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Too many strokes, Raizer builds a wheely hack


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After a week of being mucked around by a locksmith that ended up not being able to cut a key for my ignition I got it sorted the other day, took a different locksmith 15 minutes to sort it out.

I rebuilt the electrical end of it myself, added new springs and balls etc to the switch plate thing since the old balls were rusted and pretty much flat, now has a satisfying *click* when you turn the key.  Also swapped the wires around and freshened up the solder to get it working how I want it.

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Soo much crap in the headlight bucket!

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Managed to age the new chrome ring a bit.

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Needed to test the headlight...

 

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Exhaust has been kicking my ass/showing I have 0 fab skills.

Goal was always low pipe

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But there just was no way I could get it around the footpeg mount and have room for the brake pedal etc, I'm sure it could be done, but not by me!

Actually made a few different attempts, but yeah wasn't happening.

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Close, but ground clearance becomes a real issue.

 

So change of plans

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My old boss drilled out an offcuts of 304 for me to cut a flange from.

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First try at welding SS, improved a lot after a while, still likely heat wrap it to hide my mess :oops:

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Think I'm going to re-purpose the kick starter that came with the engine, should make a great brake pedal

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So close now!

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Got hold of some 50mm tube, going to attempt making a short muffler.

 

Made a rear brake pedal, took the remains of the hacked up factory pedal and added an old BSA rifle barrel I had kicking about.

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Used my Tig as basically an electric gas torch to heat the barrel to bend it, the old hammer forged barrel would have ripped my vice off the bench before bending cold lol

 

Trimmed up the kick start that came with the engine, ground a very deep V, cranked up the amps and loaded it up with filler rod

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I'm happy enough with that!

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It's a blast to ride! Still a bit of tuning to sort out as it's really rich down low at the moment and I've not yet really opened it up ha

Haven't kept that close an eye on the cost tbh, but I think I'm somewhere around a grand all in, wholesale prices on pretty much everything helps a lot too.

 

Yeah the hill has been getting a lot of work, they harvested all the pines last year and it's all being planted with natives etc.

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Tops out at 90k, but shit does it get there rapidly and feels a lot faster!!

Trying to get my hands on a bigger carb next, only really need something with the mixture on the side rather than underneath since the frame blocks all access to it, so might as well go bigger at the same time lol

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15/38 is the stock 49cc ratio, I'm not in first very long at all either haha!

Love the looks I get when get my 1-2 shift right and hold the front wheel off the ground most of the way through second

/When I don't panic and lean forward anyway

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