Spin them suckers around
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Re: Spin them suckers around
looking forward to tue
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Re: Spin them suckers around
Great build thread, The pictures are great.
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Re: Spin them suckers around
OK. Some of you will recognize that this new bike is the same color (frame, engine, bars, saddle, VIN, etc) as White Trash but this one is Despicable.
It starts right up and runs well. I think its missing a few horses from the Weber setup. Looks pretty cool though.
(The chrome globs on the headlight are the speakers. They had to move.)
It starts right up and runs well. I think its missing a few horses from the Weber setup. Looks pretty cool though.
(The chrome globs on the headlight are the speakers. They had to move.)
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Re: Spin them suckers around
looks a lot like white trash. and looking good. how about a picture of both of them side by side
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Re: Spin them suckers around
Very cool and quite a modification. Looking forward to reports on it in the wind and corners etc. A very distinct profile. I liked your picture avatar with White Trash next to Brutus. It showed how much smaller the gl1000 really is.
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77 WING, 1200 engine with 77 heads, cams, gl1100 foot pegs, Magna V65 front end, 764A carbs, [-gone Suzuki M109 monoshock--, replaced with gl1100 shocks] gl 1200 swing arm, gl1500 final drive, wheel and rear brakes Valkyrie seat, Meanstreak tank, Sportster pipes, Power Arc ignition off crank.
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Re: Spin them suckers around
Umff !! Man that is a look ! Awesome !
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Re: Spin them suckers around
its an awesome look from the rider position cool ...I like it better than white trash ....great job greg ...you really pull one off here ....nice
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Re: Spin them suckers around
I could cheat and put together a picture of them side by side. I cheated on that avatar picture too. I moved the 1000 back a bit to make it look smaller. Kind of a reverse Jimmy Houston thing.
I'm going to leave it like this for a bit. All the pieces are prototypes so I have to cross my fingers that it holds up. If it hasn't fallen apart by the middle of next week I'll ride it to the Gilmore like this.
I'm going to leave it like this for a bit. All the pieces are prototypes so I have to cross my fingers that it holds up. If it hasn't fallen apart by the middle of next week I'll ride it to the Gilmore like this.
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"So how much you gonna spend to win that $5 trophy?" - Cyborg
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(If you want to discuss the Trashmobile, Webers, Rearsets, Clubmans, or other stuff then send me a PM.)
"Getting old ain't for sissies" - Phyllis Diller
"So how much you gonna spend to win that $5 trophy?" - Cyborg
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Re: Spin them suckers around
I've gone through it before. Do you know the way I check jetting with a running bike? Nothing fancy but if you need it I'll go over it real quick. The trick with this set-up will be as you gain speed.
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and a rotation of various purchases
Randakk approved Carb Rebuilder
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Re: Spin them suckers around
i hope it makes it to gilmore. i'd like to see it, and don't fancy riding all the way to your place to see it. but i will if i have to
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Re: Spin them suckers around
Same here. Remember, I did offer to have you bring it down and I'd help jet it. Way back at the beginning.CYBORG wrote:snip............... i'd like to see it, and don't fancy riding all the way to your place to see it. but i will if i have to
1976 Goldwing Super Sport
1985 Honda Elite
1976 KZ900 Dragbike
1992 ZX7 Dragbike (KZ900 style motor w/NOS)
and a rotation of various purchases
Randakk approved Carb Rebuilder
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1976 KZ900 Dragbike
1992 ZX7 Dragbike (KZ900 style motor w/NOS)
and a rotation of various purchases
Randakk approved Carb Rebuilder
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Re: Spin them suckers around
The metering rods are shimmed by .040" and I'll leave them like that. I did the "off-idle" fix. It sync'd up fine. It runs well.
The only issues right now are that the choke pull is really stiff and I missed the fast idle cam profile by a bit. I have work-arounds for both.
There are a lot of pieces in that linkage and my concern is something coming loose. I'll have to bring tools with me for sure.
It's a lot quieter without all the intake noise but I miss the growl of the Webers.
The only issues right now are that the choke pull is really stiff and I missed the fast idle cam profile by a bit. I have work-arounds for both.
There are a lot of pieces in that linkage and my concern is something coming loose. I'll have to bring tools with me for sure.
It's a lot quieter without all the intake noise but I miss the growl of the Webers.
2006 GL1800 (Brutus Maximus)
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(If you want to discuss the Trashmobile, Webers, Rearsets, Clubmans, or other stuff then send me a PM.)
"Getting old ain't for sissies" - Phyllis Diller
"So how much you gonna spend to win that $5 trophy?" - Cyborg
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(If you want to discuss the Trashmobile, Webers, Rearsets, Clubmans, or other stuff then send me a PM.)
"Getting old ain't for sissies" - Phyllis Diller
"So how much you gonna spend to win that $5 trophy?" - Cyborg
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Re: Spin them suckers around
That looks awesome! Sucks Gillmore totally snuck up on me this year. Been so busy with house business and work I made family plans for the day not realizing. Bones was built specifically for Gilmore and I'll have to wait another year!
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Re: Spin them suckers around
and i was looking forward to seeing bones. i may even ride raptor. seems like a good place to unveil it . cyborg has been a couple of times now
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Re: Spin them suckers around
I put about 75 miles on it Sunday. During the ride I noticed that it started dropping 1 and sometimes 2 cylinders at idle. Pulling away from a light was tough. Over about 3000rpm it continued to run fine. The idle had increased to near 2k too.
When I got home I checked the mix, sync, and tightened the connections. Seems to be back where it was. I'll take it for a putt today and see if it has improved. It sat with a bunch of seafoam in it for about two days. If there is no improvement I might pull the carbs again for a quick re-flush. Since it ran quite well for the first couple of days I'm thinking it's something simple.
When I got home I checked the mix, sync, and tightened the connections. Seems to be back where it was. I'll take it for a putt today and see if it has improved. It sat with a bunch of seafoam in it for about two days. If there is no improvement I might pull the carbs again for a quick re-flush. Since it ran quite well for the first couple of days I'm thinking it's something simple.
2006 GL1800 (Brutus Maximus)
1978 GL1000 (White Trash - 2012 BOTY
(If you want to discuss the Trashmobile, Webers, Rearsets, Clubmans, or other stuff then send me a PM.)
"Getting old ain't for sissies" - Phyllis Diller
"So how much you gonna spend to win that $5 trophy?" - Cyborg
1978 GL1000 (White Trash - 2012 BOTY
(If you want to discuss the Trashmobile, Webers, Rearsets, Clubmans, or other stuff then send me a PM.)
"Getting old ain't for sissies" - Phyllis Diller
"So how much you gonna spend to win that $5 trophy?" - Cyborg
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