GL 1100 Cut, weld, wrench then ride

[Greg]

Got my tank and seat today. What do you all think? Seat back and fill the gap or seat forward?

Seat forward .Place it further back and you will be taken a chance of making the front end too light.imo

[Fred Camper]

Balance comfort and front end weight. You are going to ride the pants off her, no worry about that in my mind.

[AstroWing]

Thanks to everyone for the input. I appreciate your thoughts and suggestions very much. I decided my original idea of bending those tubes from the steering neck to the shock mounts, then down to the swing arm, is what I'll do. As far as seat front to rear location, I'll take Super Bikers!!! Advise:

"Still lots of directions possible. Take your time just now as the next steps really set the tone"

So, I'll put some tubing and a piece of wire bent to the angle I need in the back of my truck and drive around next week until I find someone that has a tubing bender that will do the job.

Today, I'll buy a motorcycle setup table from Harbor Freight (almost 1/2 off sale) I had the pipes ceramic coated black on the Nelsonore so I'll install them and I'll put new swing arm bushings in my Nelsonore (has a very small amount of play, I beilve it is the Trials tires that make it wormy in turns, but gonna rule out the bushings aso, I have riden it so much I need to tidy up a few things on it.

[bonneblktrk]

I picked up some 1 1/8" heavy wall chrome molly tubing today. Had it bent as far as the bender would go... It started to kink and still not enough. I'll have to go with plan B, a long straight set of tubes from the front neck to over the rear shock mounts. Then another straight tube up from near the swing arm pivot to the upper shock mounts. At this time, I'm planning twin shocks in approximately the stock position.

Never welded chromemoly, but read where it needs stress relieved after welding, is it compatable with the steel of the frame?

[AstroWing]

Welding chrome molly is about the same as any other steel. When finished I always stress relieve it with a rosebud.... Get it red hot then slowly lower the heat.

[bonneblktrk]

Thanks good to know. What process? TIG Stick,?

[AstroWing]

Got my lift table today. Can't believe I have worked all these years down on the floor. The Nelsonore was first up. New swing arm bushings, oil-filter change, new starter solenoid, and fresh ceramic coated exhaust.

[Fred Camper]

Nice table, what brand was it. Seems to offer some nice features.

[AstroWing]

I mostly wire weld my frames (110 volt Lincoln mig welder with .025 wire) I do Tig weld some parts, don't have a Tig welder in my garage so I have to take things to a friend.

Got my lift table at Harbor Freight, came pre-assembled. Waited months for them to go on sale. Usually $529, sale last weekend $329. I am happy with the table. If I bought just the steel locally I estimate about $300 - cut it, weld it, drill it, paint it and add a hydraulic jack and bolts/nuts could have built my own for, around $1000 in material. Not counting labor.

[AstroWing]

Checked into fuel injection yesterday. Stopped by a company called Motec to talk about the electronics and I called a company, Kinsler, to discuss throttle bodies and injectors. Both say no problem. To do it properly, I will need a trigger wheel. Does anyone have any experience in mounting one on the front of the crankshaft, or where the ignition is now in the back? looks pretty straight forward.. be nice if I didn't have to make everything.

Looks like I'll mount an external 45 lbs fuel pump under the tank. Probably mount four Chevy LS coils under the tank also because they use plug wires where most modern coils sit right on top of the spark plugs.

[Fred Camper]

Appreciate the updates, regarding the table, even if some aspect of the hardware is inadequit, seems like you are money ahead to buy the HF one you have then upgrade as needed rather than the other alternatives. Will be watching your FE build for sure.

[AstroWing]

Sorry, I have been away, got pretty busy at work. Should be back on the AstroWing soon.

[phillip0123]

On the harbor freight table does it have casters so you can move it around or is it stationary.

Sure is a fine looking bike setting on it.

[robin1731]

On the harbor freight table does it have casters so you can move it around or is it stationary.

Sure is a fine looking bike setting on it.

Look here. http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive ... -8495.html

[AstroWing]

The table has wheels, you can move it around empty, once a bike is on it, you're pretty much stationary.

Thanks for the kind words. I keep thinking I'm done with the 750 so I can concentrate on the GL, but not yet.