First Generation Ascots > The Thumper Years: Modified To Full Customs
Dutch FT project
Lefty:
Wow, I haven’t been on here in a long time. Your FT is looking so cool, kansloos! Way to go, & that SuperTrapp looks right at home(I am slightly biased, though)!!!
FT500R:
I've been able to work on the bike again over the past few weeks.
With the engine now running the next prio was the brakes.
Made some brackets out of aluminium myself. Not super pretty and not super accurate but it gets the job done.
This meant that I could actually ride the bike for the first time after the complete rebuild!
She handles like a moped, so light but also so loud haha.
I'll be joining the destinguished gentlemans ride on the 30th of September in my home town so I'm making sure to get the to-do list as short as possible for that ride.
She already looks quite good though
J6G1Z:
Good job! 8)
Seat looks a bit hard though. :D
J.
FT500R:
Hahaha definitely. Seat is at a leather shop to get upholstered now. Will be done in a week or 2~3
FT500R:
It's done!!!
Or at least kind of.
I got the seat back from the upholstery shop, really pleased how it turned out.
So after 4 years of working on the little FT, this is how she looks now:
I got the seat back last Saturday, just in time for the Distinguished Gentlemans ride.
The ride towards the start (roughly 2 miles) went OK, but I already noticed some strange electrical behaviour (cockpit blinking on and of)
After about 500 yards into the official ride the bike stalled and didn't want to start for a good 15 minutes.
When I got it started up I went home immediately, bike seems to have some issues with either the earth leads or maybe the ignition switch.
Back to the (electrical) drawing board.
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