October 23, 20159 yr Author Har har , Ah no , I won't piss on his parade . Why spoil the fun . I thought those Rotax V-Twins were supposed to be pretty solid as long as you keep up with the oil level/ changes .  The lad seems to have picked up a bit of knowhow on this  "build?" , lol , not sure if that's what to call the dogs dinner,so he'll be able to work on it himself  . Anyway , got the front wheel on , fairly handily too .  We had to turn the discs back to front , or was it inside out ?  I forget , but instead of being dished outward they're dished in instead .  A 20mm wheelspacer on each side fitted perfectly .As the discs are much bigger than original we had to make up plates to space the brakes  out . These were made up out of 4mm plate (after making a template from a thick piece of plastic), machined to very close tolerances with the big angle grinder and lovingly finished with the bastard file . The lad played a blinder on those , fair dues .  Off to the local engineering shop for stainless bolts and spacers , a tenner the lot , fitted a treat and well secure . The rear brake had to be shimmed in 10mm and that was sorted too , just have to rebuild the brake and pop it on .The wheels are now 17in front and an 18in rear as opposed to 21in front and 17in rear so the steering will be very different to what it was before . The front wheel also looks very wide compared to the rear , though maybe tyre choice could help on that score ?  I hope it handles ok because if it does it's a fairly solid bike now and, although no different cosmetically , it looks pretty purposeful .  I was going to say it looks a bit like a TDR250 or the early TDM , but that would be going a bit too far , lol ! Just a few bits and pieces to go back on now and it'll be time for a test ride . Hmm , I think we'll have to flip a coin for that one .  And no , I won't be posting any photo's !                                  Â
October 23, 20159 yr Author Does anyone know if the swingarm thrust caps from any other bike will fit the XT750 as I can't find any listed for it  on Yambits ?? Edited October 23, 20159 yr by KevtheRev
October 23, 20159 yr Author AW KEV I was looking forward to seeing the frankenbike!!!Ffff! Dunno Slice . It's not pretty . I don't think it's ever been washed in it's life , and of course it's a white one so you can see all the dirt with lots of plastic bits missing so you can see all the oily bits underneath . I'll leave the rest to your imagination . Matey's delighted with it !
December 7, 20159 yr Author BEHOLD ! In all her filthy awesomeness! Doesn't actually look too bad (from a distance , lol) , even if I do say so myself !! I've built it , but I'm not feckin' cleaning it !!
December 7, 20159 yr Well I have to admit that it does look like something out of a bad movie but your never going to have to worry about dropping it are you?
December 8, 20159 yr Author 17 hours ago, slice said: Well I have to admit that it does look like something out of a bad movie but your never going to have to worry about dropping it are you? A VERY bad movie . Every cloud has a silver lining Slice , lol . Â Goes like shit off a shovel though !! And those brakes'll put ripples on the tarmac . (She was never a looker to start with ).
December 10, 20159 yr Author On 12/8/2015, 9:22:08, blackhat250 said: That is one ugly mother, Well , I did try to warn you .  The words silk purse and sow's ear keep popping into my head whenever I look at those photos , lol .
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