My purple airhead scrambler thing project - Page 12

bpeckm · 01-22-2013, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsullivan

I agree - the big tank stays. Even if this one is too spanked to use, I'll find another.

On that note, does anyone have any advice on pinhole repair? This tank has got a few leaks. I'm thinking silver solder the holes then line it with the good stuff.

Braze a "reinforcement plate" along the bottom? Usually a pinhole leak (there is no such thing as "one" pinhole!) means there are a bunch more just a'waiting to make their presence known....

ignatz72 · 01-22-2013, 02:38 PM

WTF, it's not purple anymore?!?

And I really can't say what's compelling me to say this but the wheels look like they could use a set of dice valve stem caps.

Looks good for a non-purple scrambler thing.

Houseoffubar · 01-22-2013, 04:40 PM

I like it too, but, I was a bit attached to the purple tank!

befindlichkeit · 03-20-2013, 05:55 AM

Hi there jsullivan!

Your build seems to be just about what I'm looking to build, so I'm ager to know how it's coming along?

Regards (and first post for me, I think),

Mikael, Gothenburg, Sweden

jsullivan · 05-28-2013, 03:09 PM

I know it doesn't look like much, but I'm making progress.

I massaged the exhaust a bit more and finished welding it, welded in a more discreet fuel filler, built and mounted a battery box, and checked off many many little tasks on my todo list.

I'm finally almost to the point of putting together a wiring harness and brakes and doing a shakedown run!

Airhead Wrangler · 05-28-2013, 03:15 PM

I smell sizzling leg hair.

That looks really cool though. I kind of like the rough finish on it. Just give a the whole thing a shot of clear coat and freeze it just how it is.

Transalp Jas · 05-28-2013, 03:21 PM

That thing is all kinds of awesome! Great tire/wheel combination.

I agree with Airhead Wrangler- the rough beater look really does it for me. Can't wait to see the finished product!

east high · 05-28-2013, 04:08 PM

Looking good, but I gotta tell ya, adjusting the valves is gonna suck with no kickstart and those pipes so close to the timing cover.

SERE Nate · 05-28-2013, 07:19 PM

sick bike. can't wait to hear those pipes

elite-less · 05-28-2013, 07:38 PM

I'm a fan of symmetry when it comes to airhead exhausts, but your 2-1 has changed my rhetoric. Well played...

That cone engineering pipe will howl louder than a chimpanzee on LSD, but don't worry… your wife will eventually learn to speak into your left ear.

.

Kai Ju · 05-28-2013, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by east high

Looking good, but I gotta tell ya, adjusting the valves is gonna suck with no kickstart and those pipes so close to the timing cover.

Not all that bad. Just put it in gear and use the wheel to turn the crank.

lagfish · 05-28-2013, 10:33 PM

this is amazing. I love it.

jsullivan · 05-29-2013, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Airhead Wrangler

I smell sizzling leg hair.

Haha! *Heat shield coming soon...*

Quote:

Originally Posted by Transalp Jas

That thing is all kinds of awesome! Great tire/wheel combination.

I agree with Airhead Wrangler- the rough beater look really does it for me. Can't wait to see the finished product!

I know... This is the point in other folks' projects that I usually want them to leave things as-is. I'm going to shake it down for a bit to see what works and what doesn't before paint & powder, so it'll stay raw for a while.

jsullivan · 05-29-2013, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by east high

Looking good, but I gotta tell ya, adjusting the valves is gonna suck with no kickstart and those pipes so close to the timing cover.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kai Ju

Not all that bad. Just put it in gear and use the wheel to turn the crank.

Bumping the rear wheel is the plan. I originally tried to keep the headers clear of the timing cover, but it wasn't doing the trick for me.

jsullivan · 05-29-2013, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SERE Nate

sick bike. can't wait to hear those pipes

Quote:

Originally Posted by elite-less

I'm a fan of symmetry when it comes to airhead exhausts, but your 2-1 has changed my rhetoric. Well played...

