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Nice videos man, it inspired me so much that i bought my first project. It's a 1983 KZ1100 ltd, not the best bike for a café build but it cost me only 150$. I am learning so much new stuff. Your videos helps a lot of us, even if it's not the same models, the principles are the same. Thank you!
DUDE im so psyched to see some progress on the bonneville! i can't wait to see the process of the hardtail conversion. Please keep making these awesome videos!
hey Classic Octane, i've been following you since I started thinking about doing some customisation on my own KLR650 and I think your videos are amazing. I've learnt a lot and i'm now about halfway through my own custom dirt tracker bike. I'm learning a lot about fabrication. Some of the terms you use are different over here in the UK but I normally get the gist of what you're talking about. This build was amazing and keep up the good work with the vlogging.
Your videos are very encouraging. Am hoping to get me a 82 CB 650 nighthawk. hopefully tomorrow. your builds are just getting me hyped up honestly lol. This is going to be my first motorcycle as well. And I don’t have any idea or even ridden one before.
If the neutral light issue persists, remove the wire from the LED and turn on the bike's off/on switch. Put your meter onto the wire and confirm that the neutral switch that's mounted on the engine is actually generating the signal properly. Shift into & out of neutral and watch the meter to see if the current is being sent properly to the LED. I've had a neutral switch go bad on me before and I've also had a case on my CB750 where the little ball in the switch had a piece of trash that had gotten into it and was causing the ball to hang up and not go back up to its full height. Hence, the neutral light never came on because the ball never disengaged from the little pressure plate inside the switch. Turned out to be as simple as depressing the ball and using a metal pick to clean out the top of that switch...then adding some oil and remounting the switch. Hope that helps.
Got it sorted. I replaced that LED with a new one with some heaver gauge wire and that seemed to fix it. I think my cheap LEDs from Amazon are not the best of quality.
What year , How is the bike now , Location>I now have the build BUG "78 CB550K My model How far on bike are you 1=14-18 Date cold in Detroit area Getting Parts Collected . And these are very informative videos GOOD LUCK WITH BIKE !!
Loving the bike and can't wait to see what the Triumph will look like with the hardtail! Small question, did you ever build a bike with a seat cowl? Would love to see that! Anyway good luck on the Triumph build, looking forward to the next upload.
The closest I have come to a seat cowl is the Tuffside seats that have a hump on the back. I would love to make a custom one out of metal one of these days. I just need to find a good upholstery shop here that can finish it out for me. I tried my hand at upholstery once and I think I will stick to metal.
Where did you get the mirrors? Also your videos are very helpful man I used them to get my 1975 Honda Cl360 running and it was sitting since 1983. Keep up the great work dude!!!
Hey, I enjoy watching your videos! I'd like to see a Virago-project or perhaps a BMW-project (K-75 / K-100), that would be awesome! Once the Triumph is done of course, (sorry for any spelling-mistakes, english is not my primary language).
Congrats on the successful channel and super cool videos. I'm definitely learning a lot by watching. Any chance you'll be building a CB750? I've been working on mine for over a year and I basically have no idea what I'm doing... I could use some help!
I'm going to keep the Triumph for a while. Probably until later this year most likely. At least until I need to make room in the garage. I'm going to need a warehouse to keep all my projects in.
The oil pressure indicator light pretty much stays on when my 75 CB550 is running unless I throttle up. Its done that for a couple of years, so I don't think the pressure is actually low. Can you show how to troubleshoot and repair this problem? Thank you!
Is it the stock rear shock if not how long is the shock I have a cb650 1980 and I think that I will need to bend the rear tube or else it will rub against the tires I have the stock shock on it
I may lower the forks on the Triumph but the whole rear is getting cut off and a hardtail welded in so that's pretty much going to take care of the rear. You can slide the forks up in the triple tree easily an get the front an inch or so lower. The rear can de done with shorter shocks.
will try not to loose this one , really like this bike hope mine turns out kinda like it QUESTION IS ...Will I have problem with welding seat hoop on with a wire feed flux core welder , got rid of stick not so good with that
hey man been enjoying the videos and they have been a big help. have you ever come across a joint 3 way between the gas tank and the carbs? the part has been discontinued so i was wondering if there was another part that i can substitute with it?
