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ahhh.... "the bolt"

Rarely, if ever, does anybody go into my garage unless I am there, so I feel comfortable jigging stuff up semi-precariously..

So in order to keep the forks vertical (so I can work on the front fender) while the front wheel is clamped in the lift-vise, I just ran a couple of bolts through the rotor with foam pads against either side of the fork lower. Its a little loosey-goosey, but who cares? Nobody will bump it but me right?

So my father-in-law stops by a couple of days ago to borrow some tile-tools, Vaughn (007monkey) and I were mounting a mx tire on a cr125 rim so our hands were full (It was a PAIN IN THE REAR)

Wouldn't you know it, but my father-in-law walks right over to the forks and starts to ROCK THEM BACK AND FORTH Just like something a curious little kid would do!

I think I actually almost yelled at him like I would have yelled at my 7 year old

"NO, DONT DO THAT!!!!".....

any updates???

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If Satan had a bike and fed it cats it would sound just like my bike.

Nice, Cody. If I didn't have the Lesters, I'd certainly be doing black rims and spokes like that.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

This is a GREAT post. i read every word. I searched for a phase I, to check it out, but couldn't find it. Is there such a post and if so where? Thanks, Phil

The topic is around here somewhere, but I think that "Phase I" was welding the motor adapter plates and a small discussion on if frame bracing was needed.

well guys...
the only progress to report is that all of the parts are about to be boxed up and put into semi-long-term storage. Unfortunately, there will be no bike work until at least this winter, or maybe longer?

Lots of "real life stuff" going on right now. No time for fun.

Thanks for the interest though. I promise to keep everyone up to date when work gets back underway.

what the fff ,, , your a big tease.
you get me all aroused and then you tell me its the wrong week.
not really..hope the life stuff works out for you.
cheers mark

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73 KAWASAKI H1 (Sold).
82 YAMAHA RD350LC
2000 KAWI KDX200H
2001 Triumph TT600

Aw man... is this April first?

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Well boys and girls, its been 5 months since my last post on this project...and about that long since I put all the pieces in long-term storage. Ya see, when we put our house on the market, part of the criteria was to make the garage look larger. My "crap" took up about 2 cars worth of space.
I then proceeded to pack up the majority of the motorcycle parts and projects and move them into storage.
Long-story-short... House off market for winter. Garage back to "Normal", and I am back in WINTER PROJECT MODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Specifically the Hybrid.

Updates Soon to follow.

that guy backed out? bummer.
yay on the project! better watch it, your time frame is going to end up like aylors....

ie: moos s2 project