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Re: Pedro!'s rebuilding projects

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BikeMaine wrote:A buddy of mine broke the ball off of his shoulder in a snowmobile accident. When the doctors repaired it, they put the new ball on his shoulder and the socket/cup on the arm bone. Just backwards from natural, they said it would give him a larger range of motion that way.

Called .... appropriately enough .... an upside down shoulder prosthesis ....

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Re: Pedro!'s rebuilding projects

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G'day to All,

well my week off came and went quickly. got new shoes for my 88, stock on the front but a car tyre on the back, I don't need a round profile on an outfit.

Not much clearance between tyre wall and swingarm, but enough I think :)

I had to steal the rear brake support arm from my 90SE as I fitted a near new brake disc on her and they are a bigger diameter than the 88, I also stole the complete rear rim as it is more rigid and has bigger buffer rubbers to cope with the extra shocks of sidecar riding.
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Car tyre next to the std.
Car tyre next to the std.
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Fits nice.
Fits nice.
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just a smell of clearance.
just a smell of clearance.
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The stolen brake arm in place.
The stolen brake arm in place.
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88 brake disc atop of the newer 90.
88 brake disc atop of the newer 90.
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1990 GL-1500SE ~ (project) ~ Stripped down to be a "Naked 90".
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Re: Pedro!'s rebuilding projects

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bought a small brake calliper for the sidecar so now I have to make the hardware to fit it.
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Find a suitable piece of 6mm plate and bore the correct size hole in it to fit over the stub axle.
Find a suitable piece of 6mm plate and bore the correct size hole in it to fit over the stub axle.
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Machine up an arbour to hold it central whilst machining.
Machine up an arbour to hold it central whilst machining.
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On goes the plate.
On goes the plate.
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find centre.
find centre.
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scribe an arc for the mounting holes.
scribe an arc for the mounting holes.
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1990 GL-1500SE ~ (project) ~ Stripped down to be a "Naked 90".
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Re: Pedro!'s rebuilding projects

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Continued;
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mark the holes 63mm apart.
mark the holes 63mm apart.
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Drill them out.
Drill them out.
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using an end mill cut out the calliper space.
using an end mill cut out the calliper space.
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Machine out the bottom radius.
Machine out the bottom radius.
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Machine out one side.
Machine out one side.
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1990 GL-1500SE ~ (project) ~ Stripped down to be a "Naked 90".
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Re: Pedro!'s rebuilding projects

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just have to weld in place now, sandblast it all and apply several coats of paint.

Happy and Safe Riding to Everyone, Peter.
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Machine out the other side.
Machine out the other side.
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A million needles to clean up without getting splinters.
A million needles to clean up without getting splinters.
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Round the bolt holes off.
Round the bolt holes off.
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Ready to weld into place.
Ready to weld into place.
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Re: Pedro!'s rebuilding projects

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Bracket porn. :-D
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Re: Pedro!'s rebuilding projects

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Interesting, thanks for sharing. (note: page 100 of the thread!, good for you.)
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Bracket porn. :-D
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Re: Pedro!'s rebuilding projects

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love your pics of building parts.
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Re: Pedro!'s rebuilding projects

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Speaking of porn...... Don't stop now! Keep the photos coming please!!
Hahaha!
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Re: Pedro!'s rebuilding projects

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G'day to Everyone! :-D :-D :-D

Back from work for another week action1

Now for some more "Porn" :lol:

The rest of my leading link came in from customs after a small $506 payment :x

Took longer than I thought to fit, I just got a bag of fittings and had to work it all out myself. :P
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Swnigarm and shocks. you pick the larger washers to get the swingarm adjustment.
Swnigarm and shocks. you pick the larger washers to get the swingarm adjustment.
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Fitted.
Fitted.
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Brake calliper support arm. (x2)
Brake calliper support arm. (x2)
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Fitted.
Fitted.
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90SE front wheel fitted as my 88 is not ready.
90SE front wheel fitted as my 88 is not ready.
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1990 GL-1500SE ~ (project) ~ Stripped down to be a "Naked 90".
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Re: Pedro!'s rebuilding projects

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Went to fit the brake callipers and they wont go in :( :x :( :-?

A little machining required.
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Brak arms too far away from rim and disc.  (both sides)
Brak arms too far away from rim and disc. (both sides)
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The naughty component.
The naughty component.
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1990 GL-1500SE ~ (project) ~ Stripped down to be a "Naked 90".
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Re: Pedro!'s rebuilding projects

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Machining.
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Pop the bushings out of the bearing.
Pop the bushings out of the bearing.
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Skim off 7mm.
Skim off 7mm.
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Add a couple of washers to make up what I took off (will machine up some correct sized ones later).
Add a couple of washers to make up what I took off (will machine up some correct sized ones later).
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That's better.
That's better.
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Callipers on.
Callipers on.
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1988 GL-1500 ~ HRD sidecar outfit.
1990 GL-1500SE ~ (project) ~ Stripped down to be a "Naked 90".
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Re: Pedro!'s rebuilding projects

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Hoist her up on the workbench, tie her to the other bench and set the lean out ready for sidecar chassis fitting.
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up she goes ready for the next stage.
up she goes ready for the next stage.
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1988 GL-1500 ~ HRD sidecar outfit.
1990 GL-1500SE ~ (project) ~ Stripped down to be a "Naked 90".
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Re: Pedro!'s rebuilding projects

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The cover for the front wheel do not fit any longer and I think the front wheel looks crap naked.

I saw somewhere someone who fitted mesh to fill in the ugly spot, so here is my effort with some stainless mesh. :)
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Cut out the centre hub hole.
Cut out the centre hub hole.
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Set the DRO for hole drilling in circles and set the coordinates. this is the first hole.
Set the DRO for hole drilling in circles and set the coordinates. this is the first hole.
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Second hole.
Second hole.
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continued around to the sixth hole.
continued around to the sixth hole.
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All lines up, now to trim all the fat off.
All lines up, now to trim all the fat off.
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Perth, Western Australia.

1988 GL-1500 ~ HRD sidecar outfit.
1990 GL-1500SE ~ (project) ~ Stripped down to be a "Naked 90".
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