Honda Trail 90 "Bobber Project"

[RedRider_AK]

Well, I've been wanting to do this one for a long time now, but finally I have the free time and the money (a little bit of it anyway) to do it.

Planned mods to the Trail 90:

-ATC 110/125 engine, for extra horsepower and better gear ratios.

-Stretched front forks. Not sure how I'm gonna do this, but we'll see. Maybe no stretched forks.

-The customary loud "custom bike" exhaust. Probably handmade and painted flat black. I particularly like the pipes that follow the bike to the back and then raise up like 3 feet, those "zoomies" style stacked pipes. Maybe I'll have to rig up a twin pipe setup onto this little single-cylinder bike

-Black paintjob, because the stock Honda orange just won't cut it!

-Apehangers. Anybody have an idea where I can procure some apehanger bars that'll fit the stock 7/8" bar clamps? All the bars I've seen have been for Harleys (I have a V-Twin Mfg. catalog), and they're all either 1" or 1.5". Also, anyone know of a way to extend my throttle cable and front brake cable?

Any suggestions or ideas appreciated!

[fatcat]

you might be able to get the pipe bent for the bars it would be very cheap anyway

[icp4life162005]

you will need to measure and buy longer throttle and brake cable's. As for the handle bars, get a torch, a length of some 2" heavy pipe, and 3 1/2 feet of 7/8" tube steel, and bend it your self for truly custom bars!

[RedRider_AK]

As for the handle bars, get a torch, a length of some 2" heavy pipe, and 3 1/2 feet of 7/8" tube steel, and bend it your self for truly custom bars!

Yeah, I was also thinking along those lines, but wouldn't it be soft at the bends? Although a street-only machine probably won't take much of a beating...

[icp4life162005]

shouldn't be just don't use tin steel, but the hardest part will be keeping the pipe from collapsing on it self while being bent.

[edog]

Any progress pics?

[ATC185R]

Cap your 7/8 tubing, fill it up with sand, slip a loooong cheater pipe over the end, and bend it cold. The tubing won't collapse and it will not be a weak point in your bars. I'm tellin you it will bend pretty hard though. My great uncle was a certified gas line welder back in the 40s and 50s...this was one of his tricks.