Author Topic: Marla, from 80s style street bike to ...something different (Read 41397 times)

Spikeybike · « **Reply #75 on:** April 10, 2010, 06:16:17 pm »

is your exhaust baffled ?

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #76 on:** April 10, 2010, 06:21:41 pm »

yes.

there's a pair of 4 inch baffles stacked up in there that I drilled like a hundred 1/4 inch holes in.

it's got a decent amount of back pressure compared to a straight pipe, and it sounds more ''tuned''

UnCrash · « **Reply #77 on:** April 10, 2010, 06:28:16 pm »

Fantastic work on the front end swap!

Looks killer!

Spikeybike · « **Reply #78 on:** April 10, 2010, 06:29:31 pm »

oh yeah , i remember your video now .... with the drilling sped up

(really i just wanted to tag along on this thread

)

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #79 on:** April 10, 2010, 06:32:30 pm »

yeah, taDah!

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #80 on:** April 16, 2010, 11:44:11 am »

figured I'd stick an updated pic in here.

78CB750CAFE · « **Reply #81 on:** May 05, 2010, 06:40:17 am »

lookin good esse... are ya ever going to do a seat pad on that thing?

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #82 on:** May 05, 2010, 08:43:05 am »

yeah, my dad's making a new one right now.

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #83 on:** June 22, 2010, 03:05:47 pm »

Update June-22-2010
took some more pics of my other girlfriend.

Look how she shyly looks away from the camera.

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #84 on:** June 22, 2010, 03:06:05 pm »

some others.

I still need to extend the handlebars, add grips and some other small things, but I'm done for now.

HedNut · « **Reply #85 on:** June 23, 2010, 09:00:19 am »

GORGEOUS!! I love your bike!!

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #86 on:** June 23, 2010, 11:35:52 am »

thanks dude.

traveler · « **Reply #87 on:** June 23, 2010, 08:57:05 pm »

how does she handle in the twisties?

~Joe

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #88 on:** June 24, 2010, 06:56:53 pm »

It rode very comfortably for +/-30 miles, I took it to St.Pete and rode around while my truck was broke down...
it handles and brakes very well, feels like when you "turn in", like in a right turn, it just drops and whips effortlessly into the turn.
feels very nice

when I got back, my Gee Dee gas tank was leaking and I haven't sold enough stuff to get a bottle of sealer.
or a gs450 tank
once it's all straightened out I'll do a proper test with video commentary.

traveler · « **Reply #89 on:** June 24, 2010, 07:36:04 pm »

So...you ran a fiberglass gas tank without sealant on pump gas?

foolish man.....

~Joe

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #90 on:** June 24, 2010, 08:47:27 pm »

no, it had a sealant.
BUTT, it had some unrelated petcock issues that made a leak aaaaaand apparently Carpy didn't seal it up good enough, cause when I look in there with a mirror I can see there's no sealer where it's now leaking from,
at the seam.

$:-\$ $:-\$

traveler · « **Reply #91 on:** June 25, 2010, 06:39:18 am »

Well, if you dry it out and then seal the spigot area, you MIGHT be able to save the tank.....if it's too mushy/spongy in that area, the tank may be toast.

Hopefully you have a good inline filter...to keep the carbs from getting gummed up.

It was enough of a concern to me...that I paid a fortune to get an alloy tank....and even that had to be lined, as the ethanol will chew on the aluminum as well! $:-\$

~Joe

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #92 on:** June 25, 2010, 06:52:19 am »

yeah, I have a pretty nice set of filters.
the tank hasn't had gas in it for about 2 months so I think it's dry.

soon as I get some spare change I'll re-seal it.

I really need to get a different tank though, my forks hit the tank I have, and it causes a lock to lock problem.
An early 80's gs450/gsx250/gsx400 has the same basic shapes as the dunstall, but it points like an arrow at the front.

traveler · « **Reply #93 on:** June 25, 2010, 07:49:19 am »

'75ish 750F tanks have a nice shape that can be "worked" with a mallet as well.

~Joe

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #94 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:03:35 am »

this is very true.

Free Booter · « **Reply #95 on:** March 20, 2012, 12:41:49 pm »

Hey..I'd be interested in taking that DOHC Swingarm off yer hands if you ever decided to swap it after all. If not I could sure use a lil info on what , were and exactly how much you shave off the edges at the pivo point. I've got a cb750 custom swing arm I'm about to do the same to (basically same Swingarm) and curious what kind of spacing you used when you mounted the wheel on the new axle...

Free Booter · « **Reply #96 on:** March 20, 2012, 12:48:13 pm »

You swapped the original hub or kept it?

I Zombie · « **Reply #97 on:** March 21, 2012, 12:56:45 pm »

Quote from: Industrial Cafe on February 26, 2010, 12:54:22 pm

more progress

Zombie Girl

I love & want your tank

greenjeans · « **Reply #98 on:** March 21, 2012, 01:43:21 pm »

#$%*in bike. looks all business.

Free Booter · « **Reply #99 on:** March 22, 2012, 09:27:00 am »

uhm...

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