IN THE BEGINNING
There was a General Five Star rotting away in a barn in rural Indiana. It had been ridden hard, but turned over, and it was purchased for $300.
The seat was rock hard and deflated, so it was sent off to moped_seat_dude for repair. He expertly welded up and painted the cracked pan, replaced the petrified foam, and sewed up a kickass cover with neon green accents.
The maker received the seat, and was happy.
The CYBERMOPED was then stripped of its parts, to be purified. Over 12,000 miles of filth caked its every surface.
A super rad crank pipe was obtained (102mm belly) for the rebuild, and it was test fit to the maker's satisfaction.
The bottom end was rebuilt (no photos unfortunately) with new bearings, seals, and gaskets. The starter plate was utterly thrashed, so it will be replaced (as soon as the maker receives a new one from treatland).
Meanwhile, the maker brewed some software. A smart dashboard for the CYBERMOPED was begun. Temperature monitoring, audio output, and a simple display were made ready for its eventual birth.
Other build details:
V1 motor, obvs
48mm BRN kit ("80cc")
V1 reed adapter (xoxo Maitland)
MLM 24mm intake
TM24 flat slide
vforce 8 petal reeds
Red stage6 clutch springs
The theme for this build is 80s retro-futurism / cyberpunk. This has nothing to do with the video game except for a shared enjoyment of that aesthetic.
I can’t wait to see some hubless wheels on this thing 😂
Very nice, I am really interested in following this build. (I kind of already have been lol) - though I haven't seen these pics.
that dashboard will be wild. so excited to see this
That smart dash is gonna be so awesome, I love it! Makes me think of Far Cry 3's "Blood Dragon" DLC. Love 80's themed spacey stuff
> Brandon Weiss (Detective brandon to you) Wrote:
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> That smart dash is gonna be so awesome, I love it! Makes me think of Far
> Cry 3's "Blood Dragon" DLC. Love 80's themed spacey stuff
That's one of the big inspirations for this build!
I’m glad you made a thread on this! Definitely excited to see the finish product. That dash is killer. Cranks pipe looks sick! Looks like a good parts list for v1
I love that people are doing this. I've got plans for a touchscreen dash and fridge in my seat, I should post a build thread
Meanwhile I just want an Atari dash and cartridge as a key.
How’d your brn turn out? Mine was an absolute mess, had to be cleaned up a lot and spaced out corrected with the Dan Schulz spacer.
The maker cleaned most of the grime off with a pressure washer.
The maker discovered that the headlight brackets had been... upgraded... with sheet metal and wood screws. A new system might have to be fabricated.
But all was well! The maker was pleased to discover that the original headlight brackets were in fact intact.
The maker continued stripping bits off of the frame, taking note of each item. Soon the frame would be ready for the purification ritual (sandblasting).
In many cases the fasteners were... odd... like the wood screws used on the headlight bracket. Many errant washers, many foreign bolts. The maker would remedy these errors.
> tom wizard Wrote:
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> How’d your brn turn out? Mine was an absolute mess, had to be cleaned up
> a lot and spaced out corrected with the Dan Schulz spacer.
The maker does indeed plan to use a Dan Schulz spacer. The maker has not started the ritual of portification (porting for reeds), but he anticipates having to do lots of cleanup work as well.
> Terbo Speghetti Wrote:
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> I love that people are doing this. I've got plans for a touchscreen dash
> and fridge in my seat, I should post a build thread
Do it!
> Matty Boh Wrote:
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> Meanwhile I just want an Atari dash and cartridge as a key.
Sounds rad, do it!
> Brian F Wrote:
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> The theme for this build is 80s retro-futurism / cyberpunk. This has
> nothing to do with the video game except for a shared enjoyment of that
> aesthetic.
That's what I was hoping. It's hard to find anything cyberpunk since cyber77 came out. It seems people have forgotten it's even a thing like steampunk and dieselpunk. I bet you could get some ideas from YassidDesign.
The maker finished tearing down the frame, and found a few more surprises.
At some point the bike was probably blasted into a curb. It looks like someone tack welded the torn bit back together, but this will not do. It will have to be repaired.
The kickstand was also... "expertly" repaired.
> Brian F Wrote:
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> The maker finished tearing down the frame, and found a few more
> surprises.
>
> At some point the bike was probably blasted into a curb. It looks like
> someone tack welded the torn bit back together, but this will not do.
> It will have to be repaired.
>
> The kickstand was also... "expertly" repaired.
points for ingenuity!
The reader is unhappy with third person referencing.
> Dirty30 Dillon Wrote:
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> The reader is unhappy with third person referencing.
I was wondering if maybe the level of sanity changed . ;)
Haha
I'm curious too see where this goes, I'm trying to set up the arduino for my dyno right now and haven't decided how to do real-time output. Might be time to force myself to learn some python?
> Graham Motzing Wrote:
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> Haha
>
> I'm curious too see where this goes, I'm trying to set up the arduino
> for my dyno right now and haven't decided how to do real-time output.
> Might be time to force myself to learn some python?
Define real-time? Hard real-time systems use strict control with timer driven interrupts, but that's probably finer granularity than you need.
> Graham Motzing Wrote:
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> Haha
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> I'm curious too see where this goes, I'm trying to set up the arduino
> for my dyno right now and haven't decided how to do real-time output.
> Might be time to force myself to learn some python?
Maybe some c++? That's where the very fine time control is at
If you don't need full real-time, soft real-time with Nerves is a really really nice development experience
The maker has been busy, but some progress has been made. He took a brief welding class and laid down his first beads on some scrap steel.
First tig welds ever, no welding rod on the bottom.
Mig welder goes brrrrrrrrr, and lays down some slugs.
The maker also spent some time drawing lines procedurally in a programming sketchbook (processing). This will help make the dashboard project even cooler.
The maker should stop putting off porting the BRN cylinder for reeds. The maker has identified a shop that will sandblast the frame, swingarm, and gas tank at an affordable price, and the maker's club's powder coating booth / oven is just about ready.
I thought you were smarter than a 3rd person act .
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> I thought you were smarter than a 3rd person act .
i'm enjoying it
putting some real love into it.
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