My MB165 Kinda Build Thread

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T.Fiddler

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I own a company that makes sensors for motorsports. I was looking for a pit bike to make my rounds doing customer support and installs .

So Sunday I picked up a very low use MB165. It still had the plastic cover on the seat and nubs on the tires. It had sat for about 4 years. Got it home, cleaned what I could on the carb and it fired right up.

Today I painted the tin work. I am having tank decals made with my company logo.
I need to order a carb as the main jet is completely seized and is not coming out. A rear rack will be the next project.

Now for Pictures.

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FOMOGO

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Very close color wise. Wimbleton White is a 60's Ford color and it is a bone or almond shade. Not a refrigerator white like GM used.
 
bikebudy

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Kind of reminds me of a Buddies FLH Harley that was the same color of Egg-shell white. Looks cool

I may have some Harley decals If your interested?

PM if you are?
 
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bikebudy said:
Kind of reminds me of a Buddies FLH Harley that was the same color of Egg-shell white. Looks cool

I may have some Harley decals If your interested?

PM if you are?
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Yeah A buddy of mine had a softail this color. Thanks but I am having stickers with my company logo on them
 
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Finished the rear rack today. It fits a tackle box I use at the track with all my electrical stuff.
I have a 4x8 foot Shop Bot CNC router I use for making parts. Rack is made from .750" King Starboard.
I am pretty happy with the way it turned out.

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FOMOGO said:
Looking good. You put some thought into that rack. I like it! :thumbsup:
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Thank You

Probably a day and a half in the design and machining. I love doing this kind of stuff. It required me to make an angled spacer which finally forced me to learn to draw and machine in 3D.
 
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neo71665 said:
That looks sick. If you could find some the correct size some little saddlebags would look right at home hanging off that.
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When I was searching for this one I found one online that was being setup with bags and a windshield.

Can't decide if I like it or not.

Now maybe I could Thermoform some hard bags........

I can see this snowballing :)
 
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T.Fiddler said:
When I was searching for this one I found one online that was being setup with bags and a windshield.

Can't decide if I like it or not.

Now maybe I could Thermoform some hard bags........

I can see this snowballing :)
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Yeah funny thing I hate bags on motorcycles but I think they would good on one of these. Not sure about a windscreen.

Why thermo? Personally I think I would use fiberglass to build them out of. Then again you most likely have way better setups at your fingertips than the homemade vacuum table I got lol.
 
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neo71665 said:
Yeah funny thing I hate bags on motorcycles but I think they would good on one of these. Not sure about a windscreen.

Why thermo? Personally I think I would use fiberglass to build them out of. Then again you most likely have way better setups at your fingertips than the homemade vacuum table I got lol.
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Can't stand the smell of fiberglass anymore. Much quicker to Vacuum form more copies.
Got this last year. Sorry could not rotate the pic.



First part I made learning the machine

 
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