Looking More Like a Motorcycle

Made some more progress adding things that casual observers more commonly associate with motorbikes. Tanks on, seat on (although not feeling the buddy seat love just yet)...

Finally found some pipes that fit

Messed around trying to find some cheap drag pipes for the shovel. They wouldn't have been my first choice but I wanted to get something on quick to run. Well, the cheap pipes I thought would fill the bill came and didn't fit. Toledo Craigslist to the rescue. I found some new tru-dual headpipes and if you know me, you know there's always a few fishtail straights in a pile in the corner...

Brake assembly mocked up

Even the higher dollar re-pop stuff is getting all Taiwan Teddy on me. A forged in the USA hammer and a bad attitude brought it all to heel.....

Turn signals relocated on the shovel

on a new bracket I hammered out for the fender from Doug...

Sled changed color unexpectedly

After buying the Black Widow, a sinking feeling of too many projects crept up my spine. I found a clean low mile 800 Mountain Cat and unhooked from the widow.

Thanks for letting me welch, Geoff....

I decided I didn't have enough going on...

Got my replacement for the grenaded Powder Special

2005 Arctic Cat F6 Firecat Black Widow









Of course you know by now if I buy anything that new I wouldn't buy something that doesn't need work... Unfortunately, those pictures were taken before the last ride of the season.



It's not as awful as it looks. It's all unbolt/rebolt stuff. No tunnel or plastic damage. If I can figure out how to add reverse it's quite a step up for me.

Who can help a Luddite with Honda Wiring?

Can anybody guide through the haze on this goofy honda. I believe it's a 1978 Twinstar 185. I have a new battery in it (6V). I have absolutely nothing working. If I jump over the lugs with a screwdriver on the solenoid the starter rolls, but that's it. No lights, no horn, no turn signal, no ignition. Is there a master fuse in here I'm not finding? Last year I took apart all the conections I could find to clean and reassemble. No change. My neighbor wants his bike back that I told him I would fix two years ago.... ;^}