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Kimjon's next money pit - BMW Airhead cafe racer build


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Fuck yeah, best day ever! @Geophy took car of these welds, so much better than I could.

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Bike started up and I rode it around the driveway out of excitement. Nothing is spanner tight, just loose nuts and bolts held in place by faith...but fuck yeah...fuck yeah!!

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Having a go at designing my own taillight.

Im going to 3D print it, so it fits into the rear hoop. It has a flange that extends 2mm all the way around the hole, so it'll hide any rough edges. Should look "factory" the way it sits in there.

Cool little side project on its own.

 

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It worked out awesome. I was a bit rough with it and took a chip out of it. So seeing how I'm having to print it again, I took the opportunity to change some dimensions to thicken up the real fragile parts, and undersize a few tight fitting areas. Hopefully V2.0 is the final ticket to success.

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When I said money pit...

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This type of purchase was what I was referring to. Holy fuck...$600 delivered. 

Shit adds up fast on these projects. I haven't been counting, and don't think I want to put myself through that torture. So I'm going to pretend that I've spent nothing on this bike.

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This will be my coping mechanism from now on...

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