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It’s not overly comfy but I made the pad and used a medium density memory foam and I wish I had used a softer urethane foam. It’s great to sit on but it does not absorb impacts well.

Randy Thistle at Goopher Glass can get you hooked up. Hell of a good guy too.

Here are my last four builds in KR yellow! two XS650/750, one TT500 trackmaster and my latest 1970 R5 350 twin.

It does look great. I’ll have to look around for one! Thanks

That’s the way I feel too. I’ve built a bunch of trackers and love them but I’m trying for something a bit more mountain road worthy this time. How much did you have to do to the yzf600r swingarm to get it on? Is the pivot width the same?

I have a couple radian swingarms but I haven’t bolted one up to see how the monoshock setup clears. I may have to relocate the cross brace rearward to clear the shock. Im thinking of locating it above the swingarm possibly. The R6 has done it both ways over the years.

Your build looks great! What is that swingarm and suspension off of? That looks tall enough to give chain clearance problems even at 36T! I love the look though. that’s great info. How did the gearing feel and did you go to a 18 front? 520 or 530 chain?

I am looking for a set of high ratio primary gears for an upcoming road racer project. I emailed Ivan Hoey down under and it sounds like he has some in the works but may be a while before they are ready. It dawned on me that I may not be the only Packrat in the group so if anyone has a set...

Depending on the bearings you get you may need to pop the rubber seals off and clean the heavy grease out and lightly lube with light oil. Otherwise the bearing drag will make it less sensitive.

Hey Timbeck, I'm sort of a nervous type when it comes to magic electronics and their sensitivity to outside interference but when you install that system I would strongly suggest that you don't tie wrap the brains of that Boyer to the extremely high tension coil pack! If it were me I would try...

I also learned recently that a 50 pitch sprocket from McMaster Carr, Tractor Supply or any industrial supply is almost identical in widths to a 530 at .343 wide. The pitch is the same. This may be helpful for anyone doing s wheel swap where you have to make a sprocket. Usually the 50 pitch have...

I’ve ground some 530s to 520 width at the teeth and they have worked great. Doing the front is easy in a drill press and angle grinder. The rear needs a lathe or do it mounted on the wheel in a truing stand. It’s only getting .125 narrower and goes quicker than you would think. Nice thing is you...

Ive not ever run without the top mount but have had clearance issues with fiberglass flat track tanks. My solution was to countersink one side of the mount to use flat head screws and to weld T-Nuts into the other side. Seems like it is just the nuts and bolts that are the problem usually.

Thanks! I love it and hopefully I’ll be a benefit to the group!

Hughs hand built has the best permanent magnet setup. They are one of the few that can deal with a lithium battery.