Recent content by Ringo

Lookin sharp, Jim. :)

Made it from fiberglass. The seat was cut down from stock, and upholstered.

Just google "Emgo shorty muffler". They're all over the web.

Hey David, I have a 750 front end on my 400. (and a 750 tank) I didn't do the front end swap, but the stem was machined to the 400 width as I'm using 400 bearings. I wouldn't recommend widening the fork clamps in the trees; 750 forks are much bigger than 400 forks. I want to say 37mm vs. 33mm...

Very cool, Drew. I'm going to have to look into this.

Well, if you get rid of the electric start, cold cranking amps will be a non issue. But you will need a battery as this bike needs one to run. With no electric start, you can go way down in size but you need to know how many amps your charging system produces. If you choose a battery with too...

Hey hardtailed, Travis is right, your choices are very limited with keeping the electric start. However, this battery is a couple inches shorter than stock (same length/width) and it's got 12v/12ah and 246 cold cranking amps, which is plenty. :doh: Edit for the link...

While on the subject, these guys will hook you up too: http://www.roccitycafe.com/store.php http://www.mikesxs.net/ http://www.benjiescaferacer.com/forsale.html (mostly hondas, but some universal stuff too)

That's a Benelli tank if my memory serves me right.

Welcome! Most of us are new here!

Whatever you gotta do to make it work! I built my first bike in my kitchen. What are your plans for it?

Nice work!

I think it'll suit your needs just fine. A buddy that I ride with has an xs1100 cafe, and while he blows my doors off on the straights, he can't even get close to me in the twisties.

Wow! It does seem like a little more work than I'm willing to do at the moment. And Yoshi pistons might be a little out of my price range... Sounds like fun though!

It does sound a little extreme. But the dohc models received a pretty good bump in power over the sohc, 38 to 45. Throw a cam in there, get one or two more hp? Then you have the 650 only making 52hp stock. What I'm curious about is the torque. You can achieve similar hp, but I would imagine...