Okay guys i have spoken about T-shirts patches and the like I have a short run of T-shirts being done take a look
http://ccwthariders2.weebly.com/1/po...ts-coming.html
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Okay guys i have spoken about T-shirts patches and the like I have a short run of T-shirts being done take a look
http://ccwthariders2.weebly.com/1/po...ts-coming.html
Love it!
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Originally Posted by nicholastanguma
hey guys just wondering how everyone is doing in these last few weeks of the cold before the riding season begins.
also i have a new blog up http://ccwthariders2.weebly.com/1/po...t-the-bar.html
Ain't nobody riding in Denver right now. 25 degrees Fahrenheit! :eekers:
Surely Jersey is just as cold, if not more so.
However, I'll admit to sometimes going through moto withdrawal so much that I'll suit up in a thousand layers of everything warm in the closet, and go for a blat until either my soul is assuaged or I blackout from hypothermia, whichever comes first. :dirtbike:
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Originally Posted by nicholastanguma
Nice i did that the other day, wrapped up not the passing out got in an hr ride before throwing in the towel
Gardo, that was an interesting blog post you just put up. I found myself nodding in agreement quite a bit. In the last year I have become a full-fledged small displacement convert.
Like anyone else who has been a petrolhead long enough, I once lusted after unholy amounts of horsepower and chassis-twisting torque. Hot rods, Jeeps, and motos, all modded to set my hair on fire at Mach 1 with just the slightest tap of the go pedal or the slightest goose of the throttle.
After years in that game I found myself fundamentally unsatisfied--not with the machines themselves, but with something in myself. After much introspection I realized that I had become an addict to chasing more: more power, more bragging rights. It had become a race for nothing but ego, an endless race for higher dyno numbers. Literally, I was only satisfied when my machines made more power than some other guy's machines.
I was no longer having fun--all my toys were shallow, ersatz penis enlargers. I was no longer having fun. :uhoh:
I did a complete about-face. I made a conscious decision to go back to what was fun. I gave up all the hot rods and 4x4s, and ran back to the arms of my first love: motorcycles, and nothing else. Furthermore, I made another conscious decision to go back to what I had originally found fun about motorcycles so many years ago: simple and lightweight. Riding simply for the sake of riding.
All of my toys now actually please me because I no longer care about being a pretentious asshat; you know, one of those jerks you see at the stoplight drag races. :jerkoff: I now only ride ultra lightweight, small displacement single cylinder motorcycles. My greatest concession to complexity is (sometimes) electronic fuel injection. I will never go back.
I am happier than ever. :icon10:
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Originally Posted by nicholastanguma
Dude thats awesome, I know the feeling. there is at some point a fever for more power that has an unquenchable thirst. for me the Heist is back to basics. I still modded it to get the most out but this was more to get her to run the way I like to run, more long distance at a steady pace these days.
Thanks for sharing
Great post, great food for thought, and great argument for Chinabikes!Quote:
Originally Posted by nicholastanguma
cheers!
hi every one. I have been riding a small honda for the past few years (cb125, 1978) and this past year i was considering making it into a bobber, that was until i read the Maine state laws concerning rigid framed bikes, and realized that there was no way in hell it would pass inspection. I had the bobber bug in my brain and soon found 'tha heist'. I was skeptical due to it being a china bike, and from reading horror stories about the dongfang bobber. this site has been a great help in getting me to pull the trigger. picked up my bike (SHA heist) this weekend. flipped the bars ala the 60's cafe seen, fixed a suzuki k15 "hillbilly" tank and lowered the taillight to give it a smoother line. not done yet, but i hope you all like it so far. more at SHA blog
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Sha that is a very sweet looking ride you have there. thank you for sharing. that has to be one of the most pretty changes i have seen.
check us out at www.ccwthariders.com
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Fah-reekin' sah-weet! That gorgeous tank makes it look Detrot Bros. Beautiful color scheme, too, man!
What's the deal with Maine laws concerning rigid frames?
the frame has to be factory built to be rigid. no bolt on, weld on, chopped frames or rigid struts. Also, the inspector had the final say on if any custom build is 'safe'.
freakin sweet is right man, Welcome SHA!
Fellow Heisters, mi padre es chicano y mi madre es la blanca, so aside from doing squats in the gym I'm not working with a lot of padding in the derriere department. I remember a while ago someone (S**twizard, maybe?) bolted on a wider and more thickly padded seat. I think it was from West Eagle Japan.
At Gardo's suggestion I'm having the Weave put a CCW airbag system in place of those horrid stock springs, but I'm wondering if anyone knows whether any of the West Eagle seats, or any other manufacturer for that matter, are *miraculously* a direct bolt-on replacement for the stock Heist bum pad and compatible with the airbag setup.
Personally, here's my two cents...
Skip the airbag. Get some $25 springs, 3" 4" whatever. Still not happy with that, get yourself a seat. West Eagle or whatever just measure the bolt spacing on the bottom of it and make sure it comes close to the stocker. SStiiiiiiiiiilllll not happy, get tha arrrrbag.
Here are the seat measurements for Tha Heist's stock seat as listed at the CCW store.
