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Here is the finished Guzzi. I did spend some time tweaking the ignition, but I have to say that it was pretty close with the advance curve it came with it from Ignitech. It took a couple of days to sort the jetting out on the carbs, but what’s nice is they are easy to get at to change jets, and thes...

MK2 breather works great Chris :thumbup: well this and the Guzzi build comes to an end (that's if custom builds ever do!) Have to say I am loving both bikes, they are very different to ride! The Duke is so light and nimble at 168kg wet, with the Guzzi at 200kg This will be my last build for 18 month...

its an interesting question... it is loud... but no where near as loud as the ones with megas on... the under seat one in particular is VERY loud :oops: The new on has a really nice tone to it, and does not have the harsh crack like the others. As for performance, who knows... the new bike feels fas...

thanks for the complements guys :oops: I gave the garage a good clean out the other day, which meant getting all the bikes on the drive... I thought it worthy of a picture. I also did 80 miles on the new build, it ran very nice from the off... I did however stop a couple of times to tweak the air sc...

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 my 12th bike build, they usually take me all winter to complete, and then I ride them over the summer. I have no doubt there will be some tinkering, and I wi...

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 mounted it out of sight. https://jtccc.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/52817416095_07960f0fae_o.jpg I popped into the paint supplier where my mate works… he persuad...

no Chris, I had to revert to plan B... 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 came to the conclusion it was the pickups... I wasn't sure if it was the actual hall sensors, or the magnets and spa...

That looks amazing :clap: :clap: Thank you for the bigger and lovely sharp photo's :D :D Fingers crossed all your hard work pays off, Chris, it didn't pay off... :thumbdown: I will explain later :oops: I finished the throttle off... I had to make the adjusters as they needed to be a custom size. I ...

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 have used an alloy cam wheel and put the magnets directly into that, rather than use a separate wheel. the magnets are 3mm as opposed to the 4mm ones I have...

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 fitted three 10mm superbrite LED’s as a rear light, and used a resister and diode so its bright and then brighter to act as a stop light. https://www.youtub...

yes, I bent it hot

out in the daylight for the first time in a while ;D

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 one, and while I was on, make it slightly longer to suit my big feet. I took the one off my other bike as a pattern. I milled it out of a solid piece of ...

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 quickly. :D https://jtccc.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/52737681132_f1d9525581_o.jpg https://jtccc.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/52738687648_98b12c3841_o-copy.jpg

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 accurate bit of machining I have done in years as I needed to locate the sensors exactly 135 degrees apart. I will post some pictures later on that. But fo...

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 somewhat dangerous job! the swinging arm took ages! I used to do it in the workshop, but it made such a mess I now do it on the drive. I have a 2.5 HP 3000 RPM ...