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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.

it would appear as though the owner <might be> 50 cent.

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:

1984 Dodge Ramcharger 2WD, The Prospector Edition. 318 V8, 165,XXX miles.

The rear window was broken out and the radio has been stolen. I've put in plexi-glass to keep the rain out.

Also the driver side carpet is torn and worn down.

Beyond that, the engine runs great, and can tow almost anything without any trouble. All four tires are new.

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.

Find the right die you can put as much thread as you like on it.

Here's a couple tips.

1.Loosen/open the die up. There should be a screw where the die is split.

2.The side of the die with the chamfer or markings will be the leading edge.

3.Turn a couple threads then check fit with the nut. Adjust the die if necessary.

4.Also use some kind of lube/cutting fluid.

5.Admire a job well done!

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.

i see a seat, pass. pillion, pass. peg bracket, brake reservoirs, brake lines that still need done. Windshield too, prolly.

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:

What is the econo build? contest? what do you need to enter?

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

I've been thinking about entering this...

You should! Or at least stop by.

Got a swing arm for it? I'm interested to see how this turns out. April 16 is gonna come pretty quick! Better get on it!

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.

That's the trouble with multi-year contracts; there's no incentive (other than personal pride) to work hard.

This is one reason I have season tickets to OSU hockey - those guys give their all, every shift. Nash <had> been playing fairly well up until two or so weeks ago. Last year it seems like he took every third shift or so off, just kind of went through the motions. ALL the BJ's took nearly every shift off yesterday.

When I become president, all professional sports contracts will be one year in length, will be based upon last year's performance, and all players will be rated against others in their position (quaterbacks, goalies, shortstops, etc.)

Have a great year? Get paid. Have a so-so year? Get less paid. Play like crap a couple of years in a row? Might as well send out resumes. The unions would never go for it, I know it's unworkable, but if I'm elected, it'll be the law of the land.

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.

I think we're seeing a front-runner to win the EconoChop contest

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.

So what would you value parts and peices taken frome here?

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.

Yeah this would be one of them. The other i may bring just for the hell of it. If you allow it to be entered thats fine. If not thats OK too.

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

Hey everyone, long time no talk. Lol

Anyways, I got my bike out for the first time yesterday and tried to start it and it was dead well after 20 mins of trying to push start it by myself I decided to jump it with my car.... little did I know that car should not have been running..... well I ran it for 30 mins and put it away thinking it would be ok. Come back today and it wont start. Called iron pony they said I may have blown up the regulator and another part that I can't remember... they want 78 bucks just too look at it.. what do you guys think?

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.