build off 14 first try, calling it warbonnett

[contraptionist]

I am getting the chain guard where it needs to be today, please excuse all the junk.

 

[SwissGuy]

I am getting the chain guard where it needs to be today, please excuse all the junk.View attachment 102903 View attachment 102904

Junk? I don't see any junk!
It's a workshop and no museum!
And by the way, I really like your bike!

Keep up the good work! A bit more than a week to go!

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[toro1978]

I am immensly enjoyng watching this build develop.
Are you hiding a headlight under that shirt?
I don't see junk either. My place is way way worse, a papa bear couldn't find his teddy bear.

 

[contraptionist]

Thank you both and yes I am hiding a secret under the shirt, to be revealed later.

 

[contraptionist]

I have a setback on the warbonnet, the springer moves the tire into the fender and rubs bad, the tire is so big it hardly fits in the fender without having a springer to move it, so you can see what I am doing now trying to make the fender fit better. I eliminated the springer and am mounting the wheel right to the fork, making it necessary to move the fender or part of it back. I don`t know about making the deadline now.

 

[kingfish254]

Sorry for the springer / fender issue. Hope you can figure it out. Possibly even locking down the springer action for now. Or using a stationary fork temporarily.

 

[contraptionist]

I am taking the springer off and cutting the fender so the wheel can move back inside the fender, the springer had the wheel moved forward so I had more room. I still want to use this fork.

 

[toro1978]

The fender has to be attached to the axle if possible and not to the fork. Then it will move along with the wheel. It has to have enough clearance between the fork blades of course. If it is attached to the fork it requires a lot of clearance for the tires, which IMHO doesn't look too good.
This is an Ural bike with a leading fork, but same problem because the fender is stationary, but the wheel is not, so that's how they solved it:

Hideous, really.
On this Harley however the fender is attached to the axle, which enables it to stay close to the tire:

I hope you make it work because I quite enjoy your bike.

 

[contraptionist]

My springer works without the fender but with it, the tire hits the fender. I had the wheel out front, the spring in the back and a pivot bolt going through the fender in the middle, it worked but rubbed bad, these tires are just huge. I am trying to piece the fender together so I have clearance without using a springer. I am going to try and make the deadline, thank you for your help.

 

[contraptionist]

Got some more work done on the fender, ground it, then had fiberglass a few more spots. It`s curing now, back at it tomorrow.

 

[contraptionist]

I am not going to make the deadline with the warbonnet, the fender is going to take some more fitting. You can see what I was hiding under the rags in some photo`s, I wanted to use red leds in the skulls eye sockets but didn`t have time so I used plastic jewels. I will finish warbonnet up as I get time.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

aw, too bad it's not going to be in the Finished Bikes section. I was looking forward to seeing how it did in the voting.

 

[toro1978]

That indian is a great addition!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

The skull brings together the theme of the bike. Now that you aren't pressured by the deadline, may I suggest painting the feathers on the tank and guard to match the headdress? Red/black tips...

 

[contraptionist]

I was going to paint them to match the headdress with a touch of the bright red on the headdress to match the fenders. I wanted to get the headdress off white color on the tank, I didn`t get white on the chainguard feathers yet. So close but not good enough.

 

[contraptionist]

I decided to just make a whole new front fender and widen it so I could put over the forks, that should fix anymore tire rubs. I think it looks better wider also.