buildin' me a tracker

Pregrid she is looking good mate,,,,,I like what you have done with the back wheel, have you used the original swing arm when you fitted the front wheel conversion kit from Omars?

Leslie
 
don't look like much but quite a bit of time involved in doin' it right. Side panels and headlight mounted. Will look a lot better with numbers in place.

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Pre, when you do Omars 19 rear wheel conversion, do you use a front rotor from the 19 inch wheel, or a rear rotor from a 16 inch wheel?

Are those tires you mounted tube type?
 
Pre, when you do Omars 19 rear wheel conversion, do you use a front rotor from the 19 inch wheel, or a rear rotor from a 16 inch wheel?

Are those tires you mounted tube type?

Use the rear rotor, caliper, and caliper bracket for the 16" wheel.

Yes, tube type tires.
 
not a whole lot to report. Been cleanin' up the motor.

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Pregrid,
Sorry to myther you again, but the engine stand is doing my napper in:banghead:

I have done the engine stand in JPEG format so you can see the measurements, would you please provide me with the numbered measurements.

The actual steel frame looks like 1"/25mm square hollow section tubeing.

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Cheers Mucker
 
Thanks again for this thread, Pregrid. The single stainless line works well on my tracker. I can't tell from the picture whether that front master cylinder is a Brembo or the one from MikesXS; after talking with Michael at 650Central.com I went with the Brembo master (11mm piston), stainless steel line, and Vesrah semi-metallic pads (I wanted the sintered Vesrah pads but my local shop couldn't get them for me). You wouldn't believe how well it stops now, with a single stock disc and caliper. Two fingers, easy modulation, no drama. I also went with the Progressive HD fork springs and front dive under braking is not a problem. It's the single best investment in the bike so far.
 
Pregrid,
Sorry to myther you again, but the engine stand is doing my napper in:banghead:

I have done the engine stand in JPEG format so you can see the measurements, would you please provide me with the numbered measurements.

The actual steel frame looks like 1"/25mm square hollow section tubeing.

PREGRIDENGINESTAND-Model.jpg
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Cheers Mucker


Her ya go

1-15"
2-9 1/2"
3-6 5/8"
4-2 3/16"
5-4 7/8" measured inside uprights
6-4 1/16"
7-1 7/16"

tubing ie 1" square

One other thing. If the starter is mounted you'll have to grind clearance on the upright nearest the starter stud. It's centered 1 5/8" from the bottom of that upright (see pic)

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Hope this helps
 
Thanks again for this thread, Pregrid. The single stainless line works well on my tracker. I can't tell from the picture whether that front master cylinder is a Brembo or the one from MikesXS; after talking with Michael at 650Central.com I went with the Brembo master (11mm piston), stainless steel line, and Vesrah semi-metallic pads (I wanted the sintered Vesrah pads but my local shop couldn't get them for me). You wouldn't believe how well it stops now, with a single stock disc and caliper. Two fingers, easy modulation, no drama. I also went with the Progressive HD fork springs and front dive under braking is not a problem. It's the single best investment in the bike so far.

good info, thanks. And mine is the 11mm Brembo unit, too. Figured the 2mm smaller diameter piston would give more braking power. figured right, it seems. I'm using the stock springs with an emulator. Report when I finally get it on the road.
 
>I'm using the stock springs with an emulator

I want to get emulators when I grow up...

My stock springs were sacked, so I needed new ones, either the stock stiffness (25/35 lb/in) Progressive springs or the HD (35/50 lb/in). Michael Morse recommended the HD springs since I'm 200 lbs and the rear is raised with the 14" shocks. Really, I'd probably have been fine with the stock stiffness (a little more travel for the same bumps, so more chance for the damping) but the front is just as planted as can be now. I'll guess the 25/35 springs will be a perfect match for great damping from your emulators.
 
Funny how the small stuff, the details, take more time than the big stuff. got the coil mounted today, spent quite a lot of time on it, making sure it's solid, grounded, and clears the gas tank. Didn't care for the pipe ground clamp method at first, but it turns out it works the best. Still gotta figure out how to keep the left spark plug wire from laying in the head, but I have a coupla ideas.



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Funny how the small stuff, the details, take more time than the big stuff. got the coil mounted today, spent quite a lot of time on it, making sure it's solid, grounded, and clears the gas tank. Didn't care for the pipe ground clamp method at first, but it turns out it works the best. Still gotta figure out how to keep the left spark plug wire from laying in the head, but I have a coupla ideas.



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Pregrid thank you for the stand dimensions,I will get on that as soon as i am in the fab shop this week.

How you have mounted the coil is very neat and tidy, are the clamps just plumbing clamps, I dont know if you call domestic pipe to your sink and toilet plumbing or domestic pipework in the US.

Leslie
 
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