Some more pics of the tank, and tank mount. I made a mount from a piece of tube (from an SL70 handlebar crossbar.) And a bent piece of 3/16" steel. The second pic of the mount shows the mounting cushions on. It mounts to the existing bracket. The rear of the tank will require some drilling to mount, I will be using a Z50 tank cushion, the round type like on the later tanks. The tank has been sanded down and needs one more clear coat, possibly with a light sparkle in it.

 

Wow that tank makes me want to drop my skirt and pull my panties down

 

Thanks...I think.

 

this reminds me of my friends flat track 450 modern chassie with old school tank and side panels

 

Very nice so far, Davmo!!! I have to come by and see it in person.

 

Do it! I am going to be pretty busy with the job the next three or four days, but would be cool after that.

 

Sick!

 

pretty sweet looking! bet it would hurt slamming your nuts into that tank on a jump though lol

 

My balls are titanium, and will dent it.

 

A sweet, and very different build. Keen to see this one finished.

 

New school, old school, none of that matters. You could turn a bucket of sewage into gold. This build is gonna be sick!

 

Thanks for that. Kind of nice to be starting with a frame that is not all rusted, bent, cracked, and full of broken-off screws. I could learn to like this.

 

Just found this... subscribed.

-HFM

 

Davmos dirt destroyer is looking awesome. The off set stripe on the candy red tank is killer. This bikes gona kill em at burleson!

 

I can hear it now: "coming in dead last in the dinosaur class, davmo!" i am gonna get beat by kids with a stock 50 and training wheels.

 

Man that's actually one of the sickest most unique bikes I've ever seen!!! Now I want to make one lol

 

Hey, another Dentonite! Thanks, man.

 

Hey those seven yr olds at burleson are no joke! You have to treat em like adults they are your competition show no signs of weakness!

 

Those seven year olds are going DOWN!!!!!

 

That thinkg is BAD!!!

What kind of seat you gonna run?

 

Thanks, man. Probably going to be a custom seat, sort of old style MX. I want to find a fender that can be mounted off the rear frame loop to for some more of that vintage vibe.

 

Yup currently in lewisville to be closer to work but about to move back don't like it very much down here. Where bouts in Denton do ya live?

 

On the South end of town, just off Teasley Ln. We need to round up some local riders, do some riding. Pervis and some of the other guys go to Burleson some week-ends, are you riding with those guys?

 

Davmo, you have some awesome fab skills! I have an XR75 seat pan, but I don't think it'll work with the subframe angle.

Oh and don't even think about taking out my 7-y/o. He'll use you for traction in a heartbeat.

 

Hey, I know better than to mess with kids on bikes. They're not old enough to be good and scared. They can have all the track they want in front, just don't lap me. LOL. Funny you should mention the seat. I was at work late today, and was out in the shop tonight making something that might allow an XR type seat. That high angle on the sub-frame was one of the things needing to be modified. Took some 6061 aluminum square bar, and made these extenders. The front of the extender fits over the screw bosses on the frame, so it is rock solid without the front screws even in. Lowers the seat quite a bit. I didn't measure, but at the very tip, it looks like it came down 3-4 inches. Little more in line with the tank bottom profile line. It might look better even lower, but the top of the shock canister and adjuster is going to poke through the seat if I drop it any more. Plus, I don't want it to be a lowrider. I have a pan that came on the $18 bike (an SL70.) Don't know what it was from, but it was close to the SL70 shape. If that pan gets used, I will most likely narrow it and shorten it for this frame. Then I have some fenders coming in the mail for another bike that might find it's way on this one...

 

Awesome fab work! Those extenders look like they came from BBR.

 

Hey Hunter, BBR doesn't make extenders like these, do they? Well maybe they should!

 

Thats going to look sick when its done!

 

Thanks, Man

 

That is so bad ass. Love the machined pieces.

 

Thanks for the words of encouragement.

 

That looks so sick!

 

Gorgeous! Very well done man. I'm looking forward to more updates!

 

Thanks, man. I wish there was more to report, but I am getting hit hard at work. The only thing I was able to do yesterday was a cardboard cut-out for the seat pan. Monday I should have some time for more.

 

very intriguing build for sure! So glad to see that there are creative minds at work out there coming up with and executing origional builds. I'm hooked on this one, well done Davmo!

 

Thanks, man. When I first started on PM, I saw your avatar a lot. Have not seen you in a while, welcome back.

 

Ordered some parts today: rear brake shoes, a kicker, an extended shifter,low bars, red chain guide, and black cam cover from BBR. Got some fenders in too, and messed around with them. I worked on the seat pan today, I think you are going to like the bike I am going to call "Queen Bee." More pics later.

 

OK, total joke on the "Queen Bee" seat. It looked so funny, it just made me laugh. Took some 24 gauge sheet steel and promptly messed up the first attempt (wrong spacing.) The second one was better. The bends are because I don't have a bead roller to make the ridges like on an original seat pan. There will be rubber spacers like the ones on the bottom of CT70's seats on the bottom of those ridges that will sit on the frame loop. A piece will be welded in around the tail of the pan, and some more welding in the front of the pan where the darts were cut out. I am going for a vintage style MX seat for the most part, but a little modern styling may get worked in as well.

 

Got a little more done on the seat pan. The rubber seat cushions are for a CT70, SL70, and probably a dozen other bikes, they are still available from Honda. Drilled out 3/8" holes, and used a ball punch to pooch out the holes some, like the CT pans do ( I think they did this because it makes the rubber cushion fit tighter against the seat bottom.) There is a wider band that has been welded around the seat edge. I will get pics on that later. Also got a little work done on a front fender.