Budget Street Fighter Build a.k.a Frankenstein Bike

[SoPackedCustoms]

Ok so today i was down im my so called "Parts Room" and just stared at everything until i realized that i could probably make a whole entire bike with everything that i had. So today i started my budget street fighter build. So far its based off a X19 frame with X6 wheels.

Ok the in this set of pics is to show what i started with

[SoPackedCustoms]

In these set of pics is what i used for forks. When the sky finally cleared i ended up with an X17 Upper Tree an X1 Lower Tree the bearing and cups were just what seemed to fit along with x19 forks. I needed a longer axle and luckly found one that worked perfectly lucky me

The pics

[SoPackedCustoms]

After the all the damaged was done this is what i was left with in parts.

[SoPackedCustoms]

Ok so i finally got the bike into rolling chassis form and this is my platform i have to build on

[ActBAD ok]

this is my kinda build , something put together with what was on hand at the time... sure i love all the race bikes, but let's be realistic not everybody has so much money to throw down. goodluck with the build~bluelaugh

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

cool, x6 wheels, dont see them much
i have a set too im just waiting on the right time

[SoPackedCustoms]

So today i mounted some fairings to see what would work. I was on planning on using and X1 tail and tank until i realized that i had and X18 tank and tail laying around so i mocked it up and what do you know it actually looked good just need a little modding (see pics) including cutting the subframe and its supports. So far this build has cost me NOTHING to do just time but i have more of that than money so...

I NEED YOUR HELP!!!
ok so i dont know what to do for a headlight please post pics of some street fighter headlight style ideas to help me out thanks in advance

[The Nutty Professor]

Ah not to put a damper on a cool project (I could build bike after bike and be happy) but it looks like your steering tube is bent? If it is the steering is going to bind insside the steering neck. It might just be the angle on the photo :dunno: But it's a damn cool build thumbsup2


Ok I went back through the photo's and took a closer look. I can see you were just showing us that lower triple anad used a different one DUH!

What are you using to fill in the gaps that you mocked up with poster board?

[FiveStarSky]

wow that looks pretty cool, how did you fill in that open area under the tank (details?) i would love to fill in the open area on my x7/15 thing.

and while you at it, you should make the tank and tail one peice, taht would be cool.

[SoPackedCustoms]

wow that looks pretty cool, how did you fill in that open area under the tank (details?) i would love to fill in the open area on my x7/15 thing.

and while you at it, you should make the tank and tail one peice, taht would be cool.

Ah not to put a damper on a cool project (I could build bike after bike and be happy) but it looks like your steering tube is bent? If it is the steering is going to bind insside the steering neck. It might just be the angle on the photo :dunno: But it's a damn cool build thumbsup2


Ok I went back through the photo's and took a closer look. I can see you were just showing us that lower triple anad used a different one DUH!

What are you using to fill in the gaps that you mocked up with poster board?

I used the poster board to make the template as you can see but im still debating weather to make it from steel or plastic i know it will be very hard to mold the two togther but ill see what i can do. if you look int he picture with the white fill in its some what mounted to the frame and not the tank so what i was thinking about doing is just making the fill in's and weld that to the frame and just have the tank over lay it.. make cents?????

[swheels]

It's a lookin good! I love the X6 wheels they are the best looking. IMO
The only thing is you can't fit any tubeless aftermarket tires on the rims.banghead Iv'e been searching for tubed aftermarket tire nothing so far.

[SoPackedCustoms]

ok so that cradle around the engine do i really need that? and i need a headlight option let me know what ideas you guys have thanks.

At this point the build has cost me NOTHING so im happy lol

[FiveStarSky]

ok so that cradle around the engine do i really need that?

nope, saw that bad boy off. i did it on my race bike, and have had no issues

but since your going street fighter, i think keeping it on would help the look.

[cutlasskel]

i need a headlight option let me know what ideas you guys have thanks.

At this point the build has cost me NOTHING so im happy lol

You could borrow from these designs
http://www.xpostreetfighter.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=17

Some 1 inch fog lights are what alot of the locals here use. But I have noticed that the rat bike look is coming back also, so I do not know if they are related. thinking_smilie

[SoPackedCustoms]

nope, saw that bad boy off. i did it on my race bike, and have had no issues

but since your going street fighter, i think keeping it on would help the look.

