Ok people please keep this thread on topic, which some of you think is changing ComposiMo's name to Cosmo... which I think we should do
Keep up the awesome work ComposiMo, everyone's really enjoying this build which is why some people are coming across as so opinionated _________________ El Guapo MySpace Videos
composimo: your argument about other scooters with swapped everything but still being called ruckus sucks ass. i already addressed that issue.
second, i didn't tell you that your shit is not ruckus, so lighten up yourself. i asked why you think it is. you answered, thanks, but the argument about pomeruck's ruck also sucks ass, because he himself mostly refers to it as NPS600, as far as i know.
my argument about tanks in USA is actually pretty valid. those tanks had as much in common with tractors as your "ruckus" has with a real ruckus: tanks and tractors - catterpillars, and "ruckus" and ruckus - front frame (that's it).
EDIT: for some reason, i thought you're going to swap out front forks. ok, front frame, triple tree and forks.
but, anyways, as i said ALREADY (did you miss it?), YOUR future VEHICLE is just as much RUCKUS, as THE USA are the KINGDOM'S slave COLONY.
and what happened to your smile on your face while typing? did i piss you off? aawwww. don't get angry, it's bad
aone: wow, you can't hold your tongue, either. wonder where you grew up and in what kind of family? not an intelligent one, obviously. so live your stoopid life and have fun doing that.
oh, and i meant to say this in my original post: composimo, sorry for the threadjack (it's not a threadjack per se, as the "ruckus" subject is pretty related). _________________ http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/9029/ohhellsyeah0in.gif
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject:
Hey guys come on let's keep this adult, before everyone has to go to the corner and count to 100 with a dunce hat on.
Cos: Whatever it is or becomes regardless of what it "technically" is will be awesome I'm sure. Maybe not as "Ruckus" as some (who it dosen't belong to) would like but awesome none the less. _________________
HiTechRedneck wrote:
Because I fucking abhor Philip Rivers and only wish to see that bitch lose!
Whatever it is or becomes regardless of what it "technically" is will be awesome I'm sure. Maybe not as "Ruckus" as some (who it dosen't belong to) would like but awesome none the less.
So today was the beginning of the rear swingarm assembly... after a LOT of measuring, and planning, and tormenting my head with different plans and ideas, i finally settled on a direction. The first plan of attack would be to make an attachment for the swingarm to bolt to the swingarm carrier bearings that i built.
So, i set forth on my path... i first had to make spacers for the swingarm bolts, so that the bolt would be able to move around without anything hitting the fram... also, i would need them on the inside, so that the swingarm tabs would have something to tighten up against. So, i pulled out the tubing cutter, and a section of tubing, and began cutting...
THen, just for mock-up purposes only, i cut a long section of tubing to use to connect the two long bolts that i'm using to hold the swingarm in... i'm waiting for the shorter ones to get here, so i have to do something temporary to align the bolts.
Then, i made the tabs.. these are out of 3/16" steel plate
And then cut a section of rectangle tubing to attach them to, and i started tack welding it all together...
And its on! This will be the base for the entire rear swingarm.
So, it was then time to start working on the right side rearward extension on the swingarm... since i would be covering this up a bit with the rectangle tubing, i went ahead and welded one section of the swingarm pivot block, since once i tack weld on the rear swingarm extension, it won't be able to be welded... so i need to do it now.
Then i attached the rearward extension. Before i put it on, i did some pie-cuts in it, and created a little bit of a bend at the end of it... this all has function
Now, it was time to mount the motor... after a LOT of measuring and playing around, and mocking it up, i decided on a location for the motor, and set in place the first part of the motor mount assembly
THen i started building the rest, as well as constructing a lower mount that will double as a skid plate basically in case it gets leaned over too far.
And now the front of the motor is mounted!
Now, it is time to build one half of the rear mount for the motor...
And then welded it in...
And there you have it! That is what i got done for the day...
OH.... and since so many people were concerned with how far it could lean, i set it up to mimic a turn. I angled the trailing arm to simulate a bit of load, i put a board in the middle in front to simulate the front tire width, and then i blocked the rear trailing arm a bit wider to simulate the wider rear tire... and this is the angle it wound up being able to lean to:
Thats plenty of angle in my humble opinion...
Hope you enjoyed the latest update! _________________ John.W
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