Hi Johnt3,
Thats some good progress you've got going on there! Well done!
I got a little more done this weekend - mainly fiddly stuff but I got the batt box done too!
The brake lever was too short to give sufficiant clearance over the exhausr, so I got another one off ebay cut them both and welded them back together to give it more length from the spline to the radius
So the battery box was simply to weld a "lid" on then split it open about an inch from the top, edge it with some rubber to seal from the elements, heres how it went
Ill get a couple of rubber straps and rivet some clips to it to fasten, perhaps go for an old school leather strap???
I need to have a front mudgaurd to satisfy Her Majestys MOT but want a very small discreet one. Thought about cutting down the chrome one, then quickly disgarded that idea and couldnt find anything that would suit or that I liked.
So - I thought I'd make my own. I laminated a mould from the original which ill then cast a replica from and cut to my own design
Got my mini speedo mounted - just had to make a small bracket to fit in place of where the ignition lock was - perfect fit!
Started doing a little work on the side stand. I think I will keep the original, so I have set about modifying it and plan to tidy it up for chroming. I have threaded the tip so I can screw on a little brass ball - I ve done it on other builds and I like the touch
So the bike now stands at this stage and is actually on its own two wheels
