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Here it is, finished... I am pleased with the look, even though it divides opinion! This will be the last full bike build for a while. This is...
yes its one of the original alloy workmates! I also inherited that one. its as heavy as hell, unlike the pressed steel cheap ones of today. it...
the fuel tap proved to be a challenge. It couldn’t go on the tank, but I also didn’t want to on show. In the end I made a small bracket and...
Things don't always go to plan... I tried to starts it... I had a spark, and lots of backfires, but it would not run. I checked a few things and...
I finished the throttle off... I had to make the adjusters as they needed to be a custom size. I also used cycle gear cable as the nice thing...
I have made a few similar Hall Effect ignition pickups in the past and they have worked brilliantly. This is a refinement on those. This time I...
One of the things I wanted on this build was a clean looking rear end. I struggled to find a rear light that was suitable, so in the end I have...
out in the daylight for the first time in a while ;D [img]
One of the things that was missing on the bike when I bought it was a gear lever. No problem I though… until I saw the price! so I decided to make...
At 27K it’s probably OK... I guess you have a few options. Strip it completely and remove all the bearings, and then remove the paint. I used...
I have done a few now... How many miles has it done? they seem to be a robust engine. I cant think of any specific wear areas, one thing I...
A nice part of the build is when you start to pull it all together. All that preparation of parts for months before all comes together quite...
the engine parts I had been waiting for came, and I finished off the belt covers. I also made the housing for the hall effect triggers, the most...
Polishing day… I did the engine cases a few weeks ago. I then set a side a full day to polish the rest of the alloy… its a dirty, hard, and...
that's what I decided! I wanted the belts and pulleys to be on show, but I am not keen on open belts… all it takes is one stone! I have made...
Waiting for a few engine parts so I switched onto the hydraulics. Not sure which front callipers to use yet, so I built both sets. Everything was...
Thanks! Started the engine build… these are simple engines to build, just a couple of points to remember… There is one special bolt in the...
back from holiday, and the first job was a frame repair on a Triumph... I don't do work for other people these days, but one of my best mates...
here is everything to go to be powder coated. The swinging arm will be just blasted though as I will be polishing that. In some ways it was a...
Apart from a polish the exhaust is welded up and finished. I didn’t want to have distortion and burn through when attaching the baffles, so for...
