Flat Track Replica xt500 project

**2_SL0** · 24th January 2006, 19:07

Thats looks primo

**ducatilover** · 24th January 2006, 21:05

pharque! i love it

thats a real nice toy

go hard dude

**Badcat** · 25th January 2006, 06:46

Originally Posted by Eurodave

Yeah baby, yeah, lookin good Badcat!

Wotcha gunna do for the exhaust?

thanks Eurodave.
i have a large diam. stainless pipe from the RGV/SR race bike i bought, and i'm using that pipe with a new white bros E-series oval canister (originally for a CRF 450) kicked up at the back like a sportsbike.
i was going to go the chrome reverse meg old school way, but want the bike to have a "hybrid" old/new look.

k

**SixPackBack** · 25th January 2006, 07:11

Looks cool K

......whats the tail/ seat from?

**Badcat** · 25th January 2006, 07:51

Originally Posted by sixpackback

Looks cool K

......whats the tail/ seat from?

it's a modified replica of the harley XR750 flat track seat.
Eurodave made it for me. it'll be on the road in a couple of weeks!

woohoo!!

**nudemetalz** · 25th January 2006, 08:06

Did you ever consider doing an XR750-style exhaust ?
(ie along the side of the bike)

**Badcat** · 25th January 2006, 08:34

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

Did you ever consider doing an XR750-style exhaust ?
(ie along the side of the bike)

yep - i did actually mock one up but i thought it made the bike look like a fake harley.
i want the bike to be something different, a mix of old and new - that's why i've used Upside down forks and pro-taper bars etc. the sportsbike style exhaust looks killer - trust me.

K

**nudemetalz** · 25th January 2006, 09:54

Fair comment, good on you for being different.

Can't wait to see them finished article, looks awesome so far.

**ducatilover** · 25th January 2006, 10:02

i'd like to do something like that...

i just dont have the skills [yet]

**zeRax** · 25th January 2006, 10:05

god thats nice, bet i cream when i see it complete, damn thats nice..

**Badcat** · 19th February 2006, 11:46

well - steve called last night.
bike is almost complete - i'll prob pick it up midweek.
i still need to have an exhaust made and a changuard.
and find a front guard
anyone good at making chainguards?
i'd like a carbon fibre one if poss...
anyway - looks like it will be FINALLY on the road in a couple of weeks!!!
pics to come when i get it home!

K

**Badcat** · 19th February 2006, 12:06

oh, and i won't be doing the modern exhaust now.
i'm going the old-school reverse meg high-pipe way after all.
kinda like this....
hopefully custom chambers can do it - i'm thinking of black istead of chrome too...

**ducatilover** · 20th February 2006, 08:29

nice

my bros650 now has a reverse megaphone shorty

and it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo beautiful sounding, it just looks fucked up

**Owl Morris** · 21st February 2006, 02:09

Originally Posted by bluefish

Hey BadCat

A pics of the sr500, before and after I got it.
It had bars, stock indicators, and big ugly mirrors and shocking old tyres

So I got some clipons, small indicators, and a bar end mirror and got bridgestone bt45 tyres.
So it looks alot better now, Now its now running properly, bogs down when you give it full throttle,
yeah for old bikes

Make it breathe. Take off the standard carb and throw it as far as you can then take off the muffler but don't throw it, you will wreck your back,they weigh a ton. The carb should be 36mm or bigger(bigger will need a new manifold). A new pipe and a 3ft. diameter megaphone, your neighbours will shower you with gifts every time you come home.

Here's one for SR or TT owners next time you split the cases' put a fresh gasket under the oil pump backing plate, even though the books say not to bother unless you have to. Mine popped a corner out and George W'ed my piston and rockers.