At Long Last... And Pics.

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Mon Nov 07, 2005 1:36 pm

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth will be green with envy!!!!!

#12 Unread post by **Skier** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 2:11 pm

I dig it!

#13 Unread post by **Sev** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 2:12 pm

Henriettaah wrote:Is there some kind of piece of metal or 'something' I can fit flush from frame edge to frame edge, under the mudguard, to seal off under the seat/above the mudguard from mud splashes? Is this something I could easily fashion myself?

I'm not sure if you mean the front or back fender, but I know that you get either a hugger for your rear wheel. I bought this for $100 shipped from your side of the pond. Yay for e-bay. It covers most my back tire stopping it from throwing crud all over the place.

I hope that was what you were looking for. If you're as handy as it looks you should be able to easily make your own, just remember that your tire changes shape as you increase your speed so you need to be careful about clearances.

Hope I'm not wrong about what you want.

jmillheiser · Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:12 pm

great job on the tank.

That is actually a pretty sweet looking bike. hard to believe its only a 125.

Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:19 pm

That's a nice little 2 stroker :jealous:
Is it gonna get jacked up once you get really good at tossing Elsie around? 2 strokes are almost endless when it comes to making power.
And +1 vote for dual chrome headlights.
And the tire hugger would really make it stand out imo.

BuzZz · #16 Unread post by **BuzZz** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:31 pm

Nice job.

Sweet lookin' little bike, and nicely done. Congratulations.

#17 Unread post by **Kal** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:31 pm

Everyman breathing loves a girl who rides and cares for her own bike...

A Tire hugger could be difficult to find, I dont think your rear wheel is particularly wide but I could be wrong...

Are you thinking something like an undertray fixed across the bottom of your frame?

With how 'handy' you are a thin sheet of aluminium could do the trick with fixings drilled out to match the ones already being used on the frame.

I third the twin headlamp look, a neighbour across the road has a stripped down 125 racer, no fairing with twin headlight setup - it looks ev!l!

Henriettaah · Mon Nov 07, 2005 11:08 pm

Kal wrote:Are you thinking something like an undertray fixed across the bottom of your frame... With how 'handy' you are a thin sheet of aluminium could do the trick with fixings drilled out to match the ones already being used on the frame

I 'think' I am thinking of an undertray. I've seen high-ended streetfighters with these mirror polished ones so when you view from the back all you see above the tyre/below the pillion seat area, is this mirrored metal.. mirrored it need not be, but to stop some of the crud yes. Perhaps.. cable ties could be my friend once again..

GeoffXR200R wrote:Is it gonna get jacked up once you get really good at tossing Elsie around

Do you mean tweak up the torque/bhp?

Don't know when I'll be ready for that

Gummiente · Mon Nov 07, 2005 11:34 pm

Nice bike! Still waiting for pics of the rider, though...

#20 Unread post by **Kal** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:04 am

Henriettaah wrote:So its not a put-off for blokes then - a 'bird' being handy around her beloved..?

And our survey said...

Gummiente wrote:Nice bike! Still waiting for pics of the rider, though...

Henriettaah wrote:I 'think' I am thinking of an undertray. I've seen high-ended streetfighters with these mirror polished ones so when you view from the back all you see above the tyre/below the pillion seat area, is this mirrored metal.. mirrored it need not be, but to stop some of the crud yes. Perhaps.. cable ties could be my friend once again..

Yes we're on the same page. You can get polished aluminium, it dosnt cost that much and is pretty much the same effect.

Rather than going for a completely flat piece of metal it might be possible to bend the edges of the sheet upwards around the frame but under the rear plastics. Depending on the mounting points for the rear plastics on Elsie it may even be possible to drill matching holes in the aluminium and mount using those bolts.

Something to watch will be rear wheel travel on the suspension. On a number of bikes, especially lighter ones there can be significant travel in the rear suspension set up, as mentioned above you dont want something that will foul your rear wheel when moving.

I dont know enough about your Elsie to advice, however if you can ask a favour of your Bike type neighbour I suspect he may have eaten enough pies that he can push the rear suspension all the way down and allow you to check if the rear wheel dips under the plastic at any point.

I apologise if I am doing the whole grandmother and sucking eggs thing.