project "deathtrap" uk broadtrack racer build.

[MAIN64]

ok, so you know how it is, bored with a garage full of tool and the internet, so it started like this,

gt custom cruiser, liberated from my sisters shed.

box of suspect chinese engine parts from ebay.

cutting begins

modded fuel tank as it looked crap.

tank art? ha.

the finished ride.

now i've got to fire it up. scared!!!
if no more posts, then im dead.

 

[jackdaw]

Hope you survive!! :lol: Cool build.

 

[gcrank1]

I understand from a motorbike builder that your frame is one of the better ones to base it on, and as an old HD rider orange/black & cream tires works for me! 8)

 

[MAIN64]

cool, good to know.

 

[marcus84]

Looks fresh. love it. the headlight is awesome

 

[irik]

That is awsome dude.

 

[FatBoy]

Lookin Good!!!

 

[MAIN64]

thanks guys, the light is an old torch from a car boot sale (swapmeet to you guys) cost me one pound. bargain.

 

[MAIN64]

Made a few mods and changed the fuel tank, not as streamlined, but runs lots better.

 

[gcrank1]

Now why would a different tank make it run better? Fuel flow issues with the orig. because the outlet was tipped up at the rear and hardly any mix from the cap level. I sure like the looks of the orig. tank better on that frame. Relocate the outlet to the lowest tank level and it'll work.

 

[MAIN64]

That was exactly the problem, but the original tank was made out of such ...... thin tin i gave up on it.
well spotted.

 

[gcrank1]

Ah....beware the tin-foil tank!
Shame it wont work, but perhaps not all in that shape are as poorly made? Something will turn up, I should think, meanwhile, RIDE ON!

 

[Olibrad]

Fantastic build you got there pal , I love the idea !!
How much was the engine kit ?? Was it a eBay job ?
What's it like to ride ? How fast and how loud ?..
Keep up the great work mate

 

[MAIN64]

Yea, got the motor kit off ebay £165 quid. its not too loud and im not sure of top speed. my vintage speedo was bouncing between 20 and 40 mph haha..

 

[gcrank1]

So, that would be 30 !!, sounds about right

 

[SectionEightLife]

I dunno, I kinda like the new tank. Makes it look stout, more serious. No, its not the standard elegant flow that your eye might want to see, but thats another great thing about it - its not standard. It looks like a serious, well centered, heavyset, mean machine now - like it needs to be out on the streets. I like the way the tank kinda juts out over the frame in the back, if you follow what your eye wants to see with the tank then the frame would keep running back, yet the frame isnt there and instead drops down to do something else. Something about the way it just leaves things out in the open and gives imaginary lines gives it that cool 'ghost' shape that motorcycle designers like to do with Concept bikes, and we all know the Concepts are aaalllways a bazillion times cooler looking than the actual production models. I like it, keep up the good work man :mrgreen:

 

[SectionEightLife]

Oh btw I highly suggest going down and getting some No. 41 chain for it down at a Tractor Supply Co. It'll make a big difference iand save you a lot of breakage and mess in the longrun

 

[MAIN64]

Awesome. thanks for the positive comments dude. i kinda prefer the new tank too after looking at it for a while. as for the chain, i am experiencing probllems as it keeps throwing it off the sproket, unfortunately im in the uk so dont have a tractor supply?? i do run a bicycle shop though so any tips graetfully appreciated.

 

[gcrank1]

Num, 41 chain is 'power transmission chain', the first digit references the size in 1/8" increments; a 41 is a narrow version of the num.40 chain. This type chain is used in go-karts, etc.
Hope this helps narrow your source search.

 

[MAIN64]

OK, so after a lengthy process of sorting things so they work properly, i took it apart to paint.
classic british black with gold pinstripe.

bought some treats.

the finished ride.

im pretty pleased with it.