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Re: Supercharged café racer

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wow...
you can add more than one picture to your post.
After the first one "loads" click on add file again.
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Re: Supercharged café racer

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I feel I have to ask if you have considered the pivot point of the rear of the swingarm when you mounted the shocks straight up and down. Looks good, but the swing arm pivots in an arc, which could cause the shocks to get in a bind. Maybe I'm not seeing something, but thought I should ask the question
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Re: Supercharged café racer

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Hi, thanks for your concern about the suspension. I'll send a photo of the first side of the turret suspension I completed! It's still at an angle, but there's no issues with it & it works fine mate. It's also a lot stiffer once I'd removed the smaller spring & replaced with the aluminium tube. Thanks Nev.
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:popcornx2 Interesting for sure!
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Love the creativity. Looking at the one shot from behind, the pic makes the Front and rear wheels kitty whampus. It might be worth checking they’re parallel before getting too far as it would appear this one is going to haul a$$.

I had this bookmark but on my iPhone it now comes up empty. It was rather involved and took into consideration that the wheels didn’t have to be in line. http://www.motorcycle.com/how-to/chassi ... -3444.html

One simple method: https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/how- ... ips#page-4
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Re: Supercharged café racer

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Hi Eric,

Well there's a saying I've never heard before? No need to worry fella, she's all straight! Believe me, I've looked & work on it for three years now, cheers Nev.
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I like what you're doing brother.

Please tell us more and add more photos. Great work.
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Hi Kev, thank you. Do you think it would be better to show each section I have completed at each stage? Cheers Nev.
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Here’s what I was seeing:
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That makes it look pretty off.
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This one probably shows it better..
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77 WING, 1200 engine with 77 heads, cams, gl1100 foot pegs, Magna V65 front end, 764A carbs, [-gone Suzuki M109 monoshock--, replaced with gl1100 shocks] gl 1200 swing arm, gl1500 final drive, wheel and rear brakes Valkyrie seat, Meanstreak tank, Sportster pipes, Power Arc ignition off crank.
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Re: Supercharged café racer

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I appreciate you sharing your work. I love watching things evolve.,You should be able to add five pics per post.

Curious of what you’ve gut going on with the water tubes coming out of the top of the left head.
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77 WING, 1200 engine with 77 heads, cams, gl1100 foot pegs, Magna V65 front end, 764A carbs, [-gone Suzuki M109 monoshock--, replaced with gl1100 shocks] gl 1200 swing arm, gl1500 final drive, wheel and rear brakes Valkyrie seat, Meanstreak tank, Sportster pipes, Power Arc ignition off crank.
77 Wing. black
83 Wing, in pieces
"Continuing education is important even if the subject matter is fairly useless (as in this case)."---Greg Foresi
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Re: Supercharged café racer

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Hi Eric, no mate she's straight as! That's the beauty of a wide angle lens? Regarding the water pipes, I've cut & shortened the thermostat housing! That's why two pipes leed in to one! I know you're now thinking it might get to hot, but I've solved that too? I have a brass sleeve instead of a thermostat! I use them on my mini engines! Cheers Nev.
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Re: Supercharged café racer

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Great work, thanks for sharing.
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Thank you sunnbobb.
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Re: Supercharged café racer

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Love It !!
I was hoping to tackle that type suspension someday... (along with nuclear fission and world peace) :IDTS: :lol:
Nicely done tumb2

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Re: Supercharged café racer

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Well, this kind of work is way above my pay grade, but I sure do appreciate those who can do it and who share the photographs of their work. This is gonna be some machine – and very unique.
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