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Originally Posted by kgdb
Wow, I cannot believe you actually rode it? Whats it been, 15, 20 years in the making? lol Looks real good Richard.  |
I actually bought that bike..... in 1995...... At the time I was actually going to go "stock"..... but it needed so much! Shortly after I got into the motor and found many problems.... I got side tracked. A friend sold me a triumph hard tail rolling chassis. I also acquired many triumph parts and a 1971 bonneville. I was then planning a custom... but a triumph. Time went by and I started collecting bits....
Meanwhile I was repairing the engine cases on the BSA and trying to get problems resolved..... I did not have many great sources to "help" me.... so I went slow trying to do things right! Every corner was an obstacle. Making a stock bike from something that was a mild custom was proving to be more work than I wanted.
I then met up with someone with a BSA hard tail frame..... ended up trading the triumph frame and some triumph cases.... and then I had the beginings of this hardtail. I've always loved BSA's and I know them much better than triumphs.... so I ended up getting rid of all the triumph parts etc.
I still would run into problems and would have to find the "real" info... and once I was assured... I could make some headway.....
Still..... even this morning I was turning some parts in my lathe for this. Wiring it was fun.... I don't think I would enjoy working on it on the side of the road though.....
Yeah.... its been a while...... and lots of life has gone on in between!
I have learned..... as a "young grasshopper"...... to snatch the pebble from the masters hand....but I was a slow learner!
But also the do's and don'ts...... like don't tie yourself up for near death masturbation.... LOL (R.I.P David C.)
The next build should be easier.... and I know all the good sources for parts etc. And all the right people to ask questions!
Tastefully done.
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