With the planing surface in place on the Suzuki,

I climbed up on to the workbench and bounced

around in the saddle to make sure that the

suspension wouldn’t cause the planing surface

to smash into the ground when I was riding the

bike on dry land. A few little adjustments, and

we were ready to try it out.

Left: Examining the

amazing job that the

water jet had done on one

of the bracing members.

Right: The finished
planing surface awaiting
a coat of paint.

Below: Deep in welding concentration with
Richard overseeing.

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