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Trale Lewouse on M&M's. Enough said.

Cooper Stadium (they used to do SCCA races in the parking lots there) or any of the lots on West Campus (where they do SCCA races now). Both have easy freeway access, and are massive parking lots.

In light of new information, namely the owner being a gun toting, slightly crazed gangster: That's a sweet bike! Please 50 Cent don't turn me into the next Ja Rule, I don't want to be a 'wanksta.'

These are older but here's the build on the carb. I pulled this from a junk bin, I wanted a mechanical carburetor instead of the CV that was equipped on the FT500. And $10 versus $50.00 to $125.00 seemed like a good idea. It took a few days to figure out what bike it was from (early XL250), I ordered a rebuild kit, and then headed over to my friends shop and their bead blaster. Before I got to work, but after I broke it down. It wasn't in bad overall condition, and thankfully everything worked well. A few hours of blasting and cleaning. And finished! After blasting it, I used one of the ultrasonic cleaners to clear out any media that I may have missed. And then reassembled.

Parts can be difficult to come by, but every owner I've talked to loves their bike. Looks good!

I've decided to sell The Beast. From Craigslist: Click here for the ad with photos, I can email more as well. I'd like to get $1000, but I'm open to offers and partial trades. My grandparents bought it new in 84 and it's been in my family since then. They used it to haul a camper around the country.

He's been trying to sell those for awhile I think. If the titles match up to the VINs I doubt they were stolen, or else this guy is a smarter/better criminal than the "shure" would let on. Some people don't understand the title process, or are intimidated by it. If the price is right it's worth a shot.

Thanks, any thoughts on where I could buy/rent one? Google seems to be failing me.

That's so Wanda Sykes. I'd ride it, don't get me wrong. Tires too. Don't forget the tires.

Apart from being an actual penny? Maybe it's just something around the engine that has come loose and is rattling. Or it's CLEARLY NOT the valves. Or maybe the ignition wires are arcing somewhere?

After a few days of grinding, naval jelly, and more grinding; I've decided to send the frame out to be sand blasted. Off to an old man by the river. Seriously. That gives me time to start cleaning and stripping the tank down. Yeah Saturdays! Also: Does anyone have experience with cutting thread? The steering stem fits, but is a little long. I was thinking I could get a few more turns of threading cut into it and it should tighten up nicely.

To make this happen:

It's an event a few friends and I came up with. It's an open class build off and the only limit is that the total cost of the build can't be more than $500 Here's the thread for it. And the website is here If you have any questions you can PM me or email me at somethingcreativecolumbus@gmail.com

You should! Or at least stop by. Yes, but.... The frame used a notched swing arm, so I've got some serious planning and cutting to make that happen with the CB750 swingarm. Thankfully I work at a motorcycle salvage yard, and have plenty of spares.

Someone's got my vote. But back to the car: So nice.

My entry for the econo build (don't worry I'm not judging any of the rides, so it's cool I enter. If it's a problem I can just leave my bikes out of the judging and have them only eligible for the people's choice and builders choice) The run down: 1968 CL175 Frame 1983 FT500 Motor CB550 Front End CB750 Rear This is the rough idea. The frame I had lying around, the motor came from Fazer1Sniper for $20.00. The CB550/750 parts came from a parts bike and boxes for about $50.00. An FT wiring harness cost me $15.00, and the CDI and other electronics cost me another $15.00 I refurbished a junk XL250 carb from work for $10.00 The gas tank is from a CB350, $10.00 Plus an old school Aprilia headlight with speedo, $49.00 (9 for the headlight, 40 for the speedo) So I'm looking at $169 so far. The plan is this: Clean the frame up. Reinforce parts of the frame. Fab engine brackets and weld them in place. Clean and seal the tank. Paint. Handlebars. Seat. Lights Ride the hell out of it. It's a 40 year old frame, a motor 3 sizes larger than what was stock, completely different running gear, and my goal is to have it done by the 16th of April for the show. Hence the name "Bad Idea."

We've got sponsors! Barrel & Bottle, Co-Oh VinMoto, Venturi Moto, and more! And more entrants! A few guys have been coming in the shop and they're now scrambling to finish 6 bikes for the show. Fazer and 20thGix, your bikes were big hits on the blog by the way. Thank you again to everyone.

Are they hard to raise? I'm pretty good at killing goldfish and betas.

Don't worry: Some gun-happy Texan will kill it ensuring that gene will never be passed on.

Ditto!!!

All through that explanation they keep referencing "other ingredients" but they never clearly explain what all the ingredients are. There's still some smoke and mirrors going on, that Taco Bell would be wise to clear up with a simple listing of all ingredients.

Are you going to count it against the cost of the build or are you just trying to get rid of it?

All things considered, that bike doesn't look too bad.

They're okay with me! Bring them both, they look amazing!

I think Iron Pony figured you were a sucker with cash to burn. A car battery puts out 12 to 14 volts, which is within the range of your motorcycle battery and charging system. With the car running, it was moving through its charge/discharge cycle. Nothing crazy, and nothing that should/would have fried your regulator unless there was already something wrong with it. Like it had a screwdriver through it. Check the fuses, and all the relays to see if anything did get fried (look for scorching, bubbling, black goo, etc) You can even get crazy and check the resistance on all the wires if you want. Start with a battery, charge it properly, and go from there.