New bike day!

[barny]

Mikey are you planning a possible amphibious adaptation to coupe with on coming global warming. Or are you just hiding your tender.

 

[mikeyboy]

Lovely around people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When you parked in my drive on Monday if he could have escaped from your van he would have savaged me prior to dragging me off into the garden and burying me.

He’s not normally like that.
I recon he could smell your pussy)

 

[mikeyboy]

Mikey are you planning a possible amphibious adaptation to coupe with on coming global warming. Or are you just hiding your tender.

Im prepping for the climate catastrophe and rising sea levels

 

[Kenny]

Im prepping for the climate catastrophe and rising sea levels

But you told me yesterday that you have just sold your boat !

 

[mikeyboy]

But you told me yesterday that you have just sold your boat !

No,I said I sold “ that” boat , meaning the one that was on hard stand outside the workshop

 

[Vulpine2]

Im prepping for the climate catastrophe and rising sea levels

What you need is a DUKW...

 

[mikeyboy]

What you need is a DUKW...

Go on then ,what’s that?

 

[Vulpine2]

"Lorry that swims" https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/american-dukw-amphibious-vehicle.html?sortBy=relevant

 

[mikeyboy]

Looks like fun,where can I get one?
Do they do a PCP?
What oil does it take?

 

[Mistacat]

There were 2 operating off Hunstanton beach , doing rides for the public.
I think they were named the Wash Monsters, not sure if they are still operating.

 

[Bubb]

There used to be one operating in London taking tourists onto the Thames.
known as a Duck, as some couldn’t remember what the real letters are!

 

[Kenny]

We had one for the Liverpool tourists in Albert Dock...until some scally nicked the wheels !!

 

[Mad Hatter]

Meanwhile, how’s the bike build progressing?…

 

[mikeyboy]

Steady,fitted a few boring bits,voltage reg and the like.
The yokes are WIP,as is the front hub spacing etc,
Once I get the hub back it can go for powder,as can the rim ( 3 week lead)
I need to get the bike on its wheels to fit the exhaust and sump etc.
Then the exhaust link pipe can be fabricated and the support bracket welded to the subframe ,then subframe can go for powder,paintwork can go off.
You know,you’ve been there.
Might go quiet for a few weeks.

 

[mikeyboy]

I sat with a beer and took a look at what’s still needed ,
Gotta earn it before you can spend it ,,eeek.
About another £3k to go

 

[Mad Hatter]

I sat with a beer and took a look at what’s still needed ,
Gotta earn it before you can spend it ,,eeek.
About another £3k to go

Surprising how all the little bits add up, but I’d much rather spend the money on something that has analog character and feels alive than a modern digital bike full of electronic shite I neither want or need!

 

[mikeyboy]

Surprising how all the little bits add up, but I’d much rather spend the money on something that has analog character and feels alive than a modern digital bike full of electronic shite I neither want or need!

Couldn’t agree more,
And it’s a bespoke bike,
Cheaper than brand new plastic fantastic,
Lighter than “ modern” stuff.
Guaranteed to be a talking point when a few of them turn up on holidays.

 

[Mistacat]

The fork legs are WP the yokes look like this.
At least the billets have now arrived. and it is too wet to go out on the bike,

 

[mikeyboy]

The fork legs are WP the yokes look like this.
At least the billets have now arrived. and it is too wet to go out on the bike,

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Yay,on its wheels this afternoon then

 

[Tbolt]

The fork legs are WP the yokes look like this.
At least the billets have now arrived. and it is too wet to go out on the bike,

View attachment 287088

Hi Chris, if not too late can you post more photos of these being transformed.

Thanks
Gerry