Author Topic: My grandpas bike I got for free (Read 11105 times)

tanman855 · « **Reply #50 on:** October 22, 2011, 08:22:39 AM »

He was just going to let it rot in a cattle trailer so he dosent mind. He's just happy I got it runing and can use it.

dragracer · « **Reply #51 on:** October 22, 2011, 10:41:52 PM »

Just curious, what is your ultimate goal with the bike?

Drag race? Show bike? Bike night cruiser? Concours rebuild or restomod?? This info migh help others point you in the right direction and help you save some research, blood, sweat and a lot of $$$$ in the long run. Many on this forum have taken diverse paths and can lend loads of great information to assist you in turning that great gift from granddad into a treasure.

dragracer · « **Reply #52 on:** October 22, 2011, 10:46:05 PM »

Also wanted to say i'm proud of you for choosing to ressurect this dinosaur when others your age would prefer to just buy a newer cookie cutter bike. Good luck with the project and we look forward to seeing your vision become a reality.

tanman855 · « **Reply #53 on:** October 25, 2011, 06:51:16 PM »

Thank you very much, my plan is to dissasemble it at my school shop for independent study in a couple moths, I'm going to repaint a lot of things ad buy some parts and hopefully have a really cool cafe bike at the end.

tanman855 · « **Reply #54 on:** January 22, 2012, 08:34:01 PM »

Tomorrow is the big day! I finally get to start my project! Has anybody tried to make rearsets before? I have acces to a full metal shop and am tempted to try.

Tews19 · « **Reply #55 on:** January 22, 2012, 08:48:14 PM »

How are the grades coming along for this project?

tanman855 · « **Reply #56 on:** January 23, 2012, 01:34:55 PM »

Just have to document everything I do with an ipad.

tanman855 · « **Reply #57 on:** February 01, 2012, 07:32:28 PM »

Ok so she is all the way down to the frame, I'm now prepping the engine for paint. do I need to remove all of the old paint? If so what is the best way to do that? Also I'm going to try and fit a harley FXR oil tank under my cafe seat hump, anybody know where I could get some oil lines long enough, or custom made, and if anybody knows any gel-cell batterys that are small I'm also going to try and fint the battery under the seat, along with the rest of the wiring.

tanman855 · « **Reply #58 on:** February 01, 2012, 07:35:36 PM »

Here it is before I took the engine out, wheels, and forks.

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #59 on:** February 01, 2012, 07:39:18 PM »

Don't take this as a given but i would not be putting the battery next to a hot oil tank, the battery gets hot enough without any help and i have also see the results of a battery that has blown up.... Any comments.?

tanman855 · « **Reply #60 on:** February 01, 2012, 07:42:10 PM »

I could fabricate a small heat shield to put between them, plus there will be some space between them, I got the idea from this video... 1975 Honda CB750 Cafe Racer "REDRIM"

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #61 on:** February 01, 2012, 07:54:28 PM »

I would be trying to get some airflow in there..

wedoo2 · « **Reply #62 on:** February 02, 2012, 03:02:39 AM »

I just came across your build son, and I want to say that I love the idea of a guy your age doing this. It sounds from your posts that you already have a good handle on the vernacular, and a pretty good vision on what you want to accomplish with the bike. What you will learn will be very valuable down the line. Most likely you will get this motorcycle bug and not loose it.

The school should be commended as well. I hear a lot about the sad state of schools in our country, but I have found, after doing some reading volunteer work locally, that there are so many good, well intentioned, people trying to educate kids. They just need to find the right motivation; they have the tools. But you are blessed with a family that cares and that goes a long way.

Keep it up, post pictures from that iPad, and don't put your eye out on this thing.

tanman855 · « **Reply #63 on:** February 02, 2012, 05:46:38 AM »

thank you for the interest, and my school has been maing a lot of effort to make it a better learning envornment, it is now one of the best in the state and I like it a lot spare a few teachers, but most have been great.

wedoo2 · « **Reply #64 on:** February 02, 2012, 06:03:19 AM »

There's always that "Bueller....Blueller" guy. He would have had you capitalize the T in thank you and put a k in maing. And, probably a period after environment. They used to say period; now it is dot.

Just bustin on ya.

tanman855 · « **Reply #65 on:** February 02, 2012, 06:42:20 AM »

Haha, yeah I bet he would have, but I don't think he uses his phone to write on interet forums.

tanman855 · « **Reply #66 on:** February 02, 2012, 08:54:52 AM »

I polished one of the forks for an experiment today and it turned out great!

tanman855 · « **Reply #67 on:** February 02, 2012, 08:56:36 AM »

There she is as of today

dagersh · « **Reply #68 on:** February 02, 2012, 11:45:55 AM »

Tanman,

When you get into painting the cases on the engine, you can easily strip the paint with products like Aircraft Stripper and such. If you have access to a soda blaster, I found that the factory clear coat came off pretty easily. If you use glass bead in a Blasting Cabinet, make quadruple sure that you flush all the glass beads left over. If they get into the oil galleys, you will have serious problems. The glass beads get everywhere.

As always, when painting your engine, it is all about prep, and prep and yes, even more prep! make sure the cases are totally free of grease and dirt. I used VHT high temp on my engine. Painstakingly following the directions, it made a very nice finish.

Anyway, you have a very special build going on here. We are all looking forward to seeing your progress.

Gersh

wedoo2 · « **Reply #69 on:** February 02, 2012, 03:52:04 PM »

Quote from: tanman855 on February 02, 2012, 08:54:52 AM

I polished one of the forks for an experiment today and it turned out great!

Aah, that is a seat. A very nice looking seat.

tanman855 · « **Reply #70 on:** February 02, 2012, 04:49:37 PM »

Ya got me!

wedoo2 · « **Reply #71 on:** February 02, 2012, 05:15:33 PM »

I don't remember seeing that seat from the original pictures, how did that come along? Good quality stuff.

tanman855 · « **Reply #72 on:** February 02, 2012, 05:46:59 PM »

Just got it from Carpy.

tanman855 · « **Reply #73 on:** February 09, 2012, 08:49:04 AM »

Mounted seat and got started on custom tail section!

wedoo2 · « **Reply #74 on:** February 09, 2012, 09:11:04 AM »

The original paint looks good in the picture. Are you going to keep it?

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