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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #25 on: April 05, 2009, 04:52:25 PM »
but i do admire your penchant for holes... very cool.

thanks for saving a sohc from god knows what hell. 

 ;D ;D

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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #26 on: April 05, 2009, 06:39:11 PM »
but i do admire your penchant for holes... very cool.

thanks for saving a sohc from god knows what hell. 

 ;D ;D

No problem, It's my sworn duty as a man.

which one is your sworn duty as a man, saving a SOHC or the penchant for holes? ;)
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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #27 on: April 05, 2009, 08:04:01 PM »
hah, the saving a sohc part.  8)
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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #28 on: April 05, 2009, 09:01:53 PM »
I made this for my avatar but it's too big i guess

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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #29 on: April 05, 2009, 09:03:14 PM »
That's cool!
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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #30 on: April 05, 2009, 09:17:33 PM »
I did this one to see the difference between the two swingarms.
i was bored today.
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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #31 on: April 05, 2009, 11:41:40 PM »
absolutely amazing.....love it....

only thing i would be kinda worried about with the holes is your bar that holds the back brake in place...if that thing snaps due to the holes it will lock your rear wheel up,cause the braking plate can turn and tightens up the rear brake,thus locking the rear wheel....then again it's hard to judge by a picture how strong that bar is....i'm sure you know what your doing there......but the looks are awesome........might steal some of those ideas if you don't mind..(my bike is in my shop for some further mod's)..... ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #32 on: April 06, 2009, 06:23:15 AM »
martino-
that bar is 3/8'' 60/61 aircraft, and doesn't bend without some real muscle on it. I'm gonna do a different one though- the pattern doesn't match the one I was doing on the bike.
anybody want it?

steal all the ideas you want, it's not patented.
 just don't forget where you got em.  :D  ;D

I'm gonna try to drop the ears on the stock headlight brackets next.
need to find someone to re-chrome 'em cheap afterward.
I want them to look factory with a bit of question marks when people look at it.
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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #33 on: April 06, 2009, 06:02:30 PM »
nice ride!

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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #34 on: April 14, 2009, 09:34:47 PM »
I have two question for you.... what is involved with the swingarm swap? and what size rear tire are you running??

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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #35 on: April 14, 2009, 09:52:51 PM »
heres a link to what I did.
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=46599.0;all
   Sort of a what not to do, in terms of bearing removal... But, you live and you learn.

the tire I'm using is a 130/90/16, but a 140 tire fits with ease too.
there's some things I didn't mention in the thread, but they were common sense. (seal replacement, and torque specs) and maybe a few others.
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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #36 on: November 01, 2009, 05:14:58 PM »
update to what it looks like now and future mods






the new seat and back end lighting
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=56057.0
« Last Edit: November 02, 2009, 07:29:58 AM by Industrial Cafe »
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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #37 on: November 02, 2009, 05:44:02 AM »
what swing arm is that you are swapping in? what are the dimensions on it?
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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #38 on: November 02, 2009, 07:15:57 AM »
i dont remember, what did you end up doing with that seat?
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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #39 on: November 02, 2009, 07:29:07 AM »
what swing arm is that you are swapping in? what are the dimensions on it?

the mono shock is on the back burner till I get all the parts together, but its a 93 CBR600f2 swingarm.

the pivot point is 9.25in wide(about 1/4 inch over stock)
it's 24 inches long overall
21.5in from the center of the pivot bolt to the axle which is about 3.5 inch stretch from stock, or 1 inch longer than what I have now

about 9 inches between the legs (where the axle is)

it's gonna be some work to fit it, but not so much that I can't deal with it

I'll shave down the mating surfaces in the pivot point
shave off all the tabs on the swingarm and add my own
fit an 18'' wheel with a big disc brake
drill and sleeve the frame to fit the 15mm pivot bolt
    (cause I'm @ 16mm right now from the DOHC one)
 modify a front fender to hug the rear tire
make rearsets with yamaha R6 foot levers, master cyl, and my own pegs and brackets.
and get a longer chain.

for the shock-
weld a clevis tab to the frame brace on the bottom for the dogbone link
and weld another clevis tab to a plate and weld that plate to the brace on the backbone under the tank.



needless to say I'll have to relocate the battery and fab up an oil tank
here's the battery I'll use.  

It's 12v 190cca same as stock but sealed, thinner, and almost half as tall
 it's dimensions are 3.5'' wide X 4.5 high X 6'' long.  
http://www.factoriesonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?id=5447097

and the oil tank I'll make out of aluminum, but I haven't figured out a design yet, most likely formed to fit low and tight to the motor and swingarm area.


there may be more but I think I'm done rambling for now.



i dont remember, what did you end up doing with that seat?
you disappeared man!  I sold it to somebody locally for 30 bucks.
« Last Edit: November 02, 2009, 07:42:52 AM by Industrial Cafe »
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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #40 on: November 02, 2009, 09:21:08 AM »
sounds good. Im in the process of looking for a monoshock swinger that is close to the stock specs or able to be modified to retain stock wheelbase numbers.  I am liking the ability to shorten the F4i swinger by grinding the welds off the end of the swing arm and shortening the fork legs to get me closer to the stock wheelbase.
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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #41 on: November 02, 2009, 10:29:48 AM »
yeah that makes sense, I just never liked the short wheelbase.
 to me it looked out of proportion when compared to the space between the front wheel and the frame.
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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #42 on: November 02, 2009, 12:42:35 PM »
Do you need some shirts? I would be happy to send ya some, I have some to fit the kid too.
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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #43 on: November 02, 2009, 03:05:10 PM »
HAHA! they wouldn't have known what they had and it would've went to someone that didn't love it like I do.

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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #44 on: November 02, 2009, 03:32:56 PM »
wicked buildl man! i love it

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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #45 on: November 10, 2009, 02:13:05 PM »
Since the pictures don't show up, can you post a direct link to your photobucket account?
No matter how fast or how far I rode, I couldn't leave her memory behind.

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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #46 on: November 10, 2009, 03:26:31 PM »
http://photobucket.com/manchicken3
it's a cluster#$%* of pictures, so.... have fun!
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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #47 on: November 11, 2009, 12:08:16 PM »
lookin' good, keep it up

(by the way, is that a Luna moth in your photobucket pictures?)

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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #48 on: November 11, 2009, 02:47:44 PM »
it's a Polyphemus moth, they're all over my back porch.
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Re: Marla, form 80s style street bike to ...something different
« Reply #49 on: December 17, 2009, 07:15:07 PM »
How did I miss this build thread for so long.  Man... I never realized how many holes you had in your bike.  Impressive!
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