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by Exuptoy
Thu Jan 16, 2020 10:33 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Picked up a new project this morning.
Replies: 47
Views: 2669

Re: Picked up a new project this morning.

One of my exhausts arrived today too. £26 inc del from Ali Express. 51mm entry with a 48mm adaptor included. Awesome quality. https://i.postimg.cc/5Hh…login to view the rest of this post
by Exuptoy
Thu Jan 16, 2020 10:20 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Picked up a new project this morning.
Replies: 47
Views: 2669

Re: Picked up a new project this morning.

Cheers John.
It's ok for a few cuts but doing something like this it gets annoying. Once the battery drops the torque light comes on and if it is on f…login to view the rest of this post
by Exuptoy
Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:26 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Picked up a new project this morning.
Replies: 47
Views: 2669

Re: Picked up a new project this morning.

Whilst waiting for my frame stubs to be modified I decided to concentrate on the tank mount. First I welded a couple of stays between the frame and ta…login to view the rest of this post
by Exuptoy
Wed Jan 15, 2020 9:28 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Picked up a new project this morning.
Replies: 47
Views: 2669

Re: Picked up a new project this morning.

Got another hour in this evening. Gotta get my frame slugs turned down by 0.5mm as they’re too big then I can plug weld them into the frame and stitch…login to view the rest of this post
by Exuptoy
Wed Jan 15, 2020 6:19 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Picked up a new project this morning.
Replies: 47
Views: 2669

Re: Picked up a new project this morning.

Cheers Marc. Nah, just an old conduit bender and it’s missing it’s 25mm former so I had to use the 32mm one which made it harder work to ensure the tu…login to view the rest of this post
by Exuptoy
Wed Jan 15, 2020 2:15 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Picked up a new project this morning.
Replies: 47
Views: 2669

Re: Picked up a new project this morning.

Tried playing with notched tubes just using straight cuts at 90 degrees. https://i.ibb.co/b6yzHGd/36-FFE692-CF20-4-D03-8-A8-D-61189-C4-E4-B22.jpg My 2…login to view the rest of this post
by Exuptoy
Sat Jan 11, 2020 3:56 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Picked up a new project this morning.
Replies: 47
Views: 2669

Re: Picked up a new project this morning.

Plug welded, you can see the problematic fuel stub in the tank. https://i.ibb.co/d7GwCTQ/D8-A19-A8-F-44-B0-498-D-9204-5-D3-BAA206-C58.jpg Stubs fitted…login to view the rest of this post
by Exuptoy
Fri Jan 10, 2020 9:18 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Picked up a new project this morning.
Replies: 47
Views: 2669

Re: Picked up a new project this morning.

Cut off the subframe, no going back now! Hopefully the wood isn’t staying! https://i.ibb.co/3ryJGB7/B33089-C2-A236-4-B3-F-A0-F1-B5-B248-FC3-EA1.jpg Wh…login to view the rest of this post
by Exuptoy
Thu Jan 09, 2020 7:54 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Picked up a new project this morning.
Replies: 47
Views: 2669

Re: Picked up a new project this morning.

Today I welded a short section to the collector to accept the new end can when it arrives. Also removed the bars and fitted clip-ons, then dropped my …login to view the rest of this post
by Exuptoy
Thu Jan 09, 2020 7:24 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Picked up a new project this morning.
Replies: 47
Views: 2669

Re: Picked up a new project this morning.

day I welded a short section to the collector to accept the new end can when it arrives. I’ve bought 2 actually, one HP Corse Hydroform and one M4 stu…login to view the rest of this post
by Exuptoy
Thu Jan 09, 2020 10:19 am
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Picked up a new project this morning.
Replies: 47
Views: 2669

Re: Picked up a new project this morning.

Engine is showing 40 odd thou on the clock, so just basic maintenance and some paint. Already got the exhaust in hand, chopped it up yesterday as the …login to view the rest of this post
by Exuptoy
Wed Jan 08, 2020 10:49 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Picked up a new project this morning.
Replies: 47
Views: 2669

Re: Picked up a new project this morning.

Haha, yeah mate gonna be a cafe racer I think. I'm not going to the extent of wire spoked rims etc (as much as I'd have liked to) but I will be cuttin…login to view the rest of this post
by Exuptoy
Wed Jan 08, 2020 8:26 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Picked up a new project this morning.
Replies: 47
Views: 2669

Re: Picked up a new project this morning.

Stuck a Lithium battery on the bike this morning, stuck some fuel in a Sealey remote tank and turned it over a few time until it ran. It cleared up af…login to view the rest of this post
by Exuptoy
Sat Dec 28, 2019 8:45 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Picked up a new project this morning.
Replies: 47
Views: 2669

Re: Picked up a new project this morning.

For anyone interested in a little extra security I got a Wansview K3 security camera for Christmas following the wife buying one for the kitchen to ke…login to view the rest of this post
by Exuptoy
Fri Dec 27, 2019 11:53 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Picked up a new project this morning.
Replies: 47
Views: 2669

Re: Picked up a new project this morning.

Haha, it won't be that special Mark. Looking forward to playing John. I'll get some piccys ups once I do some work.
by Exuptoy
Fri Dec 27, 2019 1:30 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Picked up a new project this morning.
Replies: 47
Views: 2669

Picked up a new project this morning.

Just picked up this ER-5 this morning for the princely sum of £100! Probably gonna Cafe it. Once the festivities are over and I’m back from work I’ll …login to view the rest of this post
by Exuptoy
Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:45 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Ive gone and done it now!
Replies: 220
Views: 7534

Re: Ive gone and done it now!

:D
by Exuptoy
Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:53 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Ive gone and done it now!
Replies: 220
Views: 7534

Re: Ive gone and done it now!

Haha :D

This will offset that a little!

Got a few stencils made!

Image

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by Exuptoy
Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:22 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Ive gone and done it now!
Replies: 220
Views: 7534

Re: Ive gone and done it now!

Varnished the top, fitted the edging and painted the side shelves blue and under the top.

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by Exuptoy
Sat Dec 14, 2019 6:02 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Ive gone and done it now!
Replies: 220
Views: 7534

Re: Ive gone and done it now!

:clap:
by Exuptoy
Sat Dec 14, 2019 3:35 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Ive gone and done it now!
Replies: 220
Views: 7534

Re: Ive gone and done it now!

Mark, sorry for hijacking your thread.
by Exuptoy
Sat Dec 14, 2019 3:33 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Ive gone and done it now!
Replies: 220
Views: 7534

Re: Ive gone and done it now!

Today’s work was to fix the cupboards french cleat style. Basically a piece of timber ripped along the middle at 45 degrees and half fixed to the wall…login to view the rest of this post
by Exuptoy
Fri Dec 13, 2019 6:52 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Ive gone and done it now!
Replies: 220
Views: 7534

Re: Ive gone and done it now!

:D Moved the trailer and cement mixer into the old garage into the space vacated by the bike. Painted the draw fronts orange and started trimming the …login to view the rest of this post
by Exuptoy
Thu Dec 12, 2019 3:36 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Ive gone and done it now!
Replies: 220
Views: 7534

Re: Ive gone and done it now!

Cheers Mark, It’s 6.7m x 3.5m. I’ve been building it for a while, the base and ground work took me best part of 3 years just chipping away, that’s inc…login to view the rest of this post
by Exuptoy
Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:56 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Ive gone and done it now!
Replies: 220
Views: 7534

Re: Ive gone and done it now!

Got some team blue stuff in the garage. Once the floor is epoxied I’ll stick my Yamaha pit mat down. Too much dust on the floor for now so I’ll use my…login to view the rest of this post