Time to get back to my build. After a 3 week trip to Colorado to have Christmas with my children and grandchildren, got back home and ended up in hospital with pneumonia, just back up to speed and learned of the passing of my good friend Ralph. If any of you visited my pits at BUB or following at Miller Raceway, you might have seen Ralph, either in his golf cart or just sitting in the pits. His trip out to see me was to be his last big adventure, as he succumbed to complications from an injury sustained while at boot camp in the U.S.Marines at age 19. Ironically, one of his first big adventures was a trip with Russell (who brought Ralph out to Bonneville from Maryland in his motorhome) and me to Europe in 1970 where we toured on our BSA's (what else?)
I sourced a nice pair of used Suzuki GS450 forks which are 2 " longer than the Honda ones I was using. I then spent a few hours making brackets to mount a new fender. Also had to make new axle spacers to keep the wheel in the center. Upon re-mounting the forks and fender, it is obvious the fender or the fairing will have to be modified for clearance.