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Post by zambia on Mar 24, 2015 21:07:05 GMT -5
Yes!! Very well done - looks like a factory built race bike.
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Post by shiloh on Mar 25, 2015 14:01:54 GMT -5
Basic simplicity at it`s finest for sure, well done.
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Post by sooperarthur on Mar 26, 2015 20:51:47 GMT -5
thanks for all the kind comments! it looks much better then satin black and dented! I Borrowed a good DSLR to take pics in hopes BikeExif would run the pics, and well they were more then happy to run them....But then i got an email from a magazine that wanted to run it. i had to choose so the magazine will win out.
i finally got out for a short ride, and well that tracker front tire is 3.50 vs the 3.00 road tire i had on previously. the 3.50 tire sure makes the handling slower. and as i posted before i lengthened my stingers to avoid oil build up on my shocks, but the added lenght increases noise output. theres a good chance ill have silencers on by the end of the year. for those who dont know my stingers are inserted into my pipe to the seam of that final cone. that in itself did make it a tad quieter to start.
Took my 3 year old for a quick ride around the block, he had a blast so that seemed to make it all worth while.
i doubt Erv Kamemoto would be proud but thanks Zambia!
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Post by Walms on Mar 26, 2015 21:02:57 GMT -5
Awesome on both the magazine and the bonding moment!
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Post by Ned on Mar 27, 2015 6:38:00 GMT -5
thanks for all the kind comments! it looks much better then satin black and dented! I Borrowed a good DSLR to take pics in hopes BikeExif would run the pics, and well they were more then happy to run them....But then i got an email from a magazine that wanted to run it. i had to choose so the magazine will win out. i finally got out for a short ride, and well that tracker front tire is 3.50 vs the 3.00 road tire i had on previously. the 3.50 tire sure makes the handling slower. and as i posted before i lengthened my stingers to avoid oil build up on my shocks, but the added lenght increases noise output. theres a good chance ill have silencers on by the end of the year. for those who dont know my stingers are inserted into my pipe to the seam of that final cone. that in itself did make it a tad quieter to start. Took my 3 year old for a quick ride around the block, he had a blast so that seemed to make it all worth while. i doubt Erv Kamemoto would be proud but thanks Zambia! So Soop, how quiet / loud were the pipes before you increased the length of the stingers? Nasty, tolerable? What is your exposed length now?
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Post by sooperarthur on Mar 27, 2015 20:23:23 GMT -5
Yea tolerable before, 1" exposed and approx 10" internal.
Now 10" internal and 5" exposed. It is still tolerable, if I'm barely on the gas they aren't very loud. On the pipe they are loud.
I wouldn't say they are much louder now then before but slightly noticeable.
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Post by givr on Mar 28, 2015 7:57:44 GMT -5
Bike looks fantastic soop, excellent work. As for the sound, as long as theres no noise cops and you're getting more power, its a meh. Hope to get out to lethbridge this summer to visit my sister, how about a blast out to Monarch and back with a quickstop in coalhurst
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Post by sooperarthur on Mar 28, 2015 11:53:22 GMT -5
Yea Givr! We can arrange something!
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Post by wabalaba2 on Apr 1, 2015 22:24:00 GMT -5
"Simplify, then add lightness." I think Colin Chapman said that (Googling it suggested maybe he didn't). Anyway, wicked bike. Thanks for sharing. No replacement for small displacement!
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Post by sooperarthur on Aug 12, 2015 17:00:17 GMT -5
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Post by Walms on Aug 12, 2015 17:13:14 GMT -5
Yer da man Aaron, congrats!!!
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Post by Mitch E on Aug 12, 2015 20:28:53 GMT -5
Congrats buddy! absolutely love this bike! Pays all the right respects to its era but yet very unique and what a clean build! Amazing job and looks like an absolute riot to ride!
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Post by rocket on Aug 13, 2015 6:42:48 GMT -5
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Post by triplepoweredgpz on Aug 16, 2015 19:40:42 GMT -5
I loved this bike when I seen it poking around on the internet, to find out you were Canadian kinda makes it better... Awesome work man, love it
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Post by sooperarthur on Aug 16, 2015 21:28:19 GMT -5
Thanks guys! I'm surprised it has gotten the positive response that it has. It's pretty cool I can watch it spread about the internet the way it has. I know many of you have built stunning bikes with more man hours into yours then I've got into mine. Everyone's hard work deserves to be seen too! I was looking at Kawasaki USA's official blog page yesterday. And what do you know... My bikes on there! kawasakiusa.tumblr.com/
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