Starting my own thread

[drhach]

caddy lights

Here's where I got the lights from. They fit perfectly under the cowl. I fabricated a bracket for them. I just have to get it installed. I'll post a pic as soon as I do. I really want to make a new cowl when I get the time, but this will work until then.

http://www.thehotrodgirl.com/

This place has a ton of cool stuff. I'm also thinking of doing either a catseye or a Lucas headlight trim with the bullet insert. I love that 50's stuff. Is a leapord skin seat cover too much? Just kidding.

[ron bayless]

Krazy Kool Daddy-O

and where did you get the '59 Caddy tail lights from?

Your bike looked like crap,now it is superfly.i want to add,where did you get those taillights from?

[ron bayless]

Here's where I got the lights from. They fit perfectly under the cowl. I fabricated a bracket for them. I just have to get it installed. I'll post a pic as soon as I do. I really want to make a new cowl when I get the time, but this will work until then.

http://www.thehotrodgirl.com/

This place has a ton of cool stuff. I'm also thinking of doing either a catseye or a Lucas headlight trim with the bullet insert. I love that 50's stuff. Is a leapord skin seat cover too much? Just kidding.

i am definitely gonna get those lake pipes.I have been looking for some of those.Cool site!

[steely]

Those lake pipes are pretty slick. I have been trying to decide between those or a set of bellflower tips for my '58 chevy.

I am still torn between a set of '59 caddy tail lights and a cats eye for the brake light on my 850. If I do the '59 caddy lights, I am thinking about mounting them outboard on either side of the rear fender.

[solo suzuki]

Here's where I got the lights from. They fit perfectly under the cowl. I fabricated a bracket for them. I just have to get it installed. I'll post a pic as soon as I do. I really want to make a new cowl when I get the time, but this will work until then.

http://www.thehotrodgirl.com/

This place has a ton of cool stuff. I'm also thinking of doing either a catseye or a Lucas headlight trim with the bullet insert. I love that 50's stuff. Is a leapord skin seat cover too much? Just kidding.

leapord skin? no no, you mean zebra! :mrgreen:

thanks for the link, these are much cheaper than what i'd seen on the chopper sites.

[drhach]

I am still torn between a set of '59 caddy tail lights and a cats eye for the brake light on my 850. If I do the '59 caddy lights, I am thinking about mounting them outboard on either side of the rear fender.[/QUOTE]

I considered that as well. You could probably have them double a turn signals. I really just couldn't wrap my head around a way to mount them That I liked. If you come up with something make sure you post it.

[steely]

I considered that as well. You could probably have them double a turn signals. I really just couldn't wrap my head around a way to mount them That I liked. If you come up with something make sure you post it.

I have considered that; but if I do go that way, I would like to have separate turn signals. I have been considering making some sort of bracket to hold the turn signal and the tail light on both sides. I have run a few designs through Solid Edge to see how they looked, but have not come up with anything I liked yet.

My bike is still relatively stock, but I will get some pictures up soon. I started a head gasket replacement on it three weeks ago, and now I have all sorts of parts at the powder coater. One thing leads to another; since the weather was kind of crappy, I just decided to take care of a few more things while I had it apart.

[Desolation Angel]

...wish i still had those pink flamingoes for the front yard...

Hey! If I'd known, I woulda sent ya' mine. I just threw out two of 'em that were in a flower bed in the backyard. I gotta start asking you guys if anyone wants my stuff when I ditch it. :-D

Oh, and that green and the bullet taillights...that is all gonna look some kind of cool. You need a buffalo jacket to go with it!

[solo suzuki]

Hey! If I'd known, I woulda sent ya' mine. I just threw out two of 'em that were in a flower bed in the backyard. I gotta start asking you guys if anyone wants my stuff when I ditch it. :-D

Oh, and that green and the bullet taillights...that is all gonna look some kind of cool. You need a buffalo jacket to go with it!

DA, what's with the Boxer in your sig? did i miss som'th!? last time i looked you doin' the Miata!!! :-D

[drhach]

It lives!!!

Well, after quite a bit of checking and rechecking. I got the bike started. You really have to pay close attention when you reinstall all of the igniotion system components after having them off for two years. The bike was cranking and it it wouldn't hit. It popped through the number one carb a couple of times. I checked the plug wires and sure enough, they were reversed. I put them on correctly and holy crap. She roared to life. I do mean roared. The carbs are way off and I just put them on to see what would happen. The float bowls a ll leaked and the idle was way too high. I ran it jus tlong enought o use the gas up in the floats. What a rush. After the gas ran out. I pulled the carbs and now its time to fine tune things a little bit. At this point, I still need to get a chain and a front sprocket. I also need to go through the brakes and get all of that sorted out, so no riding yet. It's very encouraging though. The bike sosunds mean. Not anything like my old BMW boxer.

[drhach]

The work continues

I'll try to get some pictures up this weekend. I got my caddy tailights installed. I'm pretty happy with them. I'm still considering making a new tail section. I got my front and rear master cylinders rebuilt as well as my rear caliper. I had to reorder the parts for the front calipers. Bike bandit sent the wrong seals. I also had to reorder new main jets. I didn't catch that there is a small size and a large size for Mikunis. I got the small ones. I ordered the right ones from Z1 and they showed up yesterday as well as my new chain and sprocket. I still have a ton of little work to do but I'm picking away at it. This weekend, I want to try to get the carbs sorted out, bleed the brakes and may take for a spin up and down the street.

I have two tanks for the bike, one is pretty nice and the other one has a lot dirt in it. I'm going to take the dirtier one to a radiator shop and have them clean it and seal it. I decided on flat black for all of the body work. A trip to Home Depot and a can of BBQ paint later, things are looking good.

I checked my compression when I got it running and it was a little low. I had some scratches in the cylinders that i tried to hone out. I'm not sure I got them all. Maybe the rings aren't fully seated in the cylinders. Also, I didn't run it long so maybe it wasn't fully warmed up. I may be whistling in the dark here. If it's not ok, I'll ride it for the rest of the summer and then take it down and do a big bore kit. I may do that either way. I've got a spare cylinder block so I can do it piecemeal.

More to follow....

[drhach]

Maiden Voyage

I got the carbs reassembled, bled the rear brakes and took her for a quick spin. It's still got a way to go. Still no front brakes and I'm going to have to fine tune the carbs as well.

I tried to drop the gas tank off to be cleaned relined and the guy said that because someone had already lined it once, it needed to be boiled out first. So, I didn't get to drop off tank today. The radiator shop recommended someone else for the boil-out. So, I have to drop it off there and then bring it back to him. Luckily I have two gas tanks so I could put the cleaner one on today for the test ride. I'll probably seal bothe of them and just keep the other for a rainy day. As rare they are, I don't see a problem with having two.

I also still need to sort out the taillights and the headlight. The bike is far from road legal so, I didn't go too far. Just to the corner and back a few times. It sounds good though.

The seat is another issue. Originally the bike was setup for touring and it has that jumbo seat on it. I think I'll try to cut it down and recover it. It's a shame because ti's pretty plush but it just doesen't go with the bike.

I'm also still up in the air on the tail section. I think I may need to make something a little swoopier to go with those taillights.


The seat is another issue. It looks goofy as hell. It's pretty plush but it just doesn't go with the bike. I may see if I can cut the foam down and recover it.


More to come as it develops. It's getting closer.

[drhach]

Forgot the pics

[drhach]

A few more

[simon_C]

hey thats pretty cool! all i gotta say though: get a seat to match!


im diggin the lights and the frame