new front fork setup for the CH250 Spacy/Elite

I found the perfect front fork for the CH250 Spacy/Elite; a 2001 Aprilia RS125 upside down. It has the proper length and make the whole scoot a lot more beefier.

I will probably will need to lengthen the stem with the original stem and make a bushing for the bottom plate to fit the fork.

I have to replace the brake caliper to the right side of the fork. Luckily you can flip the original front wheel axle..

DIY tyre blaster for the Spacy/Elite fatty

Built myself a tyre blaster from a compressor tank, 11/2 inch water valve and pipe. Works nicely!

Spacy/Elite swing arm so far

Been a while since my last post. The swing arm and shock mount is almost finished. Only some small reinforcements. But it is working; I've installed two 245mm Forsa shocks and a stretched 120/90-10 Pirelli SL90 tyre. It has got enough clearance between engine and back fender...

Elite/Spacy at the Rusty Gold Swap+Meet Amsterdam

Last Sunday I attended the Rusty Gold Swap+Meet in Amsterdam to show my freshly built motorcycle work bench. I needed a bike to show how the lift mechanism worked, so I took my fatty stretched Spacy/Elite. Not in riding condition though…

Definitely need to get it back on the road this year!

Remake of a motorcycle work bench

I found an image of a vintage motorcycle work bench on Pinterest. Loved the principle of a seesaw. It also fitted my range of workshop stools I designed earlier.So I made one myself from oak flooring boards.
I will be showing it on the Rusty Gold Swap+Meet in Amsterdam this May 3rd.

Spoke wheel on the Helix

Placed the spoke wheel on the Helix. Needed to trim the right of the swing arm 5mm to get the wheel back in the middle. No luck finding a 190mm brake disc with a 95mm bolt pattern. I will probably need to have a brake disc laser cut.

working on the Helix spoke wheel

Today I had some time so I did some turning on the lathe. I made a two piece bearing cup for the speedometer.It needed two slots in front of the bearing. I do need to align the wheel in the fork, but so far so good. I did a mock up with a 10 inch inner tube, looks quite like a slick tyre. Not bad…

Project #4; the ceramic exhaust

The ceramic project was on hold for a while. Working in ceramic in my wood/metal workshop is no good combo. So during the Dutch Design Week I was able to do some work again. Instead of my original plan to cast it in porcelain I decided to press mould the exhaust.

I made a chamber with 'cups' to diffuse the air flow.

drying tent

This is the second one with diamond shaped cups for diffusion. Plus a nice one sticking out at the back...

ready for firing to 1240 Celsius

 After firing the second exhaust turned out to have shrunk more on one side, I used two different types of clay; one had more molocite in it. They are both still in one piece and have no cracks. next is glazing...