Putting things in places they ought not to be (250R Hybrid Motor build)

[El Camexican]

Old man and I worked on it some on Sunday

I envy you, between my Dad and I one of us would end up having to digging a grave for the other before we got the first 6 inches tacked together Enjoy the experience.

[Billy Golightly]

We definitely take turns throwing dirt on one another now and then...


Those are actually two pieces - not welded in the middle yet where you can see that one gap.

I am still having a hell of a time getting everything to match and line up, I'm sure its just going to take practice and learning techniques, but this definitely will not resemble a jolly moto on the first try

[C.J]

Didn't you get enough pieces cut to be able to build 4 pipes? Or did you just stick with one?

All your seams look pretty tight, and I'm sure you can weld thin sheet like its nothing, so it'll be a pretty damn good looking pipe

[Billy Golightly]

I got enough for 2 - originally it was going to be 4 but I wanted to make sure I had all the correct pieces before I had that many made. The second one is the stainless material

[Billy Golightly]

A bit more progress. This pipe is just massive - Its really hard to tell how big it actually is in the pictures. I am going to have to do some clearancing for my kicker in one edge and also do a bit of re-thinking on my back coolant line routing because it just takes up so much space. I have 14 pieces of the pipe itself left in sections, and then I need a stinger tube and the silencer. as much as I have left on the pipe, stinger tube will probably end up being pretty short. I think I am starting to kind of find my stride on making this thing as far as procedurally. Keep trying and learning little things as I go. I do know that next time I make one, I will intentionally make each section a little bit longer (like 1/16th or 3/32nd) to account for the re-flattening on the belt sander, because I had them cut exact and by the time you surface on the belt sander, you end up with them being a bit hard to mate back up occasionally.

[Red Rider]

You're right, the pipe doesn't look that big, until you see it filling practically the entire gap between the clutch cover & the fuel tank, then you get a real sense of this thing's actual proportions.

[trike savior]

What a work of art. Can't wait for a video of it going Ying ing ing ing ing ing ing. (Best spelling representation of a 2 smoker I can think of.) Keep working and I'll keep drooling.

[fabiodriven]

Looking fantastic William. Oh these crazy projects we undertake all in the name of trikedom. Hopefully I'll be buzzing some beads myself tonight.

[big specht]

It looks like a suit of armor

[Billy Golightly]

It looks like a suit of armor

Hahaha! Yes, it does, I hadn't quite noticed that till you mentioned it, but it does have that shape and finish to it a bit.

I still can't get over how big it is - I and I even opted for the smaller more compact single stage diffuser instead of the double which normally makes the pipes even bigger actually. Its crazy. I guess between the CC size, and the RPM I set it up for max hp at (7500) this is where its ended up at, but damn, its massive in person! Freakin stove pipe, basically.

[atc007]

A bit more progress. This pipe is just massive - Its really hard to tell how big it actually is in the pictures. I am going to have to do some clearancing for my kicker in one edge and also do a bit of re-thinking on my back coolant line routing because it just takes up so much space. I have 14 pieces of the pipe itself left in sections, and then I need a stinger tube and the silencer. as much as I have left on the pipe, stinger tube will probably end up being pretty short. I think I am starting to kind of find my stride on making this thing as far as procedurally. Keep trying and learning little things as I go. I do know that next time I make one, I will intentionally make each section a little bit longer (like 1/16th or 3/32nd) to account for the re-flattening on the belt sander, because I had them cut exact and by the time you surface on the belt sander, you end up with them being a bit hard to mate back up occasionally.

NEXT time.. You are a glutton for punishment aren't you! Looking great,

[El Camexican]

I am going to have to do some clearancing for my kicker

Don't forget about your foot! Looks like a size 7 will be the max that fits in there.

Geez, I just had a vision of that 400cc beast kicking back on you with your foot under that stove pipe, be careful.

[Billy Golightly]

Yeah - things are getting really, really cozy in there. I put on I think it was 3 or 4 more sections during the week. I'm going to try and get damn close to finishing it this weekend but right now I've ran into the corner of the frame (litterally). I can't quite make the bend around the inside of it, and clearance the hump on the kicker gears on the side case, so I am going to have to go back up a ways and cut a few section loose and turn them - see what I can get out of it.

[Billy Golightly]

In the shittiest hardest spot right now, basically.

[El Camexican]

Geez, I hope all your carb screws are on the left side.