i promise. something like this pic if it loaded and put a face with flames around it.
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thine82
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Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
and use this face mask if i can load the pic..i will do a photoshopped pic and load that to get reviews or ideas soon.
i did the pic really quickly so i hope you guys like it and will make a bigger one later on.. got more work to do but yeah i did the pic fast.. so i know it is kinda crappy but you get the idea ...
and use this face mask if i can load the pic..i will do a photoshopped pic and load that to get reviews or ideas soon.
i did the pic really quickly so i hope you guys like it and will make a bigger one later on.. got more work to do but yeah i did the pic fast.. so i know it is kinda crappy but you get the idea ...
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WildAlaskan
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Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
cant wait to see those fenders i think there gonna look great especially for a cruiser style frame might not go with a mountain bike but for sure the cruiser style frames have good lines for those fancy fenders
cant wait to see those fenders i think there gonna look great especially for a cruiser style frame might not go with a mountain bike but for sure the cruiser style frames have good lines for those fancy fenders
thine82
New Member
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
thanks and it will be really cool to look at because it will not be just stickers or decals stuck to the fenders. also it will pave the way for how i am going to do a car when i am allowed to drive.. i can only imagine how crazy cool it will look.. so 3d because the stuff will actually be sticking out.. going to buy the fiberglass later so i can start making the molds but having tons of snow here... gotta ride to work in it today.. might take a video if i remember... love my bike
thanks and it will be really cool to look at because it will not be just stickers or decals stuck to the fenders. also it will pave the way for how i am going to do a car when i am allowed to drive.. i can only imagine how crazy cool it will look.. so 3d because the stuff will actually be sticking out.. going to buy the fiberglass later so i can start making the molds but having tons of snow here... gotta ride to work in it today.. might take a video if i remember... love my bike
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
2 blocks from home and my clutch cable snapped. Rode home dropped off the bike and went back to the scene. Looked for about 5 minutes for the stop pin but alas I couldnt find it. Oh well new parts ordered should be here Thursday.
2 blocks from home and my clutch cable snapped. Rode home dropped off the bike and went back to the scene. Looked for about 5 minutes for the stop pin but alas I couldnt find it. Oh well new parts ordered should be here Thursday.
Skarrd
Member
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
gotta say
you know you're a motorbike addict:
when you go to wal-mart, and buy a perfectly good bike, just for spare parts.
i bought a spare bike with a suspension disc fork on it so that i can send my chopper forks to venice so he can fit them for a disc brake.
gotta say
you know you're a motorbike addict:
when you go to wal-mart, and buy a perfectly good bike, just for spare parts.
i bought a spare bike with a suspension disc fork on it so that i can send my chopper forks to venice so he can fit them for a disc brake.
Dan
Staff
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
LOL Skarrd. Always wanted to do a thread on that.
"If you buy a bike just for spare parts, you might be a MBer"
"If you wake up doing gear ratios in your head...."
I got the idea one morning when I woke up and looked at the clock on the night stand and there was a can of starter fluid next to it. My first thought was "...You might be a MBer"
gotta say
you know you're a motorbike addict:
when you go to wal-mart, and buy a perfectly good bike, just for spare parts.
i bought a spare bike with a suspension disc fork on it so that i can send my chopper forks to venice so he can fit them for a disc brake.
LOL Skarrd. Always wanted to do a thread on that.
"If you buy a bike just for spare parts, you might be a MBer"
"If you wake up doing gear ratios in your head...."
I got the idea one morning when I woke up and looked at the clock on the night stand and there was a can of starter fluid next to it. My first thought was "...You might be a MBer"
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
Well this isnt what I did to my motor bike today...but what I will do to it when my new motor arrives. Ah maybe both. I just ordered a Super Titan XC50S from Duane with friction drive. Putting it on my Cannondale H600 Hybrid. Getting tired of the 2 cycle fix it weekly thing. I enjoy the fixing part but when I need it to work and it dosnt it just p!$$es me off. I guess Im in the 4 stroke club now. Well maybe a little of both.
Well this isnt what I did to my motor bike today...but what I will do to it when my new motor arrives. Ah maybe both. I just ordered a Super Titan XC50S from Duane with friction drive. Putting it on my Cannondale H600 Hybrid. Getting tired of the 2 cycle fix it weekly thing. I enjoy the fixing part but when I need it to work and it dosnt it just p!$$es me off. I guess Im in the 4 stroke club now. Well maybe a little of both.
thine82
New Member
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
just fiberglassed my gas tank face cover.. does anyone know how many layers it takes to make it kinda thick?
my first time doing it but if it works out well then i will be doing alot more of this and for peoples cars.. will make a new thread and post pics on my profile page soon.. looks cool to me.. how can i cut the hole for the gas cap? not sure yet...
just fiberglassed my gas tank face cover.. does anyone know how many layers it takes to make it kinda thick?
my first time doing it but if it works out well then i will be doing alot more of this and for peoples cars.. will make a new thread and post pics on my profile page soon.. looks cool to me.. how can i cut the hole for the gas cap? not sure yet...
Allen_Wrench
Resident Mad Scientist
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
"If, while at a big-box retail store, you caution a customer away from a "flimsy" cheap, aluminum bike by citing how a 49cc engine would make it beg for mercy..."
"If somebody dressed in tight (often unseemly) spandex and an irridescent helmet looks at YOU and says "Oh my gawd what is that THING"...
"If, while at a big-box retail store, you caution a customer away from a "flimsy" cheap, aluminum bike by citing how a 49cc engine would make it beg for mercy..."
"If somebody dressed in tight (often unseemly) spandex and an irridescent helmet looks at YOU and says "Oh my gawd what is that THING"...
earl.k
New Member
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
took everything apart. im rebuilding my bike from top to bottom cuz its snowy out. just got a shift kit and new skyhawk for my se stout 29er today. and sent out for a surmey archer 8 speed shiffter hub. it was a good day for my bike.
took everything apart. im rebuilding my bike from top to bottom cuz its snowy out. just got a shift kit and new skyhawk for my se stout 29er today. and sent out for a surmey archer 8 speed shiffter hub. it was a good day for my bike.
thine82
New Member
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
check out my profile pics for the gas tank cover i made and the rest are soon to come.. i will cut some of it off and the part where the cover goes.. some work to do and to finish fiberglassing the sides to the tank..
http://motorbicycling.com/members/thine82-albums-work-progress-picture462-step-1.html
check out my profile pics for the gas tank cover i made and the rest are soon to come.. i will cut some of it off and the part where the cover goes.. some work to do and to finish fiberglassing the sides to the tank..
http://motorbicycling.com/members/thine82-albums-work-progress-picture462-step-1.html
bitsnpieces
New Member
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
I put on the clamp from the exhaust to my bike to keep it more stable; should have done it earlier, maybe the tip may not have fallen off so easily...
Well, hopefully this will make things run smoother needless to say.
I put on the clamp from the exhaust to my bike to keep it more stable; should have done it earlier, maybe the tip may not have fallen off so easily...
Well, hopefully this will make things run smoother needless to say.
Re: what did you do to your motor bike today?
Got my parts today. Went out and fixed my MB. I just needed the cable stops so I installed a HD cable. Wow what a diff. Sooooo much smother. The factory clutch cable is a joke. Please replace yours with a HD brake cable. Now a happy MB'r again....yay.
Got my parts today. Went out and fixed my MB. I just needed the cable stops so I installed a HD cable. Wow what a diff. Sooooo much smother. The factory clutch cable is a joke. Please replace yours with a HD brake cable. Now a happy MB'r again....yay.