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Made up a new axle clamp as the forks had an incorrect one. I know they're only a couple of dollars but I had some time last night I thought I would do it myself. It doesn't match perfectly but looks OK
Made up the front wheel spacers yesterday. It was a bit tricky as the hub has 15mm bearings and the forks have 17mm bearings. Getting 17m ID with the same OD is not easy so I just made a spacer with a sleeve in it. The other side has the large piece that is clamped in place and it was undersize...
Got my front wheel sitting in place, I think I'll cut some breathing holes for air flow and make up some little mesh filters to keep out any unwanted items.
I stripped both wheels and will get started on cleaning them up ready for polishing. They are aluminium and both have the small steps on...
Lately I've been pretty keen to build an XT500 cafe racer in the form of a TD/TR3 Yamaha. I have an old xt500 motor in the shed and remembered that I had a mate who had an XT500 frame that he wasn't using. Unfortunately that memory was around 10 years ago so on the off chance that he still had...
Well after a couple of years of Covid and some extremely bad weather (which is still happening) I finally put some clear on my tank and tail and got it all assembled. A mate of mine came down from Sydney on the weekend and took some photos (which I definitely can't do) and it turned out OK.
Sorry about the timing, I have just moved a bunch of stuff from one house to another and there was a heap of DT stuff there. I should have a sprocket cover, I'll have a look for you.
Thanks Guys.
I got all the wiring installed on the bike and tied the loom in place so that's all finished. I put some fuel in the carbies with a small filler bottle and it started as soon as I pushed the button, which was a good result. I also set up all the components of the speedo/tacho -...
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