Making a motorcycle chassis or this is what tools are for.

**Jon** · Oct 4, 2019, 12:45 PM

Congratulations tonyfoale - your Motorcycle Chassis Fabrication Method and Tools are the Homemade Tool of the Week!

Great work! This was another busy week and difficult to win, but this was a clear winner this week.

Some more nice tools from this week:

Pulley Making Setup by liberal
Lathe Slotter by Me2
Welding Gun Spool Modification by Frank S
Stainless Pipe Bender by Let'sLearnSomething
QCTP by celsoari
Pipe and Tubing Welding Jig by Kwandotechnic
Drum Sander by Christofix
Starrett Hole Attachment Adapter by bobneumann
Belt Grinder by Making Stuff
Welding Cart Wheel Modification by Captainleeward
Scrapers by Salix84
Float Lock Vise by Retro Steam Tech
Water Pump by Mr.DK DIY
Thin Wood Slicing Jig by Make Things
Furnace Burner by SculptyWorks
12V Soldering Iron by mariost

tonyfoale - We've added your tool entry to our All Homemade Tool of the Week winners post, and you'll be receiving a $25 online gift card, in your choice of Amazon, PayPal, or bitcoin. Please PM me your current email address and award choice and I'll get it sent over right away.

More importantly, this is your 10th Homemade Tool of the Week win! I've just added the golden wrench-on-pedestal graphic to the awards showcase in your postbit, visible underneath your avatar.

You join these four other 10-time winners: rossbotics, mklotz, Vyacheslav.Nevolya, and Tuomas. Congratulations again and good job

Here are all 10 of your Homemade Tool of the Week winning tools:

Horizontal Milling Machine by tonyfoale

tags: mill

Drum Brake Grinder by tonyfoale

tags: grinder, brake drums

Shock Absorber Dynamometer by tonyfoale

tags: suspension, measurement

Valve Holding Collet by tonyfoale

tags: valve, holder, collet

Laser Aligner by tonyfoale

tags: alignment, laser

Double Edge Fly Cutter by tonyfoale

tags: flange, fly cutter

Vertical Bandsaw by tonyfoale

tags: bandsaw

Surface Grinder by tonyfoale

tags: grinder, surface

Radius Gauge by tonyfoale

tags: gauge, radius

Motorcycle Frame Fabrication by tonyfoale

tags: motorcycle, frame

**olderdan** · Oct 4, 2019, 12:52 PM

Well deserved Tony, may you get much pleasured use of your new golden wrench.

**albertq** · Dec 30, 2024, 03:59 AM

Thanks for sharing your detailed build Tony. A work of art in its simplicity of design. And to win was the cherry on top. Well done.
Those wheels and drum brakes look very similar to the ones on my 1974 Ducati 350 Desmo cafe racer. By todays standards those brakes were awful when pushed hard with a lot of fade.

**tonyfoale** · Dec 30, 2024, 06:05 AM

Originally Posted by albertq

Thanks for sharing your detailed build Tony. A work of art in its simplicity of design. And to win was the cherry on top. Well done.
Those wheels and drum brakes look very similar to the ones on my 1974 Ducati 350 Desmo cafe racer. By todays standards those brakes were awful when pushed hard with a lot of fade.

Those brakes were magnesium Fontanas. There were several other lookalikes but none up to the same standard. Properly ground drum with the linings turned to fit with Ferodo green linings and fade was not much trouble except in long races on busy tracks.

**marksbug** · Dec 30, 2024, 10:36 AM

just a few things I noticed..1 that's going to be hard n the butt. add some cushion to the bars for your butt...2 it must be a very short race as the thing will run out of fuel fast,Im not sure I would want to fill the bars with fuel, but some have done that...3 add a muffler or you will be like me...4 a little wiring might be nice to have if you need to switch it off when you get t a corner and it don't want to slow down,4 add a little paint unless it's stainless... 5 as always don't get hurt or caught or arrested. And make sure it's on video. as always again. Keep up the great work.!! yes it looks awesome those are just a few observations from somebody that doesn't seem to do much any more..!! I have parts for my motorcycle and 4 wheeler, but no desire to do it....the car stuff has worn me out and the brain is starting to fade. but I love looking at your handy work !!!