trident cafe racer build thread

[super rat]

[super rat]

[super rat]

well,i finally figured out how to post pics on here,i think may have loaded a few too many on one reply so they're kinda small,so i might try n change that,the rear tail cone i made out of a '28 model t headlight bucket,so its nice and shapely,the rear wheel is of a chopper imjust using it for mock up,i made the oil tank out of stainless tubing,and its mounted with beehive springs (it'll never break from vibration).the tunnel of the gastank im making is hollowed out to house the electrics on the frame backbone.

[super rat]

[super rat]

stupid fuckin cafe racer!..well,at least i got the front n rear wheels in the mail today.i built the gas tank,n put it over the fancy tunnel with the knockouts for the electrics...didnt fit right so i cut it up and started modifying it,got pissed n went home,should get the whole tank tacked together tommorow night.hopefully i wont be so dam mad

[super rat]

well i got the tank close to done cept for the cut aways for the clip ons

[super rat]

[super rat]

the pic covered what i wrote...so i got to cut the front of the tank n dish it out for the clip ons to turn,then make some mounts ,weld in the fuel bungs n the tank will be ready for paint n polish.im gonna do selective paint on the tank,but i love polished aluminum...im really stoked on this bike...wait till you see the stainless exhaust im gonna build

[super rat]

[hillbillyhell]

Just because I'm that guy, I'm going to ask...what the fuck does a bunch of mandrel bends made into an oil holding device have to do with a cafe bike? And exactly how much oil will your bends hold?

[Ledhead]

I thought it was a bong of some sort??

[pedrouk]

Perhaps they will double as an oil cooler.... increased surface area etc. etc. Good to see someone trying something different anyway.

[Coco]

Originally Posted by pedrouk

Perhaps they will double as an oil cooler.... increased surface area etc. etc. Good to see someone trying something different anyway.

My thoughts as well. I thought the tank was a coiled exhaust of somesort at first until I saw the pic with an oil cap affixed.

[Jeff L]

I think the oil tank is cool.I like the fact that it's different. You not worried about to much movement from those springs.I never used them, so I don't know how stiff they are.

[super rat]

i think its gonna hold about 2.5 qts.it moves but not too bad.what do mandrell bends have to do with a cafe racer you ask??...i have no idea what your point is...if you dont like it,dont watch the thread

[Nottso]

I like the crazy oil tank, but am wondering why you didn't just mount it to the frame instead of suspending it in the springs. What am I missing?

Edit: As a retired Steamfitter, I dig anything that's nicely done with pipe or tubing. From the pics, it looks like it's nicely done.

[scottto93]

i'm stuck on the how much oil DOES it hold thought..... and when i am past that i will be stuck on the what's with all the springs to mount it thought.... and then onto the will running the front wheel in the reverse direction be a bad thing to do with the way the internal drum shoe actuation works (i do see the front wheel isn't mounted, but is that the way you intend it to be?)? just thoughts, i see creative ideas but i am trying to see the balance between creativity and functionality....

[super rat]

the reason i ran it suspended with springs is that it basically eliminates any chance of it ever cracking,ive built alot of rigid bikes in my day,and there's definatley good reason to mount things so they can move around,i realize this is not a rigid bike,but the other part of me likes gizmo's n gadgets,so i like how it looks mounted with springs.i have no idea how much oil,but it will be over 2 qts,for sure,prob closer to 3.i dont want to run an oil cooler on this bike so thats why i created all the surface area on the oiltank.the front wheel is gonna be set up in the stock position,i just balance it there to take a pic to get an idea how the bikes gonna look.

[sickboy_13]

Those springs might eliminate the chance of the oil "tank" cracking, but I would be a lot more worried about the springs breaking than the oil tank. A properly hard mounted oil tank shouldn't crack anyway. I appreciate your ingenuity, but it just seems a bit too unstable for my liking.

[super rat]

well,im not too worried about the springs breaking im more worried about one of em coming unhooked,,but they're all pulling against eachother...the tube that goes along the top of the frame is mounted with harley,oiltank softmounts i'll try n take a pic so we can all start sleeping good again