Project... "Fast & Flow"

[fox23]

Thanks guys, I'm very happy with the way it turned out.

On top of the carbs I have voltage display and neutral light. I also have an hour meter/tachometer on the bars but I didn't take any photo's of it.

Yea hopefully the exhust isn't an issue for heat, the way the pipes turn out slightly I think helps direct it away from the body. I've sat on it while idling in the garage and so far it doesn't seem to be a problem, but if it ever becomes an issue then I guess we chock it up to a "learning experience" and build another set.

 

[zzblazezz]

Seriously amazing build Fox. Congrats.

 

[wannabridin]

please share some more details about your electronics now that they're finished!! and lose up pictures of them working :-D

 

[fox23]

What do you want to know about the electronics?

 

[Steveair2]

Great looking bike Fox! How did you get the motor looking so "new" ?
I'm talking about the cooling fin area.

 

[wannabridin]

What do you want to know about the electronics?

Mainly just how you got the display on the carb (what display is it?), did you run a scratch built harnharness, and anything else unique you did. Thanks!!

 

[TwoManyXS1Bs]

There's numerous "voltmeter" threads in here.
Here's a couple that use a similar digital voltmeter:

http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27642
http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27151

 

[wannabridin]

Thanks TwoMany. I think I'll add one of these to the list!!

 

[fox23]

The harness was scratch built, one of the previous pages in this thread has the wiring diagram. Voltmeter is one from ebay, just wired into one of my circuits. Not much else unique about the wiring.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/231135211727?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Steve, the engine was all glass bead blasted and then reassembled. It's amazing stuff, really gives a nice new finish to anything that was bare steel/aluminum (or lightly painted).

 

[Leebo]

Sterling job fox, really very well done

 

[wannabridin]

Thanks, totally skipped over the wiring. Just ordered a voltmeter too, might try to incorporate it.

 

[fox23]

Yea voltmeter is nice because it can be constantly monitored, HHB PMA has me sitting at 14.8 all the time

 

[vsop-dk]

Thats a mighty fine bike real clean and slick. I like it. Thanks for showing and thanks for the nice pics looking at.

You must be ancious getting rid of the snow to get into better weather and start riding

ill blow some of our early spring degrees over, we have 12 degree here today, sweet, just I didnt manage to get riding, cause carbs and clutch are teasing me.

 

[wannabridin]

Yea voltmeter is nice because it can be constantly monitored, HHB PMA has me sitting at 14.8 all the time

14.8 is still safe for the R/R?

 

[fox23]

I think 14.5v is the ideal output, 14.8v is pretty damn close to that. I'll be keeping an eye on it though as I haven't had the bike over 3000 rpm yet (need to break it in slowly).

 

[SpongeBobbed]

This is probly the nicest 650 in Edmonton right now. Thanks for giving us Edmontonians (I'm a Calgary transplant now) something to be proud of other than a crappy hockey team! Just make sure you don't pull up beside me at a light because I always get compliments on my bike but that will definitely stop if yours is in close proximity. Cheers buddy!

 

[fox23]

Thanks Sponge, we will have to meet up if your ever back in town with the bike. Send me a PM or something next time. Yea I don't waste time watching Oilers hockey anymore, instead I used all those hours building the bike

For all those interested, here's the neutral light/voltmeter when the bike is on...

 

[pat_in_the_hat]

daymn! that is the sickest bike i have ever seen

 

[pat_in_the_hat]

im sure its in the thread. but do you know what dimensions you made the hard tail at? stretch and drop?

 

[fox23]

4" stretch, 2.5" seat drop.