Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

How much more?

Sometimes it feels like there is a mountain to climb… part after part needs to be built and fitted, problems solved, items sourced, and then nothing is as quick as hoped or thought.

In building this for myself the cost of time is my own. It would be out of reach having someone do it for me, consequently even at a modest rate the bill would be astronomical to do it for a ‘customer’. I know at some point it will be finished, but when?

Last time I had the front fairing mounted. That was a shed load (understatement of the century) of work for a few bits of bent tube! However, I was quite pleased with the eventual result, just hope it holds up under use. The only stress test I can put

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