Ok,I got some piddling done.And acquired a few new parts. Aaand revamped the rear area of the frame tubing. That allowed me to get all of my tubing tied into the backbone like I wanted. Including the rear legs of the cradles. I am still undecided how to go about tying in the front portion of where the cradles met the neck,or if I even will. Any suggestions here would be much appreciated.
I am going to be using a front end of an '81C DOHC bike. It didn't take much to get the early SOHC Comstar to fit up. The rotors were a dead bolt-on to my wheel and the axles are the same diameter. So that part was a breeze. The forks sit wider with the DOHC trees ( which are a dead bolt-on with a tapered bearing setup) so that needed attention. I shaved 1.5mm off of the speedo drive housing and added a 12mm long spacer to the opposite(left) side and it centered perfectly. I like the Custom forks with the drop down fork bottoms.It helps with the semi-offroad look I am shooting for. Also,with the axle in front of the fork, rather than centered under the leg,it gave me another 1 1/2'' of wheel base.That coupled with the ZX swingarm gives me a 62 1/2'' wheelbase which is 4'' longer than my '76 F. :)I like that.
Speaking of suggestions. The XR seat I plan to use is much narrower than I expected.It is only 5 1/2'' wide at the front
I am not sure which tank I like it better with,or if I like either one of these tanks with this seat.Opinions,please?!
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This is where I am currently on the tubing. I am at a stand still until my carburetors arrive so I can check for clearance issues between them,the tubing and whatever tank I decide to go with.And yes,every tubing joint did get a slug.
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Nothing is finish welded right now. I am still trying to figure out all my mountings before I go too far. I can fit all my electrics under the tank and the battery under the XR tail. If the electrics DO end up under the tank I will still want to mount the fuse block in a more accessible area. You know how roadside repairs happen
I need to figure out where the oil tank will go. I have considered using a portion of the fuel tank but thought it would be a little warm on the crotchal areas.Plus,heated fuel is not the best thing for making power
Also,these bikes are top heavy enough.No need to mount that weight any higher than necessary . What do y'all think about running it through the swing arm? It is hollow and completely closed. There would be a fair amount of plumbing required for that,but that is not a problem. My main concern with that is if it would hold enough oil. Oh well,still lots of particulars to figure out but that is all the fun of it.