SausageArm
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| posted on 1/4/12 at 08:31 PM |
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I've only just noticed this thread, very impressive stuff!
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flak monkey
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| posted on 5/4/12 at 07:41 PM |
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Thanks gents
Finished the top motor mount off. Quite happy with how it came out in the end 
Long weekend coming...so either working on this (mostly painting) or the Camaro, one or the other 
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flak monkey
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| posted on 7/4/12 at 07:36 PM |
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Done a few more little bits and bobs on the bike over the last couple of days. All the time consuming little things that dont really seem to have much
to show for the time and energy expended 
Put the forward controls together, one of the few bits that went as planned other than I forgot I needed a couple of bolts to finish it off
Spent a good couple of hours frigging around with the sidestand to make it work. What a piece of crap, seriously. Made in the USA, my arse. 
Werent a cheapo one either. Redrilled the detent dimple to hold it in the up position, still not entirely convinced but will see how it goes.
It's pretty tight anyway.
Connected up the internal throttle, seems to work ok, slightly tight, but hoping it will ease off a bit after a few miles. Finished the clutch line
off, covered it will clear heatshrink where it lays across the bars, to stop it chaffing the paint off. Might fill it up with fluid tomorrow as I need
to adjust the clutch before I can finish putting the primary together anyway.
Sorted out the periphery of the brake discs catching on the calipers, minor adjustment. Layed up some GRP on the brakets for the front mudguard,
hopefully that'll hold it OK. Will look at finishing it off properly tomorrow and final fitting it.
Anyway, it now stands up of its own accord.
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 7/4/12 at 07:58 PM |
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Excellent work!
Keep it up! Is the plan for MSVA this summer?
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flak monkey
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| posted on 7/4/12 at 08:04 PM |
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Hoping to have it finished for the end of may, then off to MSVA and on the road this year. If time and money allows
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flak monkey
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 08:03 PM |
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Made the brake line splitter for the front brake and modified the brake light switch take off for the rear brake tonight.
Took longer to polish the front one up than anything else
Might be able to sort the front brake hydraulics out tomorrow now.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 9/11/12 at 12:58 PM |
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Time to update I think
Really quick video, just heat cycling the engine at the moment, so didn't get change to take much of one. Ignore the pipes, thay are just on
there for the sake of some pipes for now. Had the fair share of issues getting to this stage....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0bCefX3PDk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgRIVuzqunQ
Anyway its looking more or less finished now. Just outer bearing support for the primary, seat and exhaust to sort,
[Edited on 9/11/12 by flak monkey]
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Nick DV
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| posted on 9/11/12 at 01:06 PM |
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That's the 'bogs dollocks'!! Fantasic job 
Cheers, Nick
"The force will be with you, always!"
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scootz
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| posted on 9/11/12 at 01:19 PM |
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It's Evolution Baby!
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flak monkey
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| posted on 9/3/13 at 08:34 PM |
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More or less finished the bike now, just need to mount the SVA mirrors and refit the headlights.
Made new switch housings, and changed the levers so the clutch was useable
Also managed to get the side stand retracting properly by moving the spring attachment point on the stand bracket. Just needs a new spring on to be
tidy. Good thing is you can't see the spring at all, when the stand's up or down.
Picked up the seat, nice job and at £40 was cheap enough too (yes its real cow too ) Was short of bolts for it so had to order some
more.
Spent most of the day sorting the exhausts. The stock softail ones seem to fit OK, and it runs suprisingly well with them fitted to be honest. Really
quiet now, hopefully OK for SVA. And as the exhausts have a cat fitted too, hopefully it'll be OK for the emissions test too.
Found a few other minor issues to sort before SVA, like needing to move the connectors for the rear lights, and fit some bigger bump stops. Also a
little concerned by the proximity of the final drive belt to the swing arm this is probably due to me running a 70t rear pulley.
[Edited on 9/3/13 by flak monkey]
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tegwin
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| posted on 9/3/13 at 11:28 PM |
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Flak, how did you get the joins between the tubes so "fluid", is it a casting?
quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
Thanks gents
Finished the top motor mount off. Quite happy with how it came out in the end
Long weekend coming...so either working on this (mostly painting) or the Camaro, one or the other
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Would the last person who leaves the country please switch off the lights and close the door!
www.verticalhorizonsmedia.tv
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flak monkey
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 08:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
Flak, how did you get the joins between the tubes so "fluid", is it a casting?
TIG'd, fillered then several hours of sanding....
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tegwin
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 08:16 PM |
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Aha, cunning! looks tidy!!
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Would the last person who leaves the country please switch off the lights and close the door!
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RK
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| posted on 12/3/13 at 01:27 AM |
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Very nice job there, David!
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flak monkey
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| posted on 13/3/13 at 06:54 PM |
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Thanks
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flak monkey
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| posted on 22/3/13 at 07:39 PM |
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Finally finished it  There's a few things to change before (mirrors) and after the SVA (exhaust). Will be sending the forms off next week I
reckon...
New speed sensor, this time fitted with additional voltage regulation to see if it lasts a bit longer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRK2mbuunis
[Edited on 22/3/13 by flak monkey]
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 22/3/13 at 08:16 PM |
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Been waiting to see this finished and
Nice one David!
Your usual exemplary standard of workmanship is obvious throughout.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 22/3/13 at 08:16 PM |
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nice volvos ............
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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flak monkey
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| posted on 22/3/13 at 09:17 PM |
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Thanks guys
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Dave Ashurst
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| posted on 22/3/13 at 09:38 PM |
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Well done! It's really looking great, David. Fantastic work, an excellent job!!
Interesting to see your chosen combination of hard tail with unsprung seat. Is that an S&M thing? 
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flak monkey
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| posted on 22/3/13 at 09:49 PM |
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Thanks Dave!
It has got rear suspension. The shocks are underneath the gearbox, hidden away so that it looks like a hard tailed frame
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 25/3/13 at 07:11 PM |
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Very nice, I'd love to hear a video of it in action.
Also can you do my floorboards with the built in belt sander?
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flak monkey
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| posted on 26/3/13 at 07:09 PM |
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One vid...minus any sort of exhaust silencers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0bCefX3PDk
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flak monkey
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| posted on 21/4/13 at 04:31 PM |
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Well, it's taken 2.5 yrs all together, 12 months longer than it should have taken! And it's cost way more than it should've, but
it's done. One last thing is a little bit of plastic with some numbers on it from the DVLA. Oh, and those rear lights and the exhaust have to
go, when I find and can afford something I like....
This is the reason I've been a bit quiet on here of late. The bike passed it's SVA last week, so that was a relief!
And the best bit of it is I've made some really good friends along the way
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Dave Ashurst
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| posted on 21/4/13 at 05:11 PM |
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Congratulations!!
It's the biz... really good work.
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