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Dual sport goes dual variated

With the tank, headlight, seat plastics and frame painted, it was time to put TSM#2 together.  This is when I remember that I have a dual-variated swingarm hidden in my parts pile.  Why make another TSM when I can build a TSMR or in this case a TSM-DR!

The swingarm needed a thorough cleaning, a little grinding and welding and a couple coats of paint.  After that it was time to put it together

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I wanted to use a Puch Magnum pedal crank so it would pedal more like a BMX bike but that didn’t fit right.  (Keep an eye out for an upcoming post as I’m working on a custom crank for both TSMs.)  Spacing things correctly is the next challenge and I’m sure before I’m done I will have to take this apart a couple more times to get it right.

I mocked up some fender mounts on the CR80 forks, made a temporary adapter to mount the forks, and bolted everything up.

 

You might notice that the back of the seat is missing.  Well I dropped it before the paint cured and knocked a chunk out of it…so time to repaint it…grrrr.

 

Next up…tree lengthening, marine vinyl, and me.

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It was the best of primes, it was the worst of primes.

Back from the DGR ride and inspired by the smell of fall in the air, it was time to start building TSM #2.

A year earlier I had started mocking things up for the build but other obligations got in the way.  This bike would get a CR80 front end and have my favorite Shinko 244 dual-sport tires.

I had laced the DIO RIM to the Peugeot hub using some curved washers…if this was a good idea or not still remains to be seen.

Now a year later I had the tank and plastics painted from my previous painting adventures.  It was time to get this frame in shape.

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Cutting off the excess mounting points, moving some and filling in any dings in the frame and it was time to primer.

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I was really liking the primer color so I decided to just sand it smooth and clear coat it.

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I also had time to repaint the seat pan and cut some high density foam for a seat.

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A little clean up on the triplet-trees and everything was looking good.

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Next up…one is fun but two, Woohoo!