The CB550 petcocks have two outlets that run to the carbs. One between 1 and 2 and the other between 3 and 4. If you just need a T joint you should be able to find some at your local auto parts store or online.
I love your videos, I have a 74' cb550 and have a problem with going into neutral. when the bike is cold it goes to neutral fine but once its warmed up and i try to shift to neutral it skips it and goes into the next gear. I have messed with the clutch alignment but the problem still persists. I was wondering if you can help out a little with some knowledge.
I would also love to see you build a smaller cc bike, perhaps a scrambler or a vintage mx? But for now i am really enjoying the Triumph bobber build. Keep it up, it's awesome to draw knowledge from your builds!
are they not better more inconspicuous gopros or alternatives like spy cam glasses of suitable specs? i want a gopro myself but i just don't want to look goofy and obvious
Did you figure out the backfire on cold start? Mine does that too and can't figure out what it is. Goes away when up to operating temp. Any help would be great!
LED's are kind of pointless for the warning lights since they aren't on all the time. My '75 550F has an LED headlight, tail/brake light, gauge lights, and front running/turn lights. All of those are on all the time and so there is a real savings in power consumption. Also the headlight, running lights and tail/brake are all much more visible in bright sunlight. Regular bulbs in the rear help the turn lights blink properly without needing resistors.
I was not sure about the color combination during the build but now that it is done I like it a lot. I'm not a fan, for me, of the real low bars either. Probably because I'm a big guy. This style is more appealing. The gap between the seat and the tank bothers me a little. Awesome bike and fantastic videos. Did you say what tires they are? Stock rims?
Thanks! I'm about to order tires. Think I'm going with Avons. Do you have a preferred tire supplier? My manual says front is 100/90/19 and rear is 120/90/18.
not sure if you already mentioned this in another video, but what tires are you using and what sizes? I'm having trouble finding decent tires for my cb350 that aren't expensive.
Quick question, I have a ton 1978 GL1000. The starter was bad so I bought a new one and a new solenoid for good measure. Installed them and turned on the bike. Everything worked great. Now 5 days later I try to crank it and nothing. Checked voltage at starter and is getting the full 13V. Same symptoms of the last starter. I jumped a wire straight from the battery to the starter and still nothing. But I had the fan wired straight to the ignition to turn on when key is on and that isn't working now. Any idea? I'm running out of ideas on what to do.. thanks!
Only thing I can think to do is double check all the grounds and fuses. Grab a test light and start to follow the power around and see where it might stop or short out.
I've notice a problem on my 1974 CB550 trabsmission, while riding it everything works great, except when I shift up to 3rd gear, it engages but when I start pulling the throttle it slips to neutral, I mean it revs but it wont move as it supposed, I have to shift up to 4th to get it going... it only happens with 3rd gear, any idea how to fix it?
Edgar Robledo it could be your shift forks. Im assuming since the problem is only on 3rd the dogs on it are worn out which happens alot on older bikes. If you look at the gears and if ANY are round or bent in any fashion replace them. Or it could be detent roller but I can remember which gear it fucks up on. But to be honest it is probably your clutch that needs adjusting. You be surprised how many times I teared a bike apart just to find out it just needed "outside" adjusting.
Classic Octane on both this and the brown one where did you set the needles. If position 1 is bottom and 5 is top when in the carb body. I am running uni pods with 110 mains and fully rebuilt carbs with all new pilots needles etc. Float heights are set correctly. Dyna s and new coils. Just upped the mains and moved the needles from position 3 to 4. The bike runs ok at idle but like shit 1/4 and above so I'm thinking needles and I've done the 3/8 slide idle setting and have balanced the carbs. So frustrated. I get hanging rpm on throttle blips and crap power on the road. I go half throttle and it just bogs. It just puts along at about 10mph very sluggish. Thanks man cb500 BTW.
