Bike talk: Motorcycle/Scooter chat thread!

[Accel.speed]

"get a bike" "just get a bike" lemme go down to bike land where bikes just grow on bikes. :lol:

:wak:

haha! Where???

 

[94RS]

:rolf:

 

[R13]

Definitely gonna need a chain lubing after that. :lol:

 

[Accel.speed]

:rolf:

Do you know the story behind that bike?

 

[R13]

Someone left it in the woods and a tree grew around it

 

[94RS]

Do you know the story behind that bike?

http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/bicycle.asp

 

[Accel.speed]

Yup haha.

 

[DaddyBuiltRacing]

I just picked up a 77 kz650 bobber that I am going to clean up, modify and resell next spring

I picked this bike up today off a buddy of mine here locally. It runs and drives fine, it was just lacking some cosmetic work...or so I thought haha. Upon looking the bike over I discovered that the wiring was an absolute nightmare and rats nest. There was open ended wires hanging, bare wires and wires connected together unsoldered, untaped, ect. So I started to strip the bike down and eliminate all the wiring that wasn't a necessity. I am going to run all the wiring down through the frame to tuck it away out of sight. This is going to be a learning experience for me as I have never owned a bike and hell I have never really been into bikes of this style. Luckily my brother in law owns a 78' 750 bobber, so he's gonna be giving me a hand.

Plans for the bike:
Wire tuck
Buy a different rear fender and shape it how I want it
Powder coat the frame (color undecided)
Powder coat the wheels (color undecided)
Paint the tank and fender (color undecided)
Make sure all routine things are taken care of such as new rear tire, brakes, etc..
Sell it come spring time!

Here is what the bike started out as and then pictures of the stripping process





I am going to make a build thread on here rather than clutter this thread up

 

[94RS]

Find a Kerker exhaust for it.

 

[R13]

As is with the fender and tank black. 8)

 

[Accel.speed]

That moment when 4 people said they'd meet you in the morning to cruise up the twisties and I wait half an hour just for no one to show up..

 

[R13]

Well that's your own fault, Always ride alone, People will just slow you down.

 

[Accel.speed]

How the hell is that My fault lol. It a fun to ride in groups if you know how to treat them.

 

[R13]

And even funner (nice grammar) if you know how to ride alone. :mrgreen:

Let's see those mad jdm chicken strips. :lol:

 

[Accel.speed]

Grammar* :lol: :lol:. Yeah mine aren't terrible but they aren't all the way down haha. I didn't go at all when it was prime during the summer