The Bride

I’m working on new steering stops. Since I am re-using the alloy collar I originally designed for Bultakenstein, the holes I drilled are totally wrong for The Bride’s Shin San Tong frame. … Steering stop fabricationRead more

After more than a month on the sideline due to some post-surgical recovery, I was able to get back into my cluttered workshop and make some progress on The Bride. I have … Back in the shopRead more

I bought some pre-formed, perforated universal exhaust heat guards. They are intended for larger diameter pipes larger radius bends, so they ended up being a bit of a wonky donkey on my … Exhaust heat shieldsRead more

When I jigged up the intake, I never even considered clearance for the the petcock. Fortunately, it worked out fine. TRIVIA TIME ‘70s Can-Am Qualifier tanks take a standard 2-screw flange type … Fuel petcockRead more

I’ve purchased an Overspeed warning indicator, originally from an aircraft instrument panel. How will this be used on The Bride, and why? Well, it’s exactly what it sounds like. The GX clone … Overspeed warning lightRead more

I bored a channel through the frame backbone tube for the forward shock mounts. I managed to drill out both sides so that it’s actually perpendicular and level. The cross tube is … Forward shock mountingRead more

I picked up the intake and exhaust from my welder. They turned out really nice. They still need brackets and guards, but the hardest part is done.

I got a bit more done on The Bride’s front brake. The VTR250 didn’t use an actual brake stay. Instead, there was a boss cast into the fork lower that engaged a … Brake stay fabricationRead more

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