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12/9/2023 11:59am
Building this bike for the RedBull day in the dirt. Totally roached out yz125x. My dad bought this bike 30 years ago and started collecting parts over the years. I took some pics that simulated the way he found it years ago.
Dig it, love the swingarm and jig, wish i had skills like that!
Thanks! I still have quite a bit to do on the swingarm. Very time consuming but a lot of fun.
Keeping a close look on this project 👌🏼
Sweet! Jealous of the skills too! Is that a custom swing arm rack with the clamps on it?
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Incredible skills. This is fabrication at such a high level. Building your own swingarm and the other work. Wow…
Those forks….. Where in the world did you score those from. I haven’t seen those in years upon years… Brilliant adding those….
More info on the canisters. https://motocrossactionmag.com/forgotten-motocross-tech-what-were-speed…
Yea I made a jig off the original steel swingarm. Only difference is I lengthened the wheelbase by a 1/2 inch. So the middle of the axle slot on the new one would be all the way back in the original. I also angled the support tube to make room for a custom airbox. Instead of using the factory twin filter split one.
Thanks! I still have a lot to do to finish the swingarm. Hopefully work on it this week. The forks are pretty cool. Before my time. I was born in 83. I’ve had older guys tell me to not waste my time and put springs in them. So we”ll see after I ride it.
Cool build ! I had one of these back in the early 80s . Fun bike .
Thank you for that link. I felt really ignorant but was like WTF is that no whammy button on those forks
Got some more done on the swingarm. Almost ready for heat treat. I need to make axle blocks, axle and figure out the chain slider. Also will probably use a cable to work the rear brake. So that’s another thing to start thinking about.
Wow.
Messing around in the garage tonight. Just getting an idea of what it’s going to look like.
I like it! You mentioned a brake cable …not feeling the stock setup? Thinking ease of adjustment or performance would be better?
Yes I agree. I’m not sure if I can make it work because of clearance issues with the swingarm. I gotta make a new brake lever anyway so maybe I can figure something out.
Quite a wall of Wallys…. Impressive. The mock up looks good.
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