The back "tank" doesn't hold fuel, I cut out the whole bottom to use it as a wheel / subframe cover. But if it did (and I wish it did, the...
Oh hey, that's from when I was working out at Cummins, eh? Man, what a shot job. Not that my new one is better.
Bit of update time... I put about 4,000 miles on the bike this year. New front shock works great. About 2/3 of that was 300-500 mile highway...
What size "swirley" wheels are available, and from what bikes (so that I know what to search for on ebay etc)? I'm looking at making a light...
That was my feeling as well. And I'm probably less adverse to ugly, cumbersome, or unusually built than most...
That's actually a likely next project for me. I figure the old upper shock mounts make a nice attachment point (allowing vertical pivoting) and...
Here's a trick for disolving steel studs out of aluminum heads that might work for you. With the right setup (say slipping a hose over the stud...
Yeah, work with a lathe is the sort of thing I had in mind when I said "not for the timid". If you got very lucky you might find a wheel that you...
I'm pretty sure the tune is good; I had it professionally done on a dyno w/ lambda sensor. The petcock thing makes sense, though I've checket it...
Yeah, the Indy run took place at the end of May. He (Seth, the organizer) did a second one last year, around this time. But TBH, 600 miles each...
There should be a picture above. I have a write up in IMGUR but can't reach it from work. I basically replaced the body work, then went mad...
What, you mean just stand around tapping my foot? Hell naw, ain't got time for that, I go start three other jobs, miss the microwave's "ding" and...
Maybe a minute or two, 70-80 F. Seems more to require some solid revs (which I do while riding) than just idling, but its possible idling longer...
I like it OK, can't comment on if its better or worse than stock as I never rode it stock. The rear is decent, very progressive rate so usually...
Pulling the engine is hard but relatively straight forward. It absolutely is a 2 man job (its really awkward getting the frame around the U...
Oil change. I've actually put enough miles on it post-customization that it was due. Annoying as f*** because the old MAC 4-1 pipe has to come...
Different you say? [IMG] Not at all your vision (though the front fender is twisted steel) but I've picked up a couple prizes (in the ratbike...
Seems like lately my bike needs an excessive warmup period, but I don't think it has anything to do with engine temp, seems more like something is...
My custom XJ mashup with Hossack front and BMW monolever inspired rear is back on the road this spring as a daily rider. As designed for, its a...
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I think it would need to be more of an Ebay kind of thing.... no way I'm dealing with all the the sort of person who would answer that CL ad! The...
Yeah, the front fender is new(ish). I did a whole ice riding setup (spike tires and fenders that come down to the axle level) because the same...
The "inappropriate" class was the very last even of the night, so if you left at all early, you would have missed it. Was also hard to tell it...
Nope, just do Mad Max cosplay. But the helmet was inspired by their base player. After seeing this pic, I think I'm gonna paint the face mask so...
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After riding, I caught the expert class finals and a couple of the races before / after that (one of the youth classes maybe). They got insanely...
Yup, that was me. I just got home; went to the show at 11:00 and left for home at 3:00. I live in Saint Paul, and we had big snowstorms both...
Bit of update.... lol, more than bit! Got it running in 9/2017, blew the engine up because the oil line melted on the highway. Rode pretty good....
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Just to thank and confirm - this was indeed the problem. Unplugged the wire, and bingo, spark test was good. Looks like all I need to do is tie...
Hmm, I see. Well, then I think the oil switch is closed when full. I suppose I can still find some way to use that (a light that is always on to...
Cool, thanks! I think its safe to assume the R/W wire is set up OK, as I don't recall messing with it since the bike was running. Sounds like I...
New engine is in, and everything is wired up like before (afaik) but I'm not getting any spark. Either my wiring is bad, or maybe the timing...
That's cool. Some people legitimately just don't know its a thing that people do on purpose (not that my skill level would allow significantly...
I'm shooting for "post apocalyptic feat of mad engineering" ugly, so "fugly" fits. I'm not looking to add rust though. Any rust that happens,...
Took the bike on a few rides, rode pretty well. Software and preload says my front shock is to soft, but its really not bad considering. Won...
For my stock Seca, I got 225 lbs front, 265 rear... and then the scale was wrecked because one corner bent in and now it can't indicate over 100....
191+ 270 = 461. How is your basically stock bike coming in 70 lbs lighter than Yamaha's claimed wet wait of 531 lbs? Only think I can think is...
Huh, OK. Guess I'll see it if I buy one. Sounds like its do-able anyhow. Worst case scenario, I spend some time in the machine shop making my...
Cool, sounds like I'll go for which ever I can get then.
A quick and rough job of putting a stock bike up on its center stand, slipping a scale under the front wheel, and pushing down on the back end...
My total weight is 500lbs, afaik the same as the base bike. The weight bias is flipped - more on the front that rear. That's partly the shorter...
You mean the little triangle bits of steel that go from the dual bolts on the frame to the single bolt on the engine? I'd consider those part of...
On the upside, once I got the damping & preload set right (both were at zero in the above video, because I'd been messing with range of motion...
I need to replace the engine in my custom Mad Max SECA. There's a decent number of both SECA and Maxims around, can I grab an engine from either...
I'm looking at buying this one for the engine, but would ONLY need the lump. I'll be parting out the rest. I can't see selling the pipes one...
Luck was not with me. The bike handled great, but after about 200 miles the line for the oil cooler blew out. I was going up a hill at the time...
Nope, not this tank. The tunnel runs from end to end, only bridged by the top of the tank. There's probably a solid gallon of gasoline that can...
