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I did the tappets… pleased to say they were all in tolerance! I also took the cams out to check the rockers, they were pretty near perfect, which was a relief! Took the frame to the powder coaters… but he called me today to say there were marks on one of the frame and he was not happy to coat over t...

for years I had a set of 6 vacuum gauges that I used to balance cars and bike carbs... I was never happy that I could often get a better tickover by ear... then one day I was balancing a set of triple Weber carbs on an Aston Martin... I got all six gauges steady on the same reading... but the tickov...

Out of interest regarding your cush-drive puller, I have been wondering how you managed to get that split collet you fabricated in behind the cush-drive rubbers to extract them :?: Being split I imagine it must have had to be pretty accurate to work as intended. Chris. thanks Chris. The cush rubber...

Bit of a departure from bike building just for a change... thought I would share a couple of other projects I have done recently... One bike related... a table lamp for my study made from a scrap 1000DS piston and barrel. Not bike related, a fire pit come BBQ that I made Stainless Steel. I had the d...

well I dye pen tested all the welds on the frame today, all OK apart from the obvious ones... been stripping the wheels tonight, first I had problems getting the front bearings out as the inner spacer tube is a tight fit and I could not get on edge of the bearing to knock it out, ended up grinding a...

Took the frame in to my mates factory today to fully weld it… its easier on the big bench, and his gas is a 10th of the cost of my small bottle at home! I noticed the cracks on the underside of the cross over frame tubes, both sides! really glad that I braced it now. I don’t feel its the best design...

Made a couple of items in the last few days... first I have mounted the front mudguard, made some stays out of alloy tube, complete with formed ends to make them look better, and also less prone to cracking. Also finished off the tank plate and mounted the ignition switch. this took a while as I pan...

Great thread. I feel privileged that you are sharing this with us considering you only visited for one question. I can't change a spark plug without breaking something so I have the greatest respect for your talent :D Thanks! I sat for a long time in the garage, imagining how I could make the footr...

I have been on holiday for a few weeks, hence no updates... Now as winter approaches I will be spending a bit more time in the garage! For now, I have finished the GPS speedo, and think I will use it. It worked well on test in the car, and the warning LEDs are very bright. https://jtccc.files.wordpr...

Sometimes it the little details that give the greatest pleasure… I needed some headlight brackets but they look terrible when you just crush the end in the vice… so I made this little tool to shape the ends.

I pondered how to make a coolant header tank… ended up making one from scratch! I love the TIG welder!

The exhausts are now fabricated, as is the seat, but I may shorten that a bit.. and I am undecided on the moto GP or the mega style of silencer, I guess I have plenty of time to decide. The seat was made out of insulation foam, and cut and sanded to shape, which is VERY easy to do. its then covered ...

thank guys :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: sometimes you make stuff but are not sure… this is an example. I wanted the front of the bike to be clean looking… so I made this speedometer using a cheap GPS module that will come on automatically when the ignition is on. the holes are for some wa...

thanks guys... Finished the fabrication on the bottom of the tank, all pressure tested and no leaks!  I have had problems finding a fuel tap big enough...  most are 8 mm but the Honda carbs require 10mm pipe, they were a thirsty beast!  found one in the end...  but I wont be running a reserve.  Also...

thought I would post a few pictures of progress... if you guys are interested I can post more as I progress? I was going to try to make a tank, but I really like the 996 one i have picked up cheap...  but its taking quite a bit of work to modify to fit over the carbs.  I have had to cut the bottom o...