83 CR500, here begineth the lesson

Everything standard at the moment, rear shocks built for me at 1# stone. Will have to catch up with Andy at HVA as he was talking to HFS spain about cartridges for the front. Would sell an arm for a pair if/when they are available. Will work on suspension when I finally get on the road.

Question , will I need a return spring on the lever as well as half way down the brake rod to the chain tensioner?

Brake and clutch arrived from Venhill.

Thought i would throw a couple of pics of the mountain ride we went on last weekend, get some victorian nostalgia going for you!!

360 Kms for the two days, half hour in the dark on the home leg (note to self get a better light!) sorry there were no huskys on this ride... the guy on the yammie is buying orange this week!

So , things to do list...
1.Finish husky
2.Finish GixerKTM
3.Rebuild KTM motard motor.
4. Emmigrate to austrailia.

Sat in rain soaked UK, wife hopes this is what happens....

Suns up and its a brand new party... is that napalm i can smell???

Still waiting for the seat bloke to finish the recovering for the 400, if i give you his address, send a couple of those whirlybirds over and napalm his house..!. 3 months... its b#llsh$t.
Hey enjoy the rain, (they say people only live in England to prove it can be done!) Get your passport sorted, pack all the toys in a container and start paddling... you could be here by xmas!

All those orange dots should show up on the heads up display, easy targets...

Check out the first piccy, in the background you can see the ridge track coming down off the high plains.. man wha ta track, big erosion banks every 50 - 100 metres on a 30 degree downslope. unreal fun... we were half way down to the river when the pick was taken... its a great ride!

I got a brake ! Made up a new stainless torque arm, polished it to within an inch of its life. Holes courtesy of Matt T thanks.





And st/st spacer on the rear with an MX tyre nut as a locknut(idea from Schimelaw I think)

Looks awesome, ain't that stainless fun to drill.

Thats why I got Matt on the mill !!

Wildebeest,

Looks great and I always get a laugh out of your humor in your posts!

Is that Spanish trip organised by Steve Clarke...?

I got my front arm bead blasted but i might hit it with the buffer having seen those pics. looks good

Credit card taking a bashing towards the end of this project. Forgot speeding fine payments too, £280 to pay within 10 days ! Fuckers ! Thank god South African wine is still cheap !!

Hey ol mate, Where did you get your tensioner wheel? i turned one up from a tube of graphite impregnated nylon. $4 and i owe the neighbor a favor.