Cheers 1cc
Yeh, i did have the same problem with the exhaust touching the frame.
I also had to bend my exhaust just a fraction so it sits about 8mm from the frame.
Another worry was the gear cable touching the exhaust, i wasn't sure what the heat would do to the cable so i pulled the cable closer to the frame using a ring clip and a small steel tube.
My new rims are just a cheap pair (steel i think), i also had a buckle on the back wheel but it was from a car driver too busy looking at my bike while we were stopped at an intersection. He stalled his car and being too close behind me to my wheel he made it go 45 degrees,
but i suspected the rims (black) were crap anyway, sort of saved the rest of the bike from damage by bending so well
The carby air filter was touching the frame too, but some cutting and swearing alot at it did the trick.
Thinking of modifying the carb filter to one of those little ones i have seen on some American engines.
BTW: We have gotta get an Aust chapter of Poweredbikes.com happening eh!
Thanks for the compliments everybody