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'80 850 bobber style project.

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Thanks Tworx!
The front is a little lower because it has 1/2 the air and 1/2 the oil and seems to work fine.
The tubing came from a friend that builds bikes, I can find out the exact "name" for it. I just went with what he said would work.
The ride is fine, the seat springs soak a lot up. Luckily I'm in Florida and the roads are really smooth.
And, yes, the electronics are all under the seat in the little vented section in front of the battery.
So far, so good.:)
Glad ya dig it!
 
kenny p said:
The front is a little lower because it has 1/2 the air and 1/2 the oil and seems to work fine.
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Can't argue with 1/2 the air, but I would re-think using 1/2 the oil. :-k

Not sure about your particular model, but some forks use sliders of some type that have holes in them that are mounted to the inside of the fork tubes. These sliders are mounted to the upper part of the forks and are supposed to be immersed in oil to damp spring movement. If the oil level is too low, they will be in air, allowing rather free movement. When the forks are compressed due to a large bump, the dampers will travel through a little bit of air then suddenly hit the oil, which does strange things to handling, especially if you are in a turn. Using the full amount of oil will assure consistent damping throughout the entire stroke of the suspension.

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Steve said:
Can't argue with 1/2 the air, but I would re-think using 1/2 the oil. :-k

Not sure about your particular model, but some forks use sliders of some type that have holes in them that are mounted to the inside of the fork tubes. These sliders are mounted to the upper part of the forks and are supposed to be immersed in oil to damp spring movement. If the oil level is too low, they will be in air, allowing rather free movement. When the forks are compressed due to a large bump, the dampers will travel through a little bit of air then suddenly hit the oil, which does strange things to handling, especially if you are in a turn. Using the full amount of oil will assure consistent damping throughout the entire stroke of the suspension.

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I still want to buy your bike and i wil come 1000 miles to get it.My harley has too big of a balance right now to sell it.Hope its there when i can come up there.Ron Bayless.crusierlover02@suddenlink.net
 
amazing!!

amazing!!

just picked up a magazine that had the 50 hottest bikes in it,
from what i saw, yours should have been in there.

"great work" does not even cover it.!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
PhilV88 said:
awesome job. I am inspired to try something similar in the future.
Besides the jockey journal, what other websites would you recommend that have Japanese bikes for reference. As much as I like harleys, i always like seeing "alternative" bobbers/chops?
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Have a look here - http://www.650motorcycles.com/ - mostly XS650 Yamahas (obviously) but lots of other nice Jap bikes too. Heaps of Bobbers as you scroll down the page. Some of the nicest bikes seem to be in Holland, I'm not sure why.
 
kenny p said:
I had to make a coupling to be able to remove the rear wheel (because of the shaft) on the left side of the hardtail.
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I was wondering what you were going to do ablut that. Brilliant idea!!!

How did you finish the joint?
I see a couple of heavy rivits but how do you keep it together without coming loose. Better yet..... how do you get it loose when you want it to?! :)
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Holy tap dancing Christmas! I fu<king want it! Now!

Someday I will not be broke. Someday I will have time. And someday I will have a place to work on my bike that doesn't fall down in windstorms and wreck my bike and my entire workspace.

Those intakes are scary pretty. Well, so is the whole bike, but that is one hell of a touch. -nick
 
Clumzi said:
Someday I will not be broke. Someday I will have time.
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I have said the same thing many times. It seems you either have money or time, but never both. Unless you hit a lottery, that is...:eek:

Good luck with it, though. Let us know if you figure it out. I want in, too!:D

Mark
 
Somethings not quite looking right with the forks. How do they sit so high up? Looks like their only a couple inchs from the lower triple?! I know your running half air and half oil but damn! You didnt cut the spacer in the forks or anything?

I know many people that are loooking to lower the front of their bikes (myself included) but how did this get so low?

Have you ever bottomed out on the trees over a large bump?

Whats the legnth of your forks overall? I know my 1000 has a TON of room between the triples and the dust cap. I would love to get mine that low!!

Save me from wanting to do a raked neck...... well maybe :)
 
So, I'm curious. I've been seeing a lot of chopper/bobber projects here that have no signals, no mirrors and no gauges. What is the legality of all that? I thought at least signals and mirrors were legally mandatory. Do you just cross your fingers or what?

Also... I thought they didn't go to shafties until '82? And what is all that bike like with just a single rear disc? That sounds scary as sh!t! -nick
 
Clumzi said:
So, I'm curious. I've been seeing a lot of chopper/bobber projects here that have no signals, no mirrors and no gauges. What is the legality of all that? I thought at least signals and mirrors were legally mandatory. Do you just cross your fingers or what?

Also... I thought they didn't go to shafties until '82? And what is all that bike like with just a single rear disc? That sounds scary as sh!t! -nick
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I think the first shafties were 79 or 80, but not sure. Signals aren't required in my state (supposed to hand signal), not sure about mirrors but don't think so, just headlight and taillight.
 
Here in colorado, signals arnt required. Headlight and tail are and a mirror, i belive on the left side. ive heard of guys using 1 1/2" mirrors just to pass.
 
Goin' For it!

Goin' For it!

I picked up an 82 GS650 & came across your thread..

AWESOME!
I've been inspired.. at the moment, I'm gutting the wiring.
Thanks so much for your post.
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Welcome to the forum. However, this thread is about 4 years old and it looks like the OP has left. Why not put your own thread in the GS Owners section so we can officially welcome you?
 
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