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The Bride

An experiment to recombine and repurpose cast-off parts from other projects.
Based on a 1974 SST Panther Black Shadow 175 frame and 6½ HP LCT 208 Honda GX clone.

More lathe work
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More lathe work

April 26, 2021January 1, 2025

I chucked up the sprocket carrier again and moved the sprocket face about 6mm inboard, to bring the rear sprocket in line with the idler sprocket. Now I need to modify the … More lathe workRead more

Idler sprocket
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Idler sprocket

April 22, 2021January 1, 2025

I gave up on installing a true jackshaft in favor of a single idler sprocket. There simply isn’t room for it without extensively modifying (almost completely re-engineering) the swingarm pivot. Beyond that, … Idler sprocketRead more

Spec’ing brake parts
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Spec’ing brake parts

April 20, 2021January 1, 2025

One of the cool things I want to do is build this bike with no foot controls. The shifter-less torque converter makes it an option, so — why not? As a bonus, … Spec’ing brake partsRead more

Rear sprocket modification
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Rear sprocket modification

April 20, 2021January 1, 2025

I re-drilled the CRF150R rear sprocket to match the EX500 bolt pattern. I used the sprocket carrier as a jig and used a transfer punch to mark where to drill. The new … Rear sprocket modificationRead more

More jackshaft design work
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More jackshaft design work

April 7, 2021January 1, 2025

Instead of an actual jackshaft, someone suggested I mount a single, freewheeling sprocket on the swingarm pivot. That’s an excellent suggestion, and definitely worth considering. For right now, however, I’m going ahead … More jackshaft design workRead more

Turning the sprocket carrier
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Turning the sprocket carrier

March 19, 2021January 1, 2025

First, I needed to extract the sprocket studs. After 30 minutes in the oven at 250°, I was able to break them loose with hand tools and the proper grunting sounds. It … Turning the sprocket carrierRead more

Rear sprocket
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Rear sprocket

March 18, 2021January 1, 2025

I had to find a #420 size rear sprocket that I can adapt to the Kawasaki rear wheel. The sprocket from a Honda CRF150R has the correct ID, but mounts with four … Rear sprocketRead more

Sprocket bearing modification
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Sprocket bearing modification

March 16, 2021January 1, 2025

I’d like a bit more leeway in wheel/swingarm alignment. To do that, I want to modify the EX500 wheel’s sprocket carrier. Stock, the assembly looks like this: I plan to turn down … Sprocket bearing modificationRead more

Jackshaft idea
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Jackshaft idea

March 10, 2021January 1, 2025

If you look at my earlier mockup of the frame and swingarm, you can see that that the output sprocket is rather far from the swingarm pivot. Furthermore, the swingarm is at … Jackshaft ideaRead more

Engine placement
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Engine placement

March 9, 2021January 1, 2025

For most Predator/GX200 conversions, builders are forced cut the downtubes off the donor frame and fabricate some sort of homebrew frame extension: I really hoped to avoid that, and it turns out … Engine placementRead more

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