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After additional coat of paint on the swingarm and a bit of touch-up on the frame, it’s nice to finally be torquing down nuts that I don’t expect to be disassembling again … Final assembly commencesRead more

Just because I am a 12-year-old visual person, I took a few minutes to update my earlier, crude graphic mock-up of how I ultimately intend the Bride to look. It’s changed a … A Quick VisualizationRead more

I ordered a selection of bushing stock and roller bearings off Ebay, in hopes of finding something that would suit my modified swingarm pivot. While I was waiting 1–2 weeks for $100+ … Custom swingarm bushingsRead more

Even though The Bride is being built out of salvage and cast-off parts, I’m genuinely attempting to engineer it properly and not half-ass anything. The swingarm bushings have been a nagging bit … More Swingarm ModificationRead more

I spent more time working on The Bride’s fuel tank, and it’s coming along surprisingly well. I am following the technique demonstrated by TNT Moto on YouTube: So far, I have sanded … Can-Am fuel tank restorationRead more

I’m almost to the point of putting The Bride back together. Sunday afternoon, I got a second coat on the frame and swingarm. I also finished removing the unused lugs from the … Reassembly getting closerRead more

While I’m waiting for the right weather to put a second coat on The Bride’s frame, I am keeping myself busy with miscellaneous tasks I can tackle in the meantime. This morning, … Fork leg modificationRead more

After weeks of waiting, we finally had of a sunny, calm, dry, sorta-warm (50° f) weekend afternoon. I took the opportunity to get a coat of paint on The Bride’s frame and … First coat on frameRead more

I am struggling to decide whether to paint The Bride’s frame and swingarm to match the Can-Am Qualifier fuel tank, or go with basic black. I’m pretty conservative, and normally not a … Frame color dilemmaRead more

The modifications I’d made to The Bride’s frame had only been tack-welded in place with my little 110V flux-core welder. Before I could paint it, It needed structurally sound welds done by … Frame welding completeRead more