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XL185 Project 2.22
My second project bike is coming into focus...
It will be another XL185 with a China clone engine...
But this time I am going to be cutting and shortening the frame...
Less Dualsport more Trails/Scrambler...Something for around the yard that won't mind taking a beating...
No roadworthy requirements/electrical equipment.
So the frame has about 4 different forms of paint coatings...
Oringnal frame colour is red, rear fender is white...which is an 81 color...but also the sellers 78 claim...I think its an 81...
Well... I decided to shift the rear fender closer to the suspension mounts... cutting out the middle section...
found some solid barstock and made a pair of support pins, then cut and bent them to the right angle...
dressed the frame cutoffs/cut and shut any gaps and welded it all into place.
then multiple coats of paint stripper and pressure washing...
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