Speaking of passing milestones, shortly after submitting the book I reached a big one with my custom bike project: getting the engine and gearbox back in the frame and finally having a thing with wheels that looks like a motorcycle to roll out of the garage and take a decent look at. As you can see it’s come a long way from the naked frame a few weeks ago.
It’s been so much fun learning all the new skills to get this far. I’d barely swung a wrench when I started this project, let alone stripped and rebuilt an engine and carburettors, replaced a diode board or painted a crank case, but it’s all prior art — you can just learn everything from books, youtube or calling a pro if you get really stuck.
The only things I’ve had to pay people for so far have been powder coating, rebuilding the gearbox, replacing the valves, and re-building the front forks. Next up is all the electronics and controls then we’re pretty much good to go. Oh and a seat.
Anyway, I’m really pleased with it so far, and the kids on my block tell me it looks “f***ing sick” which is ironic given the bike has been in perfect self-isolation for ten months. Two nations divided by a common language and all that…
See this post on LinkedIn