Thanks FIVE then i think i might just cut it off because i want the engine to look like it suspended rather than in cased but if its structural then i need to keep it

[SoPackedCustoms]

You could borrow from these designs
http://www.xpostreetfighter.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=17

Some 1 inch fog lights are what alot of the locals here use. But I have noticed that the rat bike look is coming back also, so I do not know if they are related. thinking_smilie

Thanks man i narrowed it down to four head light styles

[FiveStarSky]

Take a min to search through some pics of what i did to my frame

"my $100 x15 (cont)" thred, it has pics of before and after i sawed off the cradle, imo, after cutting the cradel, it looks like a skinny person sucking in their stomac, but thats jsut me.

ive not noticed any bending of anything, and it still held up after i highsided and flipped the bike, so it should be fine to do.

[SoPackedCustoms]

Ok so here are some pictures of headlights im thinking about replicating

1 - Single Headlight
2 - Two of the same sized headlights side by side
3 - Two of the same sized headlights one on top of the other
4 - Two of the same sized headlights with two small ones on both ends

Let me know what yous guys like
SEE PICS

[FiveStarSky]

you should do some asymetrical lights, kinda like the cyclops one on the site

[cutlasskel]

Another option to maybe replicate....
http://www.motoworldracing.com/baja-design-xr-50-dual-sport.html

When I think street fighter, I think of a single headlight and very little fairing around it, but I don't know what a "proper" street fighter is.

*Edit* the prices they ask for this stuff is ridiculous!

[stuntnx7]

Ok so here are some pictures of headlights im thinking about replicating

1 - Single Headlight
2 - Two of the same sized headlights side by side
3 - Two of the same sized headlights one on top of the other
4 - Two of the same sized headlights with two small ones on both ends

Let me know what yous guys like
SEE PICS


i got a acerbis cyclopes light that needs a left side bulb....$70 shipped rock2

[SoPackedCustoms]

Ok so for the exhaust this is what i thought of doing but then i stumbled on this pic in FIVES thread so Thanks Nut for the pic and thanks Five for the info on the frame that lead me to the pic.

So after looking at the pic again and again i realized that that guys fairings is a modified cat eye fairing

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

for the body work i would use aluminum
you can get it very thin so its easy to work with
it wont break and you can finish it

[SoPackedCustoms]

for the body work i would use aluminum
you can get it very thin so its easy to work with
it wont break and you can finish it

i was thinking about making the belly pan out of it but im not a big fan of rivets lol but will see what it looks like

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

me either but i bondoed over top the rivits till you couldnt see them, then smoothed it out and painted it, you wouldnt even know unless you look on the inside

[SoPackedCustoms]

me either but i bondoed over top the rivits till you couldnt see them, then smoothed it out and painted it, you wouldnt even know unless you look on the inside

TRUE TRUE

[Ready2Fight]

StreetFighter the only way to roll. Gotta love a bike that says get the hell out of my way.

[ActBAD ok]

Ok so for the exhaust this is what i thought of doing but then i stumbled on this pic in FIVES thread so Thanks Nut for the pic and thanks Five for the info on the frame that lead me to the pic.

So after looking at the pic again and again i realized that that guys fairings is a modified cat eye fairing

I took a quick look of that photo... and i was like WOW RECORD TIME BUILD?!!? lolololol

[btroxl]

Your build looks KILLER!

[SoPackedCustoms]

StreetFighter the only way to roll. Gotta love a bike that says get the hell out of my way.

I took a quick look of that photo... and i was like WOW RECORD TIME BUILD?!!? lolololol

Your build looks KILLER!

Ready2Fight - ya i know what you mean im actually trying to incorporate brass knuckles somewhere in the bike

ActBAD ok - Lol i see what you mean too that guy who built that bike has the same exhaust i wanted to do you what they say great minds think alike

btroxl - Thanks for the support

[SoPackedCustoms]

Ok so i woke up today at 8:30 unintentionally and started to work on my bike i said to my self the night before that tomorrow i need to cut the unnecessary brackets cut off and find something to use for bar clamps. So for about an hour i was in my "Parts Room" looking for something i can use for bar clamps I had alot of options but every option needed to be modded lol its fine no big deal so i grabed a crate and filled it up with parts and head back upstairs to start cutting the brackets off (see pics)

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Ok so once the bracket were cut off i started to work on the bars and clamps. Originally i was just going to make my own bars but then it was backk down stairs to the "Parts Room".Looking around i saw a mountain bike that had the design i need for that street fighter look 15 min later i have some bars.I headed back upstair top see what i can dot o mount it.The x17 upper tree already has holes that held the gauge cluster i was going to use those but nothing would fit. So after alot of head scratching and 3 cans of coke later i used a cat eye clip-on thingy and started to mod it to fit (see pic) one of the bolt holes is directly over the blot that holds the trees in place so i will have to drill and tap it to work.

