Hey guys its been a while since i've posted anything on here. This past year i have been so busy i didn't get to everything i wanted to. Fortunately now ill have a bunch of time on my hands so i might as well continue the addiction of working on my bike haha. Got myself a welder and a torpedo heater for this NY winter which has been crazy so far.
I would definitely love some feedback and opinions on what i've done, and will be doing to this bike during this frigged winter.
Here is the paint scheme i went with after i did a lot of repair work to the tank.
OK now for the tail section. After some serious thought i think i would like to do the tail section out of metal and not fiberglass (except for the seat pan for the seat itself). What i have done is make essentially a skeleton of the tail section out of 1/4 and 1/8 rod (hand bent). Its a little hard to say exactly what my plan is so ill describe it the best i can.
it may be hard to see exactly what is done in the pic but my idea is leave the back "hump" i guess ill call it bare with no metal on it so you can see the rod l kind of like this exposed frame look and havnt seen anyone really do it(might be a good reason why). So then i will make the section i sit on (Sides and where my ass will be up against) out of metal ( maby 12, 16 or 22 gauge steel really not sure yet?) then weld that to the skeleton i made. For mounting this basically it will be all bolted on to channel i picked up which will be welded on the frame.
This new setup makes me bunch up a little more then id like, im sure it wont be to comfortable when i finally take it out in the spring so im sure rear sets are the best option to go with, but after searching around the web for a long time today im not so sure its worth the $$ and headache. Definitely need ideas on that.
I was thinking of also side mounting my licence plate but i think ill just keep it where it should be on the bike, i dont want cops to have any reason to pull me over haha. NY state law allows it if you have a light over it and is able to be seen i believe like 50 ft away. May or may not do this, not sure yet.
For tail light and blinkers i got a LED strip that's a 2 in 1 kinda deal so i think that will look sleek which will be mounted right on the license plate or just above it (same width as the license plate)
Other then that i replaced the throttle cable and put on Euro bars which i think look sick to day and will continue to work on this more as soon as i pick up some metal.
I wish i was still working as a welder, the shop i worked at they bought a hypertherm plasma table and i ran it, definitely would have made my life easier with this hahah.
Bike has been done for a little bit. ive been so busy i have not been able to upload the finished product......... well here ya go!
I would definitely love some feedback and opinions on what i've done, and will be doing to this bike during this frigged winter.
Here is the paint scheme i went with after i did a lot of repair work to the tank.
OK now for the tail section. After some serious thought i think i would like to do the tail section out of metal and not fiberglass (except for the seat pan for the seat itself). What i have done is make essentially a skeleton of the tail section out of 1/4 and 1/8 rod (hand bent). Its a little hard to say exactly what my plan is so ill describe it the best i can.
it may be hard to see exactly what is done in the pic but my idea is leave the back "hump" i guess ill call it bare with no metal on it so you can see the rod l kind of like this exposed frame look and havnt seen anyone really do it(might be a good reason why). So then i will make the section i sit on (Sides and where my ass will be up against) out of metal ( maby 12, 16 or 22 gauge steel really not sure yet?) then weld that to the skeleton i made. For mounting this basically it will be all bolted on to channel i picked up which will be welded on the frame.
This new setup makes me bunch up a little more then id like, im sure it wont be to comfortable when i finally take it out in the spring so im sure rear sets are the best option to go with, but after searching around the web for a long time today im not so sure its worth the $$ and headache. Definitely need ideas on that.
I was thinking of also side mounting my licence plate but i think ill just keep it where it should be on the bike, i dont want cops to have any reason to pull me over haha. NY state law allows it if you have a light over it and is able to be seen i believe like 50 ft away. May or may not do this, not sure yet.
For tail light and blinkers i got a LED strip that's a 2 in 1 kinda deal so i think that will look sleek which will be mounted right on the license plate or just above it (same width as the license plate)
Other then that i replaced the throttle cable and put on Euro bars which i think look sick to day and will continue to work on this more as soon as i pick up some metal.
I wish i was still working as a welder, the shop i worked at they bought a hypertherm plasma table and i ran it, definitely would have made my life easier with this hahah.
Bike has been done for a little bit. ive been so busy i have not been able to upload the finished product......... well here ya go!
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, cause that tire moves up pretty high when swinging up and down...Keep us posted, like you have some snow now and won't be out and about on a bike for awhile...Spad
.....minor chips on the sides when i experimented with clubmen bars. as well as underneath where the transformers sticker is their is marks from the original seat that need to be buffed and painted. Their was 2 coats of clear coat that i rushed last year so i could start riding and i need to re do that 
What grey area are you talking about, the bar tail section? I want to incorporate red somewhere on this and that is actually where i was thinking but im not sure if that will look weird with the black framed bike.
