one of those "back corner of garage" project bikes

[hotrod preacher]

i really dont know why, but i fell in love with this piece of a bike when i saw it at "oldskool's" shop...

then i heard him price it to someone n i made a trade myself... like i really need something to work on...

ive got a sportster peanut tank from a previous bike, and this frame & forks with dry-rotted tires ... i doubt i ever get to ride it, but if the right donor bike came along ... who knows... it may get an old dirt-bike 4 stroke w/kick start and a quickie paint job...

 

[hotrod preacher]

well it found its way to my place...

after loosing its engine, it wasnt near as heavy[S

still kicking around ideas for an engine...

would love to find a decent donor bike for cheap (not gonna buy a high dollar S&S or HD type engine)


anybody have suggestions? lol

 

[hotrod preacher]

forgot my pics

 

[Torch]

old 650 twin or a suzuki 2 stroke 750 tripple?

Wisconsin 2v?
Honda 2v?
Chinese made 2v diesel off ebay?
golf cart motor and half a dozen car batteries

I know... put in a toyota 22r longways or better yet a mercruiser 3 liter inline 4 (chevy) or a pontiac iron duke and run a 90 degree power converter from a reefer to link the power

hell you could use an old Geo engine in there

 

[hotrod preacher]

torchmann, the first idea is my "perfect plan" i know a guy who has an old yamaha 600 or 650 twin (i dont remember) but it is really in bad shape-carbs gone, ignition gone and motor stuck...

thought about a harbor freight lawn mower engine and go cart type clutch... but would really rather make it into a "real motorcycle" even if it costs a little more time to find what i want...

oldskool says an old "one-lunger" 4 stroke dirtbiike with a kickstart would be something to consider, if one can be found...

also i found an old suzuki 650 4 cylinder that had been "hopped up" back in the day... it would probably fit in there but i shudder at the thought of 4 carbs to tune...

 

[Blue Eyed Devil]

Leave the sporty tank on the shelf. Don't get rid of that cool old prism!

 

[hotrod preacher]

Leave the sporty tank on the shelf. Don't get rid of that cool old prism!

prism tank is def. a cool piece, but rusted out pretty bad-- i am afraid it would be tough to repair...

 

[oldskool]

torchmann, the first idea is my "perfect plan" i know a guy who has an old yamaha 600 or 650 twin (i dont remember) but it is really in bad shape-carbs gone, ignition gone and motor stuck...

thought about a harbor freight lawn mower engine and go cart type clutch... but would really rather make it into a "real motorcycle" even if it costs a little more time to find what i want...

oldskool says an old "one-lunger" 4 stroke dirtbiike with a kickstart would be something to consider, if one can be found...

also i found an old suzuki 650 4 cylinder that had been "hopped up" back in the day... it would probably fit in there but i shudder at the thought of 4 carbs to tune...

The four carbs are a piece of cake...gotta remember I do that stuff for a "living"!

 

[motrhd]

Save the prizm tank if you can and put a 750 four back in there, they're out there cheap if you look, heck we bought a running riding Kaw 750 four last year for $800 for my son.

 

[hotrod preacher]

spring break means i get an extra set of hands around the shop...

the sporty tank had been a "body shop lesson" for the boy so he went back to it...

we had to prime it when we were done...lol

and then he wanted to paint it before we left today... if nothing else he learned that sanding is the biggest part of doing paint work...

he did most of the sanding, and even held n operated the primer gun (with a little help) and was the one who picked out the left-over blue for its base..

whether or not it winds up on this particular bike is still undecided, but it turned out pretty good for a "quickie"

 

[dmw56]

Nice job on the tank.

I see old Honda CB engines for sale all the time on our Craigslist. I think it would be a good choice.

 

[old man dave]

How about a 6 cylinder from a Honda CBX.

 

[GJunktionMike]

Still have the hand crank B&S