Flash-FX
No Square..No Round..FX-1
- Location
- South Jersey Shore
Awesome job there JJ! Bet you cant wait to ride it! It's gonna rip up the whitewater!
Nice carbon work! No messy frayed edges.
Nice carbon work! No messy frayed edges.
The FX1 that almost killed me
- Thread starter just joe
- Start date
- Location
- sunbury ,ohio
killer work !
Big Kahuna
Administrator
- Location
- Tuscaloosa, AL
Not sure what looks the best. The ski or your eye? Were you trying to color coordinate your ski with your eye?
Looks good!
Looks good!
Idok
F1pro
- Location
- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
- Location
- md's chesapeake bay
battle scars,skis They go good together.
thank god for safety glasses.
thank god for safety glasses.
Thanks for all the feedback.
About my eye, hope you learn from my experience. The grind job was honestly a 15 second job, touch and go in 3 places. Why I actually grabbed my safety glasses is beyond me, as typically I would not have.
There was no possibility of reacting either, it actually took some time on the floor, in a pool of blood, with a "walking/wobbling" grinder for me to realize what happened.
About my eye, hope you learn from my experience. The grind job was honestly a 15 second job, touch and go in 3 places. Why I actually grabbed my safety glasses is beyond me, as typically I would not have.
There was no possibility of reacting either, it actually took some time on the floor, in a pool of blood, with a "walking/wobbling" grinder for me to realize what happened.
Thanks Flash, this means a lot. Wrapping the pole was quite the challenge.
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Good to know about the fuel restrictor, thank you.
No close-up of the eye-ball, sorry. No real damage to the eye, not even a scratched cornea. The glasses did their trick. Just a fractured orbital and nose.
The pic was taken a few days after the incident, when the swelling went down enough for me to actually see.
Martin33
LIVE ACTION !
- Location
- Azle, Texas
Im glad you had safety glasses on, that could have been bad...
Major props on the ski bro!! CLEAN SETUP!!!
Daniel
Major props on the ski bro!! CLEAN SETUP!!!
Daniel
Kenny keepers don't work on the FX1. Thought I could modify them to work, but can't. I have a stainless steel rope tether concept I plan to evaluate. Drill and tap bedplates and use a motor mount bolt.
Going to make a pole limiting rope, and may install the hood straps. With blowsions lowered bracket, I'll be drilling and tapping the bracket to do the hood straps right. Have to think that through some more, and talk to the FX1 guys about the importance of hood straps.
Turf arrived, and the last 3 parts (2 tank straps and an OEM hood seal) should be here next week. John at Greater Yamaha hooked me up, and had to pull some strings to get the FX1 tank straps that have been on backorder for months.
Going to make a pole limiting rope, and may install the hood straps. With blowsions lowered bracket, I'll be drilling and tapping the bracket to do the hood straps right. Have to think that through some more, and talk to the FX1 guys about the importance of hood straps.
Turf arrived, and the last 3 parts (2 tank straps and an OEM hood seal) should be here next week. John at Greater Yamaha hooked me up, and had to pull some strings to get the FX1 tank straps that have been on backorder for months.
haggis
its raining again!
- Location
- Orkney (northern scotland)
great build, nice looking motor!
So my progress slowed a bit due to work killing my free time, but I have managed to get the ski running and finish some of the minor details, including turf. Latest pictures attached.
I learned that if you have carbs with the restrictor drilled out, a size 100 main jet in the return line does not give enough fuel pressure. I was running lean on the stand until i used a size 60 main jet in the line (thanks Matt). That cleared up the problem... but not before I pressure checked the motor a few times and rebuilt the carbs/fuel system looking for the problem. I made an educated guess at the carb jetting, so tuning on water may provide hours of fun.
Next up is some custom graphics, hood straps and a pole rope, and some x-metal risers (using stock F/A's for surf). Also going to work on getting a bit more throw on the steering nozzle. I have an extension on the steering cable that Blowsion supplies in the pump kit, but I think I can get some more with a few "adjustments". The nozzle isn't hitting the pump, yet.
I learned that if you have carbs with the restrictor drilled out, a size 100 main jet in the return line does not give enough fuel pressure. I was running lean on the stand until i used a size 60 main jet in the line (thanks Matt). That cleared up the problem... but not before I pressure checked the motor a few times and rebuilt the carbs/fuel system looking for the problem. I made an educated guess at the carb jetting, so tuning on water may provide hours of fun.
Next up is some custom graphics, hood straps and a pole rope, and some x-metal risers (using stock F/A's for surf). Also going to work on getting a bit more throw on the steering nozzle. I have an extension on the steering cable that Blowsion supplies in the pump kit, but I think I can get some more with a few "adjustments". The nozzle isn't hitting the pump, yet.
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- Location
- Cherry Valley, CA
dude awesome paint job!!!
Thank you. I am starting to think I like wrenching as much as riding.
Thanks. It was my second paint job. Used HOK paint. The design was straightforward since my artistic side is a bit weak.
It's fun to paint, though.
- Location
- Cherry Valley, CA
man IMHO the way you set the lines up is super classy. i want to take a hand at paint my 650sx when money and time allows this winter after i get a whole season of riding it!
sjetrider
615 Freeriders are addicted to T1 madness.
- Location
- in the 615 (Nashville)
great Idea on the fuel pump mounting. i am sure you will like the hookup difference of the 144 pump, but it will be NOTHING like your 140 mag bro, shoulda mounted that up in there.