MotoDromo Special II : New video! with ride...

[jasper87]

MDI was such a blast to follow last year.
That wild question mark exhaust from scrap handlebars is an awesome preview of whats to come this year.

Thanks kingfish! I think I wont post my sketch of the bike design just to keep you all on your toes haha. What will happen next?!

 

[jasper87]

So I had a little more time today to work on the exhaust and I decided to tighten up the bends a bunch and try and make the curves flow a little better.
First I pie cut two of the sections...



That made a huge difference and Im really liking the new lines. So I made a flange and tacked it all up and this is how it turned out...





Then I started another cool idea i had for the exhaust...



Shotgun exhaust?? Im definitely going to finish making the coupler and end pipes, but I think ill wait till im almost finished with the build to see if I use them as im really liking how the single short pipe tip dumps to the side. If I keep it ill do a slash cut for sure... Actually ill probably slash cut the shotgun tips if I use those instead
That's it for today. Thanks for looking!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Nice work, are you worried about burnt legs? That seems to be pointing exactly where your leg would be?

Luke.

 

[jasper87]

Nice work, are you worried about burnt legs? That seems to be pointing exactly where your leg would be?

Luke.

ha I thought about that the second i finished it lol. Which is why i started the shotgun exhaust... But if i go with it I guess ill just move my leg as far from is as a can lol, what doesnt kill you makes you stronger right? And anyway, safety third

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Luke.

 

[Glen]

ha I thought about that the second i finished it lol. Which is why i started the shotgun exhaust... But if i go with it I guess ill just move my leg as far from is as a can lol, what doesnt kill you makes you stronger right? And anyway, safety third

Safety shmayfty... just get some thick leather chaps

Glen.

 

[jasper87]

Safety shmayfty... just get some thick leather chaps

Glen.

Lol shmayfty, that's what I like to hear! My grandfather would probably say burning your leg builds character...

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Are you going to have enough tire clearance with that fork?

 

[LukeTheJoker]

My grandfather would probably say burning your leg builds character...

Sounds like your Grandfather was Burt Munro? Didn't he burn his leg setting the record?

Luke.

 

[jasper87]

Are you going to have enough tire clearance with that fork?

running prototype 2d wheels and tires

 

[jasper87]

Sounds like your Grandfather was Burt Munro? Didn't he burn his leg setting the record?

Luke.

I wish! What a LEGEND!!! easily one of the coolest people in the history of the world lol. I love how he made his own slicks by cutting down tread with a kitchen knife

 

[gsc]

Oh man , this should be good!!!

 

[Frankie plekhand]

Burt Munro rules!
Oh and your bike is pretty cool too[emoji12]

 

[jasper87]

Oh man , this should be good!!!

Thanks!

 

[jasper87]

Burt Munro rules!
Oh and your bike is pretty cool too[emoji12]

haha thanks, yea Burt was epic!

 

[jasper87]

Hey rat rodders! sorry I haven't posted in a while, but we've been swamped with work at the shop and unfortunately the bike has been sidelined for a bit But fret not! This memorial day weekend coincides with my birthday so to celebrate ill be chopping metal and inhaling welding fumes For now I did a bit more work on the shotgun exhaust coupler and I cut the ends off some old cruiser bars for the pipes...


But the bigger news is that I got this killer set of forks with about an inch of suspension travel. Illl be making a set of clip-ons later but just for fun I shoved some super shorty tubes in the cool little risers that came with the forks... Thats it for now, thanks for looking!

 

[Fv2]

Those forks are cool, look like the ones on my Graco.

 

[gsc]

What are they off of? Very cool

 

[kingfish254]

Those forks remind me of the old Yamaha moto forks.
They look great on your bike.

 

[jasper87]

Those forks are cool, look like the ones on my Graco.

Thanks!