G'day Ray, that bike looks awesome mate.Just about ready for the frame:
Im up to the stage of painting the frame which means tear it all apart now that everything fits and works.
I know you are never completley done with these old bikes but at this stage I have the frame to paint, calipers to paint and motor to clean and engine cases to paint while motor is out.
Its an Aussie delivered, 6000 Klms and pulled out of a barn in the Adelaide Hills where it sat under an open shed.
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Would like a set of those wheels for my 78 special, maybe if I win lotto.
I fitted a 13 mm master cylinder today in place of the 16 mm one that had no feedback and was woeful when riding in the rain even with new versrah pads and stainless steel lines.
The 13mm unit is a big improvement, more feel and can even lock the front wheel but just has a bit too much travel with the twin disc calipers and the lever can almost touch the hand grip but I rode it today over 300 miles with no issues.
Thinking of going to single disc and I've seen some motolana brackets and spacers online to mount a fjr1300 rotor and Brembo caliper for not too much outlay or should I try a 14mm mc first?.