New bike day!

So, where we at?
I want the front wheel/tyre before I fit the mudguard.
I also want the mudguard fitted before I fit the headlamp/surround.
I need a fuel tank.
Once I have a tank I can get the seat done.
I need a few electrical bits,
I need a rear shock and an ignition system.
I might start a just giving page or something.
Still the list of parts is getting smaller,as is the list of jobs:-)
 
Mad Hatter said:
You should get some more made Mike
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I’m pretty much done with making bespoke stuff,
It’s too expensive,very few people will pay for for low volume handmade parts.
You only have to look in the other sections on the forum where they moan about the prices of decent quality stuff ,then order complete shiit from China.(which they seem happy with)
 
mikeyboy said:
Might have trouble shifting 1000 airhead enduro sumps?
IIRC I made 3 or 4 last time,when I eventually sold them I probably only covered the cost of materials and subcontract,
I’m not a big fan of working for free.:-(
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Could you not offer them on a made to order basis ?
Payment up front , non returnable / refundable ?
 
Santa-2512 said:
Could you not offer them on a made to order basis ?
Payment up front , non returnable / refundable ?
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Always willing to help out if someone needs bespoke parts,
Building specials always involves bespoke parts,one has to weigh up the cost of a part that may well already be available,but maybe not quite of the spec one might desire.
The bracing plates as an example,
SWT do a kit of laser cut pieces.
When you actually try to weld them into place they always need some more “fitting” which is to be expected,but at over €200 for them it’s worth spending a few hours roughing them out.
Also they are not particularly thick steel,so one might wonder whether any of the bracing is actually worth doing.
My plates are 5mm thick.
Same with the sump,the spacer is off the shelf,seibenrock,motoren israel both sell them.
But their plate underneath is 6mm alloy iirc, hard anodised.
I’ve put some pretty serious dents into the bottom of these.
Worst case if the sump is distorted could be a partially blocked oil pick up,though I doubt they would split.
With a 10 mm dural plate ,the worst you’d get is gravel rash.
If you hit something hard enough to damage the sump you’d need an ambulance..
 
Mistacat said:
Machined a set of wheel spacers to suit the 30mm bearing I/D and 17mm shaft, there was not enough room for seals if bearings with a 17mm I/D were used.
Then the fun started the inner pots on the Brembo 4 pot callipers would not clear the spokes and not enough room to space the disc out so a 2 pot Brembo is to be used.
This 2 pot calliper has the correct 60mm hole spacing for the forks, problem is a 320mm disc is supplied, looked at making an offset bracket but there is not any room.
So Welded a noggin of ally (technical term) to the calliper carrier then machined it flush on the opposite side to the mounting bosses then knocked up a quick jig to fasten to the mill.
Indexed off the original holes then removed the bracket, welded up the holes, fitted it back in the jig machined it back to the height of the original mountings and drilled an tapped the holes.
Takes a little longer than it sounds.

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Sounds like quite a long time to me!
 
That is looking great…..
keep on with the updates.
 
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