After the bars were complete i was going to go out and buy some fog lights from advance auto parts until i stumbled on this mini chopper headlight i had laying around. To mount it i just had to make a bracket from 1" flat bar steel
and i mounted it right on the lower tree so when i turn the headlight comes with me. I like how it looks but just curious on what yo guys thought LMK

[SoPackedCustoms]

So with my goal set and finished (cut brackets off and work on bars and clamps) i had alittle extra time before my gf came to my house. So i started to work on the electronics of the bike. What i planning on having is just the E-Start the headlights and taillights working. Because its a street fight bike and a lot if not all the bike is exposed, i wanted to basically develop a clean look and just hide everything so it looks like a motor and frame with no loose ends. I mocked the body back on and realized theirs room under the tail so i started to work and fit thing where i can. I have steel i can use around my work area but i decided to try to reuse some metal that i cut off to mount everything. Most of everything is in the tail section and the coil pack is under the battery bracket. Ill run the wires along the frame and hide it as much as i can. SEE PICS

Got the motor in too! SEE PICS

Ok so i finished up today around 1:00 PM and the build as im happy to say has cost my NOTHING up to this point. Thanks for reading more updates soon!!!

[GaRsNoW]

Looks pretty cool. I just dont like the headlight, but everything else looks very nice

[SoPackedCustoms]

Looks pretty cool. I just dont like the headlight, but everything else looks very nice

Thanks for the feedback on the headlight i need to know what think so i know to change it or keep it

[Ready2Fight]

I have a set of brass knuckles i wanted to use as heel guards on my bike bike.

[SoPackedCustoms]

I have a set of brass knuckles i wanted to use as heel guards on my bike bike.

Like i said before great minds think alike

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

i think the light goes with the theme
clip a set of nucks to the bars in case you have to jump off real quick and whoop some azz boxing11

[Ready2Fight]

Now that you cut the brackets off the frame for the body work it kinda looks like the frame on my Daytona.

[The Nutty Professor]

Actually I like the headlight and that's from someone who hates choppers. I think the chrome is wrong but that's just me. My second concern which most people would ignore now is how much light does it put out? Probably not much so I would modify the inside to handle something brighter. As for the total build YOU SUCK!!!!!bluelaugh I would kill to have a parts room to walk down to and just out parts in a box and make it work.

[AzN 2NR]

it looks like the headlight sticks out a bit far, if they where closer to the trees with the housing painted satin black then it would look sweet. also look awesome so farthumbsup2

[SoPackedCustoms]

i think the light goes with the theme
clip a set of nucks to the bars in case you have to jump off real quick and whoop some azz boxing11

Actually I like the headlight and that's from someone who hates choppers. I think the chrome is wrong but that's just me. My second concern which most people would ignore now is how much light does it put out? Probably not much so I would modify the inside to handle something brighter. As for the total build YOU SUCK!!!!!bluelaugh I would kill to have a parts room to walk down to and just out parts in a box and make it work.

it looks like the headlight sticks out a bit far, if they where closer to the trees with the housing painted satin black then it would look sweet. also look awesome so farthumbsup2

Now that you cut the brackets off the frame for the body work it kinda looks like the frame on my Daytona.

Blitz - Im going to try to make i guess you can say a switch pannle that will look like a brass knuckle like where the holes are for the fingers will be the switch can you picture it?

Nutt - some people may say im the neighborhood mechanic people ride there bikes till they break i buy them for like 20 - 50 dollars at most and just keep them in case builds like this comes up and so far its paying off and as far as the headlight the chrome is out and flat black is in

AzN 2NR - Is the AzN in your name stand for asian? Well im Cambodian lol but anyways back to bikes ya i looked at the light a few time and realized its out to far so tomorrow morning ill rebend the bracket and push it back in some and yes the black satin is what i had in mind too

Ready2Fight - Gotta love the half fairings lol

[stuntnx7]

are the dirt bars just gonna use one riser :dunno: hope not

[Niusiic[latvia]]

those mtb bars are sick!

[The Nutty Professor]

are the dirt bars just gonna use one riser :dunno: hope not

SoPack MTB bars are extremely strong in the center but you're going to be putting a lot more force through them than they are designed for. Don't get me wrong I believe they are more than strong enough but I have to agree with Stuntn. Using one riser might be placing to much force at one single point. That's why you don't see many, if any, bikes using just one riser. A second is also that "Oh Shizzle!" backup. If one breaks while riding at least you have one holding the bar until you get the bike stopped. I would mark and drill the top triple for two risers. It's still free if you have two and a whole lot safer.

