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Forum: Airheads 05-01-2013, 07:55 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
Sorry I have not posted anything more but I have...

Sorry I have not posted anything more but I have not done anything more :(:. I lost my oomph and drive on this project for a little while, now while looking at my last post date it has been over 4...
Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet. 12-24-2012, 05:54 PM
Replies: 3,179
Views: 687,982
Posted By digger440
Olympic Peninsula

The Hoh River
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/3333/ride71507029hm6.jpg

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1198/ride71507028zo3.jpg


Somewhere South of Forks near the Duncan Cedar tree
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Forum: Airheads 12-23-2012, 09:04 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
I almost got the exhaust finished today all that...

I almost got the exhaust finished today all that is left are the mounting tabs

http://imageshack.us/a/img10/4116/dscf1331c.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img33/8307/dscf1333n.jpg
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Forum: Airheads 12-23-2012, 10:30 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
My original inspiration was the Team Incomplete...

My original inspiration was the Team Incomplete racer (that bike makes my thighs all sweaty :lol3) but after having to redo the outboad pipe I gave up on the equal length idea. They are still close...
Forum: Airheads 12-23-2012, 10:26 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,593
Posted By digger440
Very nice, details are where it is at and you...

Very nice, details are where it is at and you certainly have a eye for them. They are what takes a bike that seems like the rest and pushes it to the realm of wheeled art.

Fantastic job!
Forum: Airheads 12-22-2012, 07:18 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
So I finally got some time to work on that...

So I finally got some time to work on that outboard pipe that I did not like and do a little more of the exhaust system.


I cut the outboard pipe in order to add in a section of bend to bring it...
Forum: Airheads 12-21-2012, 09:10 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 17,545
Posted By digger440
I was originally going to use the stock hinge but...

I was originally going to use the stock hinge but then I made a whole new rear subframe so now it is bolted down. Click on the link in my signature and there is a whole string of photos showing the...
Forum: Airheads 12-18-2012, 06:06 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
That is one of the reasons I built that piece...

That is one of the reasons I built that piece with slip joints, I wanted it to have a nice clean look that flanges do not provide and I wanted to be able to take it off easily in case I had to fix...
Forum: Airheads 12-18-2012, 01:40 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 17,545
Posted By digger440
the tire has about 1 inch under full compression...

the tire has about 1 inch under full compression and the shocks manitain at least 1/4 inch in the mounting pockets and about 3/4 inch for the resiviours
Forum: Airheads 12-18-2012, 01:37 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
It looks that way in the photos but with the...

It looks that way in the photos but with the springs removed the shock have plenty of clearance in the mounts under full compression. Actually because of the angle of the shocks the arc of travel is...
Forum: Airheads 12-15-2012, 10:38 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
I had to mount the seat, I have been putting this...

I had to mount the seat, I have been putting this off. It has just been sitting on the subframe and I want to build the rest of the exhaust.


so I added some pads to the rear with nutserts in the...
Forum: Airheads 12-15-2012, 09:09 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 17,545
Posted By digger440
Letting a professional do it, I tried, it...

Letting a professional do it,

I tried, it was a huge huge fail

I think I said "it looks like pickled eggs and oatmeal in a plastic shopping bag"

:hack:grim
Forum: Airheads 12-14-2012, 12:35 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 17,545
Posted By digger440
It is not for everyone but I took the stock...

It is not for everyone but I took the stock R100RT tail and sectioned 8 inches out of the middle

http://imageshack.us/a/img402/1228/dscf0787hm.jpg
Forum: Airheads 12-05-2012, 09:16 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
Now it is time to make the exhaust come out from...

Now it is time to make the exhaust come out from under the trans and up the other side under the seat. So I have to make a ( kinda sorta) mirror image of the merge clloector i just built.

I...
Forum: Airheads 12-05-2012, 09:00 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
You can not really tell from the photos I took...

You can not really tell from the photos I took that the merge collector is just to the rear of the trans drain plug. I can take pictures in the same way a chimp with a hammer can pound a nail; It...
Forum: Airheads 12-05-2012, 12:12 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
Exhaust V1.1

I have been putting off posting this because, well, I still have to change some pieces I am not happy with the right side tube and it needs to be raised about an inch where it snakes around the left...
Forum: Airheads 12-04-2012, 08:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 502
Posted By digger440
I have been a total photo-whore with this bike so...

