NSR, what I've been up to MCR

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 4:35 am

The reason I haven't been around here much (still have the buddy)

Picked up a nighthawk 650 for $100. it's in pieces but he had them all and threw in a bunch of extras.

Day 1

Day 2
got the frame cut and some of the welds ground off.

Day 3
Got the top bars bent and tacked in to place
Ride height adjusted

Bars bent and tacked in

Day 4
Welded the top bars, need 1 freaking bolt to move on and no one has it...

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 4:38 am

ST this is awesome! $100 well spent for sure

I am so envious of people who know how to do this stuff. Can't wait to see it progress.

gearhead · Post by **gearhead** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 4:41 am

awesome! are you going to put those tall ass ape hangers on it? lol

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:11 am

GREAT project bike. Can't wait to see how it progresses.

Keys · Post by **Keys** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 8:44 am

Oddly enough...that is just the sort of thing I'm currently doing to my Rattler 110!

--Keys

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:27 am

gearhead wrote:awesome! are you going to put those tall ass ape hangers on it? lol

lol, no

thanks for all the enthusiasm guys, I'll keep you updated for sure. I just started this Sunday and have made some progress every day

jasondavis48108 · Post by **jasondavis48108** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 1:02 pm

really awesome ST! I work at a community college and have been thinking about taking some welding and motorcycle mech classes. Seeing stuff like this definietly pushes me to find the time to take the courses so I can do stuff like this too

Wheelz · Post by **Wheelz** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 3:22 pm

Nice work Scootertrash, can't wait to see it done.
Love the look of the bobbers people make.
Tell me where does the cvt go though

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:40 pm

jasondavis48108 wrote:really awesome ST! I work at a community college and have been thinking about taking some welding and motorcycle mech classes. Seeing stuff like this definietly pushes me to find the time to take the courses so I can do stuff like this too

Lol, hope your joking, no cvt on this bike. 6 speed tranny with shaft drive

Tocsik · Post by **Tocsik** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:12 pm

Looking forward to progress photos.

And, nice welds, dude!

gearhead · Post by **gearhead** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:36 pm

6spd driveshaft? how old is it?

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:45 pm

gearhead wrote:6spd driveshaft? how old is it?

85

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:46 pm

Tocsik wrote:Looking forward to progress photos.

And, nice welds, dude!

Welds weren't too pretty, just good with a flap wheel

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:12 pm

Day 5

Not much today. Finished the bottom welds and built the one mount I could so I can start my bottom tubes tomorrow

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 4:05 am

Good progress today, finished the rigid tail.

Built the bottom bars, finished the mount on the gear side. Got everything ground smooth and threw some paint on temporarily. Soon as I get a tire the fender and seat will be done

jasondavis48108 · Post by **jasondavis48108** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 4:54 am

ScooterTrash wrote:
jasondavis48108 wrote:really awesome ST! I work at a community college and have been thinking about taking some welding and motorcycle mech classes. Seeing stuff like this definietly pushes me to find the time to take the courses so I can do stuff like this too
Lol, hope your joking, no cvt on this bike. 6 speed tranny with shaft drive

Not sure what you were refering to. I know its a motorbike and assumed it did not have a cvt.

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 5:43 am

jasondavis48108 wrote:
ScooterTrash wrote:
jasondavis48108 wrote:really awesome ST! I work at a community college and have been thinking about taking some welding and motorcycle mech classes. Seeing stuff like this definietly pushes me to find the time to take the courses so I can do stuff like this too
Lol, hope your joking, no cvt on this bike. 6 speed tranny with shaft drive
Not sure what you were refering to. I know its a motorbike and assumed it did not have a cvt.

Either I quoted the wrong post or you pulled a ninja edit

Post by **Lostmycage** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:00 am

Unless I'm missing something, that's going to be a really harsh ride. It'll look sweet for a shafty 650cc bobber... but how are you going to cushion your tush?!

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 7:02 am

Lostmycage wrote:Unless I'm missing something, that's going to be a really harsh ride. It'll look sweet for a shafty 650cc bobber... but how are you going to cushion your tush?!

Have you never seen a hardtail? It will have a sprung seat

easy · Post by **easy** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 11:47 am

If you dont all ready you should check out Horse Magazine. Its full of home made bikes like that and not all H.D all the time. Hope you keep the front brakes.

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 1:44 pm

How'd I miss this? Awesome ST!

That thing is gonna look nice with the low bars & seat.

jasondavis48108 · Post by **jasondavis48108** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 2:11 pm

ScooterTrash wrote:
jasondavis48108 wrote:
ScooterTrash wrote: Lol, hope your joking, no cvt on this bike. 6 speed tranny with shaft drive
Not sure what you were refering to. I know its a motorbike and assumed it did not have a cvt.
Either I quoted the wrong post or you pulled a ninja edit

I think you quoted the wrong post. No ninja skills here, I'm more of a pirate

Wheelz · Post by **Wheelz** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 2:44 pm

That was my post about the cvt, and yes it was purely a joke

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 4:32 pm

Yep, I failed and clicked the wrong quote button

Post by **Lostmycage** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:27 pm

ScooterTrash wrote: Have you never seen a hardtail? It will have a sprung seat

Ahh, I see now. I don't see those around here because of all the pot holes, I guess. :

Looks pretty cool though!

jasondavis48108 · Post by **jasondavis48108** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 8:17 pm

I see quite a few of the hard tails with the sprung seats around here and they're getting more and more popular again. Have to say they are my favorite style of motorbike.

