I plan on machining a jack shaft and transferring the drive to the right side of the bike. I'm using 2 stock sprockets for the jack shaft and have a adapter design for the rear Harley hub to utilize the stock Yamaha rear sprocket.
I actually designed the frame on autocad and worked out the geometry and set up the rake and trail. There is plenty of info on the net on motorcycle geometry. You basically want to have between 3 and no more than 6 inches of trail to make the bike handle properly. The less trail the more nimble...
We are building this frame. The pro-street bike pictured I modified the stock frame and converted it to a drop seat setup. The black Suzuki from the seat forward was completely new tubing.
Well I went looking for some cabinets to put over the workbench and I couldn't find any that were constructed solid. I decided that I would build my own and here's the first completed cabinet along with the other 3 almost complete. I will tell you that it's pretty cool to have a cnc mill, I...
Well I am a toolmaker by trade and working in tool and die shops you have to design and modify tools to get the job done. I can tell you that most all the engineers that I have worked with still need a little practical advice from a manufacture stand point. So as far as the degree, no I'm not an...
The floor paint is Benjamin Moore Industrial Maintenance Coatings. It's a polymide epoxy coating two part mix. The color is Tile Red. This stuff is super strong. Its 100 times better then the stuff sold at home centers. It flexible and strong. I would highly recommend that you use a respirator...
Ya it's a XS650 that I'm helping a friend build. He does the easy stuff and I'm there to clean up the screw-ups.
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Here's my bike that I ride its and Suzuki Intruder 800 slightly altered.
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I have a high respect for German engineering, I work part for a American Lemans Series racing team. The team is Dyson Racing you may or may have heard of them, and no they are not the vaccum cleaner people. Anyways we run two cars and both are Porsche RS Spyders. I have worked with a lot of very...