my '83 AKA the Vincent
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Re: my '83 AKA the Vincent
I bean dreaming this stuff up for years.
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"It is not logic or economics that drive a motorcyclist but passion!" (bugdaddy66)
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Re: my '83 AKA the Vincent
with the handlebars and gague cluster gone the top triple clamp is UGLY
Imma' thinnin' how to use a lower triple clamp on the top?
Imma' thinnin' how to use a lower triple clamp on the top?
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Timothy Mark Fisher
Catalina Arizona
"ride it.. don't be one of those guys who will fix it 'til it's broken" (JDVorchek)
"It is not logic or economics that drive a motorcyclist but passion!" (bugdaddy66)
"I fully agree with fish, well at least 27% of the time."(Casper)
"Why do you have to ruin a perfectly good thread with common sense"(Placerville)
"my best guess for an answer would be a stream of complex expletives" (Transitman)
"I like a cold beer with my beer" (OldeWing)
"Most of us like the sport of wrenching too." (fred camper)
"Now go ride the heck out of it, til mother says do your chores"(Gowing)
"I agree with Fish" (Salukispeed)
Catalina Arizona
"ride it.. don't be one of those guys who will fix it 'til it's broken" (JDVorchek)
"It is not logic or economics that drive a motorcyclist but passion!" (bugdaddy66)
"I fully agree with fish, well at least 27% of the time."(Casper)
"Why do you have to ruin a perfectly good thread with common sense"(Placerville)
"my best guess for an answer would be a stream of complex expletives" (Transitman)
"I like a cold beer with my beer" (OldeWing)
"Most of us like the sport of wrenching too." (fred camper)
"Now go ride the heck out of it, til mother says do your chores"(Gowing)
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Re: my '83 AKA the Vincent
Bearing sizes are probably different top to bottom.
Hack saw and a free flap wheels on the angle grinder should remove them pretty quickly
Hack saw and a free flap wheels on the angle grinder should remove them pretty quickly
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Re: my '83 AKA the Vincent
I have seen some photos on here where they have hacked off the bar risers it left holes in the tree that look really cool IMO. You could keep on the safety glasses and trim off the gauge mounting tabs in the front.
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Re: my '83 AKA the Vincent
Or just machine your own custom top triple from a piece of aluminum.
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Re: my '83 AKA the Vincent
Looking kinda like a "transformer" auto-bot. Megatron will not like this!!!! Agree with keeping it a little edgy. Maybe add "radioactive" signage/sticker???
Might use the area of the mounts for a horizontial tach/speedo OR bolt a wrench, small hammer, pliers there. OR use it mount a bedroll or small tool bag like Bronson.
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Might use the area of the mounts for a horizontial tach/speedo OR bolt a wrench, small hammer, pliers there. OR use it mount a bedroll or small tool bag like Bronson.
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Re: my '83 AKA the Vincent
Looks like a great mounting position for a gps, But you are interested in getting junk off the bike not adding more. Maybe just have the tabs milled down by a guy with really nice safety glasses. 
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Re: my '83 AKA the Vincent
makes a great place to hang my safety goggles
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Timothy Mark Fisher
Catalina Arizona
"ride it.. don't be one of those guys who will fix it 'til it's broken" (JDVorchek)
"It is not logic or economics that drive a motorcyclist but passion!" (bugdaddy66)
"I fully agree with fish, well at least 27% of the time."(Casper)
"Why do you have to ruin a perfectly good thread with common sense"(Placerville)
"my best guess for an answer would be a stream of complex expletives" (Transitman)
"I like a cold beer with my beer" (OldeWing)
"Most of us like the sport of wrenching too." (fred camper)
"Now go ride the heck out of it, til mother says do your chores"(Gowing)
"I agree with Fish" (Salukispeed)
Catalina Arizona
"ride it.. don't be one of those guys who will fix it 'til it's broken" (JDVorchek)
"It is not logic or economics that drive a motorcyclist but passion!" (bugdaddy66)
"I fully agree with fish, well at least 27% of the time."(Casper)
"Why do you have to ruin a perfectly good thread with common sense"(Placerville)
"my best guess for an answer would be a stream of complex expletives" (Transitman)
"I like a cold beer with my beer" (OldeWing)
"Most of us like the sport of wrenching too." (fred camper)
"Now go ride the heck out of it, til mother says do your chores"(Gowing)
"I agree with Fish" (Salukispeed)
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Re: my '83 AKA the Vincent
Look at his avatar, he wears safety spoons. Looks good Fish. Keepn it up.
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Re: my '83 AKA the Vincent
Way cool fish!
Pretty creative fabricating. Can you incorporate anything or ideas from an MRAP?
Here's my spin on fabricatin a custom seat. Went to HF for the parts.
Pretty creative fabricating. Can you incorporate anything or ideas from an MRAP?
Here's my spin on fabricatin a custom seat. Went to HF for the parts.
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Re: my '83 AKA the Vincent
I was thinking of using a BPMTU to make reverse for my trikeNewWinger wrote:Way cool fish!
