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figuring out pegs. the back is actually off the ground but this is the seating position
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being a newbie to bikes..that seating position looks like it would be very uncomfortable except for a short ride around town....
how comfortable is it in reality?
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5speed wrote:being a newbie to bikes..that seating position looks like it would be very uncomfortable except for a short ride around town....
how comfortable is it in reality?
actually not bad. this is not a bike I will be riding across the country so I think Im ok. This is being built as an around town bike as the top speed is only 70mph
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comfort is not the point :-D
this is an expression of personal creativity
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That's actually pretty gnarly.

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J Wright wrote:
5speed wrote:being a newbie to bikes..that seating position looks like it would be very uncomfortable except for a short ride around town....
how comfortable is it in reality?
actually not bad. this is not a bike I will be riding across the country so I think Im ok. This is being built as an around town bike as the top speed is only 70mph
Cool..it is going to be a sick looking build. :8)
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Gotta love the sweeping curves ..... hope they are a visible feature when you're done !?

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no pics but an update. My buddy that I was building these with is in a middle of a divorce so he is selling his house. therefore the 2 cm that we started are making there way to my place. I also bought him out on the project as he has to much going on right now. So I have 2 cms that we started with, a whole parts bike which I am actually in the process of getting papper work on so 3 cms, another spare motor and a bunch of spare parts. add this to a 2 car garage which contains my gl build, a gsxr go kart build, and the normal other stuff and I am going to be cramped
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ok...update. I sold my drift trike to finance some more of this build so Im waiting on parts now. I did manage to get the new axle, axle adjusters, and tail lights done.
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Very cool, love the riding position.

Any updates??
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ben working on the back yard and havent had any time to work on the bike. will update as soon as I can get back to the build
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Interesting.
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Ok...

So its been awhile since any progress pics have been posted. this is due to me working alot of hours out of town. Now Im back in town and have more time to get this thing going. I have replaced the shift linkage with something I like a little better, got my pegs all figured out, got the seat and fox shock mounted up, rear fender and fork brace is mounted. Now working on headlight mount.

Still need to figure out...
Sprocket spacer
Rear axle spacers
Brakes
Wiring

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Fork brace and headlight bucket bracket made and installed
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