We put the bike together, and as you can see from the photo, there's still a long way to go. The GN250 is built in the chopper style with long front forks and big rear tyre.
This is a long way from what I want to build. A cafe racer is slim, low and lean. So we have some work ahead of us. First, we have to cut down the front fork tubes. I don't know how to do this yet, or even if it's possible, but this project is a voyage of discovery. Then we have to fabricate a tank and tail, plus some other bits.
Can we use clipons, or should we just invert the bars as shown in the shot? Which brings up the question of engineering. When do I engage the engineer? To have the bike registered for the road in Queensland, I will need to have all the changes properly checked and approved. Hopefully this will not be too odious ;)
We've been checking out the engine, and it looks complete apart from the igniter. Anyway, here's a shot of the engine. It seems to be in pretty good nick, and was running when we bought it about 5 years ago. With any luck, we'll have it running again pretty soon.
No comments:
Post a Comment