Pretty creative fabricating. Can you incorporate anything or ideas from an MRAP?
Battery Powered Motorized Traversing Unit (BPMTU)
The ring mount base allows the gunner to rotate the HMMWV turret a full 360° but it can be difficult to move the weight of the weapon, shielding, ammunition and other components, especially if the vehicle is not level. Motorized turret systems have been developed to solve this problem.
By 2006, engineers at the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) designed the Battery Powered Motorized Traversing Unit (BPMTU) which provides a HMMWV gunner with powered cupola operations.
The BPMTU consists of a user interface system with a magnetic base, a system control assembly, an emergency stop switch, a break-away connector, and a motor and drive assembly. The BPMTU is energized with its own rear-mounted power supply, positioned to help counterbalance the weight of the gun, mount and shield. In operation, BPMTU provides a variable turret slew rate, instant rotational change (clockwise to counterclockwise and vise versa), and an automatic lock. BPMTU includes motor disengagement to enable the gunner to manually rotate the cupola. Installation is accomplished with no major modifications to the turret or HMMWV. BPMTU mounts in existing holes and mounting locations.
Timothy Mark Fisher
Catalina Arizona
"ride it.. don't be one of those guys who will fix it 'til it's broken" (JDVorchek)
"It is not logic or economics that drive a motorcyclist but passion!" (bugdaddy66)
"I fully agree with fish, well at least 27% of the time."(Casper)
"Why do you have to ruin a perfectly good thread with common sense"(Placerville)
"my best guess for an answer would be a stream of complex expletives" (Transitman)
"I like a cold beer with my beer" (OldeWing)
"Most of us like the sport of wrenching too." (fred camper)
"Now go ride the heck out of it, til mother says do your chores"(Gowing)
"I agree with Fish" (Salukispeed)
Catalina Arizona
"ride it.. don't be one of those guys who will fix it 'til it's broken" (JDVorchek)
"It is not logic or economics that drive a motorcyclist but passion!" (bugdaddy66)
"I fully agree with fish, well at least 27% of the time."(Casper)
"Why do you have to ruin a perfectly good thread with common sense"(Placerville)
"my best guess for an answer would be a stream of complex expletives" (Transitman)
"I like a cold beer with my beer" (OldeWing)
"Most of us like the sport of wrenching too." (fred camper)
"Now go ride the heck out of it, til mother says do your chores"(Gowing)
"I agree with Fish" (Salukispeed)
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Re: my '83 AKA the Vincent
Including the dual 50s?
Bikes at present:
83 XL 600r with a 2004 XR650L engine
And a slightly worse for the wear BMW GS adventure bike awaiting repair
83 GL in process
83 XL 600r with a 2004 XR650L engine
And a slightly worse for the wear BMW GS adventure bike awaiting repair
83 GL in process
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Re: my '83 AKA the Vincent
I allways felt like the sidecovers were too fat
Allways felt she would look batter if she was thinner around the middle
On the battery side I put in a smaller battery & relocated the start solenoid, this allowed me to have a perfectly flat sidecover On the right hand side the fuel tank was the issue.
so A 4 ton porta-power made short work of that
On the battery side I put in a smaller battery & relocated the start solenoid, this allowed me to have a perfectly flat sidecover On the right hand side the fuel tank was the issue.
so A 4 ton porta-power made short work of that
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Timothy Mark Fisher
Catalina Arizona
"ride it.. don't be one of those guys who will fix it 'til it's broken" (JDVorchek)
"It is not logic or economics that drive a motorcyclist but passion!" (bugdaddy66)
"I fully agree with fish, well at least 27% of the time."(Casper)
"Why do you have to ruin a perfectly good thread with common sense"(Placerville)
"my best guess for an answer would be a stream of complex expletives" (Transitman)
"I like a cold beer with my beer" (OldeWing)
"Most of us like the sport of wrenching too." (fred camper)
"Now go ride the heck out of it, til mother says do your chores"(Gowing)
"I agree with Fish" (Salukispeed)
Catalina Arizona
"ride it.. don't be one of those guys who will fix it 'til it's broken" (JDVorchek)
"It is not logic or economics that drive a motorcyclist but passion!" (bugdaddy66)
"I fully agree with fish, well at least 27% of the time."(Casper)
"Why do you have to ruin a perfectly good thread with common sense"(Placerville)
"my best guess for an answer would be a stream of complex expletives" (Transitman)
"I like a cold beer with my beer" (OldeWing)
"Most of us like the sport of wrenching too." (fred camper)
"Now go ride the heck out of it, til mother says do your chores"(Gowing)
"I agree with Fish" (Salukispeed)
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Re: my '83 AKA the Vincent
Her ass is real narrow now.
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Re: my '83 AKA the Vincent
Like my dad used to say, "where there's a will, there's a way"!!
Bikes at present:
83 XL 600r with a 2004 XR650L engine
And a slightly worse for the wear BMW GS adventure bike awaiting repair
83 GL in process
83 XL 600r with a 2004 XR650L engine
And a slightly worse for the wear BMW GS adventure bike awaiting repair
83 GL in process