The Bride [Sold]

After my earlier, disastrous attempt to weld up an intake tract myself (which I wisely refrained from photographing), I chose to drop the exhaust pipe and intake components off at my friendly … Intake & exhaust ready for weldingRead more

As I’ve stated, my motivation to build this bike came from wanting to do something with my cache of leftover parts. Well, the aluminum muffler in the photos I recently posted was … Blast from the pastRead more

I needed some way to bend 1″ diameter pipe for The Bride’s exhaust. Since I don’t have $600+ dollars to drop on a proper tubing bender and dies, I bought a used, … Exhaust fabricationRead more

With the brake caliper reassembled and the brake scoop trimmed, I was able to properly mount the front wheel. I connected a spare brake line I have, to find that it is … Brake hose & fendersRead more

Since my trailing axle arrangement puts the fork legs farther forward relative to the wheel hub than the stock VTR250 forks were, I had to trim off a portion of the air … Brake plate modificationRead more

When I get this thing running, it would be good to have at least some brake functionality. So, I’ve started rebuilding the front brake. I used a spare Aprilia master cylinder to … Inboard caliper rebuildRead more

I’m collecting all the component parts for the intake and exhaust. I’ve cut out a second go at the engine-side intake flange. This is the part that will be welded to the … Intake flangeRead more

I made a new adapter plate to go between the cylinder head and the intake tract. My version of this adapter is conceptually similar to one that I made previously for my … Intake adapter plateRead more

I’m working on the intake, and it’s taking more effort than I expected. I did find a commercially-available plug-and-play option, but it puts the carb so far outboard that I would have … More intake workRead more

I rolled the whole monstrosity outside to take a few “in-progress” photos. Seeing how far it has come, overall, helps keep me motivated. Next on the punch list: carb intake, shock mounting, … Status photosRead more