Spoke wheel help............PLEASE!!

[nhmaf]

Well that's an interesting personalization of an R65!
Looks pretty good - over here we'd say it looks like a "Bobber"   You've definitely made the tail end/mudguard area look trim and neat.  What have you used for the rear fender?  What is that for a tire on the front?

It is always interesting to see how different people make these bikes fit their vision.

[tvrla]

Looking great! I like it!

A LOT!

I think it looks more like a scrambler than a bobber. High pipes and you'd have it!

The seat looks fine to me. BTW, where is the rear fender from?

What's the plan for a front fender?

[MR.E]

thanks
don't know what i'd call it though!!!
With the seat i want to make a new seat base going all the way back to the rear hoop and keep the thickness the same as is now.

I've removed all the BMW switch gear & fit the choke to the airbox.
Love the look of naked bars!

front mudguard has had me stumped for a while now, am thinking of a high fender - similar to a scrambler i guess

Rear is from an rd450 but thinking of swapping that too, might go for a full rear chrome mudguard - starting at the battery - and sticking about 1inch off the tyre, not too sure though!

[Dave 2]

Nice looking R65, it has attitude! Those silencers look like the ones I ordered from FlatTrackRacer.com to use on mine, How do they sound? D2

[Dave 2]

I put out the wrong URL and name for the source of the short megaphone mufflers. It should be http://www.flatracer.com Sorry for any confusion.D2

[MR.E]

you bugger!!
i've never seen that website before!!  

Looks like the rest of the night is now occupied!!!

Thanks

[MR.E]

Nice looking R65, it has attitude! Those silencers look like the ones I ordered from FlatTrackRacer.com to use on mine, How do they sound? D2

Thanks
The exhausts were given to me from a mate for £30/ pair!
but they were LOUD, so i had a baffle made & there loud now but it's like modern enduro bike loud, so i like it and at low revs on quiet roads i love the burble it puts out!!

Elliott

[Dave 2]

Looks like the rest of the night is now occupied!!!

Eye Candy for sure D2

[steve hawkins]

Where did you source the exhaust bandage?

My standard front headers are currently painted black I am constantly having to recoat them.  But I do fancy the taped up racer look.

I am toying with the idea of refreshing my bike and making a few changes.  The frame, subframe and swingarm needs to lose the disappointing powder coat and then needs to be repainted and I still need to repair the tank where the side stand collapsed and it fell against some push bikes.

But the main change I need to make is with the transmission side of things, with the old lurch on take-up when you let the clutch out when pulling away.  Might even install a Trail-tech instrument cluster.

But it is going to have to join a long queue.  I have two classic wooden sailing dinghies that are in front (1959 Merlin Rocket and a 1948 National 12) and a VW T25/T3 Camper Van which needs painting (with a roller), etc.  And a house and a Familly.  It will be next year before I get near it.

Rev. Light

[MR.E]

been pratting about with mudguards, what you think to this one?

[MR.E]

Rev,

got the tape on eBay, £15 got enough left to tape it again, which is good cos i caught part on a wall & ripped it!!

Sounds like you got enough on at the moment!!

All the best

[steve hawkins]

I like the way you have kinked up the rear sub frame loop on the old mudgaurd.  But you will have to reposition it to support the new one, otherwise it will wobble about.  The mudguard is positioned correctly as it follows the wheel in a concentric manner if you get my drift.

However - you might find it too long when you hang a light and a mudguard off it.  The ali will fatigue unless some extra support is found - look at a BSA Gold star rear mudguard - there are some braces either side to stop it breaking off!

If I add a picture of an earlier incarnation of my bike where I had a long mudguard fixed to the subframe loop you will understand.

I have since shortend it, but I might re-instate the subframe loop, or at least part of it, to stiffen it all up at the back and kick it up like you have.

These aluminium blade mudguard are not very strong. Add a light and a number plate and it will soon be gone.

Rev. Light

[MR.E]

I'm gonna put the stop light on the rear of the kinked hoop,
I've made a bracket to fasten it to it & the mudguard will fasten to the bottom of the lights bracket & still attach to the 2 nubs on the swingarm (under battery tray).
But i'm thinking of some long stays - a little like the triumps use on the front mudguards.

Thanks