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If you watch any of the Ichiban Moto videos, they're all a joke. When he's making his brat seat, he allegedly grabs a leather coat from his wife's closet to make a cover. The destruction of that leather jacket is...Marty (in Mississippi)
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OK, watching a few of them and they're frikkin hilarious. The home made torque wrench is pretty awesome.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdVR6T0cxXgTry your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
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I like the fact that the bolts are all checked with a counter clockwise motion!!
Correct for the road????
But the torque wrench "works".....
Ray Matteis
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XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!Comment
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Basic torque wrenches being so expensive
Yep, I'm going to trust my life to that kind of wrench and use it for all my brake system banjos. Then, on the next engine strip, I'll use it on the con rod bolts, bearing caps and so on. I'm absolutely happy to risk a £1,000 engine in order to save $20........ Actually, I'm hoping he posts a video next that shows how to make conrods from wood....
XS1100F 1980 European model. Standard. Dyna coils. Iridium plugs. XS750 final drive (sometimes). Micron fork brace. Progressive front springs. Geezer regulator/rectifier. Stainless 4 into 2 exhaust. Auto CCT (Venturer 1300) SOLD. New project now on the go. 1980 European model.Comment
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Marty (in Mississippi)
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Where can I get this stuff?
How to restore motorcycle seat foam - rejuvenator for vintage bikes and cafe racersMarty (in Mississippi)
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Bad A$$ Rearsets
OK, one more.
Ichiban Cafe Racer Part 20: How to install Sport Bike Rear Sets On a Vintage MotorcycleMarty (in Mississippi)
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What's scary, is at some point, you'll see a Yamaha on Craigslist that is a "Bada$$ café racer project, not enough time to finish.."
Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
*Crashed/Totalled, still ownComment
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Originally posted by trbig View PostWhat's scary, is at some point, you'll see a Yamaha on Craigslist that is a "Bada$$ café racer project, not enough time to finish.."
Yep yep, feast yer eyes on this:
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/mcy/4781589946.html1980 XS1100G "Dolly G" Full Dresser (with a coat of many colors
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1979 XS1100SF (stock-euro mods planned)
1984 XV700L Virago (to be hot-modded)
1983 XJ750MK Midnight Maxim (semi-restored DD)
1977 XS650D ( patiently awaiting resto)
Sometimes it takes a whole tank of gas before you can think straight.
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I would like to post something funny here but I can't even come close to that craigslist ad.Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
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80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
The list changes.
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... but it comes with a red mallet to adjust the carburetors.-Mike
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'80 XS1100SG 44k miles
'81 XS1100H Venturer 35k miles
'79 XS750SF 17k miles
'85 Honda V65 Magna ~7k miles
'84 Honda V65 Magna 48k miles (parts bike)
'86 Yamaha VMAX 9k miles
Previous: '68 Motoguzzi 600cc + '79 XS750SF 22k miles +'84 Honda V65Comment
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He didn't even do the gas pedal mod.Marty (in Mississippi)
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Yeah, having a brake lever on the right side just... doesn't make any sense. Just make sure you use double green zip-ties if you convert it though. Oh.. and a return spring on a gas pedal is just for sissies.
Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
*Crashed/Totalled, still ownComment
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Flying motorcycle
This was not what I did but someone in Utah was crazy enough to do it. Not so much as funny more like ridiculous.
http://a.msn.com/09/en-us/BBgD4ROTy
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80 XS1100LG - The Punisher
82 XJ1100 - Current project - The Twins
82 XJ1100 - Wife's Bike - The Twins
82 XJ1100 - Daughter's Bike
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It sure is funny that in every shot except the very last one, there is no camera mounted to the handlebars! The suddenly when landing it sprouts this Go pro like weed. I am thinking there is some creative editing going on in this vid.2-79 XS1100 SF
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Couple of more parts bikes of which 2 more will live!Comment
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