Sly's B.T.R build (motorized)

[SlyKuza-Customz]

so for the longest time since my last motorized bike was stolen from me ive wanted to build another....... that time has finally come!!!

^^^^^
this was my first cruiser build i was still learning but sadly she was taken from my garage one night. 4 or so years go by and bam i finaly decided i want another bike. i purchased (5/18/2018) a frame and tank combo from Gasbike.net along with some springer forks . i didnt take a first pic of the frame and tank before i painted it sadly but its aluminum i promise. Painted (5/28/2018)

heres a pic the next day after i took them down from hanging for paint dry. really really excited by this point!

(6/7/2018) i got my head tube bearings, stem, and pedals from Amazon.

its resembling a bike at this point im starting to grow impatient with the mail system XD

(6/11/18) my cranks show up, installed.

and this is currently where i wait for more parts and my motor. gotta keep working and earning and keep those parts coming in. will update frequently cheers!

-Sly

 

[SlyKuza-Customz]

(6/14/2018) my handlebars just showed up but there 1 inch in the middle instead of 7/8ths from end to end so the stem i have isnt gonna work these euro sized parts are starting to become and issue thats the second part i ordered and it doesnt fit... kinda wasting money at this point sadly so now i wait til payday so i can order that right parts. - Sly

 

[SlyKuza-Customz]

(6/20/18) The engine kit has been ordered along with the correct stem and seatpost clamp, performance throttle, brake levers, kill switch, grips, seat and seat post i also found some foam im gonna use as some anti vibration kinda damper in between the metal parts like the gas tank and mounts ect. and heres the pictures of the bars i ment to put in the last post

now i wait for the engine and parts to arrive im starting to lean twords a punisher theme i cant wait to tear the engine down so i cant paint the Jug! im so impatient lol

-Sly

 

[SlyKuza-Customz]

6/22/18 engine came in today and man is it amazing smoothed out the ports cleaned her up and put her back together leaving the head loose for my cnc fred head im getting more parts should arive tomorrow oh and i got the gas tank mounted LOL

more to come she is coming together smoothly and ive settled on that punisher theme its gonna make the build so much more appealing to me -Sly

 

[PeteMcP]

Nice work so far - but I foresee a problem looming.....
Here's a heads up....I already built a boardie using the same frame/tank/motor combo as you, and there was no way I could get the motor to fit into the frame with a high compression Fred head fitted. There just wasn't enough room to fit the plug lead over the plug without the plug cap fouling the frame. Answer was to completely remove the frame's front engine pad to lower the engine sufficiently and create a little more room. And - yep, there's more - lowering the motor has the knock-on effect of limiting the size of the chain ring you can get away with fitting.
Just sayin....

 

[SlyKuza-Customz]

thanks for the heads up man the local motorized bicycle group has kinda said the same thing but there are ways of getting it in there the guys at arrow get them to fit all the time heres there pic of the same frame with there exhaust. i know its gonna be tight but ha who doesnt like it tight? ;P -Sly

 

[PeteMcP]

Not being a pain, but that pic you show doesn't address the issue I raised. I didn't say the exhaust wouldn't fit. And your pic doesn't show the zero clearance twixt (love that word) plug and frame's straight bar. Take it from me, you won't get a motor with an after-market high compression head to fit - or at least not the h/c head I installed onto my motor. There simply isn't room to manouvre the plug cap onto the plug. I tried every which way to solve this issue - but in the end there was no other option than to remove the frame's front motor mount to lower the motor. Believe me, I sure didn't opt to take such a drastic step for the hell of it.
An alternative approach is to stick with the slant plug head you pictured on your motor, then you won't have any problem. Otherwise you may yet regret painting your bike's frame this early in the build prior to doing a lot more 'fit-up' of the motor. I built my entire bike - and encountered my share of fit-up problems - before tearing it all down prior to painting it. Paint would have been scratched and chipped to hell otherwise.
Hopefully the pics I've attached show how my Indian Tribute boardie's motor - with high compression head installed - had to be lowered to provide sufficient room for the spark plug's hard plastic boot to fit over the plug. Even with the frame's front motor mount removed and the motor installed lower, there's only just enough room to fit the plug lead.
If you stick with your Fred head plan and do manage to make it all fit - I'll be the first to give you a pat on the back.
For now, I'm watching this build with interest.

 

[SlyKuza-Customz]

Nice Bike i like the motor mount thats pretty awesome and i know the sparkplug boot is going to be an issue but fred makes a 5.5cc slant spark plug head for this reason - Sly


https://shop.crmachine.com/product.sc?productId=73&categoryId=15

 

[SlyKuza-Customz]

6/23/18 got a few more parts today, chain tensioner, brake lever, kill switch and front peddastool mount vibration pad starting to look like a motorcycle

im def gonna cut those u bolts down a bit there so fkn long XD but im still waiting on my seat, seat post, seat clamp, new headset, performance throttle, and grips there all on the way i still gotta order exhaust, CDI, hubs, rims ,spokes , truing stand, disk break kit, performance head, chrome engine stuff, hub drive adapter and some decals im not gonna go crazy with the decals i promise lol im trying to keep this build as professional as i can -Sly

 

[SlyKuza-Customz]

Hey BTW Pete does that boost bottle actually improve performance? im told it just helps with 4 stroking

 

[PeteMcP]

Ha! No idea if that boost bottle does anything other than fill the space between the rear tyre and seat tube nicely.... I've only ever ridden this bike, my first ever build, with the boost bottle installed from the git go, so I've nothing to compare it to. Very happy with how this bike performs, so no complaints.
Wish a slant plug, high compression cylinder head had been available when I built mine... would have saved a bunch of work.
Liking your chain tensioner set-up.

 

[SlyKuza-Customz]

i probably wont get a boost bottle but maybe after i build the headlight. and as far as the space in between the rear tire and seat tube check out this gem. i def will be getting one. gonna put the battery for the headlight in it and probably the boost bottle if i get one lol

http://sportsmanflyer.com/shop/parts/oiltool-box/

 

[SlyKuza-Customz]

6/28/18 just a little status report from the tinkering ha. perfomance throttle has arrived and has been installed the motor has been pulled back apart to paint the Jug and wait for the covers and head that are on the way getting closer and closer i cant wait to hear it purrrrr!

 

[SlyKuza-Customz]

6/29/18 my grips, stem, seat post, and seat show up. but i had to modify one of the grips so it would accept the throttle tube that was pretty easy with a dremmel then i threw some paint on the clamps and mounted the bars. after putting the seat together and putting it in there i didnt like how high it sat so i took a hacksaw and well bam it looks and feels amazing im starting to get antsy i really wanna go ride this baby - Sly

^^^ these were before the seat tube was cut

should get some engine parts next week so i can finally mount it for real

 

[sdframe]

You have some great parts there. Keep in mind that vibration is the enemy of these bikes. Use thread-lock everywhere and tighten things up every so often.

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Digging this whole build, where did you get that saddle?


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[SlyKuza-Customz]

Dr tankenstein i got the saddle off of amazon it was pretty cheap to but its pretty good quality seat in my opinion

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Thanks!
Added it to my wish list.


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[sdframe]

I'm diggin' the black with brown trim.

 

[SlyKuza-Customz]

thanks sdframe i really like how its turning out as well my engine head should be here in the next few days im really excited and ive decided to buy the tools i need to hand build my rims ive called the local bike places and asked them how much to build my rims and i just cant believe there prices plus i really want to learn myself so this is gonna be interesting