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Detroit Diesel Man

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I made a couple things in the shop while anxiously awaiting my pipe and shims and brake parts....

Steering Dampner bracket for fork tube

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Carb Overflow "trough" I guess you could call it..all into 1 Aluminum pipe with brass fittings pressed in 1 line out on the left side...a little overkill maybe but like I said was bored today..lol....sorry about the crappy Pic!

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Actually, I really dig the fuel 'trough' idea. I had a similar idea cookin' with 'T' fittings and fuel line. Honestly, I like the look of yours better.

Actually, I bet one of those things would look frikkin' awesome in aluminum done up to match the cases...
 
wkmpt said:
Actually, I really dig the fuel 'trough' idea. I had a similar idea cookin' with 'T' fittings and fuel line. Honestly, I like the look of yours better.

Actually, I bet one of those things would look frikkin' awesome in aluminum done up to match the cases...
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It is aluminum...its 5/8 6061 round tube...I just need to pull it off and do a polish on it yet..tough to tell its AL in the pic..
 
As you know by now, I love to fiddle too. That is some awesome "bodging" my friend. The fuel trough is genius. You could sell a ****load of them I'm sure. All polished up nicely they would look killer.

How about doing a "top'oiler kit too. they would sell easily as well.

Man I wish I had your skills.

Well done sir. Keep it up.

Cheers,
Spyug
 
Had you SOAK TESTED those red caps in some gasoline for a bit to see the resistance factor to disolving? My only added suggestion would be to make small discs that would cap the end and have a local shop weld them over the ends. If you can get to that point in the construction i will buy two them for my 750s. maybe if it gets to a mass production venture get rights to use the Suzuki "S" and have that on each end ot the tube as well.
 
Those caps are commonly found on Truck parts that are shpped new..I have a ton of them at work,yep they are chemical resistant..gas/diesel/oil/brake fluid etc etc..tonite after work I'll get the tube polished up and get a pic or two of it off the bike..I dont know about selling anything...lol..was really just something I was fiddling around with..Thanks for the replies guys,much appreciated!



John
 
get it patented, find a company that can do production run quantities and get yourself financially set. Thats a great looking add on and it is worth every bit of time spent to get your idea registered and protected so others dont scalp your idea and wind up with the potential millions it holds. Dont use one of those rip off "got an idea?" things you see on TV either. Go in person to an actual patent attorney withn the device in hand and get going before someone else does. I might also suggest that you take some pictures with a date stamp on them to further prove you invented it .. if you would need to defend any patent claims in the future.
 
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Get that bad boy polished up and get us a good pic. Hell of an idea!
 
i have seen a few variations on the overflow trough on bikes here in the UK. even tried a few designs myself. your design looks sweet mate. i may have to rethink again lol
 
And Suzuki didn't think of this because??????? Love the ideas guys. I may do this myself to my 850. I hate the individual hoses coming outta the bottom of all the carbs.
 
AF_Bill said:
And Suzuki didn't think of this because???????
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...when carbs are new and properly adjusted they don't leak.

And maybe...

....not such a great idea to have a gas trough sitting right behind a hot motor??

Just sayin :rolleyes:....I do like the idea though :cool:
 
hillsy said:
...when carbs are new and properly adjusted they don't leak.

And maybe...

....not such a great idea to have a gas trough sitting right behind a hot motor??

Just sayin :rolleyes:....I do like the idea though :cool:
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it still has a drain, just 1 pipe instead of 4, and its angled so if any carb does leak, it drains out
 
What's stopping the gasoline from just flowing out of the bowls at all times when the petcock is on Prime?
 
awesome idea! I was thinking about doing something like this- integrating the crankcase vent with the carb overflows with an outlet line running beneath the bike. (Of course I can't have it sealed off completely!)
 
AF_Bill said:
And Suzuki didn't think of this because??????? Love the ideas guys. I may do this myself to my 850. I hate the individual hoses coming outta the bottom of all the carbs.
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why didnt zuk use them? cause if 2 or more carbs are sticking at the same time they will flood the motor instead of runing out the over flows,even though the tube you used is bigger,eventually it will back up,and its just not needed, neat though
 
chuck hahn said:
get it patented, find a company that can do production run quantities and get yourself financially set. Thats a great looking add on and it is worth every bit of time spent to get your idea registered and protected so others dont scalp your idea and wind up with the potential millions it holds. Dont use one of those rip off "got an idea?" things you see on TV either. Go in person to an actual patent attorney withn the device in hand and get going before someone else does. I might also suggest that you take some pictures with a date stamp on them to further prove you invented it .. if you would need to defend any patent claims in the future.
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Everything there is common knowledge... i.e. nothing to patent there. :)

Neat solution though :)
 
hillsy said:
...when carbs are new and properly adjusted they don't leak.

And maybe...

....not such a great idea to have a gas trough sitting right behind a hot motor??

Just sayin :rolleyes:....I do like the idea though :cool:
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I thought the same, though it may all drain you still have to worry about vapors being trapped above the heat. I would recommend some kind of blow off valve incase there happens to be a pressure increase in it just for safety.
 
why would you need a blow off valve?
it is vented through the drain pipe so there can be no pressure build up
 
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