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How to ruin a perfectly good stock frame

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Hahahahahaaha you're funny bunch :p

Yeah, I know what an oxy is ;)

I bought a bunch of batteries for the digital camera the other week... reckon they'll do the job? :p
 
Come on guys I'm the only moron here... I mean who would expect to ride this thing a few hundred miles less than a week from now? Haha
 
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Take a roll of gorilla tape on that first ride... never know what for, just might come in handy.

I like the lines of the bike... sleek, minimalistic look.
 
I searched for a cute and pointless picture so there was a pic on this page, this is all I found...

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Wow guys... Sorry to disappoint you but I dust get anything done today...
 
Just kidding!

Today's first order of business was solving the front axle issue:
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What do you do when you have a lathe, but you haven't gotten it going yet and your drill press chuck/shaft keeps falling out? Well of course you turn it on it's side and file down that bushing that was too big!
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Ok so now it fits the rocker plates but it's a little too long still:
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So I cut the non-threaded end off, shortened it, and welded a large axle nut on that end:
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So what do you do when your axle fits right? Obviously the only thing to do is roll it outside for the first time!
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Now this didn't take all day, but I ran some errands, cut the grass, and ate lunch before I started... Also I finished gas welding the tank, but I need to clean it up and find any pinholes before it will be done. Maybe I'll get a headlight mount and kickstand done tomorrow?
 
its coming out pretty cool, I wish I had all your tools!

Cant wait to see you fire it up!
 
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