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Thanks Jim. Glad you approve. Much as I'm loathe to hide the 'stack of dimes'-style welding beads on the aluminium section of this frame under a coat of paint, I reckon I'll have to if I want the rear suspension triangle to seamlessly compliment and blend in with the mainframe. It's just that...

Wrapping a bike? Good luck with your plan. Speaking as someone who has had some experience with vinyl wrap, the secret is to use a hot air gun - carefully - to stretch the vinyl so it conforms to compound curves. Believe me, there were plenty of those on the interior side window, windscreen...

FRAME BACK FROM WELDERS. TANK NOW PAINTED... Collected the completed frame from welder Paul after he finished-up TIG-ing the water-jet profiled fillets and brackets to their respective locations. Happy how this turned out? You bet. Been prevaricating over whether to paint the frame RAL Mint...

INSTRUMENTATION THOUGHTS... Hadn't ever given any thought regarding instrumentation on Build No. 3. Until now that is... During a recent online search for grips I was checking out Enfield County's website (a company in India producing umpteen cool parts for Royal Enfield motorcycles and many...

FRAME SCHEDULED TO GO BACK TO THE WELDERS ON TUESDAY... Finished-up work on the aluminium frame, so now it's scheduled to return to welder Paul on Tuesday to have the various fillets and bracketry attached. Pic shows these parts mocked-up in position. I've drilled the seat tube near the bottom...

Thanks Jim. This latest ride is all about comfort. Bars and seat were specifically chosen just for that reason. Dearly love my Indian boardie rep, but boy, its vintage Brooks saddle numbs my butt after a half hour sat aboard. DECOLINER is a way more upright ride and more comfortable for it...

SHIFTER QUADRANT INSTALLED.... Had to change plans when my intended location for the shifter quadrant didn't work. I had originally intended to mount the quadrant to the water jet profiled fillet panel soon to be fitted where the lower top tube meets the downtube. However, that resulted in the...

Hi Boris, You're just down the road from me here in Northumberland. Just found a buyer for our Netherton home so we're busy firming-up our long term plans and relocating to our place in the mountains in Spain sometime during the next couple of months.

Thanks. My intention was to try and source a vintage R4 Gnome Rhone hand shift quadrant. I searched everywhere on-line - even French eBay - but one never showed up. I ended up purchasing a quadrant I thought might work via a French eBay listing but when it arrived it was badly out of shape...

WORKING ON THE HAND SHIFTER PARTS.... Hand gear shifter parts now mostly done. Pics show the shifter quadrant and how the shift linkage attaches to the gear selector lever on the motor. Just need to cut the threaded shifter linkage and its metal sheath to correct length - but I won't be able to...

Thanks. These are comfortable bars - and the retro reverse levers compliment them nicely.

TEST FITTING THE MOTOR TO THE FRAME.... Loosely bolted-up the motor and frame plates to my vintage '46 Gnome Rhone engine to test for fit. Thankfully everything fit precisely as I'd hoped it would - especially the jack-shaft set up - so no worries on that score. Loosely mated the engine and...

Mine is the Royal Drifter 'Plus' saddle - meaning it's the larger version. Pretty sure I had the choice of brown or black when I made the purchase. In fact I just checked online and Selle do offer a black version. There's your decision made...lol.

I love the look of the two pre-loved Brooks vintage saddles I fitted to my two previous motorized builds - but comfort-wise, they limit the length of rides I take to about half an hour before my butt goes numb. For my under-construction Build No. 3, I wanted a gel-type perch capable of giving...

Correct, sir. Imported it from a Belgian seller who's pricing beat UK vendors. I'm slowly and carefully removing its printed-on graphics. Seat now installed correctly rather than simply posed as in previous pic.

YAY! MY WATER JET PROFILED PARTS ARE HERE.... Collected Build No. 3's water jet profiled parts yesterday from a local engineering company. These 13 jet-cut parts in 5mm thick aluminium were generated from my own drawings and cost me a mere 30 UK pounds. Pleased? You bet! I couldn't have...

Not strictly a 'Before and After' shot; more of a 'Before and During' update of how my Build No. 3's substantially re-worked aluminium frame is shaping up prior to installing its '40s vintage Gnome Rhone 125cc motor...

Thanks folks. SEAT MOUNTED... Finally came up with what I think is the best way to mount Build No. 3's seat. Bent-up a seat post from 20mm dia. steel tube. Used a stainless triangular mount and home-made bracket to secure the front of the seat to the top tube. Sorted. That stainless mount is...

Spiffy resto-rat Jim. Would have been tragic if this had been consigned to the crusher - but thankfully some folks have a vision.... Just goes to prove that whoever said never throw anything away was correct.

Here's some shots showing my latest home-built aluminium tank installed on my on-going build No. 3....