a nice chop project on ebay

[trikevw]

just spoted a project chop on ebay ...http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4612170287&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

[chazz]

been looking at that myself,theres another one on there aswell,could look the bullox when built

[Creature]

bloody ruined a good motor there !!!!!!!!!!! if i had the dosh would by it just for the motor - forr my next profect

[Blackjack]

Ok.

Since he built the frame himself....

How come the engine cradles about 9" longer than the motor?

The rear engine mounts are half arsed. I.E, it's only got half of them and the half that's there is arse.

I'd bet a three pack of chocolate muffins that the sprockets don't line up.

Also, who wants a bet that the exhaust pipes from the middle two cylinders hit the frame rails?

That's parts, not a project.

[chazz]

could be interesting
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/L-K-Custom-Built-Easy-Rider-L-K_W0QQitemZ4612448137QQcategoryZ424QQrdZ1QQcmdZVie wItem

[noizy git]

could be interesting
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/L-K-Custom-Built-Easy-Rider-L-K_W0QQitemZ4612448137QQcategoryZ424QQrdZ1QQcmdZVie wItem

Can't say I'm struck on that gooseneck.

[noizy git]

Ok.

Since he built the frame himself....

How come the engine cradles about 9" longer than the motor?

The rear engine mounts are half arsed. I.E, it's only got half of them and the half that's there is arse.

I'd bet a three pack of chocolate muffins that the sprockets don't line up.

Also, who wants a bet that the exhaust pipes from the middle two cylinders hit the frame rails?

That's parts, not a project.

I just had a good look at them photos and I reckon you're right,especially about the exhausts ;)

[chazz]

Can't say I'm struck on that gooseneck.
i'd loose the plough from underneath,and that tank

[pingusprogressed]

interesting its the same high bidder for both of them???

wonder if they are going too morph???

[Mustang Boy]

could be interesting
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/L-K-Custom-Built-Easy-Rider-L-K_W0QQitemZ4612448137QQcategoryZ424QQrdZ1QQcmdZVie wItem
That's Feckin' hideous!!

Cheers'en. :D

[trikevw]

I just had a good look at them photos and I reckon you're right,especially about the exhausts ;)
loads of room with the exhaust...and the price aint too bad either

[noizy git]

loads of room with the exhaust...and the price aint too bad either

Are you selling this?

[trikevw]

no im not ,

[gsdonkey]

I just had a good look at them photos and I reckon you're right,especially about the exhausts ;)
just to add ive been to view the cb750 chop project with intent on bidding,just to say there loads of room for exhaust system,lots of thought and engineering has gone into this frame,cheers

[chazz]

That's Feckin' hideous!!

Cheers'en. :D
but you could make it into summit like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4611890446&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

[Mustang Boy]

but you could make it into summit like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4611890446&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
You could,but as Blackjack has already mentioned somewhere, you've no idea of the build quality of the frame.
Could've been built by a pissed up Stevie Wonder using an 85 amp B and Q Gasless MIG and water pipe!!!!

Cheers'en. :D

[noizy git]

just to add ive been to view the cb750 chop project with intent on bidding,just to say there loads of room for exhaust system,lots of thought and engineering has gone into this frame,cheers

Going by the photos I suspected the guy had made the same mistake as one of my mates did ie exhausts not clearing the frame.
I'm still curious though as to why there seems to be so much room in the engine cradle at the back of the motor.Maybe he intended the electrics to be sited there but I wouldn't have thought that would be the best place due to how wot they could get.

[trikevw]

why do people bother coming on here to to slag other people bikes/trikes??so what has everyone built then?????

[shaggy696969]

It seems as though you get a few pro builders coming on here , and while their advice is invaluable, I've noticed a degree of snobbery. Everybody got to start somewhere and if you can only aford to do things the cheap way so be it. There has been some wonderful creations made on an extreme budget, if everybody when to the pro's with platinum credit cards at the ready then the world would become a wonderfully sparkily incredibly dull place. We do what we need to make what we want ........... Vive la diference

[baldyshinehead]

there can be a little snobbery as you put it. but when you get idiots like me :D trying to do things and asking lots of things there advice is invaluable, at the end of the day they are trying to make it safer for me by telling me what is wrong.

[trikevw]

[QUOTE=shaggy696969]It seems as though you get a few pro builders coming on here , and while their advice is invaluable, I've noticed a degree of snobbery. Everybody got to start somewhere and if you can only aford to do things the cheap way so be it. There has been some wonderful creations made on an extreme budget, if everybody when to the pro's with platinum credit cards at the ready then the world would become a wonderfully sparkily incredibly dull place. We do what we need to make what we want ........... Vive la diference[/QUOT
very well said. :D

[Creature]

have just re-read this thread and cant see anyone slagging this custom off..

infact some like em dont like it - personal choices there (would you like us to say yes lovely !!!!)

