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Developing a more durable fairing stay for the rc8 upper fairing.  All I ended up using was the alloy guage mounting plate from the vortex fairing stay.  A bit weedy!

Clutch cable is annoying... stock, has a near 90-degree bend in it that seems to foul on one thing or another as the bars are turned one way or another.  Will leave it for now...

Old MX innertube (punctured, never throw out anything!) is used to help mount the camera to the front stay.  Complementary oval hole in upper fairing should give a nice clear portal for the camera apeture.  Hammerite paint keeps the rust away.

Fitted a fox zx6r shock to the mito chassis.  Adjustable for just about everything, plus length, is a cheaper option than the 600+ asked by maxton or nitron, plus shipping from the UK.  No idea where I am at on spring rates, however.  Also, upper clevis mount needs to be machined, and inserts modified or new ones made in order to properly fit in the frame rails.  Hopefully I come out ahead with the machining required...

Some subframe modification/notching required to fit the shock and the remote resevoir and adjuster.  Will clean up this area once the shock has been properly fitted.  Note sharpie marker lines for a curved cut... sharp corners are stress inducers!