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James' 77 550f.
luceja:
Thanks all. I don't feel it's perfect, but I think it came together well, and it is such a blast to ride. It's funny to go back and read what I was thinking when I started it. I have learned so much and have become so much more deeply involved in bikes since I began. I've gone a long way with this bike, and I'm really happy about it.
FunJimmy:
Great build. The seat came out perfect.
Nice to see such attention to fitment and balance.
It's a difficult task.
Glad you overcame your engine adversity too.
It can be awfully disheartening when things go that far off the rails.
Cheers
FJ
Bankerdanny:
Tell me about the rear fender. This is something I am thinking about for my build. I'm not a fan of the no rear fender look.
Were you able to just cut off some of the back and rotate it up?
luceja:
--- Quote from: Bankerdanny on March 27, 2013, 09:00:01 AM ---Tell me about the rear fender. This is something I am thinking about for my build. I'm not a fan of the no rear fender look.
Were you able to just cut off some of the back and rotate it up?
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I didn't end up cutting the fender - it's just rotated inwards and then held in place by brackets that make use of the threaded holes in the fender. There's one bracket that goes across the frame, across the two holes where I have the tail lights mounted, and the inner part of the fender is mounted across similarly, with a couple of screws that go through the black plastic inner fender.
Here was a first draft of the rear fender mount where you can see the concept, though I redid this in rather wide steel because the passenger's weight rests on it.
luceja:
--- Quote from: FunJimmy on March 27, 2013, 07:56:40 AM ---Great build. The seat came out perfect.
Nice to see such attention to fitment and balance.
It's a difficult task.
Glad you overcame your engine adversity too.
It can be awfully disheartening when things go that far off the rails.
Cheers
FJ
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From you, that means quite a lot. Your bike was one of the examples that really got my eyes wide for sohc4's. I have pictures that I saved to my computer from black when you were in the blue paint days with your 550. Frankly I didn't really know what I was looking at like I do now, makes me appreciate the time you put in all the more. Thanks!
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