I have been a total photo-whore with this bike so trust me when I build it I will post pics. Click on the link in my sig to see what I have done and where I am going with it.
Forum: Airheads 12-04-2012, 03:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 502
Posted By digger440
Thanks for the replies, especially StephenB, they...

Thanks for the replies, especially StephenB, they are appreciated. With such a simple ignition system I may go ahead and try it. If the stock module poops the bed I will just adapt something a bit...
Forum: Airheads 12-04-2012, 01:04 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,654
Posted By digger440
:confused:confused:confused I dont get it...

:confused:confused:confused

I dont get it either you could use a 6x1.0 to hold that small load and it would never fail. In fact most "ah-murican" vehicles only use a 1/4-20 or 6x1.0 with a shitty...
Forum: Airheads 12-04-2012, 12:05 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 502
Posted By digger440
Question How much current can a electronic module handle???

In the cafe build I am doing I was looking at going COP using ford modular motor coils, specifically these:

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/acc-140032/overview/ Which have a .66 ohm primary...
Forum: Airheads 12-01-2012, 07:54 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
Thumb Hey thanks guys for the word of encuorgement and...

Hey thanks guys for the word of encuorgement and interest! Any questions, suggestions, comments or criticizims yall might have are always welcomed. :clap

And let me add a disclaimer: I post at...
Forum: Airheads 11-30-2012, 09:45 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
The brake pedal

Yeah rear brakes since I built the rearsets I needed to move the rear brake controls so they are reachable. You can see how far away from the new location the stock lever is
...
Forum: Airheads 11-29-2012, 09:35 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
I know I said exhaust but here are the Rearsets

What cafe bike is complete without rearsets?

I love the rearsets Boxermetal (be sure to like on facebook) puts out but they were not the look I wanted, much too clean and too nice. I like the...
Forum: Airheads 11-29-2012, 09:21 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,454
Posted By digger440
And mine I have a whole pile of uneeded...

And mine I have a whole pile of uneeded fiberglass taking up space in my shop lol

there was way too much of that stuff bolted to my perfectly good motorcycle
Forum: Airheads 11-29-2012, 07:18 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
You would think they would melt badly but they...

You would think they would melt badly but they dont. I started using the blue extra thick gloves probably 10 years ago when I was working as an auto tech. The first reason was women dont like the...
Forum: Airheads 11-28-2012, 09:34 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,793
Posted By digger440
I used a stock 1981 R100rt tail and sectioned 8...

I used a stock 1981 R100rt tail and sectioned 8 inches out of the seatpan and tail. If you can weld it is really easy, all you need is a welder, hacksaw and few spare hours. However at 8 inches you...
Forum: Airheads 11-28-2012, 09:21 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
Ok I got done with my man tears and asked myself...

Ok I got done with my man tears and asked myself what kind of look I liked in bikes that I could apply here. And the answer I came up with was a Ducati steel trellis frame. While that is not what I...
Forum: Airheads 11-28-2012, 10:47 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,899
Posted By digger440
Exactly, whizzbang plugs are meant for a engine...

Exactly, whizzbang plugs are meant for a engine with high efficiency I.E. a very tightly controlled combustion process. These old aircooled tractor motors (while very reliable) have too much...
Forum: Airheads 11-28-2012, 10:24 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
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Forum: Airheads 11-27-2012, 03:21 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
You cant do it all

As with any project you are going to have some epic fails and while I am good at many things I suck at upholstery. I tried dear lord I tried and I found that I have neither the patience or...
Forum: Airheads 11-27-2012, 02:43 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
So here is where it all started I got the bike up...

So here is where it all started I got the bike up on the lift and started looking. I knew that I wanted to go cafe-ish but I also knew I needed to strip the poor old beast prior to any hacking
...
Forum: Airheads 11-27-2012, 11:47 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
And here is where I am as of this morning :1drink...

And here is where I am as of this morning :1drink as I said in the first post I uploaded a metric shit-ton of photos to imageshack and I will try and update this tread as time permits
...
Forum: Airheads 11-27-2012, 10:21 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,775
Posted By digger440
R100RT chop hack and slice without remorse. Looming 56K death

Firstly hello this is my first post nice to make your aquintence.

Now that the salutatory BS is out of the way here is the long and the short of it. I was given an 1981 R100RT that was severly...
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