In the Begining there was a box of bits and a smile
So From a Box of bits turning up one night, and with a little bit of dilligance, I built it thus far. Placed engine in frame added wheels and suspension, reassembled brakes back together (well almost) exhaust rebuilt tank aquired handlebars aquired and fitted.
Oh and a respray to satin black.
As you see in the pic so far so good.
Next up came an axle and here we start our journey into the bewildering array of what will fit and what will work department .. For me it came down to three things the final drive must be able to tow a small trailor and three adults at 65 mph over great distances, so weight and length versus fuel simple calculations ( as you`ll note as we progress i like simple) resulted in a sj axle and a xs 750 bike in an 850 frame.
Bike plus axle
So now we have most of the bits, a head scratch and umm where are the handbrake mounts? "ahh well" says the mighty forum "the axle doesnt come with handbrake on the axle its on a seperate box.." "oh says I and this means?" "well in real terms it means purchasing a seperate box and propshaft that has to be frame mounted and sits betweeen engine and prop to rear axle, the upside is the handbrake will be second to none! "the downside?" I ventured to ask "having to find a damn handbrake mechanizm and prop for it.." ok so umm I`ll get back to you on that bit .