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/008..._large.png?724
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/008..._large.png?724
These bobber seats from Corbin and La Rosa have mounting bolt patterns very, very close to those pictured above, so I'm thinking they might fit as easy bolt-on options. Furthermore, they offer much larger surface area, thicker padding, and more rear "no-slip lip" support than the stock unit.
http://www.corbin.com/harley/hybrid/bob.shtml
http://www.corbin.com/harley/hybrid/bob_inst1.jpg
https://www.larosadesign.us/index.php?cPath=23_29_42
https://www.larosadesign.us/images/1...ch%20specs.png
https://www.larosadesign.us/index.php?cPath=23_29_45
https://www.larosadesign.us/images/1...ch%20specs.png
I also have the West Eagle seat like Kevin, bolts right up. The padding is much better than the stock and has more lip in the back - no more slippage. I also have Chopper Shox that do not have the abrupt rebound that I was getting from the stock shocks. Many Heist riders are going with John's springs and are swearing by them http://shop.233motorsports.com/233-C...gs-2333009.htm
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Originally Posted by scootdog11
Are John's springs these for sale at 233 Motorsports? If so, what could possibly make these more comfortable or different than all the other similar seat springs floating around out there? Aren't they all made at the same crappy foundry somewhere in China, and aren't they all ridiculously "unspringy?"
I'm wanting as much comfort as possible, guys, so I'm a bit leery of seat springs, even the high-priced ones like Chopper Shox.
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Yes, those are the ones. I don't have these springs to give any type of of review, but unlike the gazillion other springs out there, I do know these particular ones come with hardware to bolt right up to the Heist. If you don't like shocks or springs, you can go with an air ride, but that is even more expensive than Chopper Shox.Quote:
Originally Posted by nicholastanguma
How much does that airbag setup weigh compared to the $20 springs?
Certainly lightens the wallet enough :riding:
One of my other concerns with the stock seat is that it seems the rider is constantly just on the cusp of sliding off onto the rear fender, especially when encountering a quick succession of nasty potholes.
Any of you guys having problems like this?
The small slimline seat from Biltwell has sliding mounting bolts that make it infinitely adjustable for just about any mounting bolt pattern. This means, of course, it's guaranteed to fit Tha Heist.
It also has a very pronounced rear lip, which will keep the rider from sliding backward onto the rear fender.
Downsides (as I see them) are that its overall seating surface area is not much greater than the stock unit, and it's still not quite thickly padded enough.
http://www.biltwellinc.com/seats.php
Nicholas, thanks for the link. Think It might be time for a new seat on my girl esp with Daytona 16 days out. I'm planning on doing 3000 miles in 5 - 7 days on my Heist. My seat already has just under 8000 miles on it in the last 9 months so maybe a newer seat is in order LoL
Fellas, I just received an email from Tom Weaver that says Weaver Rides is currently developing a big bore kit for Cleveland Cyclewerk's Li Fan motor used in Tha Heist and Misfit. Email kelly@weaverrides.com to get put on the mailing list for notification of when the kit is complete.
that is correct and i will be testing the very first one :naughty:
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Originally Posted by Gardo
Alright, Gardo, let's have some details, amigo. How much displacement? Stock compression or high compression piston? Stock cam or upgraded cam? Etc, etc...
Gardo,
Good meeting you. Hope you had a successful show. And thank you for your kind words.
/M
No info just yet, i was hit wit this last week Weaver has them coming in soon but will not let them out till its tested but it will, from my understanding get it close, real close, to 300cc. my current config on the bike i get 193psi and have broke 100mphQuote:
Originally Posted by nicholastanguma
I don't know if anyone else is as rabid a fan of small displacement, single cylinder motos as I am, or if you guys are just Heist enthusiasts only. But in case you share my obsession...
California Scooter Company (http://www.californiascooterco.com/) makes modern replica versions of the original 1940's and 1950's Mustang Motorcycles. Aesthetically, they are a scaled-down Heist motorcycle, with a hardtail frame, spring seat, single cylinder and kickstart.
Original Mustang ca 1950
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/6342/disctwo054.jpg
California Scooter Company replica
http://californiascooterco.com/blog/...2/01/Jude1.jpg
Stock, each motorcycle has a Taiwanese-built 150cc engine, rated at about 14hp. Each moto weighs 240lbs wet, so top speed is about 60mph with a rider of 150lbs.
Here's a ride report (with many great pics) about a group of nutters that took a bunch of stock CSC replicas down the entire length of the Baja Peninsula. That's right, a group of hardtail 150cc bobbers down the Baja Pen. There wasn't a single break down, not a single mechanical problem. The only thing any of the riders ever had to do was occasionally tighten some bolts, and once get an exhaust tab welded. These little motorcycles are built TOUGH!
http://www.motofoto.cc/california_sc...quer_baja!.htm
And the coup-de-grace of this entire post: hot rodding.
Raceway Services (http://www.racewayservices.com/) has stroker kits and big bore kits for the stock 150cc motors. Plus, they have a bolt in 250cc engine conversion, and these larger 250cc motors themselves can be fitted with a 300cc big bore kit. Also, there are some performance cam options, a performance carburetor, and high mount exhaust options.
So, imagine a traditionally styled hardtail moto even smaller than Tha Heist, and that weighs about 70lbs less, and makes even more horsepower and torgue. Sweeeeeeet!
If anyone is looking for a way to get their shorty wife or girlfriend into traditional style motorcycling, the CSC could be the way to do it.