Pablo's Transalp - Page 2

SuperMARTO · 07-29-2010, 09:06 PM

Just so you know, Transalps really like their airboxes... If you really plan on running her this way, be prepared for some serious tuning time spent trying to get her to run well...

Ask me how I know.

Pablo83 · 07-29-2010, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperMARTO

Just so you know, Transalps really like their airboxes... If you really plan on running her this way, be prepared for some serious tuning time spent trying to get her to run well...

Ask me how I know.

Do you have a build thread on your bike?

I hope to source a couple small flat-slide pumpers for the project, and at the elevations I ride in (6k-12k') I know the carb tuning will never end.

Andy G · 08-11-2010, 05:05 AM

great project! I'm in...

Cheers, Andy

Icewalker · 08-11-2010, 05:59 AM

Why not chop up some POS v-twin cruiser to use as a flat-tracker instead of a Transalp? Why not simply restore the TA instead?

Seems like an awful waste of a good bike to me .....

Pablo83 · 08-11-2010, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Icewalker

Why not chop up some POS v-twin cruiser to use as a flat-tracker instead of a Transalp? Why not simply restore the TA instead?

Seems like an awful waste of a good bike to me .....

I think I already went over that. Besides, picture A is much cooler than picture B

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Originally Posted by pablo83

Here's my inspiration

Here's what I have:

lowes48 · 08-12-2010, 04:08 AM

Hmmm... Interesting...

brucifer · 08-12-2010, 05:31 AM

Pablo I understand your reasoning but man, I sure hate to see this happen to a Trans-Alp.

To me, picture B looks cooler.

I see a bitchin' naked Trans-Alp build.

Santa · 08-12-2010, 07:44 PM

whats the inside of the gas tank look like?

Pablo83 · 08-12-2010, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Santa

whats the inside of the gas tank look like?

Don't know. The gas cap is locked and the ignition key will not fit in it. It's not just a matter of things being gummed up; the shape of the keyhole does not match the key. The key appears to be stock with the rubber top part that says Honda. Any ideas on what is going on here?

Dave in Wi · 08-13-2010, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by pablo83

Don't know. The gas cap is locked and the ignition key will not fit in it. It's not just a matter of things being gummed up; the shape of the keyhole does not match the key. The key appears to be stock with the rubber top part that says Honda. Any ideas on what is going on here?

Does the ignition key fit the helmet lock (if it has one)? If not, the ignition switch may have been replaced. If that is the case I'm not sure how you'd get the gas cap open, I bet someone on the Transalp thread could help out.

I remember looking at Transalps when they were the leftovers the dealers could not sell, I should have bought one...

Belgian Waffles · 08-13-2010, 05:10 PM

Any plans to sell some of the plastics? I highsided my TA and am trying to piece her back together...

Sweet build, Im in

BW

Pablo83 · 08-13-2010, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave in Wi

Does the ignition key fit the helmet lock (if it has one)? If not, the ignition switch may have been replaced. If that is the case I'm not sure how you'd get the gas cap open, I bet someone on the Transalp thread could help out.

I remember looking at Transalps when they were the leftovers the dealers could not sell, I should have bought one...

the key works the helmet lock so I'm guessing the gas cap is not original. I think I'm going to have to start drilling and see where that gets me. I'ma about to leave for three weeks so I won't be able to work on it for a while.

Pablo83 · 08-13-2010, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Belgian Waffles

Any plans to sell some of the plastics? I highsided my TA and am trying to piece her back together...

Sweet build, Im in

BW

The plastics were trashed. Another ADVer, Mark, bought most of them. I've got a couple more pieces that are in slightly better shape that will get sold when I get back and have some time to clean them up. Mark gets the first chance to buy them, then everyone else.

Belgian Waffles · 08-13-2010, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by pablo83

The plastics were trashed. Another ADVer, Mark, bought most of them. I've got a couple more pieces that are in slightly better shape that will get sold when I get back and have some time to clean them up. Mark gets the first chance to buy them, then everyone else.

Fair enough, let me know if theres anything left

BW

Michelangelo · 08-23-2010, 02:19 PM

Have you seen the xl600v flat tracker featured in Slide Burn mag (Brit mag) last year? I can't find it, otherwise I'd post it.

FOUND IT:

08-11-2010, 05:05 AM	#18
Andy G 2wheeled alpinist Joined: Jul 2008 Location: eastern Munich outback, Bavaria, Germany Oddometer: 551	great project! I'm in... Cheers, Andy __________________ Tunesia RR (the unfinished) Stella Alpina and Liguria 2009 Balkan 2008 RR Slovenia-RR (TA, AT, DR, 11GS, 650GS) www.agrimm.net (Transalp and AfricaTwin travels)

08-11-2010, 05:59 AM	#19
Icewalker Conundrum Joined: Apr 2006 Location: New Hampshires Militant Hippy Oddometer: 35,308	Why not chop up some POS v-twin cruiser to use as a flat-tracker instead of a Transalp? Why not simply restore the TA instead? Seems like an awful waste of a good bike to me ..... __________________ Another World Is Possible http://www.sharedearth.com/ http://dirtywars.org/jeremy-scahill

08-12-2010, 05:31 AM	#22
brucifer Beastly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Eureka, Ca. Oddometer: 1,627	Pablo I understand your reasoning but man, I sure hate to see this happen to a Trans-Alp. To me, picture B looks cooler. I see a bitchin' naked Trans-Alp build. __________________ 2006 KLR650-2002 Husaberg FC550E w/2008 FE550E engine-2000 Buell M2 Cyclone-Plated 1995 XR600R-1984 Honda CR500R-1984 Honda XL600R/XR650L Hybrid-1984 Yamaha TT600L-1981 Honda XR500R-1980 Honda CB750F

08-13-2010, 05:10 PM	#26
Belgian Waffles Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Green. Wet. Oregon. Oddometer: 795	Any plans to sell some of the plastics? I highsided my TA and am trying to piece her back together... Sweet build, Im in BW __________________ Always chase your dreams. Even if you don't catch them, you'll have a hell of a time trying. Current: 1989 Honda Transalp, 2006 Scorpa TY125F trials Past: 1999 KLR 650, 1990 Tengai 650

08-23-2010, 02:19 PM	#30
Michelangelo 2 wheel rider...anytime.. Joined: May 2005 Location: Rocky Mountain West Oddometer: 1,525	Have you seen the xl600v flat tracker featured in Slide Burn mag (Brit mag) last year? I can't find it, otherwise I'd post it. FOUND IT: Michelangelo screwed with this post 08-24-2010 at 11:00 AM

07-29-2010, 09:06 PM	#16
SuperMARTO Adventurer Joined: Mar 2005 Oddometer: 11	Just so you know, Transalps really like their airboxes... If you really plan on running her this way, be prepared for some serious tuning time spent trying to get her to run well... Ask me how I know.

08-12-2010, 04:08 AM	#21
lowes48 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Wilkesboro, NC Oddometer: 221	Hmmm... Interesting...

08-12-2010, 07:44 PM	#23
Santa Focused on the Future Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Oakley, Ca. Oddometer: 1,378	whats the inside of the gas tank look like?

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