That cone engineering pipe will howl louder than a chimpanzee on LSD, but don't worry… your wife will eventually learn to speak into your left ear.

.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lagfish

this is amazing. I love it.

Thanks! I can't wait to hear it.

01-22-2013, 02:38 PM	#167
ignatz72 call me iggy Joined: Aug 2010 Location: Mid-South, M-town Oddometer: 601	WTF, it's not purple anymore?!? And I really can't say what's compelling me to say this but the wheels look like they could use a set of dice valve stem caps. Looks good for a non-purple scrambler thing. __________________ Current: 93 R100GS, 04 XR650L Prior: 73 CB350, 77 R100/7, 83 R100RT I love every motorcycle I've owned and even some that I haven't.

01-22-2013, 04:40 PM	#168
Houseoffubar fine beer sampler Joined: Dec 2010 Location: Bothell, Washington Oddometer: 1,568	I like it too, but, I was a bit attached to the purple tank! __________________ Performance Welding Service 1978 R100/7 Build thread 1915 Boardtrack racer replica (Electric Powered) Lots of bicycles Hemp: The strongest natural fiber in the world, and the most nutritious plant on earth.....why is this illegal again?

03-20-2013, 05:55 AM	#169
befindlichkeit n00b Joined: Jan 2013 Location: West coast, Sweden Oddometer: 3	Some kind of bump... Hi there jsullivan! Your build seems to be just about what I'm looking to build, so I'm ager to know how it's coming along? Regards (and first post for me, I think), Mikael, Gothenburg, Sweden

05-28-2013, 03:15 PM	#171
Airhead Wrangler More tacos than you Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Manzanillo MX, occasionally Seattle Oddometer: 5,201	I smell sizzling leg hair. That looks really cool though. I kind of like the rough finish on it. Just give a the whole thing a shot of clear coat and freeze it just how it is. __________________ R80ST Gets The HPN Treatment Ducati Pantah 500SL Rebuild Seattle to TDF on an airhead WTB R100R Mystic sidestand and mount.

05-28-2013, 03:21 PM	#172
Transalp Jas Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Corner Brook,NL Oddometer: 806	That thing is all kinds of awesome! Great tire/wheel combination. I agree with Airhead Wrangler- the rough beater look really does it for me. Can't wait to see the finished product! __________________ Chuck Norris can blow bubbles with beef jerky. Chuck Norrris has never gotten a Jeopardy question wrong. Jesus has missed two.

05-28-2013, 03:09 PM	#170
jsullivan ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2010 Location: Weatherford, OK Oddometer: 104	I know it doesn't look like much, but I'm making progress. I massaged the exhaust a bit more and finished welding it, welded in a more discreet fuel filler, built and mounted a battery box, and checked off many many little tasks on my todo list. I'm finally almost to the point of putting together a wiring harness and brakes and doing a shakedown run!

05-28-2013, 04:08 PM	#173
east high Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Oddometer: 758	Looking good, but I gotta tell ya, adjusting the valves is gonna suck with no kickstart and those pipes so close to the timing cover. __________________ '71 r75/5

05-28-2013, 07:19 PM	#174
SERE Nate Adventurer Joined: Jan 2013 Oddometer: 94	sick bike. can't wait to hear those pipes

05-28-2013, 07:38 PM	#175
elite-less As above, so below Joined: Dec 2009 Location: The Puget Sound Convergence Zone Oddometer: 490	I'm a fan of symmetry when it comes to airhead exhausts, but your 2-1 has changed my rhetoric. Well played... That cone engineering pipe will howl louder than a chimpanzee on LSD, but don't worry… your wife will eventually learn to speak into your left ear. . __________________ Slash 5 Revive

05-28-2013, 10:33 PM	#177
lagfish Adventurer Joined: May 2013 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Oddometer: 22	this is amazing. I love it.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: .
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode