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Posted: **Thu Aug 28, 2014 6:34 pm**

That is looking lovely , !well done ,the pipe looks a very good job it must be good for performance to have all the pipes near the same length and bend ?
TOP JOB .....

Posted: **Thu Aug 28, 2014 7:23 pm**

Very very envious, smashing looking bike and a credit to you.
PS Like the name too. . .

Posted: **Thu Aug 28, 2014 8:00 pm**

That well smart, where did you get the electrics from/ I have this to do when it finally gets here!

Posted: **Sat Jan 03, 2015 3:35 pm**

Had a chance to do a bit of testing and bodging things up (temporally) to see how things will work or look:

Bodging like this:

testing like this:

and this, a clamp meter around the Starter Cable to see current draw:

the Starter was drawing between 69 and 105A with a stone cold engine with the Plugs in.

Happy 2015 !

regards
Howie

Posted: **Thu Jun 18, 2015 11:54 am**

Rob delivered Horace home today. Still needs the wiring Loom setting up but that's the job for this afternoon !!

Just a few things to be adjusted - but the aim now is on the road ASAP for a test flight.

Posted: **Thu Jun 18, 2015 1:22 pm**

looking fooking ace!

Posted: **Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:32 pm**

Like Phil says! Love it

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2015 9:40 am**

My ex RAF mate stayed with me for a couple of weeks and showed me pictures of this bike, the Mk4 tank and name stand out!

Might be a coincidence but do you know MG?

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2015 10:13 am**

Looking good HowieD... what size tyre you got on the rear :?:

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2015 4:33 pm**

Is Vic There wrote:My ex RAF mate stayed with me for a couple of weeks and showed me pictures of this bike, the Mk4 tank and name stand out!

Might be a coincidence but do you know MG?

I'm Ex-RAF too and I do know an MG, he's just returned to the UK this week??

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2015 4:41 pm**

Pigford wrote:Looking good HowieD... what size tyre you got on the rear

Its a Dunlop SportsMax 180/55 ZR 17 on a 750 Slingshot rear wheel, 5.5" wide. It's about the widest tyres that will fit the standard 'arris Swinging arm. I tried a 6" from the TL1000 but it is just too wiiiiiide to not rub on the tyrewall.

New Swinger is planned but I reckoned there are enough changes been done and it is time to get on the road at last !

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2015 4:48 pm**

Stunner absolute stunner

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2015 8:43 pm**

HowieD wrote:
Is Vic There wrote:My ex RAF mate stayed with me for a couple of weeks and showed me pictures of this bike, the Mk4 tank and name stand out!

Might be a coincidence but do you know MG?

I'm Ex-RAF too and I do know an MG, he's just returned to the UK this week??

Bingo, he stayed at our house for a couple of weeks before flying out, he said his mate had one and showed me the pictures as I've said I noticed the name of the bike and the Mk4 tank, small World eh!

Take is you're a fellow sootie

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2015 8:46 pm**

HowieD wrote:
Pigford wrote:Looking good HowieD... what size tyre you got on the rear

Its a Dunlop SportsMax 180/55 ZR 17 on a 750 Slingshot rear wheel, 5.5" wide. It's about the widest tyres that will fit the standard 'arris Swinging arm. I tried a 6" from the TL1000 but it is just too wiiiiiide to not rub on the tyrewall.

New Swinger is planned but I reckoned there are enough changes been done and it is time to get on the road at last !

Ahhh, cheers. I've got a 190 slotted in me Harris - with a JMC seinger, but I also have a standard Harris s/arm which I would like to use.

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2015 8:57 pm**

Is Vic There wrote:Take is you're a fellow sootie

I am indeed ! and still do sootying, though on Industrial Turbines these days.

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HowieD's 'arris

Progress Jan '15

Horace is HOME !!