I have a cb550 that was running when I bought it. Got it half way home and it died. 2 of the carbs had gas pouring out. Had a shop look at it,they cleaned tank and resealed it and took apart carbs and cleaned em. Bike ran good after picking it up but died on me again and gas pouring out of carbs again. Any help you can provide would greatly be appreciated. Thanks.
Saludosi from barcelona!! Have you solved the problem with the led neutral light? I have done this modification on my cb400n and it works great, exept for the right turn signali dicator light. When i activate it they work, but the indicator light doesn't run, but if i try with the left turn signal, it work, any idea? My new turn signals are not led,
Hey man, what sort of time did you have invested in this build? I want to do something honestly almost identical and am trying to get a feel for how long it will take me. Was this just a weekend project or a few spare hours every night kind of job?
DUKOR MotoVlog Thank you for your obvious input kind sir. When I said weekend project, I meant is it something he only worked on during the weekends for however many months this took or if he spent a few hours every day for however many months.
HelloThere604 Hoo sorry i'm french. From my experience, first have a bike that you can transform it. I'm finishing a daily bike build and when you do some paint in the week end it's hard to use the back the week .. Have a bike just for customisation and in few months with week end work it will ne possible :) if you want, I do vidéo of bike build, but un french ;)
DUKOR MotoVlog That's quite alright friend, I apologize for being rude. I thought you were maybe just one of those guys being a jerk, I didn't realize. I've actually watched a few builds in other languages, they're still quite helpful. Even if I can't understand what they're saying, I can pay attention to what they're doing.
You need to add a fork brace. I see this too often pictures of new motorcycle builds with the front fender removed and there's no brace for the forks. The brace is incorporated into the front fender and when you remove the front fender you lose that. You need some sort of a front fork brace to help stabilize the forks at high speeds and prevent wobbling.
You're not wrong on that, but you're not quite right either. A fork brace does stabilize the twisting of the forks, but this only applies for high speeds, for laid back everyday this works perfectly fine as well. But I would put one there as well, just for the looks. I think a small front fender looks way better than none at all.
Yes but he plans on selling his motorcycle to someone else. Would you want the liability of knowing that you may be selling someone a motorcycle that's not properly built?
I think it's just a little exaggerating since we're talking about a vintage 550 ;) You have some good thoughts, in general I totally agree with you, but in my opinion, worrying about fork-stability below 150 km/h is not that necessary ;)
You are correct it's a vintage 550. The key word being "vintage".Take that old fender that he took off and turn it upside down and tell me what you see. It's more than just the fender. It is a fender and a brace both.
You are running too much current thru the LED, probably all of them, probably are intended for a lower voltage. They must have a resistor in series with them that is not large enough. You can add a resistor in series, try 100-470 ohms or so. To be sure, measure the current thru one, shouldn't be over maybe 10-20 milliamps. Nice bike.
Nice videos man, it inspired me so much that i bought my first project. It's a 1983 KZ1100 ltd, not the best bike for a café build but it cost me only 150$. I am learning so much new stuff. Your videos helps a lot of us, even if it's not the same models, the principles are the same. Thank you!
DUDE im so psyched to see some progress on the bonneville! i can't wait to see the process of the hardtail conversion. Please keep making these awesome videos!
Me too, I have been looking at it for months just waiting to get started. Thanks for watching!
Once again thanks for highlighting my glasses , Great Job on the bike !!!
I really am loving them!
love your videos man! i also own a cb550 they are awesome bikes. thanks for your time making these "how to" videos, they help a lot. 👍
No problem at all. Glad you're enjoying the channel.
hey Classic Octane, i've been following you since I started thinking about doing some customisation on my own KLR650 and I think your videos are amazing. I've learnt a lot and i'm now about halfway through my own custom dirt tracker bike. I'm learning a lot about fabrication. Some of the terms you use are different over here in the UK but I normally get the gist of what you're talking about. This build was amazing and keep up the good work with the vlogging.
Awesome! Thanks for watching, good luck with your project!
Beautiful build Octane.
Great build ! Looking forward to seeing the triumph hard tail vids
Thanks!
Will be following your videos very closely. Just picked up a 81' 750 and your videos are great.
Thanks for watching!
