The frame game...

I had recently finished making the six-cylinder engine and wheels for my RC374 and I was really looking forward to getting on with the frame.

Before I could start making it, I needed to finish modifying the forks, machine up a headstock and make a swingarm. The lower fork modifications were completed when I trial fitted the hub which involved welding on new brake anchor points, removing the lower mudguard mounting lugs and reducing the length of the fork seal holders, so I just needed to shorten the fork tubes to make them the right length. To do this I cut 40mm off the top of each fork leg, but in doing so, also removed the internal