See you tomorrow Waz. 
Itinerary  for the trip down.

I have had another go at fitting rear tyre again today, it fits without removing anything if I put it on the lift and get a third hand for a minute.


like my hub cap?

The bloke from the doctors surgery car park wants his hub cap back Waz.
Looks good mate.

Got a little done today.
I had the front tyre fitted.

I moved the pivet points on leading link back 50mm and down 50mm. Tacked in possition ready to fully weld next weekend.
Before




After, I turned a working leading link into scrap metal
   
Sent body to be blasted and undercoated, pick up tomorrow.

Waz

Blasted inside and out.

That looks pretty good mate. Now for the colour choice,

Before you do any more check out the ADRs about sharp edges and corners and pedestrians. I think you will find that you may need some sort of rounded rail around the front of it.

Good idea Rick, I am thinking about a five point attachment form near the goose neck down to the front of the car. Could run a littile bull bar around the front to attach it. I will have to think how

Waz wrote:Got a little done today.
I had the front tyre fitted.

Love the look of that front tyre Waz. What is it?

Love the look of that front tyre Waz. What is it?

MITAS E-07 rear enduro.

Was in all the stuff I got from Rockman.

effectively this will move your front axle 50mm forward of the original location , it will make a significant change to your trail

That was the plan ED
The easiest way to move front alex forward was to move pivet point back.

It doesn't actually have any trail reduction because the axle is still in the same line with the steering head as the original forks.
https://www.k100-forum.com/t5978-leading-link

All welded


Will have to re align the top shock mounts next.

good search Waz, so moving it forward has an advantage.
top welding job there too, did you do it yourself?

did you do it yourself?

Yes Ed, my first job was stick welding. Learnt at Blacktown TAFE when I was 15years old. Long time ago.

still some fine technique to be seen there. 
how well is the new subframe matching up with the DJP chassis?

how well is the new subframe matching up with the DJP chassis?

It lines up with two lower mounts but the two top don't line up with the existing holes, I will have to weld a support to attach it.

I want to see how some have been done before I do anything. Looking forward to Bathurst so I can take a heap of photos of how others have done it.

Waz

Changed the top rear bracket and got top supports to fit existing holes today.


Just a dummy run, need a few more bits

Have been waiting on new stub axle, bearings and backing plate for brakes, all from same place and I explaned everything very carfully and nothing fitted or matched. I welded the axle in before I checked if backing plate or hub was compatible, so I could not return it, the bearings where wrong for my hub so had to get another hub now the brakes wont fit the new hub or the backing plate they supplied. This is more frustrating than golf.

Found a new supplier and a new hub so the wheel was finally fitted, no brakes yet I have to go back and buy new brakes to replace the perfectly good ones I already have. Will do when blood pressure goes down.


I have changed all the connecting bars again and again and again and again, out of three different sets I now have a miss matched set that fits the existing holes in frame work and the side car wheel is is the ball park.


Now take it all off again clean paint and get some new bolts to replace the old ones and I hope it will be off the stand next week end.


Only the begining of a frustration apreciation course.

Hope they are more fun to ride than they are to work on.

I rode it out of the shed today and it tried to throw me off in the front yard. I have a lot to learn about riding or driving it.

hey Waz , you'll need a WIDE LOAD sticker across the rear , looks to be taking shape quite well.
a bit of ballast to the left may help. a quick trip to the bottleshop may be in order.

Waz - before you go anywhere or try anything else, dump two bags of cement (or the Oz equivalent) on the frame/in the chair. It'll make the first steps of learning to drive a sidecar a lot easier. The other reason for doing this is that is will also tend to show up any handling problems that you might have with a loaded chair.

Good progress Waz, Quick question to save me looking back through,

Is that the Lee McPeake leading link? Or am I thinking of another thread?

Just curious 'cos I Know Lee.

Cheers. G

Great work and idd like to know where the tank cover came from also.

Is that the Lee McPeake leading link?

Yes it is Gosty.

Tank cover came from France, found a supplier on Ebay and had to special order took about 6 weeks

It is going to be white. The LT fairing  is already white and I started to cover sidecar body with a carbon fiber look alike sticky back stuff. Will paint tank, tail box and side plates white next. 

Hey Waz...that cop box on your bike looks familiar....it came with my basic when I bought it 15 years ago. I gave it to Col, but he found it too high to get his leg over and went back to a two seater. Good to see things being recycled.

Yeah Col said he got it from you, you wouldn't still have the key would you?

Spoke to Col a week or two ago he is helping a bloke build a K100 trike.

The locks, panniers and ignition all the same. I will try and get a key cut and send it to you...there may be a spare somewhere...will look tomorrow.

I see the Hardly is still there mate, that's why you can't fit your collection in.
Have to catch up soon.

its good to see mention of Col. How is he doing? How is his hand?

Hello Olaf
Col seems OK and said his hands are as good as they will get. He is restoring an old Holden station wagon.



Rt
How about a ride to Kiama before Christmas?

Just reading this thread again and noticed something weird.We must have the same rig's manufacturer 


Transformed again? why don't you work for Honda?

That's a great little clip, well done!

Waz wrote:
Rt
How about a ride to Kiama before Christmas?

Any chance of being permitted to join this little ride?

Bill

More than welcome Bill, we are looking at doing it this week some time.

Hey Waz, Love the brick in its new clothes.

Cheers

Just changed it again, red RT didn't sell, bloke bid on it but I can not get hold of him, he must have changed his mind so I will have to keep it for a while longer.

Bugger Waz.
Also seems the weather and home office going to beat me this week. Kiama off for me sorry everyone.

Getting close to a test ride

hey thats looking ok waz ...

great job

Looks great Waz. Who is going to be the lucky first rider out of your driveway?
Done a great job mate.

Are you going to fit your leading link for the test ride??
 Job looks great

Thanks guys, I need a couple of days to finish the link first then I will test ride very slowly.

doing a great job there Waz . definitely not an easy task you've undertaken . hat off to you mate. 
check your compliances , I'm sure you need a forward facing white light on the front of the chair?
I see you got your Jellybean mag , good stuff.

I'm sure you need a forward facing white light on the front of the chair?
Do you mean like this one? It's only been on for an hour or two.

Suggestion for you: even if you've still got the standard 33-amp alternator on the bike it has more than enough grunt to run a second (and even a third!) headlight. Put one on the chair - a headlight, not a spotlight. It serves two purposes; the obvious one is more light and the second one is that it widens the visual stance on the road at night.

This might help:



Turning the headlight on will engage the power relay; after that, dip-beam is automatic and hi-beam is controlled by the hi-lo switch. Turning the ignition off kills the whole circuit, so no flat battery. Wire size is all thinwall 16/0.2 (11 amps).

It got the better of me, looking at it almost ready to ride was too much, I took it or it took me for a ride without a leading link or steering damper it shook a bit and scared the crap out of me, tried to turn left and it scared the crap out of me. I took it  home and parked it for half an hour and couldn't help my self again so I took the seat out and went to the pool shop to get 7 x bags of salt for the pool on the way home I realized what a real scare was. The extra weight made every thing more noticeable it's too much fun. Better than a roller coaster. I see why they are addictive.


Thanks Al for the tips on what to expect. Still took me by surprise when I loaded it up with salt.

The weight made left corners stable but almost ripped the bars off trying to turn right.

At least you didn't get assaulted!

woohoo sounds like fun waz ...keep at it mate

Waz wrote:I'm sure you need a forward facing white light on the front of the chair?
Do you mean like this one? It's only been on for an hour or two.

check 
that chequer plate looks a treat , should deflect any hoppies.

Ha - I knew you couldnt resist the urge..