Exhaust Valve Control

Igor, from Discharged is building an awesome low budget bobber, based on a XS650. We often talk about ideas and one of those ideas is that he wants to build in an Exhaust Control Valve in the open exhaust pipes. The mechanism is simple...
This is easy to make yourself to keep it low budget, such a device will cost you around $150,00 at racinglab.com! A choke lever will do, but on a bobber with already some brass elements, I thought I'd try to make him a custom Brass lever.



It' not quite finished, it still needs some work. And this is also made from the end cap of a morter grenade shell, one from 1935. A black knob also suits it.....

Specs and Info

In August I bought this XJ700X, and I ride it to work every day.
Not the most pretty bike to ride, but reliable and affordable.
I found out that there is not a whole lot of info available, but this is what I've found so far.

www.nogginsbikes.com

Article 1985

Specs op bikes.be

Reviews Motorcyclesurvey.com

www.maxim-x.com

Chopper copper (brass)

Last week I've tried to make a brass something for a taillight. Could also be exhaust cap?

Copper and Brass

My grandpa, Leo Roovers, was a train mechanic on the dutch railway company. In his young years, he made some extra money by making and selling objects of copper and brass. Objects such as cole buckets, little ornaments, candle holders, lamps etc. Most of it he made out of old morter shells from WW2. I still have one of the year 1942. My grandpa died about 7 years ago.

I now regret that I've never learned the trade from him. When he was still alive I wasn't interested in these things, but now I admire the craftsmanship in his work immensely, that man was a true artist! I have some of his work, some pieces are unfinished and I'm trying to finish them for my grandma, she's still alive.

The making of a man

My son Max loves cars, bikes, monstertrucks, BMX, fishing, tractorpulling and mountainbiking.
I can sit down and relax.....daddy did great so far.......

Untill now

This is the state it's in now. Engine is disassembled, truly no idea how I'm ever going to put it together!

CB500 wreck....and he's loving it!

About a year ago I bought this Honda CB500 for 100 euro. Thought I could patch it up and convert it into a cafe racer in a couple of months. Max was so incredibly excited when I got it! Now, a year and a half later, Max has no faith at all in me that this thing will ever ride.......




Then I finally got my license and bought a Yamaha XJ700 Maxim. I ride it to work now every day, and in the weekends Max can ride with me, he's happy again. He loves it. Even though he's only six years old, he manages to hold on, the sissy bar is helping a lot.....

Who is that man living in our garage, mom?

And the mini-me standing along side of me is you.
Last weekend I've cleaned out my shed, installed a "new" workbench and painted the floor with garage coating. Ready to work on my copperwork and the creation of my cb500 cafe racer......."when is it going to be ready dad?" "By the time you turn eighteen, son......pffffffffffff....

I'm going to pass it on to you, Max