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While I love the look of a nice velocity stack they are not really practical for the road, hence while I make them for the photos I take, I like to use foam filters on the road. this of course means I need some suitable adaptors, which although you can buy them are REALLY expensive. these took a whi...

You'd have to cut a fair bit off the ST tank to bring the rear down to meet the seat base, and likely lose so much capacity you might as well stick with the one you know that works without too much work. The modified ST tank would look a bit more aggressive, though, with the large shoulders at the ...

As I wanted this to be different to the other builds, I tried several other tanks… I had an ST4 tank and a Monster tank that had too many holes to repair, so I cut these down… while I liked the ST tank, I couldn’t get the seat to tie in… I didn’t like the monster tank… So off to the bike breakers… h...

the videos are amazingly easy to do Chris, using movie maker on my iPhone. I already had the photos of the build on there, and just made one of it running with a walk around... its a great Apple App! I am finding I am doing quite a few now and putting them on YouTube! That's interesting Tony. Is it...

the videos are amazingly easy to do Chris, using movie maker on my iPhone. I already had the photos of the build on there, and just made one of it running with a walk around... its a great Apple App! I am finding I am doing quite a few now and putting them on YouTube! well my Guzzi build has come to...

a fire storm... :roll: never say never! The front under the headlight didn’t look right, so I made a plate and etched a Guzzi badge on it, I am still amazed how well the etching works! Here is the video of it running, followed by some photos that tell the story of its build… Its -5 this afternoon on...

How annoying :eek2 :eek2 and more work for you. I have found some stainless steel is still magnetic, I think it depends on the quality, or the properties that go into it, or both, Chris. I checked with the supplier, they were very apologetic and are sending me more tube... It was Mild Steel, they d...

well how annoying is that :Argue 1: :Argue 1: I noticed the section of one pipe was going blue... checked it and its magnetic! looks like the supplier mixed in a piece of Mild Steel in with the stainless! Oh well, new piece is on its way https://jtccc.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/blue-pipe.jpg

Thanks for the complements guys! That looks great and an equally good photo. I'm assuming it wasn't taken with a phone. Given the depth of field and framing I'm guessing you like a bit of photography as well as bike building. If it was with a phone then it's a damn good one. Sent from my Pixel 5 usi...

the best I can offer is a link to my painting guide on my blog

https://jtccc.wordpress.com/projects-2/ ... g-at-home/

any specific questions, just ask. I have been at this for years but have tried to keep up with modern paints and techniques

here it is finished... just waiting on a small part to get it running, which is very frustrating!

thanks for the comments guys!

the footrests/and levers are now finished… I pondered how to do the brake light switch and then came upon this neat hydraulic one which bolts onto the union…

Here is the finished wiring… and the final diagram of which I am always happy to share a full size version. Its one item that is always nice to pass onto the new owner when I eventually sell on... Imagine fault finding without it! I like to use the braided sheathing rather than the hard PVC stuff of...

tony.mon wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 7:39 pm Amazon have listings for Tygon 8mm id in metre lengths.

thanks for that! 1 have ordered 3 meters...

Onto for me what is the most enjoyable part of a build... the wiring. I have a process for this I stick to. First I draw out the wiring diagram in Microsoft Visio, and colour code the wires. Then I order the wire in, which is quite cheap and any connectors I need. So often the standard of the electr...