JADUS

Something absolutely required to pull off the ‘clean triangle’ look is a battery hidden out of site. This is easier said than done. I...

The front fender was already trimmed when I received the bike and was in a bit of a sad state. The front and rear curves were a bit...

I finally finished up the prep for the topcoats of paint. Then laid on three coats of glossy black. I like to use engine block paint. ...

I have been told/taught by more than one pro, that paint doesn’t stick to anything better than old paint… So to prep this rear frame,...

I usually start by making a bit of a mock up bracket in thin sheet metal or aluminium. This way I know it will be worth the time to cut...

I was starting to prepare things for painting the rear of the frame when I decided to double check if anything else needed to be welded...

For this build there will be no tachometer. We therefore need to blank off the mechanical tachometer drive hole in the head. I designed...

Today we received some parts for the XS project. Some lock washers to be able to mount the disc brakes to the wheels – so we can...

Today I mostly worked on the SR but still managed to add some threads to the XS seat base and make sure it was all fitting nicely. The...

One of the more tricky parts of this build was always going to be the tail light and license plate bracket. David had in mind a nicely...

Today I fitted and welded in place some extra frame brackets. These will be for the fastening points to the seat. I was unsure which...

It was finally time to turn the headlight bracket and the speedo bracket prototypes into reality. Our workshop does not have a lot of...

Yesterday we received the seat base in the mail from David. He had made a jig and laminated some plywood to match the frames kick/bend. ...

After deciding on the location for the silencer with David, it was time to fabricate the junction required to bridge the connection...

Managed to fix up the other rotted out flange yesterday. Using the same process as the other one - cut off the rusted out existing...

After contacting and speaking to a couple of motorcycle exhaust parts suppliers, I discovered that these rusted out, broken flanges are...

Been modifying the speedo bracket a bit and designing a headlight bracket. After 3 prototypes It’s finally right!

For me, there’s nothing quite like the sound of a motorcycle with a good set of pipes, pulling through the gears, charging through some...

In the ABOUT section on this page we mention that we design all parts ourselves etc. Here is a very quick and small glimpse into what...

Really procrastinating with the wire harness tidy up. It looks to me like there is room under the tank for a lot of this stuff and it...