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20-04-2012 :

pick this up yesterday :



all nickel plated (looks a bit more "goldish" in real). Done for free by I customer from work

and today this :



back to work so I can finaly finish the bike

Being an engineer myself, im impressed with this. =D>

some progress :

pictures weren't working ? changed them.

I noticed you have braced your swing arm there Jan. Do you have any other pictures of it?

I've been thinking of bracing for quite some time as it's a flaw with the standard one.

the ones in the first post, and these :





it was more about estetics (and I just love welding : it's fun creating things) than reinforcing.

it doesn't need much to make the holes for the bearrings unround because of the welding in it's neighbourhood. I thought I kept enough distance, but still had to get the dremel out where it was too tight.

oh, and watch out for the rear brake pump when you do it. I had to find another one that didn't have a hose on it's inside, as the brace couldn't pass.

did some more work :

some more work done :













almost there

up until now, I had an expansion thing from a youghurt pot underneath the pillion seat , but sorted that yesterday :

Looking good Jan.

Mad but I love it Jan

Kev

finished

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a long time in the making ... must be very satisfied
I like the OW-01 look to the tail light
should be good to wheelie and if you scrape the pegs now youre doin something right

=D>