[ActBAD ok]

change the headlight to something cooler in the future, ones that look like bumble bee's eyes or something w. some type of face plate. But for now it looks nice, but personally I think it doesn't have the street fighter look with that headlight. and Put another riser, better safe than sorry. AND SICK WIRING!!! lol look so clean. nice worrk

[SoPackedCustoms]

are the dirt bars just gonna use one riser :dunno: hope not

;38112']those mtb bars are sick!

SoPack MTB bars are extremely strong in the center but you're going to be putting a lot more force through them than they are designed for. Don't get me wrong I believe they are more than strong enough but I have to agree with Stuntn. Using one riser might be placing to much force at one single point. That's why you don't see many, if any, bikes using just one riser. A second is also that "Oh Shizzle!" backup. If one breaks while riding at least you have one holding the bar until you get the bike stopped. I would mark and drill the top triple for two risers. It's still free if you have two and a whole lot safer.

change the headlight to something cooler in the future, ones that look like bumble bee's eyes or something w. some type of face plate. But for now it looks nice, but personally I think it doesn't have the street fighter look with that headlight. and Put another riser, better safe than sorry. AND SICK WIRING!!! lol look so clean. nice worrk

Stuntx7 - ya your right i need to put 2 risers in for more support

Nils - Thanks for the support

Nutt - Im going to put in an axtra riser but i think im going to buy them cand i have nothing laying around.... that weird im thinking about using crf 150 risers/bar clamps will see how it goes

ActBAD ok - Well i wanted peoples input on it and most of them say keep the headlight but thanks for you ideas and suggestions and yes i will be adding another riser like you said better safe then sorry

[SoPackedCustoms]

Ok so the night before (may 31st 2009) i was out back just looking over what i was working on the day before i thought it would be nice to mount the carb on the motor so i took the manifold off and before i put the new one in i looked inside to fine a crap load of rust and gunk and jammed up in the i was pissed my build was going so well until the motor so i took it apart to try to clean it and seem like nothing will help it so I NEED A MOTOR. Ok so today i put my losses to the side and got back to work not much was done just worked on the rear sets and the bars and headlight.

Rear sets - Ok so for the right side i decided to you use X12 brackets with X1 heel guards and foot pegs and X17 rear master cylinder and brake pedal and for the left side just the X12 brackets and X1 heel guard and foot peg i will have to mod the shifter no worries guys. SEE PICS

Bars - I NEED RISERS lol that and i got the forward controls mounted as well its starting to look like a bike now

Headlight - just pushed it in a bit no biggy

The mirrors you see on there are just for fun.I just want to see what they looked like

[SoPackedCustoms]

Some more

[Niusiic[latvia]]

Now that's sweet. But yea, mirrors looks bad on that position!

[stuntnx7]

SoPack MTB bars are extremely strong in the center but you're going to be putting a lot more force through them than they are designed for. Don't get me wrong I believe they are more than strong enough but I have to agree with Stuntn. Using one riser might be placing to much force at one single point. That's why you don't see many, if any, bikes using just one riser. A second is also that "Oh Shizzle!" backup. If one breaks while riding at least you have one holding the bar until you get the bike stopped. I would mark and drill the top triple for two risers. It's still free if you have two and a whole lot safer.




it wont break but the risers are bolted and it will turn and loosing the riser no doubt while your riding if you ever have to pull on them hard and you will eat sh!t unless he has the risers with 2 bolts holdin it on...i still wouldnt use just one tho bcuz you have no kind of leverage on the triple and controlling it will be sketchy

[SoPackedCustoms]

hey guys its been awhile since any updates i was able to only do some small things to the bike ill post pics later. Ok so the problem with X6 wheels is that they where originally design for 2 smokes as we all know and was not meant for a 4 stroke motor at all nor its TORQUE which is why the wheel is very weak and wont hold up to all that torque from a 110cc motor especially if i want to pull wheelies. So there are two ways to solve this problem one is what are good friend Randi a.k.a 125ccCrazy did on his sons 125cc cateye using a different hub from another bike and merge the two together it hard to explain but it worked out for him and two is something i always wanted to do which is a dual chain drive. I only seen this done on a Ferrari bike Arlen Ness built. So just think of a sprocket instead of a brake rotor on the rear wheel. SO the rear wheel will have two sprocket all connected to a jackshaft in turn connected to the motor. So now the new question how will i have a rear brake. I will mount the brake on the jackshaft like a trans brake like they use on chopper or i can do a sprotor (sprocket rotor) but then i need a caliper wide enough for the sprocket. (SEE PICS)

