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Mans machinery has traditionally been known as She and this diesel bike is no exception. She'll go on and on for a long time, she wont burn rubber but will vibrate and has the occasional breakdown to get what she wants. The styling of your diesel bike is your choice but I wouldn't recommend you make a cafe racer or similar, as diesels are slow on acceleration as well as top end. I think that the laid back custom styling is about right for a diesel bike. I didn't deliberately choose my bike to look like a Harley, I have one of those, it's just that getting custom parts is hard and expensive.
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| Tank: Harley Davidson: Sourced my old Sportster | Speedo: Harley: | ||
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This is a 2 US gallon Sportster tank. There is a larger 3.5 gallon version available but not as nice looking. This tank and front mudguard cost £800 just to paint. |
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I guess I'll have to look for a small speedo now I have decided to use the Sportster tank |
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| Seat: Corbin pillion pad: Sourced 25-Jan-06 from eBay £18 | Seat: Sprung: Sourced 25-Aug-05 from eBay £28 | ||
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What an absolute bargain, brand new and only £10 + £8 special delivery. This is a pillion pad like those used in the 1930's. |
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A smaller sprung seat as the old Enfield one was way too big. Ok, I know, I'm swapping comfort for looks. |
| Registration plate: Aftermarket: 18-4-06 eBay £11.99 | Engine stop knob: Sourced from eBay £3.19 inc del | ||
| If you have a frame that was registered before 1972 then you can use the old black and silver number plate. The down side to this is the black background is not reflective, a disadvantage if you travel a lot at night. |
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As the engine has no coils to switch off via the ignition switch, it uses a lever at the front of the engine to starve the fuel. This is the knob that will be attached via a linkage to the run stop leaver. I did consider using an 8 ball with a hand gear lever, but thinking about it maybe not. |
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| Rear mudguard: Aftermarket: 16-3-07 ebay £28 | |
| Just what I was looking for, a low profile guard is hard to find these days, especially new and un painted. |
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