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    Felt Bicycle Pics

    Anyone know what headlight this is?
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    First Build "Black Cat"

    Well talked to a local motorized bike dealer tech who builds these bikes and tunes them daily and said with the CNS CARB, AND K&N style filter u need a bigger jet to stop the bogging at WOT. So im gonna pick a bigger jet he sells, and see what happens. Hopefully this fixes my Cbs carb issues.
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    First Build "Black Cat"

    Well bike idles great, revs up great with no load on it. Going straight it does ok but at WOT IT BOGGS DOWN, going down hill seems to be way better, and up a slight hill it boggs and wants to die. I have the Notorious CNS Carb....... im also in break in period running 18 to 1. Have the intake...
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    First Build "Black Cat"

    Pic of completed mounts and chain installed.
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    First Build "Black Cat"

    Seats is low but my short haha. Well its alive, and runs wOOooooo :D :D :D :D
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    First Build "Black Cat"

    Today I was able to get my Engine mounted in the right spot with my offset front mount and rear mount, gave me plenty of room to install my new air filter, and I also cut and rotated my expansion chamber to clear the peddle from hitting it. Now just need to install the clutch, kill switch...
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    First Build "Black Cat"

    Now with the offset engine and sprocket my chain does not rub on the tires, Woooooooooo!
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    First Build "Black Cat"

    So Today I decided to bend my brake arm, so I can offset the rear sprocket some more so the 2 won't rub, and also fabricated two new Front Engine mount that offsets the Engine a 1/2", One uses a UBolt and has a bend in the plate, the other is flat. I decided to use the one with the bend because...
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    First Build "Black Cat"

    This should also allow me to raise the front mount more, and lowering the rear, and might give me more clearance so the peddle wont hit the expansion exhaust pipe....
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    First Build "Black Cat"

    Was thinking something similar to the SBP large front u bolt mount ,filpped bracket that mounts to the stud area but instead of studs use same thread size bolt but with a counter sunk allen head so head does not hit the front down tube when I offset the engine. Will do same type of thing for...
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    First Build "Black Cat"

    SkyhawkGT5 SuperRat Front mount fits like a glove on the front down tube.. Nice they made that front mount bigger than the regular Gt5. Down side is gonna have to off set the Engine due to the Thick Brick Tires, but I have some ideas of how to do so in my mind......
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    First Build "Black Cat"

    Some progress, finally have my engine in place, Sucks my peddles hit the expansion chamber.... so will have to run stock exhaust....
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    First Build "Black Cat"

    Update pic, painted some tubes brown on the forks, and added another support tube to my seat. Tomorrow my Engine should be arriving Grubee SkyHawk GT-5 Super Rat with Expansion Chamber exhaust :D
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    First Build "Black Cat"

    Ya, I don't like to sand a lot haha. This stuff works great and comes with a spray bottle.
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    First Build "Black Cat"

    Frank, I wanted to try out a new spray on paint stripper I bought, for future projects. The stuff sure stripped the paint to raw metal.
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    First Build "Black Cat"

    Thanks Cobrafreak, soon ill have it all legal like your build for the state of Ca, haha. Appreciate all your info about how to go about that in your build write up. Thanks again.
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    Cobrafreak's board track racer project, has ended

    Re: Cobrafreak's board track racer project, never ends! Thanks again Cobrafreak. Also did you have to take the CHP motorcycle course or did u just go to the DMV and take an eye exam and basic traffic law and sign test for a M2 license, and fill out the DL 44 form?
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    First Build "Black Cat"

    MSD Plug Wire, Billet Intake, and Bigger Cleanable Filter! Sprocket and Hup adapter
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    First Build "Black Cat"

    Frame, fender, tank painted, also put on some 24x3.0 Thick Bricks, on steel Husky heavy duty 24x2.125 Rims.And front springer fork. Gonna paint fork to match bike frame.
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