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Category: Bultakenstein

A shadetree amateur’s attempt to create my own low-budget, scratch-built motorcycle, to find out whether I could do it. Ten years later, I still don’t quite know the answer.

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On February 4, 2021

Seat upholstery complete

I finished upholstering the seat yesterday. My stitch lines are a bit haphazard and the fitRead More

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On January 26, 2021

Sewing the seat cover

I’ve made some progress sewing the seat cover; the front half is done. It looks okay,Read More

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On January 20, 2021

Cobbler’s sewing machine

I’m working on upholstering the seat for Bultakenstein. For the foam padding, I am using 1-1/4”Read More

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On December 18, 2020

Exhaust design

I’ve been chatting with some Bultaco experts about an expansion chamber designed to my Alpina cylinder.Read More

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On December 9, 2020

Continuing with the seat

I did some timid lightening of the seat base and bolted it to the Airtech shell.Read More

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On December 8, 2020

Seat base fabrication

I’ve never mounted a fiberglass seat before, so I might be going about this all wrong,Read More

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On December 3, 2020

Brainstorming graphics

Playing around with color ideas today. I’m going to try to match the red color ofRead More

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On December 2, 2020

Closer seat examination

I think I can make this seat work. I measured points a consistent distance back fromRead More

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On December 1, 2020

Proddie seat is warped

The Norton Production Racer seat pan arrived from AirTech Streamlining a couple weeks ago, and I’mRead More

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On November 24, 2020

Chain guard #2

I decided I wasn’t happy with my original chain guard’s homespun appearance. Thanks to purchase ofRead More

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