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"Custom made plastics." Where? The only thing custom on there is the bodged on side pipe. I don't see any custom bodywork at all. No, leaving parts off of the tail does not count. Fred

I haven't found any video of it actually being ridden yet. Trailer queen? Fred

I'm tempted... Fred

You should try Starbucks. A few months back I was trailering the Black Bike down to AF-1 racing to get it dyno tuned, I stopped at a Starbucks for a coffee. So I order, then wait. Finally the line creeps forward by one car length and then stops again. My trailer and bike are now at the...

The single sided swingarm looks cool, and makes tire changes easier. But I have the feeling that a single sided swingarm is going to weigh more than a normal swingarm, since it has to resist a twisting force. I have no proof of this, since the only bikes with single sided swingarms I have...

Or looking to rape somebody. Or they just want your TV, but now that you've seen them they can't have a witness. The point is, you cannot know their intent. Trusting in the good nature of a criminal is a bad call. And if the criminal has a gun, then at least my being armed levels the playing...

You'll get a lot of it, but not all. Fred

You would have a much easier time of things if you just remove your current flywheel, have a machinist cut away excess material, and reinstall it. Fred

I know! I know! I know! You added a centerstand!

I'm glad that Eric Buell isn't giving up. I want to see a good American sportbike. I really do. And he was so close. I am sorry to see that he's retaining any association at all with Harley Davidson. The Sportster motor that was forced on Buell was the thing that kept more people from...

Ack, that's not good, Ed. Glad you're OK. If you need it, I have a spare rear tire that Pete gave me. He's scrubbed away some of the tread, but it's still good for a while longer. Fred

I made a new video using all the pictures I took while building this bike. Enjoy. YouTube - Black Bike build montage.

Motor oil isn't going to "go bad" over time. Go ahead and use up that Rotella.

Not anymore. Maybe I should go peek in the dumpster behind the local HD dealership. I'd put in a little effort to drag a couple of Buells out of there.

Go get a fiberglass repair kit from an auto parts store, and you can fix that up in no time. It's totally repairable.

R6 fork. The only problem with it is now I can tell how bad the rear shock is.

NO This post is too short unless I type something else.

Bacon ice cream is an Udder Delight - Slashfood Fred

If the fastener calls for locktite in the manual, then the given torque value will take into account the reduced friction from the locktite. If it doesn't call for locktite and there is a torque value listed, you'd be justified in reducing the torque some. The idea is that if the threads...

pm sent twas brillig and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe... ok, I think this post is long enough now.