Iron Horse Finished 3+year build

[karbo1]

Finally finished a vision I had 3 1/2 years ago. Took dimensions off that Cyclone picture that was floating around the internet that had dimensions on it. Modeled most of this build in CAD to check fits, etc. After I commenced to building. I welded, cut, milled,stitched, laced everything you see in this picture. Some stuff I had to get done was the stainless on the tank panels laser cut before I welded them. I also had the rear stays bent because I didn't have access to bender that would do 3/4 diameter .120 wall tubing. I also had the electrical for lights and battery wired by an electrical engineer friend. It runs between 40-45 mph as geared. Hopefully i can get pictures uploaded.
Karbo

 

[G-Matt]

Awesome bike nice work and she's pretty fast too , very clean [emoji1303][emoji1303]


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[karbo1]

More pics to follow.

 

[Alienfac3]

Thats just beautiful. nicely done sir ^.^

 

[Yooperman]

Wow! I love your detailing. The stockings on the tank are very cool.

 

[karbo1]

Thanks for kind words all.
Took this to a couple car/motorcycle shows. It gets a lot of attention by all ages surprisingly enough.....

 

[Singletracked]

Well done!

 

[imthegrt1]

Very nice how did you come up with that motor mount


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[karbo1]

I had modeled it in CAD originally to get it lined up with frame, sprocket, wheels, etc.. I planned on tipping the motor to a more upright position. Also wanted to utilize any original mounts and/or holes that were already on the engine. So it basically became a 1/4" plate that I intersected with some 2" X 4" (?) steel channel cut at the proper angle on the rear mount. I milled out area's that needed clearance. I added some rubber mounts to reduce vibration.
The front mount was just a fabricated chunk of 1/4" steel I cut and milled to fit the frame down tube and mounted engine to it solid (no rubber bushings).

 

[karbo1]

Hit 48 mph this past summer on it. I am making some improvements. A few things vibrated loose that I have to improve. Nothing major though.