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Thanks but no, never got round to doing one! Heres a couple more pics....

A few more pics.....putting it together has made me realise how much more needs doing! Unfortunately, there aren't any oe discs that'll fit so having to have a pair made.... I did make a start on the rad cowl but not happy with the way it looks yet.... But pleased with the way the side...

I'm going to take the bike along to a show next weekend.....get a bit of feedback on the frame kit idea....so going to temporarily put the whole thing together without worrying too much about finish etc Made up the other half of the new airbox and gave the frame a quick coat of paint...

Finished off the sidepanels.....and took moulds from them.... But have been having a problem with the exhaust system....I want twin pipes but you can only get 2 into 1's....I don't have the correct size former to bend my own and everyone I've talked to wants vast amounts of money to bend some...

Thanks! I hadn't noticed it in the pic Steve, had me worried too....thought for a moment that I missed a bit when I was disposing of the body.... Anyway, back to the bike....now that its changed from a race/trackday bike to a road one I've made a sort of box that fits inside the frame, it's part...

Made a few revisions to the frame design and finally got round to welding it up.....

Another couple of months slipped by then....!! Not so much of a rush anymore as the race meeting I had intended to have it ready for isn't going ahead But plans have changed a bit as well.....am now thinking about this bike being the prototype for a frame kit for the CB/CBF 500...a road rather...

Thanks! Yes, it wouldn't be that much work to fit the Yamaha motor.....theres certainly enough room as I originally intended the frame to take either the RFVC or the Transalp V twin.....not so sure about the DR's The problem (in the UK at least) is that they're getting a bit scarce....when I...

Thanks but this is my 9th one of these....though I know exactly what you mean....I spin them on the starter motor whilst pumping oil down the feed line til I get both oil return at the tank and supply at the head union.... I grew up on BSA singles and it used to be pretty much SOP to take the...

I might have already......if this counts as a tracker.....

Looks like I might be doing some posts here soon TJ! A friend of mine runs a Sunday morning bike meet up and this turned up ...... Its a Snake Motors Kitano K16 imported from Japan and seriously considering building a similar style frame either to take the 125/250 Virago motor or possibly a...

Oh well, another 3 years gone! While I was building the red bike I made an extra frame and started putting together another one for my own use.....and never got round to finishing it....which finally happened today! Modified the rear part of the frame so as to locate all the electrical...

I always use this chap TJ, well respected, sensible prices and works from the garage behind his house....not some big business with lots of staff to pay! http://www.pwwheels.co.uk/Index.html

Before..... And after......

Personally, I'd still be thinking about the 125 Yam TJ....I recently built this.....its a lot of fun.....and theres plenty of me to haul around!!

I have my fair share of paint mistakes too....sometimes they're quite interesting though....

Yes, good to see you back TJ.....interested to see how this works out! Its not as if I haven't got plenty to do already but keep thinking about building something similar except with a considerably less powerful engine.... a Honda GX generator motor!

The cast iron is a mid grey colour....a bit darker than it shows on their colour chart but can't find a pic of anything I've painted with it! At one time though I was trying to match the Brembo caliper light gold colour on some cases...VHT gold is a lot darker....used the cast aluminium and then...

I've tried the VHT cast iron colour....didn't much like it tbh.....they do one called black pearl though, not exactly OE looking I know but I'm a big fan of it!

Thats a bit of a bugger Colin....especially as you're so close to done! Bear in mind it was half a lifetime ago that I last worked on a 2 stroke but I'd have thought it unlikely the seal would just go abruptly....more likely there'd have been symptoms before....hard to start/poor idle? I did at...