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.