The Yamaha is more than likely going to become more of an old school Bar Hopper than an old School Cafe Racer. AND NOT because I like the looks, but more because its the most affordable way to get the damned thing on the road right.
I have fit the JRC carbs to her, I'll need to re-jet of course, but its a small price to pay for carbs in new condition (literally small price)
If you remember (and here's a pic if you don't) what the tail looked like, it was... interesting:
Well not anymore, I fit the Suzuki GS550 rear fender, and have cut the stock tail light plastic out of the old fender cover so that I could fit the stock tail light here:
Now... here's where the springer side of things come in - and this is what I mean:
A cheap shock for this bike is over $100 - oh the joys of the Mono-shock suspension *fuckers* I could BS it with a pair of cheap Emgo duel shocks, then just use one, but then it'd have the suspension of a pogo stick.
The cheapest solution to the warn out suspension is to just remove it. Buy 13ish inches of gas pipe, drill 2 holes in it, put it where the rear shock currently is, and get a spring seat for it. I found one (shown in the picture) with a gel pad and steel pan for $70 - which is from the same company thats going to sell me my new jets and air filters.
I need this style of spring seat because the frame is flat. Thats right... I have a sloped back bone for a useless tank, and a flat frame where the seat should go. Those FUCKERS. BUT the frame Does slope at the back, which is why I can't just use the Norton seat. I'd have to cut tabs off the Yam frame AND the Norton seat just to see if it fit - which I'm not doing. I actually plan to use those tabs to mount my rear turn signals.
Also the seat to handlebar height won't be quite as bad as it looks, I am only lowering the seat height about 3" and by putting flat bars on it I lowered the handlebar height about 3" so ironically I've gained nothing.
That's unfair. The bike is going to be pretty sweet, and should be done pretty soon.
Actually I might have steel pipe that would work.... *goes off to look*
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