Installing a 3 button switch on your Motorcycle

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Slim Push 3 Button Switch Installation Guide Here we’ll discuss what’s required when installing your new 3 button switches. This guide serves to aid your installation but things may be slightly different on your custom bike. To learn more about the use and wiring of your push button switches go and check out our motorcycle
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Fitting a Cafe Racer Tail hoop

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Taking a standard subframe and adding a tail hoop has to be the most common modification in the Café Racer/Scrambler/Tracker universe. Often overlooked (I’m guilty as well) is the Issue of rear wheel Suspension travel. For information about other cafe racer parts click here. If you take a Subframe that looks like this: And add
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Scrambler Parts Guide: What you need to get going on your off road build.

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Scramblers have exploded recently and with good reason, What’s more fun than an awesome looking custom bike that you can thrash through a paddock or down a dirt road? Not much. In my “How to build a scrambler” blog We covered off the step by step process that I use when approaching a bike and
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Installing LED indicators turn signals

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Installing Purpose Built Moto LED Indicators This Article will give you step by step instructions on installing your new Purpose Built Moto LED turn signals / indicators. As every bike is different this will be a general guide only however I will endeavor to explain as much as I can about the “standard” setups I
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How to make a Café Racer tail cowl

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How to Fiberglass your own Café Racer tail cowl It’s the anchor point on many Café Racer projects, whether you Shape it in foam on the seat, Fiberglass it or shape it out of sheet metal (not a skill I possess) the Café Racer tail cowl can make or break the style of your build.
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How to build a Café Racer seat

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How to make the perfect Café Racer or Scrambler Seat. “Hey man I have a seat off eBay that should fit my bike but I can’t get it right can you fit it for me?” Hell. Fucking. No. A lot of people fall into the trap of the online café racer seat, made specifically for
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Mufflers for your Cafe Racer, Scrambler and Bobber

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Getting the right stainless steel muffler for your café racer, scrambler or bobber. Purpose Built Moto has an ever-expanding range of mufflers to help our community of riders and garage builders achieve the custom bike of their dreams. With a custom café racer or scrambler though comes a lot of grey areas for guys with
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Trimming your Cafe Racer’s front fender

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Trimming your Cafe Racer, Bobber or Scrambler front fender- get it right, every time. Most Jobs are simple, this means its easy to do, but there is a little more to it when you want to do it right. Whether you’re building a café racer, bobber or scrambler cutting your front fender down can add
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Building spoked wheels

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Re-lacing and trueing your spoked wheels If you’re chasing a properly vintage look on your project bike, one of the key parts of achieving that is a set of spoke wheels. Chances are on your old bike the spokes are either rusted or heavily weathered. Details matter, so when you have your bike apart strip
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Installing Push Button Switches on your Motorcycle

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Slim Push Button Installation Guide for any custom motorcycle This quick guide will show you everything you need to know about installing your new slim push button switches. Allowing for a high quality, minimal looking finish on your custom bike project. Details are everything and these will help you achieve that professional builder finish right
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