ozark mountain scramble 2013 pics

I'm finally getting around to posting some pics of the ride. You had to be there to fully understand what this is all about, but I'll try and sum it all up horribly in a couple sentences.

Raping the wind, a holed piston, a little rain, roadside repairs, Southern hospitality, Turbonate, and unfortunately one accident. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt, but it sucks seeing a friend banged up and unable to continue on.

Here's the bulk of the pics in no particular order:

xl350 build : part 2

Hello, it's been awhile since I sent anything so this is some of what happened. With the bike running okay I decided to get after the cracked and tattered body parts. The only thing that was not in need was the seat. The seatpan/rear fender was lengthened to fit the bike better, the tank stripped and straightened, trash heap front fender stripped and repaired, and some structure made for the seat. The seat was just kind of stuck on there in such a way that there was an unintentional spring ride effect that was destroying the fiberglass in a hurry. There was also no taillight or tag mount of any kind. The frame had been hastily hacked and the previous owner who did it definitely didn't have my plans in mind. Probably the same guy who cut off the kickstand so the cool muffler would fit. The paint spray is the only part I didn't personally handle and it was done by Rick Thurstenson- the dude in the pic. His work is fantastic! Anyhow, reassembly revealed all
sorts of little issues and things that took tons of time. I have been riding the bike on the street for a couple of weeks now and with a 39 tooth sprocket it can do 80-85 wide open. Hopefully that keeps it on pace with the rest of yas. Is there a reward for smallest engine? So if I can get my headlight issues handled in the next two weeks then I should be good to go. See ya soon!

Trevor

ozark mountain scramble daily maps

On May 29th we will meet at 2511 N 2nd Street Rogers, AR 72756 at 9 am SHARP to get acquainted and go over the day's ride. Plans are to hit the road by 9:45 and start our journey into the Ozarks. There is a gas station right next to the meet spot, so please fill up before we head out.

Speaking of filling up, there are quite a few gas station options from day to day, however there are a handful that only accept cash without any ATMs near. Be prepared.

If you have any questions or concerns shoot an email to hatchethairy@yahoo.com.

Day One


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Day Two


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Day Three


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ozark mountain scramble lodging and route map

These are the official hotels of the run. In order to get the group discount you need to mention you are booking with the Ozark Mountain Scramble. If you don't want to save a few bucks, ignore that bit of information. Wanna camp? Go for it. I'm sure there are places to do so, however it's up to you to get all of that sorted.

Day One:
May 29th
La Quinta Inn
111 East Harrell Drive
Russellville, AR 72802
479-967-2299

Your choice of the following:
$85 standard king bed
$90 queen double bed

Day Two:
May 30th
Quality Inn
1210 US 62/65 N
Harrison, AR 72601
870-741-7676

Your choice of the following:
$76.49 standard king bed
$76.49 queen double bed

I've also put together a new map for this years ride. These maps will be available for free when we meet on day one as well as some daily maps when I get them finished.

dreamhawk : roller status

A while back on the hunt for a HAMB drag donor, I got some info from a guy who had some 305 motors and parts. Since the Dreamhawk has somehow become the recent recipient of my attention, I decided to check out what he had to sell off to further along the project. I scored a 66 cl77 frame, front end, carbs, wheels, and a locked up cb77 motor. On top of that I got another 63 cb77 frame, front end, motor, and wheels. Garage space just shrunk, but now I don't have to chase down as many parts so it's not a bad situation to be in.

After looking over the front end on the cl77 I decided it was the best piece to use. It has a factory hydraulic damper, and the lower legs measure 35mm, so it's an upgrade compared to the 33mm cl350 forks I had originally planned to use. After taking the fork ears/covers off I expected to see some corrosion and rust, but ended up finding some beautiful legs hiding underneath. The factory didn't polish the upper portions of the legs, so they were just chromed with a machined finish.











The fork lock tab shown at the lower portion of the neck keeps the cl trees from fitting as well as the dust cup nut needing a bit of flaring. Otherwise the necks are identical in dimensions.



Poof, it's gone.





Looking good, but it needed some wheels. I slapped a cl77 19" rear wheel in the swingarm, and a front cl350 19". Future plans are 18" wm3 aluminum flanged rims with cb77 hubs front to back.



I couldn't resist a couple quick photoshops to see how everything should scale out





Unfortunately this project is coming to a halt as soon as I get a temporary kickstand made up. The tt500 still needs some love, and I really need to focus on getting it ready for the Ozark Mountain Scramble as time is running out. I should have some updates ready on it in the next few days.