Second Generation Ascots > The V-Twin Years: Modified To Full Customs
Off To The Races - the build begins
Kettle One:
Made an interesting discovery yesterday. The VT500E (European model) has different forks (center axle) than the VT500FT (leading axle). I also like that tank better than the FT offering.
J6G1Z:
It also looks like the bike has dual exhausts.
Nice looking bike, but I prefer the original Flat Tracker look.
J.
Kettle One:
Spent the last few days tinkering with the front wheel/brake setup. I flipped the front wheel around because I think it will be easier to mount a caliper on the right side of the Hurricane forks, not to mention the fact that the disc will look better on the right side. Through some detective work on Partzilla & eBay I managed to find a right side caliper to match the one from the left side of the Ascot. I'll ditch the speedo drive and go for an electronic setup.
I bought a tank off a Suzuki GS1100 which should arrive tomorrow. It has a pretty wide tunnel so will see how that looks. Stay tuned!
Whata:
Cool project going on there !
Are you going to tune the engine also or will it remain stock ? I'm curious how much further this 'lil engine could go ;)
Wouter
Kettle One:
Hello all and apologies for the radio silence. Regrettably my resources (financial & otherwise) have been re-directed lately so I've decided to abandon this project. I am putting the bike back together as I got it and will offer it for sale. If there's any interest let me now. She is a runner and the motor sounds very good. Great project or restoration candidate but alas not for me right now.
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