brazing

I haven't brazed for ages ,think ill do some brazed bits for the rat chop,this bike will be in bare metal also,but with a coat of lacquer ,you will be able to see the brazed bits etc and it will be different,today i have found a metal seat base,and i will be fitting this magneto after i get the engine running well ,then i can have kick only,start,no battery ,next week ill be ferreting around the scrapyards,looking for something to make the exhaust,i want this bike finished for less than 100 quid

rat chop,out of parts and shit around the garage,4hr build up to now

Here is my old CB engine i had under the bench for yrs,a old iron head chop frame,spare astralite wheels,inverted forks,a spare Weber,and a french pushbike light ,i recon i can have this on the rd in maybe 2 weeks if i get the time.I need something to commute on ,and standards boring!.I ordered the stainless tube for next years bike ,i want to try my hand at something a bit more radical and showy,might even spend more than a couple of hundred! :)ill stick pics up as i go ,I'm busy at the moment finishing another CB for my mate Kev,i need to pull my finger out with his,I'm dragging my feet ,but now i feel good about building,so ill crack on

Pecquencourt pics and silliness

photo shoot

Larrys bike (2nd should have been 1st)

my NSU

me and NSU

Pauls amazing xjr (3rd)

NSU on stage thingy

me and Floris(photographer)

winning bike,it was amazing,cast alloy frame ,blown etc

Paul and me

little known custom builder Vic jefford sneaking away

lovely bike from Durham ,nice bike Paul.

Nick chauvin and Larry

the winners!

It was fantastic!,i made some new friends ,lots of talented builders,no attitudes ,only fun ,and the food!,you get looked after very well ....and that's a big understatement!,their were 4 prizes to be had and Brits took two of them Lamb chop engineering s BSA took second and Paul Bainbridges xjr1300 chop 3rd,both worthy winners ,a certain fat Geordie buffoon also got his bike put up on a plinth thing,i was honoured !who would have thought a bike costing less than 300 quid would get me to a show in France!,BSH did a photo shoot ,so my NSU is going in bsh,and v twin mag and a big Spanish mag .I had a great time ,the wine flowed and the food was good ,the bikes were great,and the French bikers were very friendly,I even got up and did a belly dance in front of the mayor and the police ,AND i got to snog Vic jefford.....

FINISHED AND JUST TIMING TO DO ON THE NSU.

just timing and rear brake pedal to fit,and a ignition switch,i think it looks cool,after it has been to France it will be painted etc then ill be ordering the heavy wall stainless steel tube to make a frame for my v8 version 2.4ltr nsu 8,this i plan on having at the London show next feburary,and it will make this one look like a right old shed!

EJ POTTER - THE MICHIGAN MADMAN - V8 CHEVY MOTORCYCLE DRAGSTRIP

The man,the legend,E J Potter,one of my heroes

(esp for Pete)tits or manhole covers tuesday!

nsu about finished sort of....in a bare metal wd40 way??

Here's my NSU 1200 custom,its all finished in bare metal,because i have no money but plenty of imagination(i think),I'm taking this to France next week ,it will look like a right shed compared to some of the works of art there,but i don't care,its on a budget of only 500 quid maybe a bit less ,everything was built out of scrap by my own calloused grubby hands,and its what i think its all about