Front brake design
Well, with the pegs and foot controls sorted, and the tank mounted, I went looking forRead More
Tank mount fabrication
I got the fuel tank mounted. In British fashion, the BSA OIF Export tank is designedRead More
Rearsets finished!
I can officially scratch rearsets off my punch list. Words cannot express what relief and satisfactionRead More
Welded cross-shaft
After letting this shift shaft cause me bunch of unnecessary headaches — playing around with allRead More
Shift clevis fabrication
This morning before work, I made up the clevis for the right-side shift linkage out ofRead More
Other crossover gearshifts
My crossover shifter dilemma is not unique. Back in 1975, when new Federal regs required left-sideRead More
Cross-shaft goes kaput
It turns out my bolted-up cross-shaft design was fundamentally flawed. My father-in-law was a research chemist,Read More
Shift linkage progress
I used an old, scrap brake rod to mock-up the linkage between the lower arm andRead More
Foot pedal tweaks
Playing around with the shift linkage some more, I’ve decided to go back to how IRead More
Gearshift cross-shaft fabrication
For my crossover linkage, I needed to create a rotating shaft with splined ends. This isRead More