Current Projects chat and miscellany

me too! my next project is my midlife crisis motorcycle

custom steel with bigger tyres (not too big mind) is the answer to all your Sunday best questions.

Think you're bang on the money there. Lightweight steel frame, carbon fork, 32mm tyres and discs/rim brakes I'm not bothered sounds like a winning combo.

@amey we look forward to seeing you in the motorcycle thread

8 years to go!

Join me and wander into the unknown. I love my motorbike...

What you thinking of buying?

my first bike was a 2 stroke Kawasaki 125cc; this one, I started riding it when I was 15

Then I had a couple of Hondas and a Royal Enfield Machismo 350 Drum brake:

Then when I came to the UK I exploited a loophole in licensing and got a Bandit 600 for a year; insurance was a bomb with London postcode.

I bet that 2 stroke was fun to ride!!

especially at 15, I was disappointed with every 4 stroke bike I rode after that .. till the bandit

So the Royal Enfield was DBAD compliant?

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I think hydro disc is 100x better than rim brakes, but calipers definitely “add character” and are adequate on a summer bike. If I was going full custom (this frame was one that a customer never paid for/collected that fit me) I reckon I would go disc (I’m heavy and Yorkshire is hilly) the ride is a perfect balance between my gravel bike, and my old donohue road bike, (all 3 are 853 with carbon fork)

haha yes, awful braking, leaky engine

pump them up to max psi and leave them overnight...

Lovely bike, just tell me that you would not have chosen this colour way.

I wouldn’t have chosen the custom lugs either but yeah, can’t argue that the paint doesn’t suit the lugs.

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I’ve had trouble with crap Specialized hybrid tyres and Veloflex on tubeless rims before.

@edscoble has had fun with Vittoria Randonneurs :D

I recommend a couple of Pedros tyre levers, by far the best normal lever I’ve used. And for tubeless rims one of these:

https://www.hubjub.co.uk/var-tyre-lever-rp-42500-4404-p.asp?gclid=Cj0KCQjwmpb0BRCBARIsAG7y4zbACn9yAl6kqHyNttG3oSQCre6sXH8C3KxtprT4iBGi6uhCroVAq7YaAm5OEALw_wcB

Looks fun, what frame and forks combo?

2 stroke 125 now is still fun!!

2 stroke 125 now is still fun

Not now, not then. The JDM 200cc versions (which you can also assemble fairly easily from a 125 and a parts kit) are so much better.

Koop stop bead jack my go to for fitting tyres.

Thumbs and yeah if needs must a couple of Pedros...

Koop stop bead jack

That does look great for home or a workshop. A bit big to carry on a bike.

It's a Leader Mordecai fgfs frame from back in 2012 or so with some Gusset forks that I don't actually know the name of

A little parts swapping done on the Faggin.

Working on my favourite bike today.

Pashley Pronto is getting upgarded from SA 3 speed to Nexus 8 speed!

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Current projects cluttering the house...
Alan super record - 9speed ultegra
Fillet brazed Roberts - 10speed Sram red
Gazelle track - needs a front wheel and bars
Look KG381 Team - ultegra di2

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