Hi I'm Paul, new here from Ripon North Yorks.

My Thunderace was bog standard when I bought it

First job polished the rims and fit a stubby can

Then disaster..knocked off by an old bloke and insurance declared bike a right off (paint damage) so bought it back, bought another frame and decided to do some modifications

Got an R1 5PW rear

Which will require subframe alteration

So the cutting bending and head scratching started

TIG welded

Mock up getting ready for paint

And a new shock off a ZX12R with Ducati dog bones

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looking good, is the swing arm the same length as the ducati?

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That bloody nice that is,, good work,,, some shine on that arm,,, and hey Carboard dave lives in Rippon, he runs a Modded TDR125 .

He hangs about with a great 2 stroke mechanic , has lock up in the back streets, ,do you kno him ?

looking good, is the swing arm the same length as the ducati?

No idea, dog bones are same length! I bought a full linkage off a Ducati so I had more choice of shocks as Ducati has eyes both ends and ace has eye and fork at bottom

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should work ok then

Dog bones are only temporary until the bits arrive for my home made adjustable ones

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watch for adjustable ones, I was looking into that for my FZ and came across a lot of failures, mostly at high speeds.

it soon stopped me from pursuing that one

Got rose joints and M10 turnbuckle all in aircraft spec steel

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I would use to set up with cheaper materials and then get a solid one made up. there is a lot of stress on those

Well more I've looked today the more I like it, front of seat is to be lifted by 30mm and a filler panel constructed!

Was going to adapt the ace plastic battery box to lay the battery flat but have decided to make a fresh box and fuse carrier out of ally sheet instead

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