Since the Bandit 400 front wheel I got for the Aermacchi-Ducati Special is interchangeable with Bultakenstein’s 19-inch cross-spoke wheel (same axle diameter and fork width), I tried swapping front wheels between the … A special CROSSOVER EPISODE!Read more
I’m continuing to plug away at the rear motor mounts. It took a lot of trial fitting and filing to get the lengths of the inner rods and outer sleeves just right, … More motor mount fabricationRead more
I’m in the process of turning the rubberized motor mount from diagram to metal.
Ever since I finished my Honda CL125S project, I’ve been telling myself to get back to this bike. But frankly, I’ve felt more than a little paralyzed, not really confident about how … Crankcase alignmentRead more
I’ve recieved my Airtech Reed-Titan seat pan, along with a used BSA A65 OIF export tank I got off Ebay. The tank was overpriced, and turned out to be way rougher than … New bodyworkRead more
I picked up the cylinder from a Model 213 Alpina 350 off E-bay, which fits my M143 360 Frontera bottom end. I’d picked up a Husqvarna 125 cylinder head about 2 years … Husqvarna headRead more
’71–’73 A65 Export tank? I don’t think it’s the worst idea I’ve had. I tried to scale this accurately in Photoshop and I think this could work well. This metal Bultaco Mercurio … Other tank possibilitiesRead more
I’m giving up on the plastic Can-Am Qualifier fuel tank. I watched every YouTube instructional video, read all the vintage MX forums. I shaved. I sanded. I used heat and the recommended … No tank you, Can-AmRead more
Shopping for seats, and trying to figure out which will work with my rear loop. I tried to scale and superimpose the frame tubes into the image as accurately as I could. … Seat shoppingRead more
Before work this morning, I was able to sit on it, bounce up and down on the suspension, even roll it down the driveway and do a couple of S-turns. It behaved … It’s a rolling chassis!Read more