Lovely exhaust sound !
dig the videos man! enjoyed this build and am looking forward to the next one!
Thanks for watching.
Your videos are very encouraging. Am hoping to get me a 82 CB 650 nighthawk. hopefully tomorrow. your builds are just getting me hyped up honestly lol. This is going to be my first motorcycle as well. And I don’t have any idea or even ridden one before.
Good luck with the project!
I appreciate it i will provably bother you with some questions in the ear future, Please keep doing what you do, in not time you will get sponsor.
Good work, looking forward to the Triumph build.
Thanks for watching!
If the neutral light issue persists, remove the wire from the LED and turn on the bike's off/on switch. Put your meter onto the wire and confirm that the neutral switch that's mounted on the engine is actually generating the signal properly. Shift into & out of neutral and watch the meter to see if the current is being sent properly to the LED.
I've had a neutral switch go bad on me before and I've also had a case on my CB750 where the little ball in the switch had a piece of trash that had gotten into it and was causing the ball to hang up and not go back up to its full height. Hence, the neutral light never came on because the ball never disengaged from the little pressure plate inside the switch. Turned out to be as simple as depressing the ball and using a metal pick to clean out the top of that switch...then adding some oil and remounting the switch.
Hope that helps.
Got it sorted. I replaced that LED with a new one with some heaver gauge wire and that seemed to fix it. I think my cheap LEDs from Amazon are not the best of quality.
Gorgeous bike
you've inspired me to start working on my 1975 cb400f again...yes i really do have one
Awesome!
use a spacer to mimic factory distance from original airbox between carbs and pods
Need to figure out my plan with my 550, great vid as always!
What year , How is the bike now , Location>I now have the build BUG "78 CB550K My model How far on bike are you 1=14-18 Date cold in Detroit area Getting Parts Collected . And these are very informative videos GOOD LUCK WITH BIKE !!
Please build the CB 360. It'd be awesome to see what you could do with that type of build.
Any approximation on the cost you have in this project? I have a 77 I'm going to try to restore
This street tracker is exactly what I wanna build
Doing a 83 cb450...in your style. Can't wait....need a shirt 5xl.......
What type of handle bars are these? I love the tracker/scrambler vibe to them.
i love it. does that bike use a oil can
Loving the bike and can't wait to see what the Triumph will look like with the hardtail! Small question, did you ever build a bike with a seat cowl? Would love to see that! Anyway good luck on the Triumph build, looking forward to the next upload.
The closest I have come to a seat cowl is the Tuffside seats that have a hump on the back. I would love to make a custom one out of metal one of these days. I just need to find a good upholstery shop here that can finish it out for me. I tried my hand at upholstery once and I think I will stick to metal.
Where did you get the mirrors? Also your videos are very helpful man I used them to get my 1975 Honda Cl360 running and it was sitting since 1983. Keep up the great work dude!!!
Mirrors: amzn.to/2m9zTY4 Thanks for watching! Good luck with your project.
That bike sounds killer.
Hey, I enjoy watching your videos!
I'd like to see a Virago-project or perhaps a BMW-project (K-75 / K-100), that would be awesome!
Once the Triumph is done of course, (sorry for any spelling-mistakes, english is not my primary language).
I have a few projects in the works but you will have to wait to see what they are ha.
Congrats on the successful channel and super cool videos. I'm definitely learning a lot by watching. Any chance you'll be building a CB750? I've been working on mine for over a year and I basically have no idea what I'm doing... I could use some help!
If I find a deal on one I will definitely pick it up.
Such a nice looking bike! You did a great job with it man two thumbs up!
Are you planning on selling the triumph once it's done?
I'm going to keep the Triumph for a while. Probably until later this year most likely. At least until I need to make room in the garage. I'm going to need a warehouse to keep all my projects in.
I didn't notice any Ichiban stickers anywhere in this video.
The oil pressure indicator light pretty much stays on when my 75 CB550 is running unless I throttle up. Its done that for a couple of years, so I don't think the pressure is actually low. Can you show how to troubleshoot and repair this problem? Thank you!
