Quote from: Rob s on August 04, 2010, 01:11:15 AM
Suzyj
Did you clock the head perpendicular to the axis.
And that is a novel approach clamp it down on wood  
with the clamp in the middle  

But if it works  

You'd be amazed what you can get away with if you take light cuts

Working out how to clamp it took a little while on account of the odd shape.  I figured it was fairly stout, so clamped it in the middle, applying only modest pressure.  Before boring, I centred it with a dial gauge in a collet, and got it within about 0.02mm of middle top and bottom, so I figured my clamp wasn't bending the triple excessively.  The mill I used has been very accurately set up so all the axes are perpendicular - it's one of the nicer ones at work

One other thing I did was to put bits of 3mm aluminium sheet in the slots, and do the pinch bolts up on those, to ensure nothing would vibrate.

I did a test fit this evening with my new clipons (thanks TAftonomos).  Getting all the cables and brake lines etc to fit in is a huge PITA.



The shiny fork legs look, well, shiny



Now to pull the triple back off for painting, before the final assembly.  Then I'll swap the brakes over.  If everything goes well, I should have it sorted over the weekend.

Quote from: suzyj on August 04, 2010, 03:41:06 AM
Working out how to clamp it took a little while.  I figured it was fairly stout, so clamped it in the middle, applying only modest pressure.  Before boring, I centred it with a dial gauge in a collet, and got it within about 0.02mm of middle top and bottom, so I figured my clamp wasn't bending the triple excessively.

fark me glad you know what you're doing cuz I only got it sussed when you had the forks in!! great work! 

I would of ended up with the triple clamp spinning off in to the work shop and impaling people!

Quote from: Mr.S2R on August 04, 2010, 03:47:55 AM
fark me glad you know what you're doing cuz I only got it sussed when you had the forks in!! great work! 

Naah, I haven't got a clue - I make it all up as I go along.  I'm patient though, so muddle through eventually.

Quote from: suzyj on August 04, 2010, 03:41:06 AM
Now to pull the triple back off for

... getting rid of the, now redundant, handlebar mount thingies.

Looks good Suzy. The red fork caps are a nice touch.

impressive

am I the only one around here who wishes they were married to Suzy?

phark me! what a great job!

this is starting to resemble Bike of the Moment (or whatever it's called)

Hey Suzy . Will you marry me 

Ya cant have her!! She's mine you hear, MINE!! (With Nickati's approval of course  )

Quote from: Spider on August 04, 2010, 11:47:22 PM
am I the only one around here who wishes they were married to Suzy

Quote from: gino on August 04, 2010, 11:52:44 PM
Hey Suzy . Will you marry me 

But can she cook

Quote from: Rob s on August 05, 2010, 12:54:30 AM
But can she cook

pfft would love to have that work done on my bike whilst I cook in the kitchen! 

Quote from: dragonworld on August 05, 2010, 12:46:36 AM
Ya cant have her!! She's mine you hear, MINE!! (With Nickati's approval of course  )

Ummm dragon Suzyj doesn't belong to Nickati

Jeez you lot are desperate easy to please.  Sorry kids, I'm taken.  And for what it's worth, my husband Perry doesn't ride bikes at all 

Quote from: Jukie on August 05, 2010, 03:15:58 AM
Ummm dragon Suzyj doesn't belong to Nickati

Wups!!   "With Perry's approval"? Heh!

Quote from: suzyj on August 05, 2010, 03:43:13 AM
 And for what it's worth, my husband Perry doesn't ride bikes at all  

So dose he do the cooking

Quote from: suzyj on August 05, 2010, 03:43:13 AM
Jeez you lot are desperate easy to please.  Sorry kids, I'm taken.

Oh well Suzy if you need a replacement that rides bikes in the future you won't have to look far.

I don't know but I hope Perry knows how sexy it is to have a partner who knows her way around machines!

+1 Betty on milling down the riser mount .... Suzy it would really finish off the triple nicely!

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