Teakettle resto-mod finished

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Teakettle resto-mod finished

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Rest-mod finished, modified GSX600F (tea pot) running gear with billet yokes to compensate for the smaller diameter wheels, clocks modified to work with 17" wheels, one off Mick Abbey pipes
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That's nice!!!!!!!!!! very tasteful mods, suit the bike, well done :D Just curious, was there much difference in the overall circumference of the wheels and tyres.

I just hope you haven't sown a seed in my mind now.

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Very nice Grant, simply stunning cant wait to see it, and hear it bet it sounds great,
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That's a work of art Grant very bloody nice indeed :P
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Nice job. I can recommend the Abbeyspannies - there's a set on the Earwig, nicely ceramic coated here - https://www.camcoat.com.
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Re: Teakettle resto-mod finished

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750ynot wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 1:25 pm That's nice!!!!!!!!!! very tasteful mods, suit the bike, well done :D Just curious, was there much difference in the overall circumference of the wheels and tyres.

I just hope you haven't sown a seed in my mind now.

Tony
Hi Tony, thanks, can't find my measurements for the rear wheel but increased the height of the shock mounts by 15mm and fitted a 70 profile tyre which gave me the same ride height, the front I just measured the overall length from fork top to tyre and had yokes made 22mm lower, I ended up buying 20mm longer shock to get the raised rear look
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itsnotateapot wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 3:26 pm Very nice Grant, simply stunning cant wait to see it, and hear it bet it sounds great,
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Thanks Richard, just got to sort out a bit of surging and then I'll pop round
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slosher wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 3:35 pm That's a work of art Grant very bloody nice indeed :P
Thanks Slosher, I'm pretty pleased with it
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Alan H wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 6:17 pm Nice job. I can recommend the Abbeyspannies - there's a set on the Earwig, nicely ceramic coated here - https://www.camcoat.com.
Cheers Al, yep he's the man when it comes to spannies
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Re: Teakettle resto-mod finished

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gladders wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:20 pm
750ynot wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 1:25 pm That's nice!!!!!!!!!! very tasteful mods, suit the bike, well done :D Just curious, was there much difference in the overall circumference of the wheels and tyres.

I just hope you haven't sown a seed in my mind now.

Tony
Hi Tony, thanks, can't find my measurements for the rear wheel but increased the height of the shock mounts by 15mm and fitted a 70 profile tyre which gave me the same ride height, the front I just measured the overall length from fork top to tyre and had yokes made 22mm lower, I ended up buying 20mm longer shock to get the raised rear look
Cheers
Grant


Thank you for the info Grant, very interesting.

Tony
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