Is it the stock rear shock if not how long is the shock I have a cb650 1980 and I think that I will need to bend the rear tube or else it will rub against the tires I have the stock shock on it
I've checked my clearance and I got 3 inch under the seat i don't know if it's enough
What exhaust do you wear, may I know the brand name ..?
I really would like to see how to lower the front forks and the rear. Do you think you will do something like this on your Triumpf?
I may lower the forks on the Triumph but the whole rear is getting cut off and a hardtail welded in so that's pretty much going to take care of the rear. You can slide the forks up in the triple tree easily an get the front an inch or so lower. The rear can de done with shorter shocks.
will try not to loose this one , really like this bike hope mine turns out kinda like it QUESTION IS ...Will I have problem with welding seat hoop on with a wire feed flux core welder , got rid of stick not so good with that
Yes, I can be done with a flux core welder.
hey man been enjoying the videos and they have been a big help. have you ever come across a joint 3 way between the gas tank and the carbs? the part has been discontinued so i was wondering if there was another part that i can substitute with it?
The CB550 petcocks have two outlets that run to the carbs. One between 1 and 2 and the other between 3 and 4. If you just need a T joint you should be able to find some at your local auto parts store or online.
Classic Octane thanks man i figured that was the route i was going to take! keep up the great work man love the builds!
I love your videos, I have a 74' cb550 and have a problem with going into neutral. when the bike is cold it goes to neutral fine but once its warmed up and i try to shift to neutral it skips it and goes into the next gear. I have messed with the clutch alignment but the problem still persists. I was wondering if you can help out a little with some knowledge.
That's pretty common. I had a bike do the same thing. Unfortunately, I was never able to track down the cause.
Thanks a million! learning a lot from your videos. Can you do a CG 125 pleaseeeeeee
Awesome, I would love to do a smaller CC bike. I will keep my eye out.
I would also love to see you build a smaller cc bike, perhaps a scrambler or a vintage mx? But for now i am really enjoying the Triumph bobber build. Keep it up, it's awesome to draw knowledge from your builds!
are they not better more inconspicuous gopros or alternatives like spy cam glasses of suitable specs? i want a gopro myself but i just don't want to look goofy and obvious
Beautiful Build Bro! I'm working on a '78 550K now. What muffler is that? Looks & sounds great. Source please?
Thanks for your channel
It's a 12" universal shorty muffler from Dime City Cycles. Thanks for watching!
I've noticed you run pod filters on almost all of your bikes, do you re-jet your carbs or how do you manage to have them running so good
Yeah, I run 110 main jets when I go to pod filters
(: I'm gonna pick up a new go pro and capture the triumphs first start up and ride! Can not wait. This video made me even more impatient.
I can't wait either!
Hi, nice bike! Can you please send me a link to where you bought your gauges?
www.dimecitycycles.com/2-5-chrome-w-black-face-mini-speedo-tach-kit-2-1-ratio.html
Here you go!
Thanks!
Did you figure out the backfire on cold start? Mine does that too and can't figure out what it is. Goes away when up to operating temp. Any help would be great!
Anything bud?
LED's are kind of pointless for the warning lights since they aren't on all the time. My '75 550F has an LED headlight, tail/brake light, gauge lights, and front running/turn lights. All of those are on all the time and so there is a real savings in power consumption. Also the headlight, running lights and tail/brake are all much more visible in bright sunlight.
Regular bulbs in the rear help the turn lights blink properly without needing resistors.
I was not sure about the color combination during the build but now that it is done I like it a lot. I'm not a fan, for me, of the real low bars either. Probably because I'm a big guy. This style is more appealing. The gap between the seat and the tank bothers me a little. Awesome bike and fantastic videos. Did you say what tires they are? Stock rims?
Thanks! The tires are Bridgestone Spitfires. 100/90-19 and 110/90-18 on stock rims.
Thanks! I'm about to order tires. Think I'm going with Avons. Do you have a preferred tire supplier? My manual says front is 100/90/19 and rear is 120/90/18.
not sure if you already mentioned this in another video, but what tires are you using and what sizes?
I'm having trouble finding decent tires for my cb350 that aren't expensive.
