05-09-2012, 12:53 PM
I'm making this thread to put all of my creations into one spot as I plan on there being many of them!
After a year of riding dirtbikes, I decided a few months ago that I wanted a street bike because they're awesome... I also wanted to get into freestyle, so I started looking for a 636, which I heard were the ticked for stunting. I saw a pretty good deal on a '06 locally that was pretty crunchy, had been wrecked and had a rebuilt title. I brought it home not knowing anything about street bikes. It started in the guy's garage so...? Then I stared at it for a month while I waited for weather nice enough to ride in. I started hanging out on stunting websites - like here and soon found out I should have gotten an F4i or an 03 04
D'Oh! well, so one is selling those around here so I gotta make due with what I have, right? So here she was, as I brought her home...
So, soon I got a chance to take my first street bike ride! Motorcycle learner's permit in hand I threw on my DB helmet, a pair of shades, and my new field armor vest, and went for a cruise around town
I loved every minute!
Being 6'2" I felt a little cramped and decided it would be nice have my clip-ons on top when I flipped them, so this project and thread was born:
http://stuntride.com/vbstunt/showthread.php?t=37515
Before:
After!:
... Still haven't made that console bracket
You'll notice in the above picture there's a multimeter on ground. Trying to figure out why my lights aren't working! This was also about the time I discovered the steel frame thread on this site. So I start taking parts off the bike and before you know it the whole thing was in pieces! Then I get the craziest idea yet... What if I make myself a full steel frame?
So for those of you who haven't seen it, then this thread was born:
http://stuntride.com/vbstunt/showthread.php?t=37966
Fast forward a month, and this is what you get:
Now I can finally start putting my bike back together! And here she is as she sits tonight:
Hopefully I will be able to finish assembly tomorrow. My primary goal is to get it rideable so I can get a little seat time before I start stunting. I have lots of other projects for this bike planned, too. Next will probably be a cage so I can start clutching it up, then a subframe. Once I get good at FB, I'll also probably be making a rear brake bracket. Somewhere along those lines, I'd also like to make a steel swingarm but that's low on the list because it would be just for cool factor. I've also been toying with the idea of rearset/pegs and passenger pegs...
Oh yes, the science is far from complete, stay tuned for more metal madness!
After a year of riding dirtbikes, I decided a few months ago that I wanted a street bike because they're awesome... I also wanted to get into freestyle, so I started looking for a 636, which I heard were the ticked for stunting. I saw a pretty good deal on a '06 locally that was pretty crunchy, had been wrecked and had a rebuilt title. I brought it home not knowing anything about street bikes. It started in the guy's garage so...? Then I stared at it for a month while I waited for weather nice enough to ride in. I started hanging out on stunting websites - like here and soon found out I should have gotten an F4i or an 03 04
D'Oh! well, so one is selling those around here so I gotta make due with what I have, right? So here she was, as I brought her home...So, soon I got a chance to take my first street bike ride! Motorcycle learner's permit in hand I threw on my DB helmet, a pair of shades, and my new field armor vest, and went for a cruise around town
I loved every minute!Being 6'2" I felt a little cramped and decided it would be nice have my clip-ons on top when I flipped them, so this project and thread was born:
http://stuntride.com/vbstunt/showthread.php?t=37515
Before:
After!:
... Still haven't made that console bracket
You'll notice in the above picture there's a multimeter on ground. Trying to figure out why my lights aren't working! This was also about the time I discovered the steel frame thread on this site. So I start taking parts off the bike and before you know it the whole thing was in pieces! Then I get the craziest idea yet... What if I make myself a full steel frame?So for those of you who haven't seen it, then this thread was born:
http://stuntride.com/vbstunt/showthread.php?t=37966
Fast forward a month, and this is what you get:
Now I can finally start putting my bike back together! And here she is as she sits tonight:
Hopefully I will be able to finish assembly tomorrow. My primary goal is to get it rideable so I can get a little seat time before I start stunting. I have lots of other projects for this bike planned, too. Next will probably be a cage so I can start clutching it up, then a subframe. Once I get good at FB, I'll also probably be making a rear brake bracket. Somewhere along those lines, I'd also like to make a steel swingarm but that's low on the list because it would be just for cool factor. I've also been toying with the idea of rearset/pegs and passenger pegs...
Oh yes, the science is far from complete, stay tuned for more metal madness!