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to be honest I only do stuff for myself these days, what I do is just not viable as it takes me so long! the wheels are back from the vapour...
One thing I always like on a build is a light throttle… in these days of EFI its easy to forget just how heavy some carb throttles were, always a...
I have agonised over the rear light / number plate arrangement… No matter how I plan it, it just does not look right with the number plate on...
Back from holiday where I unfortunaly got a dose of the virus! Not too bad though, I have had worse colds… But for a few day I have kept out the...
I should have said the tin foil allows the cap to be removed
Happy to do a more detailed explanation if needed They did look good when hydro dipped which was surprisingly easy.
Hi. Yes I did! How I made them was to wrap the tank ends in tin foil and then build them up with filler and sand to shape. There are some...
With the new master cylinder mounted I looked at a way of mounting a reservoir. I could have used one of the small plastic ones, but instead...
The tank I am using is off a V7… It was cheap to buy because it had a couple of big dents, which I have managed to get out. To do this I had to...
As I am taking off the linked brakes I needed to use a different rear caliper. I toyed around with making the rear caliper floating and using a...
she said words i didn't even know she knew!!! The finished results, apart from a good polish... As I am going to use a Ducati rear calliper, I...
Next on the list is the new foot controls… I sat on the bike and decided where I wanted the foot pegs to be. This bike wont have rear-sets, I want...
yea... She certainly never forgot when I was welding up an Arial hole in a car wing... I gave her the disc of metal, and a punch to hold the...
yesterdays job was to mock up the exhaust... I had ordered some 2" mandrel bends and straight pipe as I wanted that chunky look, and for the pipe...
Up on the hoist for the first time… I have temporarily used a build stand that I have used for Ducati’s, but I will have to make a specific one as...
One thing I hated about the bike was the side stand… Just how agricultural is that bracket! I know its a great functional design, but its SO ugly!...
By popular demand I thought I would start a new thread on the build of my 2001 Guzzi California. I have had it a few months but only really...
Question for you guys... My Ducati builds have come to an end for now as I have gone to the dark side and bought a Guzzi, which I will be doing a...