New SRX 3VN2

[iansoady]

All looking very nice. Glad someone is progressing!

[Ian]

All looking very nice. Glad someone is progressing!

Progress comes to a halt.... "bu99er!".
 Powder Coater picked the wrong colour for the frame, sprayer made a mess of tank stripes......both back there awaiting reparations.....such is life ??

[Ian]

The wheels are looking good tho 😂

[Simon]

Glad to see you making something of it Ian. The gos Speedo looks interesting. I did wonder if you would go for upright bars. Our good SRX you saw came with rentalls on a drilled yolk but I put clip on back. All the best.

[Moto63]

The wheels are looking good tho 😂

Niiiiiice 👍👍

[Ian]

Trial assembly

[themoudie]

Aye Ian,

OOOOOooo! VERY sparkly and festive! 

Top yoke used for handlebars? Or is it a standard yoke modified?

Thank you for posting. I have been out watching Pink-Foot geese, as we have large flocks of over 2,000 birds feeding and roosting around the house at present.

Good health, Bill

[Ian]

Very observant Bill 😉. Top yoke & headlight bracket off an XJ600N. Tachometer is original as is the ignition switch. Speedometer is GPS as no room for a Speedo cable. I will machine a spacer for the front wheel to do away with the speedo drive. Headlight off a Suzuki GS500, via fleabay, as the headlight that came with the bike wasn't good enough for me to use.

[themoudie]

Aye Ian,

Thank you for the info on the top yoke upgrade for handlebars.

Good health, Bill

[Moto63]

Yes, all looking good Ian. I notice you either have a very nice tiled garage floor OR an extremely understanding wife that lets you build your bikes in the house 😉
Looking forward to to the next set of photos 😁👍
Cheers, Michael

[Ian]

Yes, all looking good Ian. I notice you either have a very nice tiled garage floor OR an extremely understanding wife that lets you build your bikes in the house 😉....

I am allowed to start the build in the conservatory. The garage has just been re carpeted so I didn't want to get it dirty ....😁😁😁

[Ian]

Further to the Fork (lower) bush saga..... I started to machine replacements out of Ally bronze. I was really struggling to get a good enough finish and maintain the size. Then as if by magic, I had a recommendation on Fleabay for replacement bushes from someone called AW  Motorcycles in Doncaster. They are manufactured by a company called Hendler. The exact sizes I wanted, plus to me, indistinguishable from the originals 😁 Added bonus was 10% off the price 👍
Shown in the photo from L to R
My effort, the original, Hendler replacement

[iansoady]

It's sometimes very hard to get a decent finsih when turning. External's not too bad as you can polish with emery but internal is tricky.

I think I bought some Hendler rear suspension units a few years ago - nothing special but cheap and worked.

[Moto63]

. The garage has just been re carpeted so I didn't want to get it dirty ....😁😁😁
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🤣🤣🤣..... that’s the spirit 👍