Project Bikes

Its been a while since my last post, been diverted onto another of my bike projects
Anyhoo, recently bought a veteran sidecar chassis, the bones of which will be reborn shortly
Ive already got the 23" wheel,tyre & the axle etc so should be straightforward
Im aiming to do a wickerwork sidecar body, so time to practice my weaving skills

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It worked. Now needs a really good tuning and all will be SWEET. Have a look at this for proof;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYAX_5wKV14

I ended up finishing at 1 am this morning fixing the swivel I made so I can race shift (the aluminum plate kept coming of the bearing), modifying the exhaust (didn't fit no more) and carrying on with my forever battle f keeping my garage tidy.

Headed inside to sleep and couple hours later I'm awake (yet again) obsessing over the exhaust. F(*k. i really must get a handle on this obsessive behaviour disorder.

Engine's running.

Couple of things to remember for next time;
Make sure I check I have put all the parts back and in the right order. Having such spares are not a good idea.

Don't be surprised if you customize parts they won't fit when you something this amount they won't fit.

I'm happy though. The engine pretty much fired up straight away. With any luck I will be able to ride the bike tomorrow.

Realized after fitting most of the parts I'll have to take the engine out to replace one of the cam chain runners.

I am officially changing the name of my bike to Snoopy. Satisfied now?? Bastards.

Got the engine back from the engine re-conditioners with new gudgeon pin and studs sorted. I then took the bottom end down to local bike shop to try and get the flywheel off and to our frustration the puller they have was too deep, so I went and tried to order one with no luck. Following a couple hours of procrastinating when I got home I strated putting the engine back together again. Enjoy the pics with a couple comparing the CBR125 and 150 cylinder and heads. Sorry I didn't get a pics of the ...

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I have started an album of all the work I have been doing to Zensen. I'll keep adding as I find more photos