BAMF Build 02

The BAMF build continues...

Water pipes, sensors and coils onto the motor and frame

Swing-arm on...

Shock installed - all serviced and a softer spring in for the TT Course...

Modified yolks on... check out that beefy, modified headstock too!

Hangin' from the ceiling and ready for the forks...

Radial Ohlins Bling!

All serviced and resprung for the Isle by Mike (MD Racing) who is helping me with the Black Art of suspension setup...

Wheels on... I have to use spacers between the discs and wheels because of the radial fork/callipers. I have never removed the disc bolts from these wheels. They were stainless bolts (A2), very brittle and had loads of crystalised lock-tite holding them in - I guess the brittleness is from the years of heat tempering. I was very careful... but still managed to snap one off in the wheel. Doh! Gonna have to drill that one out...

Bars on...

Bling radial Brembo front brakes, rear subframe (soon to be modified), exhaust headers and original Titanium SP race cans and link pipe - I got this half race system off my mate Don at Southern Cross for a steal.

As seen, the link pipes from the SP race cans don't match the standard SP header downpipes. Aprilia don't sell just the headers or link pipes and want £2600 for a full SP race system!! I hope to get custom link pipes made up... the front pipe is straight-forward... the rear one looks tricky - down, along then a tight turn around.

At a little after midnight, after 6 or so hours at it... it's starting to take shape. But this is the easy part of the build...