Author Topic: THE PHOENIX :FROM THE ASHES TO THE ASPHALT (Read 74225 times)

heffay · « **Reply #100 on:** March 16, 2008, 11:55:04 PM »

ooooooh.....
aaaaahh.....

S-Dog · « **Reply #101 on:** March 17, 2008, 05:57:01 AM »

Balls out..... I like it!!

Gregorymoto · « **Reply #102 on:** March 17, 2008, 06:03:23 AM »

Soo i'm late,, How did your bike burn up like that.

heffay · « **Reply #103 on:** March 17, 2008, 08:53:04 AM »

spike... those two pics together of the frame and old version?... i don't see any difference.
what are we talking about?

mystic_1 · « **Reply #104 on:** March 17, 2008, 09:59:06 AM »

Quote from: Gregorymoto on March 17, 2008, 06:03:23 AM

Soo i'm late,, How did your bike burn up like that.

See below:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mystic_1

fuzzybutt · « **Reply #105 on:** March 17, 2008, 12:59:28 PM »

that makes me think i could make clearance for cyclex carbs on my 750 seeing that spikey. looks killer man. also, are you going with the leopard spots again? i hope so.

rachet · « **Reply #106 on:** March 17, 2008, 01:52:53 PM »

You are an inspiration to us all Spikey! That is a great solution to the filter clearance issue and I plan on coping it myself!

Thanks!

Rachet~

Spikeybike · « **Reply #107 on:** March 17, 2008, 03:08:06 PM »

thanx all , it was pretty ballsy indeed , once i made the first cuts (after the reinforcements of coarse) i was lookin at thinking, "wow...thats alot,... maybe this was a bad idea"
then i added alot more reinforcements, i forgot to mention that the pipe is capped off with 1/8" plate not sheet metal......thats probly the strongest part of the frame

.. i didn't want to take chances

Quote from: heffay on March 17, 2008, 08:53:04 AM

spike... those two pics together of the frame and old version?... i don't see any difference.
what are we talking about?

the horizontal frame line in the bondo work , its a bit smoother then the first time . the line is less harsh (yeah yeah thats it)

Quote from: rachet on March 17, 2008, 01:52:53 PM

You are an inspiration to us all Spikey! That is a great solution to the filter clearance issue and I plan on coping it myself!

Thanks!

Rachet~

remember one thing MOCK UP ,, very little room for error here. it wasn't that difficult to do,
i removed and installed the carbs more then anything else just trying to get it mocked up right so it fit

Quote from: fuzzybutt on March 17, 2008, 12:59:28 PM

are you going with the leopard spots again? i hope so.

of coarse, no question

Spikeybike · « **Reply #108 on:** March 19, 2008, 04:14:03 PM »

so i couldn't polish the chrome shocks enough to pass Quality Control, it was burned too deep in the chrome, so i was gonna just paint the caps, witch i was not happy about. the shocks were ,for me, a major focal point. so i changed my mind and replaced them. (the first big coin i've dropped on this rebuild)
i don't regret it ... but it still sucks

man, my garage is trashed

heffay · « **Reply #109 on:** March 19, 2008, 05:39:08 PM »

Quote from: spikeybike on March 19, 2008, 04:14:03 PM

man, my garage is trashed

better trashed than completely burnt to a crisp!

Spikeybike · « **Reply #110 on:** March 19, 2008, 07:28:34 PM »

Quote from: heffay on March 19, 2008, 05:39:08 PM

Quote from: spikeybike on March 19, 2008, 04:14:03 PM

man, my garage is trashed
better trashed than completely burnt to a crisp!

very true , i was in the middle of cleaning up the 1/4" layer of soot that was EVERYWHERE (i mean everywhere, in every drawer of the tool box, inside boxes full of parts that were in a cabinet

) when the basment filled with poo...... so as you can guess the garage got put on hold

Spikeybike · « **Reply #111 on:** March 19, 2008, 07:38:45 PM »

i forgot to mention that the old shocks are up for grabs , there not in bad shape by any means the chrome on the cover was the only real part that wouldn't polish up

this is as far as i got before changing my mind

the one that is masked was scuffed up with a scotchbrite

Spikeybike · « **Reply #112 on:** March 22, 2008, 03:24:52 AM »

PM sent

Spikeybike · « **Reply #113 on:** March 23, 2008, 06:36:31 PM »

had some time to wrench around today

the pics do most of the explaining

nuts welded to frame (last time around i used wing nuts and needle nose plaiers)

rubber stopper from hardware store, drilled

the outcome

oh yeah i had a cool bike once

Roach Carver · « **Reply #114 on:** March 23, 2008, 06:40:07 PM »

lookin good

Spikeybike · « **Reply #115 on:** March 23, 2008, 07:00:58 PM »

its gettin there

KB02 · « **Reply #116 on:** March 24, 2008, 04:59:29 AM »

Quote from: spikeybike on March 23, 2008, 06:36:31 PM

oh yeah i had a cool bike once

And will again...

Spikeybike · « **Reply #117 on:** March 25, 2008, 04:02:53 PM »

i got my taillight today so i had to get the fender all squared away, it was already stripped and primed , so i just had to put the fabric on it,

this was done with contact cement this time around , before i used gasket tack (little can with a brush in the cap) because it was tacky right away but i had a few minutes to shift the cloth around, with contact cement you set it and that's it i could shift a little but only enough to get the wrinkles out . i used contact cement because its a stronger bond (the other stuff needed more "maintenance" ) the edges were gone over with epoxy, same as last time.

i never get a chance to really show this piece off , it's a light mixture of
sheet metal, plate steel and welded in screws sprinkled with threaded alloy spacers
...mmm hummy

always remember grommets are your friend

I'm headed to the garage now ,i finally got a date to be out by, May 1st so i gotta get the front end back on , once its ready (hopefully tonight) so i can get this thing ready to move. i already broke down the rear wheel and re-polished the hub (and the spokes, AND the f@#king NIPPLES, that sucked, they were all nasty) and got the wheel all put back together, that i have to take to the shop and have it trued and the tire mounted

I'll post more pics later

Spikeybike · « **Reply #118 on:** March 25, 2008, 04:20:10 PM »

oh yeah , I'm considering leaving the spikes off the rear fender.
with the new seat configuration they are a little closer to my a$$
...and i would hate to get a "premature prostate exam"

but i'm not sure,... they're so damn cool lookin

heffay · « **Reply #119 on:** March 25, 2008, 04:23:37 PM »

spikes!
i think you should get black spikes though.

troppo · « **Reply #120 on:** March 25, 2008, 04:28:47 PM »

looking bloody good spikey, you do great work

bgfootball67 · « **Reply #121 on:** March 25, 2008, 04:39:41 PM »

I vote for SPIKES, assh*ole be damned!

Spikeybike · « **Reply #122 on:** March 25, 2008, 07:04:32 PM »

spikes it is, that settles that

my session got cut short this is as far as i got , the paint on the left headlight ear was not liking the cold, heater or no heater
so i didn't get the front end buttoned up

put some of my free bling on (big thanx again Mike)

sorry my session got cut short for a reason gotta go

mkramer1121 · « **Reply #123 on:** March 25, 2008, 09:11:38 PM »

Glad those tappet covers worked out for you. Like I said before, if you need anything else....

ProTeal55 · « **Reply #124 on:** March 25, 2008, 10:28:01 PM »

Looking forward to seeing that bike in one piece at out and about this summer..
May 3rd is Half Fast's first event, and I expect you (and the bike) to be in attendance..

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Author Topic: THE PHOENIX :FROM THE ASHES TO THE ASPHALT (Read 74225 times)

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