Some are bantering there thoughts about and asking questions - crucial if your thinking of taking on someone elses build (wished id posted/asked more questions before i brought my trike would have saved me a lot of money and heartache ).

so no cant see no slagging off - if having to personal choices, peoples thoughts or questions are slagging off then god help us..

Yep have built my own - all shed builds !!!!!!!!! in fact just brought my first ever chop back after some 17 years of selling her....

[trikevw]

Ok.

Since he built the frame himself....

How come the engine cradles about 9" longer than the motor?

The rear engine mounts are half arsed. I.E, it's only got half of them and the half that's there is arse.

I'd bet a three pack of chocolate muffins that the sprockets don't line up.

Also, who wants a bet that the exhaust pipes from the middle two cylinders hit the frame rails?

That's parts, not a project. so what if he did build it himself???do you know this guy??do you know what he is capable of??ill put a bet that the exhaust doesnt hit the frame....

[Blackjack]

Well, if he built it himself, then it might have been an idea to build it so the engine fitted in the cradle?

Before you bet that the exhaust doesn't hit the frame, you might want to read the ad again. Specifically the bit that says...

".....exhaust downpipes, these need altering for the frame...."

Common mistake for first time frame builders.

I see Shaggy's still suffering from paranoid delusions about bike builders. :D

[trikevw]

ill still bet that the exhaust pass the frame,as ive seen the bike ,the down pipe need altering underneath the frame as they are too long... :D

[shaggy696969]

I see Shaggy's still suffering from paranoid delusions about bike builders. :D

It's true I tell eee their all out to get us ,, tehehehe :D

No seriously though , any body reading the other threeads will see I have just had some great dealings with Sean at TTC down here in south wales , and he is deffo one of the good ones. But come on admit it there is more than a few get rich quick guys out there though huh.

[minxy]

This isnt about personal preferences or 'pro bike builder snobbery' - its about making sure vehicles that are on the road are safe ffs.

[shaggy696969]

But who are you too say whats safe, At the end of the day thats down to the guy who's riding it , and the guy who MOT's it. Nobody else ffs Where does bad routing for exhausts come into safety .

[noizy git]

Sorry if anyone thought I was slagging the bike off,I actually quite like the lines of it just that it looks to me like it was built for a different engine.As for the goosenecked one that just aint to my taste but that don't mean it's a bad bike.
The majority of bikes I've owned over the last 33years of riding have been customised by me and I'm the first to admit I've made loads of mistake,even one where I discovered too late that the engine couldn't be fitted into the frame :o Even my current bike, a Fireblade streetfighter,looks well smart(to me) but is horrendously uncomfortable to ride 2 up so if I was starting that one again it would be different.
Personally I don't have any problem with people paying a pro to build their bike for them as not everyone has any engineering talents but I don't see that as a reason why they shouldn't have the bike they want.

[minxy]

But who are you too say whats safe, At the end of the day thats down to the guy who's riding it , and the guy who MOT's it. Nobody else ffs Where does bad routing for exhausts come into safety .

I was commenting in general about home built frames rather than this one specifically Shaggy. Still got issues, then? :rolleyes:

[critch]

so what if he did build it himself???do you know this guy??do you know what he is capable of??ill put a bet that the exhaust doesnt hit the frame....

i wouldnt argue with black jack over how to build a frame...... :rolleyes:

hes forgotten more about custom bikes than ive learned.....

[Blackjack]

But who are you too say whats safe, At the end of the day thats down to the guy who's riding it , and the guy who MOT's it. Nobody else ffs Where does bad routing for exhausts come into safety .

Guy who MOT's it? That'll be the MOT tester then. I keep one of those handy in the workshop.

Guy who rides it? Ahh yes, the rider makes a big difference as to whether the frame has structural integrity or not. :confused:

As for bad routing of the exhaust, yeah, a bike can fail the MOT because of badly routed exhausts, and it can be a safety issue. Not with the case in point though. The issue there is whether you can actually get an exhaust on there, because the wording of the advert and the photos would tend to suggest that the ones that are with it, won't fit! Which might be of some concern if you were trying to build the bloody thing up as cheaply as possible.

Which I gather was your original point? That buying unfinished projects off of E-bay was a cheap way to build a chop?

[addjunkie]

I have to agree with Blackjack, re the wording and exhausts not fitting..........as for slagging off, i have learnt more about all this custom malarky by reading others observations, than i even learnt from blackjacks excellent articles........others observations, stimulate thought, and at the end of the day when looking at something 50 pairs of eyes see a hell of a lot more than one pair.



confusedbikebuilder also say................what might look dam good and cheap isnt always.......

[shaggy696969]

[QUOTE=shaggy696969]It's true I tell eee their all out to get us ,, tehehehe :D QUOTE]
I did tell you , they are you know all of them ................ :eek: