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Message started by Armen on 02/28/20 at 12:29:11

Title: Progress
Post by Armen on 02/28/20 at 12:29:11

Seat is basically done. Will yank the seat pan and paint it black. Still have some frame tabs to grind off.

Title: Re: Progress
Post by Armen on 02/28/20 at 12:33:20

Reg/rec mount. I'm using a Shorai lithium battery. The stock Suz-Q charging system can run as high as 15.5V, which is enough to blow up a lithium battery. Since I was in the market for a new R/R, I used the lithium compatible one from Ricks in New Hampshire.
I'll prob leave the mounting bracket plain aluminum.

Title: Re: Progress
Post by Armen on 02/28/20 at 12:33:46

Not sure why some pics get rotated when I post them???

Title: Re: Progress
Post by Gary_in_NJ on 02/28/20 at 13:00:26

Lookin' good. Thanks for the heads-up on the Ricks R/R.

Title: Re: Progress
Post by DragBikeMike on 02/28/20 at 13:18:57

Progress indeed Armen. Things are lookin up. You're gonna paint the seat pan? I thought you were building the Silver Bullitt.

Title: Re: Progress
Post by Armen on 02/28/20 at 13:58:20

The seat pan is the underneath part. Right now it's raw, million ply, 1" thick plywood.
Aluminum is staying unpainted.

Title: Re: Progress
Post by ZSteele on 02/28/20 at 16:33:55

Will there be any paneling covering up the gap below the front of the seat? I need more pics :D

Title: Re: Progress
Post by Armen on 02/28/20 at 17:13:57

Z
I'm thinking I'm going to leave that open.
Part of the look I want is a sense of openness. You can see through the bike.
Tank is being cut and modded as we speak. Lowering the floor. adding mounts.

Title: Re: Progress
Post by ZSteele on 03/07/20 at 08:38:53

Need updates, :P

Title: Re: Progress
Post by DragBikeMike on 03/07/20 at 13:28:56

Would you rush a Michael Angelo? Would Einstein have appreciated a gentle shove when he was pondering his theory of relativity? Of course not.

But hey, c'mon Armen, post some more pics. ;)

Title: Re: Progress
Post by Armen on 03/08/20 at 07:23:47

Was out of town for a week. Waiting for my bud to weld the tank.
I had an outfit do the tubeless conversion on the wheels years ago while they were building the wheel. They used while silicone over clear silicone. Never held air. Spent more than 5 hours chiseling, scraping, wire wheel, etc trying to get the gunk off. White silicon was so heavy a layer that I couldn't get the tire off because the bead had nowhere to go down into.
Have an Outex kit I'll use, but i've spent an insane amount of time getting this sorted out.