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After completely wearing out my old DTT shirt that I bought from Dime City many years ago I am in need of another. Tim has kindly sent me the original Vector art for the site logo and given me permission to upload it to a print on demand website based in Australia. Check it out if you are after...

After being given an old 36v front hub electric bike with a dead battery I was struck with a bit of inspiration. The old bike was used to build a normal bike for my son who is now enjoying all the freedom of having a mode of transport. I then begun collecting parts for my build and researching...

Looking at all the brake conversion available for older bikes by using new model calipers the idea of a thread with all information available might prove useful. So my thinking was to list disk size, caliper type and mount bracket spacing eye to eye. If we can get enough of a library build we...

Time to start a thread for my old XL. I have had this bike for 14 odd years and it was the first "Big" bike that I ever rode. I moved on from my Z50A to this thing and was amazed at the power and confused by the clutch. Being a fairly tall 13 year old helped me get a leg over but I was still on...

Decided to start a project thread for my W800 I bought 2 weeks ago. For all the searching on the net I can find there is not much info on mods to these bike. I know the US folks miss out on them but some of the mods will cross over to the W650. My main aim with this bike is to improve the ride...

Thought I would start a new thread as the old one got a bit full of crazy engine ideas and what not. So here we go. I bought a BSA A10 frame and swing arm a few years ago, the original plan was to build a TriBSA out of it but I do not have the funds to buy a Triumph engine and BSA gearbox to...

Thought we should get a spotted thread going. They seem to work on other forums for creating a great local community environment. So I am on holidays for Christmas in the Blue Mountains of Sydney and was out at the Archibald pub in Kurrajong Heights and saw an immaculate black and red Honda...

Alright I decided to post a "build thread" for my fingers. Last week I managed to destroy thee last 3 fingers on my right hand by crushing then shearing them under a tree that I was cutting down. The tree became hung up on vines that were on a tree near it and did not drop. When I went to assess...

I have recently acquired a '90 XV1100 as a present from my lovely missus. It belonged to my brother in law who had it in storage at his mothers house for the past 10 years. I have found the standard problems with a bike that has sat for so long, gunky carbs, deteriorated rubber and surface rust...

As the topic says, I am in need of the lower bolt pattern and dimensions of a shovelhead front cylinder. Preferably big twin but any will do. I would also like the pushrod hole measurements. This is for a possible future project, a single cylinder at that. If it all measures out I will be...

So a while ago I picked up a stuck Yamaha XS2 engine. The plan was to rebuild it and put it into a BSA frame I have. After doing a bit of costing and never being quite sure on the XS engine as the one I wanted for this build I have decided to part it out. This was a complete engine that sat...

Ok, so I decided to start this thread as a running ideas area that will evolve into a build thread. So here we go... I have a BSA A10 frame from what I think is 1958. I have always liked the style of the old BSA bikes but could never afford one. So instead I decided to build my own from a lot...

Alright. I have though long and hard and decided it is not financially viable for me to continue my GS build. I have bought quite a few after market parts for this and I have most of the stock parts in storage still. Just thought I would put up a thread to see what people needed. I am willing...

For the sake of giving any restorers out there a chance I am willing to trade my '72 XS2 engine for a '74 or newer engine. The XS2 engine is a 306, which is a revised 256 engine. These are sought after for restoration of the early model XS. I would be willing to swap it for a newer 447 type...

Alright I started this thread as a way to keep all my ideas in an accessible place as well as allowing others to input their suggestions. My working platform is a 72 Xs650 engine of unknown internals. All I know about this engine is it was a spare for a speedway sidecar, it had an oil cooler...

So I recently bought my first house, which had neither a garage nor proper shed. All that there was to work with was a 3mx3m garden shed that I could hardly stand in. And so the saving began. I have bought together enough funds with the help of my father (get your crap out of my house funds) So...

Ok so I am looking at swapping my TS185 electrical system over to 12v, from what I understand if I replace the Reg and Rec with a modern 12v combo I should be right. I have drawn up this simple diagram in hopes it can be checked over and more electrical inclined minds can tell me if it will work...

Alright I thought I would start a build thread for the latest addition to my garage. I picked her up for cheap off a friend who knows I have been chasing a 2T thumper. She has come straight from a farm and has only been sitting for about a year. As this is my first smoker I am up for a bit of a...

During the last few days I have managed to get myself into a tight build spot. My best friends younger brother has been wanting a bike for quite some time. He was after a small cc parallel twin that would do highway speeds without struggling. He also wants it to look like the bike from "Girl...

So after a lot of careful budgeting and planning for the GS750 I received a call from my Grandfather. He had bought another boat, and the only thing he wanted off it was the engine. After a bit of chatting he asked me if I wanted it as a project/upgrade. Of course I wanted a bigger boat, but...