Year: 2020

Both outer plates have been cut down and drilled. With the pedals and pegs in place, I sat on the bike and was relieved to find my feet in a more-than-okay position. … Foot control fabricationRead more

I broke down and ordered a re-pop BSA tank from India. As I was preparing to do electrolytic rust removal on the banged up original I already paid too much for, I … Another BSA tankRead more

The photos in my most recent post show the lower clamp off the ATC250R kickstarter already chopped off. The next step was to turn down the Bultaco kickstarter arm to a 10 … Kickstarter modificationRead more

As I am working out my footpegs and foot controls, one additional requirement is to provide clearance for the kickstarter. There is no way a stock Bultaco kickstart arm will work. As … Kickstarter designRead more

I rolled it outside briefly and took a picture of its current status, to keep me motivated and record my progress.

One of the first things I did, 8-1/2 years ago, was mount the swingarm. I was originally trying to build the bike with no machining or welding capabilities, so I made some … Footpeg bracket fabricationRead more

Moving on to the next task: pegs and foot controls. Playing around with a set of Yamaha YZF600R footpegs and pedals as my starting point, all the configurations I came up with … Footpegs & leversRead more

The rear of the crankcase will be rubber-mounted, but the front will be bolted directly to the frame downtube. An online acquaintance expressed concern that this arrangement might actually make vibration worse, … Vibration issue?Read more

I got the sprocket carrier drilled, as accurately as I could, then bolted it up, and temporarily mounted the chain to see what I had.Fortunately, there were no rude surprises, and everything … Sprocket InstalledRead more