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 8:39 pm

Lostmycage wrote:
ScooterTrash wrote: Have you never seen a hardtail? It will have a sprung seat
Ahh, I see now. I don't see those around here because of all the pot holes, I guess. :

Looks pretty cool though!

Potholes are everywhere

talked to a 65 year old man riding cross country on a hard tail the other day. He is a bad ass

They actually have air bags for seats and or mini coilovers for the seats

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:05 pm

ScooterTrash wrote:
Lostmycage wrote:
ScooterTrash wrote: Have you never seen a hardtail? It will have a sprung seat
Ahh, I see now. I don't see those around here because of all the pot holes, I guess. :

Looks pretty cool though!
Potholes are everywhere talked to a 65 year old man riding cross country on a hard tail the other day. He is a bad ass

They actually have air bags for seats and or mini coilovers for the seats

Wow, thats pretty wicked. I always liked hardtails. Who needs shocks?

Cheshire · Post by **Cheshire** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:52 pm

ScooterTrash wrote:
Lostmycage wrote:
ScooterTrash wrote: Have you never seen a hardtail? It will have a sprung seat
Ahh, I see now. I don't see those around here because of all the pot holes, I guess. :

Looks pretty cool though!
Potholes are everywhere talked to a 65 year old man riding cross country on a hard tail the other day. He is a bad ass

They actually have air bags for seats and or mini coilovers for the seats

I'd never seen a pothole 4 layers of pavement deep until I visited Richmond a few years back.

Blew my mind.

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:29 pm

visit idaho or utah

ScootLemont · Post by **ScootLemont** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 11:08 pm

I LOVE mid-80's cycles (I assume its because its when I was in High School)
I was this close (my fingers are about 1" apart) to buying an 84 Nighthawk instead of my Stella

cant wait to see yours back together

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 11:09 pm

ScooterTrash wrote:visit idaho or utah

Yeah, on a trip we took last summer driving a big loop from Portland to Phoenix, AZ we went through Idaho on the way back. Worst pavement ever.

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 12:39 am

ScootLemont wrote: cant wait to see yours back together

Wont look anything like a nighthawk but I cant wait either

BootScootin'FireFighter · Mon Sep 20, 2010 2:53 am

this is better than orange county choppers

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 12:20 pm

Finally got a tire for the rear. Looking like a bike now.
Now I can start my fender and seat

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 2:13 pm

Totally different tread pattern than the front? Is this temporary?

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:43 pm

ericalm wrote:Totally different tread pattern than the front? Is this temporary?

lol, yes. It's old and rotten. using it for fender and seat mock up. Didn't want to buy new tires till it's running

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 12:16 am

Not to go off topic, but what difference would it make if he rode around with 2 different tread patterns?

I've been doing that for a year!

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 1:16 am

None, just asthetics. A lot of the bobber guys have and old school tread in front, new in back

Post by **ericalm** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 1:47 am

Some folks say that riding with very different tread patterns cause instability and a less than ideal ride.

I've ridden on different (but similar) tread patterns, too. It's very common on the Vespa LX, because there used to only be a couple choices for the odd-sized 11" front. No negative effects that I could tell.

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 2:55 am

ericalm wrote:Some folks say that riding with very different tread patterns cause instability and a less than ideal ride.

I've ridden on different (but similar) tread patterns, too. It's very common on the Vespa LX, because there used to only be a couple choices for the odd-sized 11" front. No negative effects that I could tell.

Thats usually the people who switch to a cheaper tire on one of them. There are differences but oh well.

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 5:33 pm

ST are you gonna use the nighthawk fuel tank or something else?

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 10:06 pm

KRUSTYburger wrote:ST are you gonna use the nighthawk fuel tank or something else?

Hell no, sportster tank. Stock tank is heinous

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 11:29 pm

ScooterTrash wrote:
KRUSTYburger wrote:ST are you gonna use the nighthawk fuel tank or something else?
Hell no, sportster tank. Stock tank is heinous

One of my top fave bobbers is from *I think* a Sportster.

mm hmm, yes ma'am.

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 3:13 am

Need honest opinions on the fender (still needs work)

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 3:44 am

I love how this bike is coming along! I am quite envious.

About the fender, personally I would just round it out rather than have the point. But that's just me - I tend to like simpler design. My thoughts are that a few years down the road simpler designs will still look cool whereas more ornate ones can become dated. Kind of like clothing designs - you can still wear simple a few years later.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 5:42 am

I agree with Skootz. I like the idea of the rounded end more than the pointed end of the fender.

Plus, if you actually ride it regularly, somebody's bound to lean on the point and ruin it for you. Also, is that fender long enough to keep the road water off your back?

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:36 am

Syd wrote:I agree with Skootz. I like the idea of the rounded end more than the pointed end of the fender.

Plus, if you actually ride it regularly, somebody's bound to lean on the point and ruin it for you. Also, is that fender long enough to keep the road water off your back?

No but I will probably make a second fender for long trips

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:23 pm

Yeah, I agree on the rounded fender. the pointed one just isn't doing it for me.... Maybe its the idea of something pointy aimed at the tire.

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 4:24 am

I hated the fender. made it better. rounded off and narrowed 1.5in