Ranger
XS650 Addict
Also, my 21" high shoulder hoop came in. Time for me to clean and polish my hubs and get my wheels put together.
Hi Ranger,
seems to me that if you'd have made the frame's backbone out of 6" x 6" square tube an 18" length of it would hold about 2-1/2 US gallons of gas so you wouldn't need a separate gas tank.
Dammit! Now I have to redesign everything!
Hi Ranger,
good to see you are willing to start over.
With a 6x6 spine frame you can dispense with the frame's front tubes altogether.
Taper the 6x6 at the front and weld the neck to it.
Dogleg the 6x6 down at the back in place of the vertical frame tube.
Rubber-mount the motor from the head and the two rear mounts.
Then all you need is the seat stays and chain stays each side V-ing back to hold the rear wheel.
would you transition to round tube at the back or stick with the square tube (1-1/4"?) motif throughout?
I'm thinking hex bar stock, maybe with a twist in it... And I've always wanted to try brazing with bronze. I think it would make an awesome contrast. So I'd braze it all together then let the mild steel rust for a nice "patina." Then that bronze would look real sharp. That would probably hold an under-slung motor, right?
Hi Ranger,
twisted hex bar for the ol' barley sugar look, eh?
Um, hex bar ain't hollow, frame may end up a touch heavy?
SIF-Bronze was the top name back in the day, claimed to be as strong as a weld if it was done right.
Trick to brazing; squeaky clean prep, lotsa flux, lotsa heat but with a feathery flame, not the distinct blue cones you weld with.
Hi Ranger,
yeah, you've put too much time and effort into that frame to cut it apart and start over.
But will this be your last ever build?
Seems we have had several thoughts on a frame design that will be something completely different, eh?
Looking good man!
subbed! man i want that multi color seat you made so damn bad, i've been looking at it for weeks and weeks. just having a hard time committing to it with all the cash left to spend on my build and the brand new biltwell seat I bought before I saw that haha. keep up the sick work!