IF ANY ONE HAS A STOCK X18 SPROCKET FOR SALE LET ME KNOW PLEASE

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

i have a stock rear sprocket, 12 shipped

[SoPackedCustoms]

i have a stock rear sprocket, 12 shipped

Hey ill take it off your hands i just got to get some money in the bank

[swheels]

hey guys its been awhile since any updates i was able to only do some small things to the bike ill post pics later. Ok so the problem with X6 wheels is that they where originally design for 2 smokes as we all know and was not meant for a 4 stroke motor at all nor its TORQUE which is why the wheel is very weak and wont hold up to all that torque from a 110cc motor especially if i want to pull wheelies. So there are two ways to solve this problem one is what are good friend Randi a.k.a 125ccCrazy did on his sons 125cc cateye using a different hub from another bike and merge the two together it hard to explain but it worked out for him and two is something i always wanted to do which is a dual chain drive. I only seen this done on a Ferrari bike Arlen Ness built. So just think of a sprocket instead of a brake rotor on the rear wheel. SO the rear wheel will have two sprocket all connected to a jackshaft in turn connected to the motor. So now the new question how will i have a rear brake. I will mount the brake on the jackshaft like a trans brake like they use on chopper or i can do a sprotor (sprocket rotor) but then i need a caliper wide enough for the sprocket. (SEE PICS)

IF ANY ONE HAS A STOCK X18 SPROCKET FOR SALE LET ME KNOW PLEASEThe x6 wheels will hold up.I ran them on my bike for a while without any problems.If i could fit the aftermarket tires on them i'd still be using them.thumbsup2

[rene13]

The x6 wheels will hold up.I ran them on my bike for a while without any problems.If i could fit the aftermarket tires on them i'd still be using them.thumbsup2

:jacked: Hey Swheels what id the problem with those wheek?, why would tubeless tires work on them. I want to use those wheels also cause they are :bling2:

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

i have a set of x6 wheels too
all you need is a tube type tire and a tube
prolly not the rims for racing on
the lip is different between tubless tires and tube type tires

[swheels]

:jacked: Hey Swheels what id the problem with those wheek?, why would tubeless tires work on them. I want to use those wheels also cause they are :bling2:The rims could take a pretty good beating.I really like them to.One because the x6 has the narrowest front rim.So it gives the front tire a nice crown instead of stretching the tire out decreasing the crown.And the rear rim is the wider than most so it does the opposite.Which could get the lean angle on the front and rear tire pretty close.That was the main reason why i was using them with the stock tires.thumbsup2

i have a set of x6 wheels too
all you need is a tube type tire and a tube
prolly not the rims for racing on
the lip is different between tubless tires and tube type tiresThis is true but it through me for a loop cuz the stock tires would fit tubeless and the x6 rims. Now i wonder if the slicks would mount up on the x6 rims???? I think i'm gonna have try this.I'll be happier than a Mofo if they do.I got a few sets of x6 wheels and put slicks on them.

[125ccCrazy]

The x6 wheels will hold up.I ran them on my bike for a while without any problems.If i could fit the aftermarket tires on them i'd still be using them.thumbsup2

S this is a subject I have to disagree on when it comes to using 2 stroke x6 wheels, the bolt holes have to be drilled and tapped to 8mm to use a 4 stroke x6 sprocket , in doing this the hub doesnt have much meat left around the holes unlike an actual 4 stroke x6 wheel.... I have had two of these wheels break around the bolt holes, my son's cat actually ovaled the holes from torque so I modified a hub plate from an x9 to fit the x6 wheel, this gave the sprocket 3 more holes to bolt the sprocket to for a total of 6 bolts and it keeps the bolt holes in the hub from cracking out...

Before anyone says anything about using an x18 sprocket, the little 6mm bolts won't hole up to a 4 stroke since there are only 3 bolts in the x6 wheel.... You can prob get away with using 6mm bolts in the wheel with the addition of this hub plate but it will never hold up with just 3 little 6mm bolts..

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

i didnt realise they were different
glad i got the 4T wheels

[stuntnx7]

change the headlight to something cooler in the future, ones that look like bumble bee's eyes or something w. some type of face plate. But for now it looks nice, but personally I think it doesn't have the street fighter look with that headlight. and Put another riser, better safe than sorry. AND SICK WIRING!!! lol look so clean. nice worrk


i agree he should buy my acerbis DOT APPROVED headlight from me

Stuntx7 - ya your right i need to put 2 risers in for more support






if theres only one bolt holdin the riser to the triple then i wouldnt even take it for a spin around the yard

[ActBAD ok]

anymore updates??bluelaugh

[SoPackedCustoms]

anymore updates??bluelaugh

Ya sorry guys ive been slacking lately ive been focusing on getting my x18 on the road