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Old 04-12-2017, 08:37 AM
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+1 on the oil tank fabrication.

My question is the ignition.
No battery? A magneto system? Bump start only?

Else, great project and the bike looks like it will jump and wheelie.
 
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Old 04-12-2017, 08:39 AM
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Slick lookin scoot! Never been too big on the scrambler/tracker look cause most of the time (imo) they can look janky and thrown together. Everything looks clean and well thought out on yours, though. Looks like a helluva good time. You need to get that thing off-road asap! Did you build it, or did you have a shop do the work?
 
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The bike has an electric starter...there are two very small and light lithium 4 cell batteries connected in parallel, one is under the seat, the other under the rear "cowl" oil tank. The 2 batteries produce more than enough amps to start the bike. The charging system is stock HD and charges the batteries as normal. The bike is wired using a Motogadget "m-Unit" which is a super slick and simple way to wire a bike. Riding the bike feels like you're on a big dual sport without all the extra 'stuff' found on a dual sport. It's super quick and torquey and can be thrown around with little effort. The bike started off as a cafe build...it looked cool but not what I wanted...a Scrambler. So from the cafe bike I kept the frame, gas tank, oil tank, front fender, seat, engine. I built the bike myself from Cafe to Scrambler.
Custom built wheels by Buchanan's
Progressive front fork springs with pre-loaders
Burly 15" Stiletto Shocks (built by Progressive)
Burly 1" Moto Bars
Biltwell Pegs- custom install
Headlight from Revival Cycles
Motogadget: m-Unit, m-Switch, m-Lock, m-Button, Motogadget mini front turn signal lights mounted to the upper forks...all from Revival Cycles
Revival Cycles wiring kit
Stock Harley Horn
Koso Meter includes electronic anolog tach, digital GPS speedo (you can see the GPS antenna mounted atop the oil tank).
Rear turn signals are "frenched" into the frame
LCD brake light strip mounted under the oil tank
License plate lights are integrated into the lower bolts that hold the plate
Biltwell cross bar pad
Maxpedition handlebar bag
 
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Old 04-12-2017, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Mojamz
The 4 cell lithium battery and the Moto Gadget M-Unit are hidden under the seat, there is a second 4 cell battery wired in parallel mounted under the oil tank...this combo spins the starter with little effort.
That's really slick. I was wondering the same thing but was too shy to ask

Great build!

No rear fender tho? Won't you be roosting rocks up at your battery off road? I'll assume you thought of that since this seems to be a well thought out build.
 
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I'm still working on a rock deflector to protect the battery

good eye though!
 
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Old 04-12-2017, 10:39 AM
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Interesting looking bike, and clean.
Nice work.
 
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Hmm...

 
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Old 04-12-2017, 10:44 AM
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Haha...nice catch. The rear caliper bracket malfunctioned the day I took the first set of pictures in the dirt lot. The second picture shows the redesign and repair.
 
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Gotta say you really know what you're doing, I've never seen anything quite like it. Great work!
 
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Clean, well executed. Couldn't ask for more.
Maybe the rear caliper could be more hidden... kinda draws the eye. Edit: actually not sure of final location of caliper.
 

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