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  • toro1978
    toro1978 reacted to Starnger's post in the thread Project "Firebolt" life after BO with Like Like.
    So, today i have started by soldering a headlight wire instead of an original one on my right brake lever. Some precision work, but...
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    toro1978 reacted to Starnger's post in the thread Project "Firebolt" life after BO with Like Like.
    I am continuing to build it up. First i've cut the thread off the fork converting it to threadless. The excessive length of the steerer...
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    toro1978 reacted to Starnger's post in the thread Project "Firebolt" life after BO with Like Like.
    I've started by inserting the long nuts in the laser-cut rear dropouts. I am using steel plates of different thickness to level the nut...
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    toro1978 reacted to Hank Street's post in the thread Cockpit shots only with Like Like.
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    toro1978 reacted to Ulu's post in the thread Ulu’s Bike Update with Like Like.
    I set the seat down another 1.5” & this actually causes it to move forward 3/8, But the seating position is more comfortable and I...
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    toro1978 reacted to Ulu's post in the thread Ulu’s Bike Update with Wow Wow.
    Well I made some more scratches in the paint today when I drilled out the rivets of the sissy bar and cut it off shorter. Of course I...
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    toro1978 reacted to Ulu's post in the thread Ulu’s Bike Update with Like Like.
    Midnite Metal Polishing continues. Before and after… On the wheel: The headset cups and bottom bracket hardware still needs...
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    toro1978 reacted to The Renaissance Man's post in the thread Ulu’s Bike Update with Like Like.
    I really like the mechanical look of all the small bits. The whole bike has a very machine like feel to it! :cool:
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    toro1978 reacted to Ulu's post in the thread Ulu’s Bike Update with Like Like.
    I brought the mongoose into the office today because it was kind of humid in the garage. The fish were not amused. I was just going to...
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    toro1978 reacted to Ulu's post in the thread Ulu’s Bike Update with Like Like.
    I decided not to do the square kickstand yet. I just did a quickie on this one. I Straightened it cold on the anvil with a big hammer...
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    toro1978 reacted to Ulu's post in the thread Ulu’s Bike Update with Like Like.
    I had a little problem with the fit up on the upper steering bearing. I ended up taking the whole thing down & customizing a race from...
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    toro1978 reacted to Ulu's post in the thread Ulu’s Bike Update with Like Like.
    Broken spring experiments, bent bits, & a failed finger follower. After playing around for hours and hours I gave up on the idea of...
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    toro1978 reacted to Ulu's post in the thread Ulu’s Bike Update with Like Like.
    I liked the new shifter spring, but I still wasn’t happy with the friction spring arrangement on my shifter. It looked a lot better...
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    toro1978 reacted to Ulu's post in the thread Ulu’s Bike Update with Like Like.
    I had to take a pipe cutter to my stem in order to change the gooseneck. Thar she be mates! The great silver whale! I hadn’t cut the...
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    toro1978 reacted to gowjobs's post in the thread Shelby wishbone build. with Like Like.
    It turns out that I wasn't happy with the old Nitto mini-apes. The repop Airflo bars are looking pretty good, though. That Schwinn fork...
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