Recent content by 50gary

Buy Pingel, the best I've found... by far. Cheers, 50gary

Lost me at the E-tron car.

I've had one in mind for some time now. Great to see this thread. Cheers, 50gary

Nice seat mounts (release pins) Cheers, 50gary

That's a given, removing calipers before wheel. But the point in question is that the wrong way mounted calipers creates the problem situation I.E. that the wheel (hub) won't fit because of the offset of the calipers when mounted incorrectly. Cheers, 50gary

You have the brake calipers mounted upside down. The witness is the bleeder nipples should be at the top of the caliper to vent the air. Flip the calipers and right side up to gain more clearance. Can happen to anyone. Cheers, 50gary

"Hold Fast" Is the Clan McLeod Motto. I'm McLeod on my Mother's side. Scotland

I live in Michigan the place in the United States with 'the' most stringent lockdown rules in the country. I don't like being under house arrest by Madame Commandant Vitmar. The economy has virtually stopped, not good. Life is risk versus reward, any motorcycle rider understands that. The...

How fast will a Bultaco 360CC go? "Are those tires speed rated by any chance?" I would have used a bandsaw to cut 90% of that flywheel off, then finished it on the lathe. Why does the orange drag bike have the leading axle forks seemingly turned backwards? I'm not familiar with Bultacos or why...

Photogenic, ingenious, good job. Like it alot. Cheers, 50gary

My XS650 built in 2003/4 - R6 front end FZR linked mono shock, 160/70/17" rear on a 4.5" x 17" Suzuki SV wheel (matches the R6 front pattern.) RD 400 tank, SV650 tail light in modded TT seat. 2/1 headers hand built (open) thumb brake on the rear. The XS 650 is probably the most customized...

Better late than never, click'. I have the same bike in about the same condition. Cheers, 50gary

The rear is an S but the Firestone front is not rated. Umm... How fast is a 360 Bultaco going to go in 660'? Looks like a lot of fun. I think speed ratings are for sustained speeds? Cheers, 50gary

Thanks for the kind words, the bike came out well I'm happy and that was almost ten years ago. The hardware came right from an aircraft supply house, aircraft guys are real picky so I thought it would do the job and it did. At first I called an aftermarket wheel manufacturer thinking that...