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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09-07-2009, 08:49 PM #1Ol' School
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Ninja bobber
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09-07-2009, 08:52 PM #2IrishGuest
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09-07-2009, 09:35 PM #3Obsessed
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Wow that looks really sweet!
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09-07-2009, 10:06 PM #4Ol' School
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This has been my destop background on and off:
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.http://sites.google.com/site/russjerome/
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09-08-2009, 08:22 AM #5Newbie
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I've got some small diameter tube for making a seat frame and an XS650 tank you could make fit.
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09-08-2009, 09:15 AM #6Eatin' Wings
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Man that thing is sick. I'm gonna keep my eye on this thread.
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09-08-2009, 09:21 AM #7doing it Wrong
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Whats up with the chevelle in the garage?...........
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09-08-2009, 10:09 AM #8Ol' School
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Hackin up connies? I guess. Cooler than a HD.
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09-08-2009, 11:09 AM #9Eatin' Wings
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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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09-08-2009, 11:14 AM #10IrishGuest
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09-08-2009, 12:44 PM #11Ol' School
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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.
Originally Posted by eyeball
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.http://sites.google.com/site/russjerome/
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09-08-2009, 01:22 PM #12Newbie
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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.
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09-09-2009, 10:06 PM #13Ol' School
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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.http://sites.google.com/site/russjerome/
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09-15-2009, 07:59 PM #14Ol' School
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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.http://sites.google.com/site/russjerome/
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09-16-2009, 11:02 PM #15Ol' School
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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
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09-17-2009, 09:28 AM #16Ol' School
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Russ, I love the shopping cart seat! Keep up the good work, going to change the foot positions at all?
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09-17-2009, 04:28 PM #17Ol' School
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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
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09-17-2009, 07:33 PM #18Newbie
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Nice! Well ventilated.
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10-17-2009, 03:31 PM #19Ol' School
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Now some poor bag lady is with out her cart.
I made this post all by myself with no supervision.
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10-18-2009, 02:24 PM #20Ol' School
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Been riding it on short trips, expired tags and 1 quart fuel cell. Lights are on, need to put some yellow bulbs up front.
Chopped and bobbed the rear stock fender and lights.
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.http://sites.google.com/site/russjerome/
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