The EZS Front Rim

The winter started with the importation of the EZS front hub, from Charnwood motorsports in the UK (It was all i could afford .. the rest of the leading link i left behind). It's a 5.5"x15" composite 3 piece rim assembly that was used on some Eu

Front Brake Caliper Brackets in Progress

My plan for the leading link was for free-floating brake calipers on brackets riding on an inner axle sleeve, with a floating brake-bar. The theory goes that if geometry is correct, heavy braking will have neutral effect on leading link extension. These a

Fuzzy Wheel Photo

A somewhat fuzzy photo of the caliper bracket in progress, Sizing it up for distance to the floating axle bearing, fitted as fitted onto the front wheel/axle assemby.

Swingarm Jig Table

The start of the swingarm. The axle bosses are machined billet roundstock, and slipped into the ID of the pipe. The pipe used on the project was .188 wall mild steel 1-3/4" tubing. due to the size of this tubing, i elected to build a 3 piece swing

Fabrication #1

This is the swingarm fresh back from being welded up.

Fabrication #2

This is the reason for building the 3 piece swingarm, to keep it square so i could flat-deck the rear portion of the swingarm for a set of sliding bearing-block shoes bolted in position, which in turn are the downtube pivot-points. This allows for limited

Fabrication #3

Another view of the detached wheel assembly in progress.

Assembly #1

The next steps of fabrication moved rapidly. The 1-3/4" (44.5 mm) DOM tubing was lathed down to 43mm at one end of each, to slip through the bandits stock front fork trees. The downtubes were then cut, bent, and welded with substantial gussetting a

Assembly #2

A side-on view of the front end, just before disassembly and being sent off to the powder-coaters. The shocks being used were old-style Progressive Suspension 418's bought off ebay cheap - and ultimately not used because heavier replacement springs were