> Next sunday: caferacerdag Achterveld, the Netherlands. Just east of the middle of the Netherlands, so very doable from both Germany and Belgium. Some random inspirational to get in the right mood:
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> That variable exhaust thing is working beautifully. I can both tune the sound and the engine by adding (or changing the shape/size of the) rings. Also sprayed the back black since I haven’t decided on the color yet. I kind of like it as it is now. Other changes: New rear shocks (look a Read More …
> The exhaust of the Suzuki was just a hollow pipe when I started. I’ve tried a whole bunch of things to get it to sound a bit more civilized, but all that did it ruin the exhaust in the end. So I had another go at it yesterday. I cut of the end bit, Read More …
> Reminder: 4th of Juli: Caferacer day at Achterveld in the Netherlands (here). For our German friends: It’s only 40 minutes or so from the border near Enschede/Nordhorn. Last year I’ll try to be there on the Suzuki and maybe with my girlfriend on the Honda cx500. Made a brand new wiring loom for the Read More …
> It’s a very old Carl Zeiss 200mm, 2.8. Hard to operate, but very rewarding when you get it right. Took some shots of the BMW.
> With all the engine trouble and the bend handlebars I just slabbed the front end together. Didn’t really like it though, so I tried doing something about that today. I bought a stainless steel salad bowl. Cut it to shape, bent it a little Put a headlight in fitted it loosely on the bike Read More …
> Still need to sort out some of the electrics, as you can see, but it’s on the road again.
> I hope… (cautiously optimistic) It’s a GN400 engine, luckily with a complete wiring loom since it differs from the SP370 (no points for example). The first thing I’m going to do is put it in the bike (already done most of that), hook up the existing wiring loom and see if it runs. If Read More …
> I like how these guys think: It isn’t always about getting somewhere fast.
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