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Re: From Lien to Bobber to Cafe: RYCA Build
Reply #150 - 06/11/11 at 19:51:59

Stunt 101: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6qk1AFH9Y4
or Stuntin is a Habit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPz7LCybSNk

After having my rims powder coated gloss black, I set out to lace the rear rim myself with the stainless steel spokes ryca uses. The front rim was dropped off at Buchanan Spokes in Azusa, Ca for custom stainless steel spokes. For the rear, I followed this tutorial on youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENrRl2FyNTw

Two types of spokes are used to lace the rear rim ryca provides, to the stock hub. The one on the left is inner spoke; the right-outer spoke. Notice the difference in angles

I had to re-drill the holes for the nipples in order to get the proper angles. At first I was apprehensive but after watching the youtube tutorial it seemed like a common step.

Here’s the hub with the inner spokes:

Turns out the holes needed to be drilled out a very steep angle, so much so that I ened up scrapping the job after bending a few spokes. I dropped the rim off with team ryca and should pick up in the next week. On my way back from their shop I stopped by Buchanan spokes and picked up my front rim, powdered, laced and trued, and had the kenda tire mounted and balanced…

Voila: the finished product! #1 stunna wha-wha-wha-what?!?!?!

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Re: From Lien to Bobber to Cafe: RYCA Build
Reply #151 - 06/11/11 at 19:56:43

swinger revisited:

after all the grinding on the swing arm to gain clearance for the chain mod, it was realized that the metal in the modified area became very thin. So thin a hole was pushed through the metal with just a finger. As a remedy to this weakness, the hole was cut out and new plate was welded in place, ground and sanded down.

the hole for the left side passenger foot peg was filled and smoothed, just how i like it:

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RpNSht Ex Member	Re: From Lien to Bobber to Cafe: RYCA Build Reply #152 - 06/11/11 at 20:05:42 holy molly: when ryan mentions to be careful when drilling out the seat pan, upholstery pan and rear cowling, seen here in the Body Panel and Parts Fitment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXbeVLR6HGc&feature=grec_index, follow his advice. a 5/32" drill bit into one's leg doesnt feel as good as it looks:
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Re: From Lien to Bobber to Cafe: RYCA Build
Reply #153 - 06/11/11 at 20:15:38

stasis is death mocked up as a cafe:

waiting on the rear wheel, otherwise the modified swing arm and rear sets are going out to powder coat first thing monday am as well as the tins dropped off for body and paint. this will give me time to spend on the wiring. i think i may make my dead line of being on the road by july 1

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Reply #154 - 06/11/11 at 20:18:17

SoE wrote on 06/10/11 at 10:33:55:

Cool.
Used to have access to a vinyl cutter, not any more. I used to do some screen printing & graphics work on the side.
I've got Illustrator. What setting did you use to get the angle right on the curve (if you still know/ have the file)?

make two circles: one the size of the rim and the other the size of the outer dim of the tire. bend text accordingly to fit between the two.

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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: From Lien to Bobber to Cafe: RYCA Build Reply #155 - 06/12/11 at 05:41:14 Hmmmm, what might you be hiding in the photo above?
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: From Lien to Bobber to Cafe: RYCA Build Reply #156 - 06/12/11 at 05:46:19 " I dropped the rim off with team ryca ... On my way back from their shop I stopped by Buchanan spokes ..." Ah, the advantages of living where you do, as compared to us east coast guys.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: From Lien to Bobber to Cafe: RYCA Build Reply #157 - 06/12/11 at 06:39:38 MotoBuddha wrote on 06/12/11 at 05:41:14: Hmmmm, what might you be hiding in the photo above? No Kiddin,,, what ARE you hiding there?
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sbaugz Ex Member	Re: From Lien to Bobber to Cafe: RYCA Build Reply #158 - 06/12/11 at 06:57:38 i like the black wheels- I was going to do that to mine as well but ended up not doing it. Looks nice. I am also rather curious what you are hiding under the blurred out image?
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Re: From Lien to Bobber to Cafe: RYCA Build
Reply #159 - 06/12/11 at 07:08:59

MotoBuddha wrote on 06/12/11 at 05:46:19:

" I dropped the rim off with team ryca ... On my way back from their shop I stopped by Buchanan spokes ..."

Ah, the advantages of living where you do, as compared to us east coast guys.

So,... Rpnsht,... what does this mean? Is the procedure to get the laced up wheel from RYCA, notice that the spokes are bent all to hell because the holes in the rim don't line up with the holes in the hub, then take it (send it) back to RYCA so they can fix it?

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Reply #160 - 06/12/11 at 09:40:52

Gyrobob wrote on 06/12/11 at 07:08:59:

MotoBuddha wrote on 06/12/11 at 05:46:19:

" I dropped the rim off with team ryca ... On my way back from their shop I stopped by Buchanan spokes ..."

Ah, the advantages of living where you do, as compared to us east coast guys.

So,... Rpnsht,... what does this mean? Is the procedure to get the laced up wheel from RYCA, notice that the spokes are bent all to hell because the holes in the rim don't line up with the holes in the hub, then take it (send it) back to RYCA so they can fix it?

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh253/Gyrobob_theOriginal/Motorcycle/RYCA%...

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh253/Gyrobob_theOriginal/Motorcycle/RYCA%...

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh253/Gyrobob_theOriginal/Motorcycle/RYCA%...

i realized about two-thirds into lacing the rim myself that RYCA would do a better job than i would be able to pull off. i decided to postpone learning how to lace a rim as some things just need to be done by the pros.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: From Lien to Bobber to Cafe: RYCA Build Reply #161 - 06/12/11 at 10:06:41 Looks like the angle of the rim dimples to the hub is just a long way off..
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: From Lien to Bobber to Cafe: RYCA Build Reply #162 - 06/12/11 at 10:35:57 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 06/12/11 at 10:06:41: Looks like the angle of the rim dimples to the hub is just a long way off.. And I'm trying to figure out whether everything is just a hole off, meaning the spokes are too long, or whether the lace pattern is wrong. But for me it's like at an optical illusion.
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: From Lien to Bobber to Cafe: RYCA Build Reply #163 - 06/12/11 at 11:14:35 Seems to me the spokes are too long. If you look at the second and third pics of my last post, and draw in a line that comes out of the center of the hole in the rim,... that line ends up going through a hole that's one hole closer to the rim-hole under discussion.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 29042 L.A. California Gender:	Re: From Lien to Bobber to Cafe: RYCA Build Reply #164 - 06/12/11 at 11:40:29 To use those spokes and pattern they should've redrilled the rim. maybe they got the wrong rim? did they lace it or did you?
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