The exhaust thing can be done as these photo's demonstrate. I guess if you have the skill, time, materials, money and vision most things are possible. I just have to be realistic about how much of tha...

I was ready to mount the forks on the frame, and, in an uncharacteristic flash of foresight, I realized that assembling the entire bike up on the work table may not be the smartest plan.  Do...

I've managed to acquire (thanks Steve) a set of cases and outer covers for a T140 as a mock up so I can properly set up the new foot peg, gear change and brake locations. Even though it's hollow and t...

I've been working slowly on the forks for the past few weeks. A lot of distractions lately, but things are still moving. From an appearance point of view, I knew I'd be repainting parts, but the cur...

I put the foot pegs and the rest of the motor into the bike. The piston rings were too big for the cylinder but that was easily fixed with some filing. The copper gasket that goes between the top of t...

I sandblasted the frame and ther parts a few weeks ago, and can finally start putting some of them together.  Once set up, sandblasting is a quick way to get down to bare metal, especially in har...

The stuff…..all the electronics came from the guys at The Factory Metal Works. Pazon electronic ignition, twin lead 12 volt coil, and Boyer battery eliminator....

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....