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Hi Guys,
Thanks for considering my bike for the calendar amongst such a great group of bikes.
Mine started as a pile of parts and a whole bunch of ideas that slowly came together.
I wanted it to start as a board tracker but it ended up as a vintage inspired bobber.
It features 19" wheels front...
Sorry for the confusion. That original picture was just a phone pic in the back yard so I was never really happy with it. Ended up having a fun outing taking photos of the bike, so thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks for the nomination MrBultaco. I'm happy to accept if someone wants to second the nomination.
I'll definitely go out and take some better pictures. :)
Hi guys,
I had a go at converting the kick starter from a bottom swivel to a top swivel using some donor parts from an unknown Japanese bike. I chopped the top off my XS650 kicker, built up some steel so I could machine it into shape and then grafted the donor top section onto the original...
Jim,
This one looks interesting. It's nice to have some artistic freedom to do what you want. Much easier than restorations, I think. I will be following.
Cheers,
Phil
New electrics loom has now been built so lights and indicators etc. all working. Fitted a new chain and made some exhaust baffles to quieten it down a little.
Still need to make a chain guard due to the swing arm changes and I want to modify the kickstarter to swivel at the top rather than the...