Flat surfaces seal better, so I wanted to make sure that not only the head gasket surface, but also the rocker box seating surfaces were flat. I used a process the Brits call "linishing", and we Amer...

Head was basically intact, but dirty, and some rust on the ferrous parts. Chambers were carboned up. Seats were a bit recessed, but no signs of cracks....

Headlight has arrived. It's a big old unit!...

Frame and forks delivered at Stotford engineering for the necessary fettling to be carried out. They are going to use the standard T140 head bearings and adapt them to fit the KTM forks, then modify...

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...

Rebuilt the carbs today and reinstalled them /balanced them. It drives great at lower speeds so I thought it was good to go but when I hopped on the highway, around 100 km per hour, it stopped acceler...

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...