Build time....

[rocky burns]

Carrying on from Keep or Build ???

I decided to build something

It all started with a bike from a Px that came to me sort of in one piece.



It's an R80GS Basic that was imported here from Germany.
Some of the standard bits were missing but it has

R100 heads.
40mm bings
Hpn oil cooler
Touratech imo clocks
Swt acerbis large tank
Single seat
Acerbis rear mudguard
and a few other goodies.

 

[rocky burns]

Started today on the Yokes.
Going to run a set of Wp48s up front.

Billet turned up a couple of days ago so couldn't wait to get in the garage this afternoon

 

[Stirlingmoz]

Great skills

 

[Tinytim]

I'm in.

 

[rocky burns]

Another afternoon marking out what I think i want/need shape wise. Then back on the milling machine and hacked it out into a rough shape.
Just waiting on a couple of end Mills now as had one shatter the last time I used it.
Got an old set of ktm yokes so robbed the spindle out of those. Will need shortening but should do the job.

 

[rocky burns]

Been bit bust recently, but nearly there with the tripples now.
Just got to sort the pich bolt holes and clean up some of the sharp edges. I can mount them up then and work out where I need the holes to mount the front mudguard.
Then ill make up a set of risers to go with them.

 

[adventuredon]

must be like watching money shrinking as you grind away. Great skills. Hope all the swarf gets re used?

 

[rocky burns]

must be like watching money shrinking as you grind away. Great skills. Hope all the swarf gets re used?

Swarf is in the bin. Made a brake pedal extension for the 701 out of 1 corner i cut off. Cheapest set of yokes i could find to buy were €900 from Germany. There's £180 worth of billet and I'd be in the garage in my spare time anyway

 

[theoneandonly]

uuummm what about the pinch bolt holes ?

 

[rocky burns]

uuummm what about the pinch bolt holes ?

Next job for this afternoon

 

[jasp]

Great to see and learn summat too.

 

[rocky burns]

Another couple of hours done.
Quick mock up to make sure they are going to work

Please Ignore the state on my garage

 

[Trekker3]

Very talented, but we already knew that.

 

[MikeS]

Any updates?

 

[rocky burns]

Any updates?

Im on the bike in Albania at the moment. Started in Venice 3.5 weeks ago. Will be back end of this month

 

[barny]

Im on the bike in Albania at the moment. Started in Venice 3.5 weeks ago. Will be back end of this month

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I hope you left that bridge as you found it.

 

[theoneandonly]

did you video the river crossing ? was it better than Snoopy managed ?

 

[rocky burns]

Hopefully have a bit of time now to carry on now winter is on the way

Probably not needed but a couple of hours today so started making up some bar risers and mount for the steering damper. It's sat on the shelf so I may aswell well use it.
A fair bit of work yet on them, but can then get the Yokes and front end finished off and tidied up

 

[Mad Hatter]

This is an interesting build, we need more photos

 

[rocky burns]

This is an interesting build, we need more photos

Nearly there. Made them 2 position adjustable. And got a set of hp2 enduro handle bars.
Will keep adding pictures as I go along