The bottom half of the motor is mounted into the bike. This will help when trying to assemble the top half because it means I don't have go continually chase around the bottom half. It is rigidly moun...

This is quite an increase from stock but I am reducing the seat height by at least half so I think this evens out on balance... Here is the swing arm with my 375 mm bespoke Hagon shockers (I may well...

The big 109 Land Rover is running well and suddenly I find myself with some spare time…….back to the ’71 Daytona...

I added the fenders and the oil tank. The wiring harness and the headlight are also finished. And attached to the bike. One of the only things left is to just click in the motor. This is not a particu...

I've sandblasted most of the frame components, and am starting to put them back together. First up was the swingarm and rear suspension. The swingarm, like the rest of the frame, looks like it was b...

Some KTM goodies have arrived ........ now waiting for the Triumph Rat.net thunderbolt to strike me down for blasphemy...

Finished the rear wheel and brake.  I had forgotten that my rear wheel is not original.  Some time in the mid 70s I noticed my rear sprocket was worn, so I decided to replace it. ...

These are WP forks from a KTM Duke 2 640 so the size and geometry are a good match for the street scrambler proportions.The spec sheet says these are 43mm WP upside-down telescopic forks, reload, comp...

Painting the frame was one of the easier jobs I've had to do. The frame was littered with small specks of rust that bad poked through from under the paint. It was required that I paint over the rust t...

I took the remaining parts off of the frame. We may have to replace the fork springs because they are really rusted. I then took a bucket of soapy water and scrubbed all of the dirt, dust and cobwebs...

Forgot to install the primary chain tensioner before the stator. I didn't like the feel of the tension adjusting nut as it caught the edge of the slot of the tensioner blade every half revolution. I...

OK progress of a sort. My swing arm has been offered up and fits like a dream but... (you knew that was coming!) it's highlighted some issues with my frame.. Anyway - first things first - here is the...

I basically just stripped the rest of the parts off of the frame. This leave me to be able to throughly clean the frame and possibly touch up paint if necessary....

The instructions are pretty good so I'm not yet sweating over the swing arm bushes and bobbins, but I am interested to see if the tyre I have specified will fit....

 I just need some swing arm bushes and I can offer it up to the frame.I'll post more once I have the deed done.  ...

New Primary chain, clutch basket thrust washer, and rollers:...

The clouds part, a single beam of light shines down from the sky revealing the freshly painted tank and fenders and chorus of angels sing in the background. Alright, that didn't actually happen but it...

This post is an update to previous post. Starting the brazing over was a step in the right direction. We used a different set up for the blow torch to get it even hotter. We used a setup that allowed...

While cylinders are at the machine shop, I set to work on the gearbox. I normally replace all bearings and bushings in a transmission while it's open, whether they appear to need it or not. Shown he...

There was no way to mount the rack so I had to make a way. My father has a lathe in the basement that I used to make little attachment bits that I can braze into the gas tank and then screw a bolt int...