[davmo]

OK, at some point I suppose I can quit joking around and get back to the build. Made the third and hopefully final version of the exhaust hanger bracket. I was so confident of it's permanence that it was fully welded in. There is a little nub at the top to hook the brake pedal return spring to. Also welded up the expansion slots on the muffler in-pipe. Getting ready to weld up the pipe a little more. The bike awaiting bracket welding.

 

[vintagemx]

Man, I love that huge front fender on that Bultaco.

Fast & Fugly

 

[ShapeShifter]

Hmm.... I am beginning to understand the non homogeneous patterns of the cruciform plates at the rear steps. Without the similarity to the wheel forms it would have been folly. The symmetry of your tectonics and the salient presence of the seat pan with it's pseudo biomimicry really captures the essence of speed and power in a diminutive machine.

 

[davmo]

Hmm.... I am beginning to understand the non homogeneous patterns of the cruciform plates at the rear steps. Without the similarity to the wheel forms it would have been folly. The symmetry of your tectonics and the salient presence of the seat pan with it's pseudo biomimicry really captures the essence of speed and power in a diminutive machine.

Dang! you talk English good! All I can say is there must be some great English teachers out there in California...or some good weed.

 

[Brodie]

Damn that bike is looking brutal Davmo. I would love to have that in my garage next to the cafe racer and K1. What is the plan for the bars on it, I thought you were going to change them as the clipons were too low.

I have been stuffing around with the '82 R, who knew it would run with that crusty 125 from the beginning of the cafe build and the stock carby. Good fun beater bike.

 

[tblumer]

My OCD keeps telling me the clip ons are upside down, lol. Have you considered fabbing a bellypan? It could flow along with the lines of the stinkbug rear.

http://118.151.169.117/catalogue/12106/205300.jpg

 

[davmo]

My OCD keeps telling me the clip ons are upside down, lol. Have you considered fabbing a bellypan? It could flow along with the lines of the stinkbug rear.

http://118.151.169.117/catalogue/12106/205300.jpg

You are correct about the bars. I had them in the normal configuration, and they were a bit low, so they have been switched from left to right sides. If you just put them upside down, they will turn up like regular bars. tried them all four possible ways, and this on was the best as far as height. As Brodie mentioned, there is some chance another set-up will be forthcoming. What i was thinking about is seeing if there are some longer front fork sliders, push them through the top of the triple clamp, and put the clip-ons on top. That picture of the belly pan is cool. I was looking at the fairing on a Ducati yesterday, thinking how cool (and time consuming ) it would be to have a full front fairing.

 

[davmo]

Damn that bike is looking brutal Davmo. I would love to have that in my garage next to the cafe racer and K1. What is the plan for the bars on it, I thought you were going to change them as the clipons were too low.

I have been stuffing around with the '82 R, who knew it would run with that crusty 125 from the beginning of the cafe build and the stock carby. Good fun beater bike.

Still working on that one^^^^^^^^^^^^^^. Hard to kill one of these engines. Amazing how far out of whack they can be and still run.

 

[tblumer]

I've been going back and forth between using the risers that came with the triples along with some clubman bars or getting some bolt on extensions machined for the forks and using clip ons. Probably gonna go the clubman route.

 

[ShapeShifter]

+1 on some sort of fairing. A low-slung headlight might compliment the lines too..

I humbly submit some conceptual shapes for your consideration.

 

[davmo]

+1 on some sort of fairing. A low-slung headlight might compliment the lines too..

I humbly submit some conceptual shapes for your consideration.
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This one is what I am talkin about!!!! I keep thinking about color scheme, and red frame with red,white, and blue,with gold pinstripe, like the Honda team colors on the tank. This red with white tank looks cool too. There is a red and white color scheme SoCal Racing uses that just looks so vintage and cool, I have been thinking about trying that one on a bike for a while.

 

[69z50]

Looks awesome, Dave! Have you decided on the power plant? Will a 180 fit with the the support there?

 

[davmo]

Looks awesome, Dave! Have you decided on the power plant? Will a 180 fit with the the support there?

It's either big chinese power or smaller Japanese precision. Still have not decided absolutely on the power plant. Got the pipe welded up, and everything ground and blasted. You can see the place where the brake pedal return spring hooks to the new muffler bracket. Got to get some electronics on the bike, handlebar controls, and a rear brake hose, and it would be conceivable to ride this thing with a temporary tank.

 

[Brodie]

Don't forget that the 160s have the KLX head. Had to get my pipe chopped and changed. That exhaust is looking sweet!

Ohh and yeah the '82 is the muck around bike. Good fun for falling off and then rolling down a hill drunk watching the bike ghost ride onwards. Not that I do that or anything hehehe...

 

[motorheadparts1]

When's the next update coming? This build is absolutely incredable. You do some great work, keep it coming!

 

[davmo]

When's the next update coming? This build is absolutely incredable. You do some great work, keep it coming!

Thanks for the kind words. Been getting slammed at work, and have been only able to lurk. A little progress,getting the tank support made. Started it thinking I could do it all in one piece, but ended up cutting it down the middle and re-welding it. The thing fits up under the tank with grooves the inner tank edge fits in.

 

[davmo]

More of the tank support... The support has a dual function: besides holding the rear of the tank up, it will serve as a glove box. The Front of the seat will cover the opening, so it won't be visible unless you pull the front back. I made ends to go on the glove box. The front one was curved a little to deflect any air coming down the tank tunnel down to the engine. The glove box is big enough for a wallet, phone, and some basic tools...like a whiskey flask!

 

[davmo]

Also got the coil mounted. This is a CHP super coil. It was mounted like this because that was the only way to get it to reach without having to splice the spark wire. It fits nicely under the tank, with a little more room available for the CDI box and voltage regulator. If you look at the picture in the previous post, it is visible in the last pic, in front of the glove box. The coil was mounted using a small piece of 1/2"x1/2" rod, that was drilled and tapped. The spark wire was run on the other side of the frame because the mount for the steering stabilizer was in the way on the other side.

 

[ShapeShifter]

You put a huge amount of work in to these bikes and it always seems to pay off.

Be sure to de-bur the edges of the glove box. Imagine the irony if you lost a finger reaching for the medicinal whiskey.

 

[tblumer]

As usual you are an innovator, love the glove box idea!