smurph
XS650 Addict
Coming along great!! Are you using a regular household oven? Did you modify it to fit the rims?
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Basically its just a used cheep 220v electric oven. Standard 30"
I put the rack in backwards directly on the bottom so the little lip holds the rim from sliding. I have to kind of angle the 19" rim to fit. But it works. Only leave's a little rack mark on the lip of the rim. But the tire covers it anyway. Just a bit tricky getting it in the oven. In the pic of my front rim you'll see an old clutch lever in the bearing hole. I use that to hold onto so i can get it in without marking the powder.
smurph
XS650 Addict
K thanks. I hadn't thought of angling them I had always worried about it touching. I have heard of people cutting the insides of the oven apart and fitting up to a 22" rim in there off of a truck. I just wasn't sure if I wanted to commit to that. I will try this and see what happens. I was thinking of doing the same thing and powdering the whole rim assy after truing it up. Came out great.
Also, i did a test on that rim thats in the oven.
I did one side, baked it, took it out then did the other side. came out just as good and no marks.
AussieHard
AussieHardTail
It's not that they don't fit.........I personally think there are much nicer options out there for cafes. Each to their own taste, that is what makes all builds personal.
Having said that I thought Bobber33's Previous 2 builds were immaculate in style & execution.
Having said that I thought Bobber33's Previous 2 builds were immaculate in style & execution.
Today i built the rear frame section... trying to figure out where everything will go...
fit some holders and plug welded them in
Bent some tube
fitting
cutting some sheet metal for electrical tray
welded the sheet metal on
(just got a new welder and took a while to get it to the sweet spot,
so i did a few passes)
ground all down flush. Looks like 1 piece now. Super smooth
Just testing to see where all the junk is gonna fit...
here it is
fit some holders and plug welded them in
Bent some tube
fitting
cutting some sheet metal for electrical tray
welded the sheet metal on
(just got a new welder and took a while to get it to the sweet spot,
so i did a few passes)
ground all down flush. Looks like 1 piece now. Super smooth
Just testing to see where all the junk is gonna fit...
here it is
pregrid
XS650 Guru
Beautiful work, really nice. Must be cool to do 99% or more of your own work. Me, even if I had the best welder in the world I'd be burning holes in everthing. Just not my thing. Turning wrenches IS. The end result is always sweeter the more you do for yourself. Nice job. Still appreciate the artwork involved.
Hey thanks pregrid.
I try to do practically everything i can here . Plus with these builds things change quickly so last minute changes are easier if you do it yourself i guess.
Got home from a party and it was such a nice night i figured i'd paint the parts.
just setting pressure
here we go...
some of these are taken from outside through the little plastic windows...
it's not really that foggy in there.
Like GLASS!!!
just setting pressure
here we go...
some of these are taken from outside through the little plastic windows...
it's not really that foggy in there.
Like GLASS!!!
pregrid
XS650 Guru
Sweet!!.....................
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AussieHard
AussieHardTail
Powder coat those rear sets, they stand out and don't blend in with the rest of the bike.
Man you got it all…….Pro looking workshop with heaps of space, the equipment & tools along with skills to use em and a good sense of style………So jealous….You can progress quickly.
Man you got it all…….Pro looking workshop with heaps of space, the equipment & tools along with skills to use em and a good sense of style………So jealous….You can progress quickly.
sgallaty
Antihero
I approve.
fork brace, a set of k2 compound metzlers and she's almost ready for highway 1
fork brace, a set of k2 compound metzlers and she's almost ready for highway 1
racerdave
^ Gone not forgotten ^
I think the rear sets would look good in the same gold as the engine case
sgallaty
Antihero
disagree strongly. gold is like red- it's a nice accent but it's easy to have too much of it.
yeah thats my thoughts at this point.
But i'm gonna wait until i figure out the paint scheme to decide for sure.
Gonna paint this next week once i settle on an idea.
AussieHard
AussieHardTail
I reakon split the diff, Mount plate black, lever gold…..
