xt 500

Just dusted this off and gonna get back at it,its been sitting like this for 3yrs..

Got a bit done,the bars are old rupp mini bike bars,I cut in the middle, have to get some tube to slug them yet,the spedo is the stocker useing the stock mount cut down,and stock ignition,got the neck set and attached...am starting the seat now so that will be the next update...very spuratic work ethics being applied,I dont expect to be done for another year..

Got a few blocks of wood for shapeing the seat pan

So I hammered a 5" x2" deep depression in the end of a block, and started pounding and sitting on it for fitment,its really comfortable,I even got the little depressions in the middle of it for those bones in your ass,I did not do that on my last seat and could feel it..

I like the seat pan dollies. I've used some to radius fender struts before...

Thanks,this has all been built with simple tools, the axle plates were "milled" with a die grinder,and all the notches were made with a angle grinder and die grinder.My frame jig was pretty basic, just some braces and axle holder welded to my table......I have been messing with seat mounting,first I got some light duty trailer springs,it still seemed to hard so I got some old snowmobile springs and ended up settleing with a maine spring,overload spring and a smaller spring on the seat end to help keep the front of the seat down through its travel,the sled springs were soft and it seemed the main and overload were bent so they work against each other,I dont know how ealse to explain but i played with bending the 2 springs for awhile and what I came up with seemed to eliminate much of the bounce in the travel of the seat.

Here's a few progress pics of making some cheesy pegs.

Handle bar slug to fit rupp mini bike bars.

Cool build. i like the seat spring.

the foot pegs are SICK, i cant wait to see more.

i have got to get me another one of these. these thumpers are at times a bitch to kick over but man will they run.

Thanks for the input guys,heres a bit more progress, and a bit of brass I turned, going to try to make a tail light with it..

Controls are about done, I got a deep tunnel wassel from throttle addictions mounted..

Slick chop man, if you get into that motor and have any questions, shoot me a pm. Just finished a hot little 540.

Thanks blackbetty,i love your bike and followed your engine thread....heres a shot of where im at now.ordered a exhaust from hoos racing,waiting on that,and a few bits and pieces to sort then its time for paint,I might just ride it this summer in the raw though.the fender is a ironhead front I removed about a inch in the middle,then tried to reradius it a bit to fit the tire tight..

Made a kickstand,and got it attached..

Makeing the brake rod,and milled some slots in the pedals

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Nice!!