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Online AJ Huff

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Re: New guy with a V50 (kinda…)
« Reply #30 on: December 13, 2024, 09:32:09 PM »
This can be your inspiration. 😜 Pretty sure this was JB's aka RatGuzzi's bike.





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Re: New guy with a V50 (kinda…)
« Reply #31 on: December 14, 2024, 08:21:03 AM »
Since the bike will never be a showpiece, and the bodywork has issues, I was thinking about adding fork boots and painting it flat olive green to resemble the dutch V50 army bikes. What do you guys think?




That would work, no need to be a resto purist. How's the thing coming along? Got it to pop yet?
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Re: New guy with a V50 (kinda…)
« Reply #32 on: December 14, 2024, 02:00:07 PM »
Go for it ! I think fork boots are cool anyway.  BTW on exhausts just to share my experience. V65 & V50 III exhausts can be switched BUT there can be a few minor challenges (different ones depending which way you go).

If (as you did I think) you fit full V65 exhaust on V50 engine then the downpipes will hang lower because the V65 exhausts are slightly higher to compensate for the extra head height & you may have to fiddle around to get the silencers fitted on the rear of the frame. Clearance on cornering might be tighter too.

If (as I did !) you stick a V65 engine (you have to keep V50 gearbox& clutch) in the V50 III frame but keep the V50 exhausts then you get the opposite problem & the pipes sit tight under the engine & frame making it tricky to fit properly, harder to drain the gearbox as the cross pipe is in the way, and the gear shift & brake foot lever are always tight to the pipes.


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Re: New guy with a V50 (kinda…)
« Reply #33 on: December 14, 2024, 08:48:08 PM »
That would work, no need to be a resto purist. How's the thing coming along? Got it to pop yet?

Yes, but just on carb cleaner fumes. Tomorrow I am starting disassembly again. I have a gasket set on order. My goal is to ride it by spring…


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