Vulcan 800

man i need to learn how to weld! cut off the Fake cap and the two unused bungs at the back of my tank welded them up and my welds look like SHIT!!( but i suppose nothing some grinding wont fix also started on a battery box used an old amo case had to 3 out of the center and i'll have to trim the top I just need to weld it up nice first,

Flux core wire welder any helpful info?

Originally Posted by Ivannatinkle

Flux core wire welder any helpful info?

I'm far from the most knowledgeable person about welding. But the thing that helped me the most was getting the direction right. I'm actually good at arc welding, and was using my mig in a similar fashion, which isn't right. My friend told me to push the puddle instead of pull it when you're using a MIG...and that improved my welds a lot. Not that they're anything to write home about, but they're better than they were.

Finished up with the tank today man that was a pain I thought I was done about 15 times and i'd to a getto pressure test and blam a pinhole but all good now, time for bondo sand primer and paint same with the rear fender, I scrapped the battery box idea it just ended up getting all worked and shitty from the heat trying to think of something new.... Any ideas??

Idea: check the specs on Shorai batteries, tiny 'effers they are. Tiny bat=tiny battery box. And the batteries can be run
upside down, sideways or whatever.

http://www.motydesign.com/product.ph...tery-hard-case
small,powerful,

i was thinking more along the lines of for the electronics the batterys going to be off to the side.

Originally Posted by pumphopn1

http://www.motydesign.com/product.ph...tery-hard-case
small,powerful,

I'd really like to know how the two batteries stack up against each other--both cost about $150--
which is a LOT for a battery.

Thank the lord basics over!! In tech training now thinking of how I'm going to rebel my bike! I plan once I get to my duty station i should be in a house with a one car garage ( seems to be most air force base housing has them) but I plan to strip the bike all the way down to nothing and start over again taking my time and making it look good

I can +1 on the moth design battery ..thing is bad ass, super small, ultra light n cranks hard

You got one too, they work great, it's so small I have the battery,fuse box, ignitor,
starter relay all in A cut down stock battery's box under my seat

me too
moty design is bad ass

Dose anyone know if the 900 swing arm will fit the 800 or where I can get a new arm for my 800
I want to put a fat tire on it

I dont know about the 900 swing arm sorry, So heading home and then to my first duty station (where I should have a garage If not well then I'll just finish it and ride!) in a few weeks, the bikes going to get stripped first new paint on the motor polished everything, I'm going to take my time, re paint the frame and tins, I'm hoping to get a set of rabbit ear bars and use some inverted levers as well as switch to a drum up front or remote mount the MC that may be a better option....

maybe if i can find someone willing to take my front end and wheel as a trade + cash for a springer i would do that to I would love a springer set up on the bike.


any ideas? for anything? color scheems ?

Originally Posted by bigpete75

Dose anyone know if the 900 swing arm will fit the 800 or where I can get a new arm for my 800
I want to put a fat tire on it

Take a look at the two of them in one of those online parts fiches that places like Bikebandit have.
It may not answer the question for sure, but will give you some clues.

This is how I left my bike...



Sad to see it looking like this. covered in shit not even half way done.. I never got to buff the paint and stuff when I was at home I didn't end up having time maybe soon when I get out of here....

Any idea if you can run an internal throttle and a set of inverted bars?