I finished installing the Yamaha blue spot 4-piston caliper, and I’m pretty happy with how it turned out: Regular followers will recall that I originally put this front end together for the … Custom brake caliper adapter bracketRead more
El Fènix
A ’74 Montesa King Scorpion frame that has inherited the majority of the Aermacchi-Ducati Special’s chassis parts.
Fènix, the Catalan word for Phoenix, is pronounced “feh-NEEKS.”
Rear wheel alignment
Once the Benelli was out of the frame jig, it was time for El Fènix to take its place. I had previously eyeballed a guess that the swingarm might need to be … Rear wheel alignmentRead more
Rear wheel fitment
I’m calling my new Montesa project “El Fènix,” since it seems to be rising unexpectedly quickly from the ashes of the stillborn Aermacchi-Ducati Special. I offered up the rear wheel and shocks, … Rear wheel fitmentRead more
Initial Montesa chassis mockup
The Montesa King Scorpion frame arrived. It has some nasty, localized corrosion around the tang slotted into the front of the seat, but that’s probably the area I care about least, since … Initial Montesa chassis mockupRead more
Origins – Montesa Frame
I’ve been yearning for a Montesa Rápita (a roadster-ized King Scorpion) for over a year now, but they only built 600 of them, so that’s not going to happen. Since the chance of … Origins – Montesa FrameRead more