Store cupboard special

One of the headache-inducing issues of building project bikes is ensuring those jobs that aren’t being done in-house are undertaken at the right time, ensuring there’s little or no waiting time for the parts in question when they’re actually needed.

Of course, this requires a little forethought and foresight, and I can speak from personal experience that it’s a rather worrying scenario when parts have been painted and plated, and seats have been covered, when there is still a lot of preparatory work to be done on the larger components. Welding, grinding and general spanner twirling are not conducive to freshly painted/covered parts remaining in immaculate condition.

Fortunately, in this case, our illustrious editor has managed to outsource his seat covering (and tank painting – see next month) at what appears to be the ideal