The Rescue Bike (ATK build)

[ThumperX]

The auto parts stores are carrying special paints meant for plastics these days. You might be able to put a couple coats of white on that fender and improve it's appearance. :thumbup

:thumbup
Did the fender AND some old lawn chairs.

 

[Stormdragon]

Hey, there you go. </McCloud> :laughing

 

[WoodsChick]

:thumbup
Did the fender AND some old lawn chairs.

Photos, please!




WoodsChick

 

[Momo-san]

Hello, my name is momo-san. Could I please to be doing the SheetIron with TX and NB??

 

[Cafe Racer]

Hello, my name is momo-san. Could I please to be doing the SheetIron with TX and NB??

I'm leading a group of riders from MotoShop. You are welcome to join. I'm in the City near CCSF it you want to chat bikes over coffee.

Miguel

 

[ThumperX]

OK, I have got to wrap this up :| Bike is finished now just down to those little nick knacky things we do to make a bike uniquely ours.

Got the rear fender painted and reinstalled. I even put on a new Moto-Xotica sticker.
They're good folks and I'm proud to have their name on the bike :thumbup

Now for a little front fork revamping. We pulled the Paoli forks and drained out the smelly nasty black stuff they called fork oil :wow

:barf

next, make a very precise tool for fork oil measurement...

 

[ThumperX]

Fill it 4" from the top, work the oil into the valving..add more. We settled on 3" from the top and it was PERFECT :applause
I have to not, everything about the bike has been like this, we guess and it's happy.

Reinstall the springs and call it good :thumbup

 

[ThumperX]

Got the front wheel reasonably cleaned up but will have to replace it down the road it's pretty thing
Bending on the new tire, right up there with kickstarting a big bore cold hearted Honda in my book :x

new tire and wheel as good as I can get it.

 

[ThumperX]

Bike is all back together and whee I am going to take my first ride :ride :banana

No start, no clicky, no nothing :sad
Take it apart and determine it's the solenoid
We want to leave town that day to go play with this thing and now I have to find this:
sorry for the fuzzy picture.

Of course NO ONEhas this in stock so I go up the street to see my friend Gill at Bill's. He is old school and understands that something doesn't have to be exact to work.

Hmmm, let's just rob one from here...

 

[Lunch Box]

:love

Minor setback at the end, but this project has been incredibly inspiring. G, you rule. I can't wait to see this baby in person.

 

[ThumperX]

So with the borrowed relay installed and the bike going strong we loaded up and got the heck out of town!

Here is the Rescue Bike upon its victorious return :banana

 

[Lunch Box]

Love it, G. Love it! :thumbup

 

[SalCal]

:thumbup :applause

 

[ThumperX]

I added up my receipts and I am into the bike for a whopping $1483 :banana

 

[SuperMike]

Gwynne for the win! :teeth

 

[Cincinnatus]

G, does that include the DMV fees, or just parts? Either way, awesome work and congrats!!! :hail :applause arty

 

[ThumperX]

Everything!
I still need to do the seat and a few more things but I'm way under budget and that feels really good.

 

[Cincinnatus]

:applause Nicely done!! :thumbup

 

[Cafe Racer]

Super awesome! Are you sure no SheetIron?

Miguel

 

[ThumperX]

I'm sure no Sheet iron (on the ATK) Kicking around the idea of the XT.
I'm not used to the ATK, it's a lot of bike. I just ordered a hydraulic clutch kit so I can finesse the clutch.