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the Volpe, officially a Bianchi + King Cages…
got my Iris King Cages and reproduction Bianchi headbadge in the mail today, of course i had to see them on 😉 -peter
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the Volpe, now with the ability to stop…
got bored today and had a little spare time, ended up setting up brake cables and housing, damn, it’s a monster!!! definitely going to be able to do some stoppies!!! haha not sure if that’s such a good thing 😉 -peter
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Thomson goodness for the Volpe…
just a quick snap of the 70mm 10° Thomson X2 road stem for the Bianchi Volpe. those are not the spacers that are going to used for the final build. i haven’t figured out the steerer height yet (no saddle, wheels, etc.) so i haven’t bought the spacers yet, these were just hanging out in…
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Bianchi Volpe back from R+E…
so i drove up to Seattle today to get the Bianchi Volpe back from R+E Cycles in the U-District, as they finished one to two weeks early! wow, what a difference getting rid of those cable guides made! looks so much sleeker and more modern, i’m swooning 😉 anyhow, lots of stuff to do…. in…
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svphoenix final cam update, it’s done!!!
finished up the cam swap today, swapping in first generation sv650 intake cams into the exhaust side of my second generation sv650, it adds a couple bhp and smooths out the powerband; another zoran masterpiece of engineering. later, -peter
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sv phoenix on crack update, swingarms here!!!
so the gsr600 swingarm arrived today from over the pond in the uk, sending it off to zoran at twin works factory west on friday or saturday!!! measurements are looking awesome, cross your fingers and knock on wood! haha later, assisting work tomorrow, 🙂 -peter
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let the teardown begin… phoenix to ashes…
began the tear-down today… i have more pics, but i only spent 40 minutes on this, i needed a break from life for a bit. -peter