The tires are Bridgestone Spitfires. 100/90-19 and 110/90-18 on stock rims. Hope that helps.
Sorry to pepper you with questions. Do you use Honda OEM 5mm fuel line? Or do you go to NAPA or somewhere local?
I just use local parts store line.
Quick question, I have a ton 1978 GL1000. The starter was bad so I bought a new one and a new solenoid for good measure. Installed them and turned on the bike. Everything worked great. Now 5 days later I try to crank it and nothing.
Checked voltage at starter and is getting the full 13V. Same symptoms of the last starter. I jumped a wire straight from the battery to the starter and still nothing. But I had the fan wired straight to the ignition to turn on when key is on and that isn't working now. Any idea? I'm running out of ideas on what to do..
thanks!
Only thing I can think to do is double check all the grounds and fuses. Grab a test light and start to follow the power around and see where it might stop or short out.
Hey! I've been told that a shorthy exhaust make you smell gaz because...it's short. Have you experience that?
No, I didn't have any issues even while stopped at a red light.
I've notice a problem on my 1974 CB550 trabsmission, while riding it everything works great, except when I shift up to 3rd gear, it engages but when I start pulling the throttle it slips to neutral, I mean it revs but it wont move as it supposed, I have to shift up to 4th to get it going... it only happens with 3rd gear, any idea how to fix it?
Edgar Robledo it could be your shift forks. Im assuming since the problem is only on 3rd the dogs on it are worn out which happens alot on older bikes. If you look at the gears and if ANY are round or bent in any fashion replace them. Or it could be detent roller but I can remember which gear it fucks up on. But to be honest it is probably your clutch that needs adjusting. You be surprised how many times I teared a bike apart just to find out it just needed "outside" adjusting.
Can you tell me what the muffler is on the street tracker, I really like the sound of it, would like to possibly use the same on my cb650, thanks
12” universal from Dime City. Same one I used on my Barn to Brat bike and my current KZ750 because I like the way it sounds so much.
@@ClassicOctane thank you, appreciate all the info, great job, this is my first project your videos inspired me and have helped me a great deal...
Sorry if you mentioned this in a previous video, but what pod filters are you running? Thanks
I'm running UNI filters on this bike. amzn.to/2m9w4Ck
Classic Octane on both this and the brown one where did you set the needles. If position 1 is bottom and 5 is top when in the carb body. I am running uni pods with 110 mains and fully rebuilt carbs with all new pilots needles etc. Float heights are set correctly. Dyna s and new coils. Just upped the mains and moved the needles from position 3 to 4. The bike runs ok at idle but like shit 1/4 and above so I'm thinking needles and I've done the 3/8 slide idle setting and have balanced the carbs. So frustrated. I get hanging rpm on throttle blips and crap power on the road. I go half throttle and it just bogs. It just puts along at about 10mph very sluggish. Thanks man cb500 BTW.
I have a cb550 that was running when I bought it. Got it half way home and it died. 2 of the carbs had gas pouring out. Had a shop look at it,they cleaned tank and resealed it and took apart carbs and cleaned em. Bike ran good after picking it up but died on me again and gas pouring out of carbs again. Any help you can provide would greatly be appreciated. Thanks.
Where is the gas pouring out? If it's the bottom drain tubes the floats are most likely getting stuck and not cutting off the fuel flow.
Saludosi from barcelona!!
Have you solved the problem with the led neutral light? I have done this modification on my cb400n and it works great, exept for the right turn signali dicator light. When i activate it they work, but the indicator light doesn't run, but if i try with the left turn signal, it work, any idea?
My new turn signals are not led,
I replaced the natural LED with a new heaver gauge wire led and it seems to be working properly now.
Idle looks slow to drop after revs though
You are a ballsy man to take a rebuild on a first ride in shorts and a tee.
How do we buy motorcycles from you?
Hey man, what sort of time did you have invested in this build? I want to do something honestly almost identical and am trying to get a feel for how long it will take me. Was this just a weekend project or a few spare hours every night kind of job?
