irishlord99
Sometimes wrong, Seldom in doubt.
Still picking away at it. Going to be able to get back in the machine shop soon (everything was shut down for Covid). Hopefully I will be able to take some time in between prepping next semester's classes to make some "demonstration pieces" for the students.
Got the exhaust on, rear turn signals installed on the bottom of the seat, headlight fitted, tail light housing has been coped to fit the rear fender, and after much travail I managed to find a tank that fit.
Seems when the PO raked the neck he used the ol' take-an-inch-out-of-the-spine-and-notch-the-downtubes technique; which in turn left a lot less room for the gas tank than I would have preferred. I tried a tank off of a honda rebel, and that was too large (last picture). I was really hoping for something that could carry at least 3 gallons, but but it looks like I'm going to have to go with the wassel due to size constraints.
I love the way it looks, but I'm not took keen on the travel range. A bottle of reserve fuel mounted to the seat tube may be in order.
I'm not diggin' the drag bars at this point... may be time to explore alternatives. However, I think my next step is to build the faux oil tank to keep all the electronics in. I'm thinking of a horseshoe design with some internal framework to also connect the rear fender to the frame.
Until next time...
Got the exhaust on, rear turn signals installed on the bottom of the seat, headlight fitted, tail light housing has been coped to fit the rear fender, and after much travail I managed to find a tank that fit.
Seems when the PO raked the neck he used the ol' take-an-inch-out-of-the-spine-and-notch-the-downtubes technique; which in turn left a lot less room for the gas tank than I would have preferred. I tried a tank off of a honda rebel, and that was too large (last picture). I was really hoping for something that could carry at least 3 gallons, but but it looks like I'm going to have to go with the wassel due to size constraints.
I love the way it looks, but I'm not took keen on the travel range. A bottle of reserve fuel mounted to the seat tube may be in order.
I'm not diggin' the drag bars at this point... may be time to explore alternatives. However, I think my next step is to build the faux oil tank to keep all the electronics in. I'm thinking of a horseshoe design with some internal framework to also connect the rear fender to the frame.
Until next time...