T5.5K Fossa: A /5 Dirtbike Project

[Stagehand]

Originally Posted by bgoodsoil

There's no doubt that you can find a cheap muffler at a motorcycle junkyard, in a pretty good shape, for $30-$40 or less. The advantage to that is also that you can take measurements of it or even throw your bike in the back of the truck and take it with you to see how different pipes fit.

I know you were considering 2 into 2 pipes but 2 into 1 will be lighter by 1 muffler.

here is wisdom

ok, I am working the entire weekend starting now, so I am forced to daydream and speculate for another few days. Bear with me

Tomatoe- I will check out the forks in detail soon. They did not mention rebound adjust, only compression.

[bgoodsoil]

what's up with the lock-nut on those rods that hold up the rear of the seat? Can you adjust the seat angle with them or something?

[danedg]

Can you venture a guess as to the size of the brake line you ripped off your new bike?
When are you off this weekend?
I'll bring the cam this time....bloodweisers' gettin' thirsty!

[Stagehand]

Originally Posted by bgoodsoil

what's up with the lock-nut on those rods that hold up the rear of the seat? Can you adjust the seat angle with them or something?

yup. thats the idea. Little bit of seat adjustment. Most likely I'll set it somewhere (Like right where it is) and forget it, but its a nice little feature.

Plus when I tack on an exhaust, unless I make some kind of sliding bracket it will get situated in one place.

[Stagehand]

Originally Posted by danedg

Can you venture a guess as to the size of the brake line you ripped off your new bike?
When are you off this weekend?
I'll bring the cam this time....bloodweisers' gettin' thirsty!

Off never. 10a-12p Sat, 9a-9p Sun. Movie tonight, and its Marist Concert Band weekend, dontcha know. plus lighting prehang for all AND Young Playwrights, starting Monday bright and early.

It looks like its neighborhood of 48". I neglected to measure it this morning when I had a chance.

[danedg]

1/4"? 3/16"? Metric?
How can we take pictures of a wheelie if you're never off work?????
I know we took a picture of StageBaby checkin' play in your front end....????

[Stagehand]

this was the wiring diagram I used, and I thought it was too complicated with the green line, so i left that off for now.



from here: http://largiader.com/slash5/racewire.gif

Thanks again, Anton!

[Stagehand]

Originally Posted by danedg

I know we took a picture of StageBaby checkin' play in your front end....????

she deemed them acceptable for now. But thinks I use too much front brake.

[Stagehand]

My friend Bill Dragoo sent me this little cutie:

[bpeckm]

That Dragoo pic is cool.... There are more parts of the bike that I do NOT recognize than those that I do... feel pretty confident that the engine is BMW ..... but, frame? (no looping at the rear top), certainly front end? swingarm looks BMW-ish but lengthened, back wheel yes BMW, but ... lotsa custom weldin' stuff I thinkk.....

And the tank....looks like the real-roundel-thing..... classic! good for a coupla hours in the woods?


me likes!

[datchew]

cute kid!



(must take after her mother)

[Stagehand]

Originally Posted by datchew

cute kid!



(must take after her mother)

You have no idea

Hey Look! A day off! Nah, dont you believe it. At work right now, but its only a show and an out. Its good to be working, I got to say, but damn. On my actual day off, I slept till 10, then from noon till 4, then from 8 till 10 again, and passed out again around midnight and splet in till 10am.
I needed some SLEEP I tell you. I also got socked with a fever... I was burning myself out big time.
Nevertheless, I was able to acquire aforerequested wheelie pics. Not very good ones. The wheelies, not the pics. But- I once cried because I could not wheelie, until I met the guy who had no bike, (Dan ) so ever onward and perpetually forward.



It was kinda retarded, my popping wheelies on this thing. Took a while to figure out how far ahead to throttle up



I was laughing to myself in my helmet when I'd push down on the forks, wait for hte rebound and blip it and yank on the bars and nothing would happen Like I was pulling roots It was kinda hilarious



anyhow I'm hoping this fork flex is just picture distortion:



Honestly, the whole thing scared me a little:







I went up to my friend Ed's and found a potential muffler.

Jardine Sonicore It looks the part. Price is Pretty good.

This is probably the good orientation:



Hows this look?



I think I like this better:



But hey- just thinking out my ass:



That would be.. um... whacky.



Ze symmetry, it is appealing.




All for now.

[bgoodsoil]

the middle looks the best...mount it there if you don't plan on riding it

[P B G]

Chop that subframe, replace it with a hoop that goes up a bit to allow the muffler to come up a bit higher.

Hot.

[smithy1]

Originally Posted by Stagehand

You look like an 8 year old riding your big brothers dirt bike!