HelloThere604 more than a week end
DUKOR MotoVlog Thank you for your obvious input kind sir. When I said weekend project, I meant is it something he only worked on during the weekends for however many months this took or if he spent a few hours every day for however many months.
HelloThere604 Hoo sorry i'm french. From my experience, first have a bike that you can transform it. I'm finishing a daily bike build and when you do some paint in the week end it's hard to use the back the week .. Have a bike just for customisation and in few months with week end work it will ne possible :) if you want, I do vidéo of bike build, but un french ;)
I put in probably 5-10 hours a week on this bike and it took me right at 4 months. I could have done it in less time if I wasn't filming everything.
DUKOR MotoVlog That's quite alright friend, I apologize for being rude. I thought you were maybe just one of those guys being a jerk, I didn't realize. I've actually watched a few builds in other languages, they're still quite helpful. Even if I can't understand what they're saying, I can pay attention to what they're doing.
My 1981 honda xl500s backfires a ton when i am riding it. Does anyone know why and how i can fix it?
Check for an exhaust leak at the head. I have had bikes backfire because of that.
Did it actually fry the LED or is it bad contacts on the neutral switch?
It actually blew both LED's. I replaced it with a higher quality unit and it's working great so far.
What did you settle on for jets and tuning?
110 mains and stock secondaries.
You need to add a fork brace. I see this too often pictures of new motorcycle builds with the front fender removed and there's no brace for the forks. The brace is incorporated into the front fender and when you remove the front fender you lose that. You need some sort of a front fork brace to help stabilize the forks at high speeds and prevent wobbling.
You're not wrong on that, but you're not quite right either. A fork brace does stabilize the twisting of the forks, but this only applies for high speeds, for laid back everyday this works perfectly fine as well.
But I would put one there as well, just for the looks. I think a small front fender looks way better than none at all.
Yes but he plans on selling his motorcycle to someone else. Would you want the liability of knowing that you may be selling someone a motorcycle that's not properly built?
I think it's just a little exaggerating since we're talking about a vintage 550 ;) You have some good thoughts, in general I totally agree with you, but in my opinion, worrying about fork-stability below 150 km/h is not that necessary ;)
You are correct it's a vintage 550. The key word being "vintage".Take that old fender that he took off and turn it upside down and tell me what you see. It's more than just the fender. It is a fender and a brace both.
Pretty good point! Would be interesting to hear, what the builder himself thinks about this topic!
dumb question but if a motorcycle is running can you take the battery off or does it need it to run ?
It needs it to run unless you wire the bike differently.
Thanks 👍
You rarely fix up twins?
The speedometer does it fit the originale cable
Yes, i'm using the OEM cable.
You are running too much current thru the LED, probably all of them, probably are intended for a lower voltage. They must have a resistor in series with them that is not large enough. You can add a resistor in series, try 100-470 ohms or so. To be sure, measure the current thru one, shouldn't be over maybe 10-20 milliamps. Nice bike.
Hopefully the next build will be a Virago!
Well... after the Triumph
Maybe, i'm also looking into building a bigger project. More details to come soon.
What kind of exhaust is ok this bike?
The muffler is from Dime City Cycles. It's their universal 12", the header is from MAC.
Did you rejet your carbs?
110 mains and stock 38 secondaries.
You should do an old dirtbike and turn it into something sick
I would love to do that. Make my own vintage style supermoto.
YES! That'd be so sick.
How much you selling this one for?
This one is getting listed at $4K
is this bike already sold?
Yes, I didn't even have to list this one. A subscriber reached out and bought it.
Looks great.... Not in love with the bars though.....🤔
I still like clip ons better for looks but these are way more comfortable to ride with. I think that means i'm turning into an old man...
Where did you get the handle bars and grips?
Grips amzn.to/2saYwWi bars were from another project so i'm not sure where they were from originally.
How much did you sell this guy for?
Sold this one for 4K
Sould've got a 750 ;) jk its beautful!!!
I might build another 750 one day, who knows. Thanks for watching.
you should do a bobber bike next
He is hard tailing the triumph so there you go.
Triumph bobber in the works!
cb450 next time please ;)
Find me one cheap in Texas and i'm in!
Give me that bike with no title?!