Ninja bobber

Two Kawasaki Concours touring bikes, 1000cc, liquid cooled and shaft drive. Planned on making one out of the two but after a recent ride on one decided they are not Goldwings on the freeway.
http://sites.google.com/site/miscmic...e/IMG_3666.JPG
I stripped the clean low milage bike, adjusted valves (checked actualy, never turned a screw) and polished and painted the chassis. Lopped the complete rear frame assembly, bike is getting light now!
http://sites.google.com/site/miscmic...e/IMG_3669.JPG
Carbs (soaking right now) and harness on tuesday before it gets one of my moped seats or an old Schwinn springer seat. Need a tiny peanut tank from a small jap bike and we're off to GLD to see what we did to the Concours's stock 12.0 times :)
http://sites.google.com/site/miscmic...e/IMG_3670.JPG
Lowerd the rear down as much as factory settings allows, maybe more after forks slid up into the trees a little.

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Wow that looks really sweet!

This has been my destop background on and off:
http://www.bikeexif.com/wp-content/u...ney_aguiar.jpg
The Kawi has a similar single rear shock down below for the trailing arm, probably make some kind of rod base like this for a seat support above battery box.

I've got some small diameter tube for making a seat frame and an XS650 tank you could make fit.

Man that thing is sick. I'm gonna keep my eye on this thread.

Whats up with the chevelle in the garage?...........

Hackin up connies? I guess. Cooler than a HD.

Those bikes look so much better with all the shit stripped off of them. I'm not a fan of all the wind shield and fairings and stuff.

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Originally Posted by eyeball

an XS650 tank you could make fit.

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The xs650 tank may be the ticket Tom, also found a couple crazy mini bike and old school Honda tanks on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Blue-...Q5fAccessories

Im open for seat ideas Irish, planned on a moped seat or a hand formed one like Pic above using tube like Eyeball mentioned.

The Chevelle is my Boss's Keith, assembling it before snow or I move this year.

Damn. I just sold the most cherry/clean cl360 tank I ever laid eyes on. It was orange. Most are typically pretty rusty inside. Not that they aren't workable though.

Day #3:

"It lives!" may not sound exciting but considering the donor chassis was a roller and all the parts where from box's or the other donor chassis...and we may have been drinking...this after wrenching all day.

Step one: Chad says it wont crank with the harness draped over the chassis, just ignition switch and push start plugged in, it cranked!

Step two: fill coolant system (and install missing coolant drain plug I missed), add weed whacker 1 qt tank, fill with some mixxed gas I had and "Bam" she fired up right away!

All 4 down pipes make spit sizzel, carbs are ok on idle circut, rev er up and she sings thru the RPM like a sowing machine without pipes...pipes thursday and onto that seat.

First test drive tonight.
http://sites.google.com/site/miscmic...e/IMG_3677.JPG
Nothing like a towel on the battery box and fuel coming out of the weedwhacker tank at speed.
http://sites.google.com/site/miscmic...e/IMG_3678.JPG
The bike will obviously fly but sliding off the battery box and grabbing the throttle Im a little too sober yet tonight.

Booze "N" Bikes, you see a bike and a shopping cart right?
http://sites.google.com/site/miscmic...e/IMG_3680.JPG
An alcohalic (spelling ,im drunk) see's a free seat!
http://sites.google.com/site/miscmic...e/IMG_3681.JPG
Yes its comfy, yup it F-ing flys and yes Im drunk...
http://sites.google.com/site/miscmic...e/IMG_3682.JPG
Seat worked out great! Cany wait to see it in daylight...I hope:)

Russ, I love the shopping cart seat! Keep up the good work, going to change the foot positions at all?

Pegs may move later down the road, with the little time I have spenty on it I'll be happy if it makes your house warming with a headlight and tail light....short drive, it will be there with or without lights ;)

Nice! Well ventilated.

Now some poor bag lady is with out her cart.

Been riding it on short trips, expired tags and 1 quart fuel cell. Lights are on, need to put some yellow bulbs up front.
http://sites.google.com/site/miscmic...=200&width=199
Chopped and bobbed the rear stock fender and lights.
http://sites.google.com/site/miscmic...=200&width=178
http://sites.google.com/site/miscmic...=178&width=200
I havent riden enough 1000cc jap bikes to be sure but it "feels" pretty dam quick. Publcations say 100hp and it cant get much lighter.

you need t ditch all those lights russ, all you need on that bike is a brake light.

It's hard to see with such small pics.

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Originally Posted by Exitspeed

It's hard to see with such small pics.

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Click on any image for supersize:
http://sites.google.com/site/miscmicsforlinks/
Wish I didnt have to tow a car tonight, wanted to ride being so nice.