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well I had a little ride, its a light and torquy old beast! here it is naked so I can see what I am working with... where is the angle grinder :D the tank is new and of a Honda CG 125, and fits well, just a bit of adjustment needed. it's nice quality, can with a locking cap and a petrol tap... £38 d...

yep, its been purchased and is due to be delivered on Tuesday

sirch345 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 28, 2023 8:22 pm I think Tony.Mon could be on the money here with the Vee twin theme, but I will go for the XR650? seeing as they haven't been suggested yet

Chris.

close! SLR 650

thanks guys :oops: It will be a while before I start another bike build... but this time it will probably be..... ........ ....... A HONDA :biggrin They do one with oval spamtin pistons that might benefit from a bit of improvement...... :biggrin :biggrin :biggrin I somehow dont think I will get bud...

thanks guys

It will be a while before I start another bike build... but this time it will probably be.....



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A HONDA

A custom build is never finished.... When I first built this bike I wanted an underslung silencer, which I did make… Unfortunately the bike ran like a bag of crap with it on, due to a silly design error i made in opposing the inlets from each cylinder into the silencer.. at 1/8 throttle, it ran roug...

well its a while since I posted on this thread... I did quite a few miles on this build this year as its now the only bike I own with a dual seat after I sold my Harley V-ROD... My wife likes to ride pillion but the Harley just became too heavy for me to move around :( However, I never liked the way...

thanks guys 8) I have been doing quite a few miles before I put the bike away for the winter and getting used to it. One thing that annoyed me was the feel of the front brake… It was quite soft and somehow just lacked the feel I have with the Ducati’s. I looked on Ebay and thought I would give one o...

Been a good summer riding, its been a while since I posted :D As i indicated a while ago, no bike building this winter due to house renovations, but I am looking around for a project... it may even be a big single Honda! so if anyone knows of a 650 air cooled single.... I was really pleased that our...

had to be done :D :lol: :lol: if anyone is interested I have done a blog page on spraying at home... https://jtccc.wordpress.com/projects-2/paint-spraying-at-home/ https://jtccc.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/53105790498_4259849a46_c.jpg https://jtccc.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/53105700880_d520560f25_...

yes, the galvanised wire solders nicely and makes a strong joint. they do stainless rope as well, but its more difficult to solder apparently, so I avoided it... I have been out and about on the Guzzi quite a bit lately... A photographer captured this at a local bike meeting... my smile says it all!...

They say a custom build is never really finished… that’s a true statement! while the four cable throttle worked really well… it was just a little too slow for my liking, taking just more than a fist full from closed to open. Also, after buying a clutch cable from Venhill for the Guzzi and being impr...

June, the weather has been great and I really am enjoying this bike and putting a few miles on it! however, every time I looked at the under slung exhaust I felt it didn’t suit the bike 8O I know a lot of people liked it (some didnt...) but for me it was wrong. it was the long straight front pipe… S...

sirch345 wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 8:25 pm

Pie's yum yum. Don't worry I have messaged your wife

Excellent audio from your video, don't tell me you recorded that on your phone

Chris.

Ok, I wont tell you that I recorded it on my old Iphone 11

Ironbridge is a perfect back drop Ito some Italian iron, It’s been a great build Tony and you have nailed the look yet again :thumbup: Yes, I love Ironbridge... Its back attracting bikes at the moment as we can park by the bridge again :thumbup: Of course there is also the pie shop opposite the bri...