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« Reply #270 on: October 12, 2012, 09:43:24 PM » |
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« Reply #271 on: October 13, 2012, 08:27:38 AM » |
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Yeah, very talented bloke & a real nice guy too.
You know the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang replica in the Beaulieu motor museum? Chris Evans, (DJ, TV star, Joe 90 lookalike), recently bought it. Derek's making the bodywork for a new one to replace it in Beaulieu.
His workshop.
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« Reply #272 on: October 13, 2012, 08:29:33 AM » |
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He'd just taken on an apprentice. He started yesterday. Derek, showing him how to use an English Wheel to create curves in flat sheet.
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« Reply #273 on: October 13, 2012, 08:35:16 AM » |
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I asked if he had plans & dimensions for the various body styles. He said his customers supply him with a chassis, (in this case a 6 cylinder, 2 litre AC engined beastie), http://www.ac-6.co.uk/& he builds a car around it to suit their requirements, driver's size etc. So it's all done more or less off the top of his head. Beautifully done. |
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« Reply #274 on: October 13, 2012, 08:39:02 AM » |
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Tried the rear guard in place on the bike when I got back to Loony's place. I had it made deliberately overlength, cos I'm not sure how long it needs to be at the front end, (the bit under the saddle). It may well be shortened. The seat will be lower at the back, but I need the guard in place to decide by how much.
I think it's quite cool that my truck & my bike will have some parts in common.
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« Reply #275 on: October 13, 2012, 08:42:43 AM » |
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When PD hardtailed the Yam' frame, he covered the saddle in an old T shirt to protect it from welding spatter. Unfortunately the chrome springs & front mount have been spattered, so will need filing off & re-coating. These "hairpin" or "scissor" seat springs are normally mounted the other way round, poking out the back of the seat, but I prefer them tucked underneath, so the back end appears almost unsupported. They should still work just the same shouldn't they?
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« Reply #276 on: October 13, 2012, 08:51:41 AM » |
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The front forks are at home in my leaky shed, so I tried the front guard on them this morning.
You can buy steel versions of the ribbed guard design from some of the custom bike shops, but only rear ones & only in large diameter, skinny width. They're popular with the guys building vintage style "bobbers", who often run tall, skinny crossply tyres. Looks like all the shops order from the same supplier though cos no-one's got any in stock. Plus I'm using a fat 16" rear wheel, so needed a wide, small diameter one.
A lot of bobbers don't use front guards & they don't seem to be available off the shelf, but I thought if I'm having a rear one made, I could have a matching front one, just to be different. It's a thin, tapering blade. I'm really pleased with it.
The steel rear guards, probably stamped out in a Taiwanese factory somewhere, cost up to 90 quid. I paid 100 quid for my 2, made to order, ones.
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« Reply #277 on: October 13, 2012, 08:52:13 AM » |
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« Reply #278 on: October 13, 2012, 08:52:39 AM » |
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« Reply #279 on: October 13, 2012, 09:45:10 AM » |
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« Reply #280 on: October 13, 2012, 02:09:59 PM » |
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That guy is a true craftsman....simply stunning workmanship and skills.Are you building the xs with the original wheels,or are you changing them to traditional wire spokes? I personally prefer the way it looks now with those wheels.
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« Reply #281 on: October 13, 2012, 07:14:19 PM » |
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Keeping what I've got.
Mine was the SE model, basically for the American market, with fat 16" rear wheel, stepped seat & pullback bars. I've always liked these mag' wheels.
I'm not really going for the traditional "bobber" look, but more of a sensible, rideable chop with bobber influences. No clever engineering, just something cool I can jump on & blat around the lanes on, on sunny days.
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« Reply #282 on: October 13, 2012, 07:31:08 PM » |
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« Reply #283 on: October 13, 2012, 07:56:51 PM » |
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There was a pair on Ebay last week. 15 quid for the front & 20 for the rear, with good tyres on 'em. Didn't sell.
Loony's just bought a Z750 Kwaka motor & said he should've picked up the Yam wheels.
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« Reply #284 on: October 15, 2012, 07:54:08 PM » |
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Won't your seat springs "bottom" out on the ring? if you know what I mean
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