I set the ground clearance at 3 3/4" and the wheel base at 69 3/4"". Hard to visualize the motor location and balance? I guess I`ll call the Dionne Warwick Psychic Hot Line and ask her what to do next.
The bends are nicer than the TC Bros hard tail kit though. I did go back to a 72" wheel base. Lots of measuring to do then I`ll notch the rear lower tubes to fit the axle plates. I hope the center of the mounting bosses on the engine cases is the center of the engine as well as the frame. If their not let me know.
I did buy a cheap portable garage heater. 45 outside and almost 70 in the garage.
One each. Hubba hubba.I don`t know about 2 engines but that Supercharger sure does catch my eye.
Notched (not finished) the rear lowers and and rebent the front upright`s 1/4". I`m at that work 4hrs, stand back 10' and never see what you did stage.
Can`t believe I`m going to use that small of a rear sprocket. That is embarrassing.
I also went on the "Sharpie Roundup". The good thing about hunting that Sharpie you lost is finding some 10mm wrenches in the process.
32 tooth.: Can`t believe I`m going to use that small of a rear sprocket.
Is that 40 teeth? That will get you right up to 89 mph!
Maybe they`ll bring back the Mobil Economy Run.
Sorry, I did a rough count on an android screen...32 tooth.
Madness runs a 32 on the street.32 tooth.
17:32 and 18:34 are very reasonable combos. My Blue 750 tracker is at 18:34 and is rather rewarding to ride on the throttle. My first XS650 I went 18:34 and as a 20 year old at the time felt the performance was still pretty good.
That’s my favorite for a stock engine as well.
If you take the lense off of the tachometer, you can use a "Sharpie" to black out the Red Stripe at 7500 rpm...The initial set up will be 18-32. This will be all new territory for me as I`m more of a 16-45 guy.
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I can mill off the lower starter bolts and part of the lower starter end plates and take 1/4" off the drain plug and get it right at 3". I welded in the plugs to the rear lower tubes and tack welded the tubes to the axle plates. I left the front tubes unwelded for now so I can fit the cross tubes and main tube with rear motor mounts. Made a couple of cross tubes and Red Green`d a piece of PVC to the steering neck just to see how the main center tube would look. Don`t like it at all. Too tall. I thought I might consider being able to take the motor in and out by lifting it up and forward. Just a thought. I also decided to final weld nothing before I put on the rear wheel and chain to make sure everything lines up. After I get the motor in the frame and the center tube in place the rest should be downhill from there. In fact my wallet is all the way down the hill and has hit rock bottom.
