I think too much... There, I said it 
This is supposed to be a current project. The weather is too cold for painting so I've just been sitting around looking at this bike, mocking-up ideas in Photoshop, and surfing the internet for product info and techniques.
So far the only actual "Doing it" that has taken place has been in the form of cutting out some tank templates and switching out some seats. I could be doing a lot more: recovering the seat, cutting/building the tank, tearing down and cleaning all the parts.
I'm making this statement for my own benefit -- I just needed to hear it "out-loud".
Aside from being immersed in a quagmire of my own creation, here is where I am in my planning stages:
It would be kool to lower this just a bit while retaining a good part of the "stock" integrity. It occurs to me that the old Tornados and other straightbars have an advantage in this regard.
What if I simply bent the back forks (close to where the kickstand is attatched)....
...After "releasing" these welds that join the stays and that top-junction area (I'm not sure what that's called). The whole back assembly could just tilt up and forward and the stays re-welded into the new position.
I figure i may need to construct some sort of special jig to keep things square. Such a jig might feature a clamp at the point of the bend, this could be fashioned out of a hard wood block with a round or bull-nose edge (as to not crimp the tubes.
Am I on target at all with this? I've never done anything like this before. Would cold-bending be suitable for this or should the area be heated with a torch? See, i told you i think too much :wink:
This is supposed to be a current project. The weather is too cold for painting so I've just been sitting around looking at this bike, mocking-up ideas in Photoshop, and surfing the internet for product info and techniques. So far the only actual "Doing it" that has taken place has been in the form of cutting out some tank templates and switching out some seats. I could be doing a lot more: recovering the seat, cutting/building the tank, tearing down and cleaning all the parts.
I'm making this statement for my own benefit -- I just needed to hear it "out-loud".
Aside from being immersed in a quagmire of my own creation, here is where I am in my planning stages:
It would be kool to lower this just a bit while retaining a good part of the "stock" integrity. It occurs to me that the old Tornados and other straightbars have an advantage in this regard.
What if I simply bent the back forks (close to where the kickstand is attatched)....
...After "releasing" these welds that join the stays and that top-junction area (I'm not sure what that's called). The whole back assembly could just tilt up and forward and the stays re-welded into the new position.
I figure i may need to construct some sort of special jig to keep things square. Such a jig might feature a clamp at the point of the bend, this could be fashioned out of a hard wood block with a round or bull-nose edge (as to not crimp the tubes.
Am I on target at all with this? I've never done anything like this before. Would cold-bending be suitable for this or should the area be heated with a torch? See, i told you i think too much :wink:
