acmarina
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Post by acmarina on Oct 22, 2008 9:48:38 GMT -5
Looks REALLY good!!
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Post by wotavidone on Oct 22, 2008 17:14:39 GMT -5
Maaate...........that is beautiful. When I was a kid I used to fantasise about making a 500 traily into a road bike.
I'm on the track of a TT500 in pieces. If I get it, it's gonna end up looking like that. There is nothing I'd do different from what you've done.
Its perfect, well done.
Mick
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Post by thumperbill on Oct 22, 2008 18:56:02 GMT -5
Thanks guys!!!! Can't wait to ride it.
Easiest way to do a project like this is buy 2 parts bikes so you have all the nick knacks that end up needed along the way. I hunt and scrounge for parts bikes and pick them up for reasonable prices. Lots of old Yamahas lie in wait stuffed in sheds and barns.
For instance, just picked up a SR500 with a bent frame and forks. Bike has clip ons, mikuni 38mm carb, supertrapp exhaust, good running motor, rear sets, excellent rubber, and disks on both ends. All for less than a set of clip ons and pair of tires. Everything works but its best used as a parts bike for a cafe project thats been on the back burner for a while.
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Post by davedunsboro on Oct 23, 2008 6:48:08 GMT -5
That's always a good way to do it , don't muck around buy the whole thing ! A total piece of crap can be a parts goldmine for the next project!(thats how the addiction starts) & thats how you end up with more SR/XT500s than shed space. Its all good coz sheds can always be extended! Cheers Dave.
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