mjbalogh's Chopper/Bobber '81 GS750LX

[Zooks]

All of the bikes in the pics are ridden by myself or family during our weekend rides, so it would be a bad idea for one to find a new home. Sorry.

Dude, that's a lot of bikes. Are you a member of the Partridge Family??

LOL

PS: I am surprised that no one has mentioned chrome-moly. It is the perfect material for making frames isn't it?? I was always lead to believe that it was super strong and had a higher corrosion resistance than steel (due to the chrome content). They make sprintcar chassis' out if it and NASA uses it in the framework of various projects.

 

[Mark M]

PS: I am surprised that no one has mentioned chrome-moly. It is the perfect material for making frames isn't it?? I was always lead to believe that it was super strong and had a higher corrosion resistance than steel (due to the chrome content). They make sprintcar chassis' out if it and NASA uses it in the framework of various projects.

It is suitable, but no really no improvement over mild steel because our frames are designed for stiffness and not strength. For off-road use, CrMo is better because it is more dent resistant due to the higher strength material. It is also more difficult to weld properly, more subsceptible to fatigue cracking , more sensitive to corrosion (generally, the higher the strength, the more corrosion becomes an issue) and much harder to bend.

On the plus side, you can usually build a lighter chassis with CrMo, but it will often have a limited life span as well. Lots of airframes have been made from it as well as chassis for many kinds of vehicles and it does work very well if you understand it's characteristics and use them appropriately.

Mark

 

[Mark M]

OK. I finally had some time to grab pics of the old girl. Keep in mind that she's still a major work in progress (and, let's be honest... she will be as long as I own her).

Michael

Any more pics or progress? I love the bobber look and I can't wait to see how it all turns out.

Mark

 

[PAULYBOY]

I just found this thread while doing a search for forward controls. Christmas day, my 20 year old and I took an old gs850 frame and , without having seen this thread at all, came up with this.

 

[ron bayless]

OK. I finally had some time to grab pics of the old girl. Keep in mind that she's still a major work in progress (and, let's be honest... she will be as long as I own her). I was working on stripping the tank, so there's some residue left (I wanted to see if it would be worth it to have the holes welded/braised). The tank, seat, and rear fender are just resting on the bike, and not in their final bolt-on positions and I need to finish bobbing the rear fender before I mount it.

But... without further adieu... pics:


Also, I've been doing some digging about the ceramic coatings, and I understand ceramic coating the pipes to trap and channel the heat, but I've also seen some of the spendier high-temp engine enamels that use ceramic to help release the heat. That said, I have a lot more digging before I finally sit down to tearing her all apart to coat/paint the engine and powdercoat the frame.

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Michael

hAVENT BEEN TO THIS SITE FOR AWHILE.this is crusierlover.I only gave you minimal instructions for the forward controls.My effentosh crashed after i had written you a long detailed message.I will pm you more instructions if you still need them.I have a real computer now.Basically anyone can do the left shifter side, its the brake side thats the challenge.The old brake pedal can be hated and bent out and down enough to clear all the cases,just takes some patientce and a lot of heat.It looks like casted steel, but it isnt.That way you retain the splined coupler to fit over the splined brake shaft.Sorry about caps,had to unlock the key.my home email is crusierlover02@aol.com.Your bike is gonna be cool.I see Honda is coming out with a retro styled bike,if they sell,suzuki might do the same thing,but with their gixxers probably not.Gixxers as you know came from our gs engines.One of the coolest engines ever built and one of the easiest ones to work on.Ron B.