The last two weeks I have been pretty much bed/couch bound while I recover from an operation, which has meant a lot of time sitting, googling and messing around on the tablet PC thinking of things I can do to my bike. There's already a list as long as my arm including making a passenger mount, gear rack mount, sissy bar etc etc....but I decided that I really want this bike to stand out - I want it to have something that your average bike on the road doesn't have...so I've had a few ideas and the last couple of days I've had a bit of energy and been able to free myself from the aforementioned couch, so here's a bit of a look at what's been happening...
- Front fender laced
- Peg springs replaced with barrel springs. Also trialed a method for hard mounting the seat in place...almost there, but needs some more work. Will see how the barrel springs go for now!
- Under seat 'pan' laced. I plan to carry this paint onto the rear fender in between the gold lines (the 'H' pattern). Still deciding on how to paint the headlight, but that's on the list too!
- Sissy bar made and mounting tabs welded on - shown here being test fitted and marking location of mounting point for fender and indicators. Colour to be decided...probably black
Still can't decide if I want to replace (with a peanut tank) or not - I LOVE the look, but I really enjoy the fact it currently holds 15 litres, and the peanut would drop it down to about 9 litres....hmmm.
Lots more to come, but that will do for this post :)
-Hayds.
