Thanks guys…Chad a lot has happened even since yesterday; my buddy has finished with all the welding! And Kingfish, yes the light does have a Rocketeer flair.
Thanks guys…Chad a lot has happened even since yesterday; my buddy has finished with all the welding! And Kingfish, yes the light does have a Rocketeer flair.
Well, I'm back home from my road trip to Colorado. The first thing I did today, I jumped on was making the stick shift work. I cut about an 1.5" from the seat post off the donor "Beast" and used it as a collar to fit over the SA, welded the shifter to the collar and secured it over the SA post with a bolt and nut (it now works like a charm).The bezel is actually a threadless headtube insert
Next I tackled threading the frame for the brake cable. I'll weld the metal brake stops on later tomorrow.
I applied body filler and sanded the frame …the upper rear stay on the drive side needed a dimple to prevent chain rubbing.
I also bondo and sanded the tank sides.
Tomorrow I'll start preparing everything for paint!
Here's one last look of the complete bike before the tear down for painting. I took it out for it's inaugural ride this morning…the SA 3 speed makes the ride a joy. I finally got the brakes working. Last to do; wire the light and weld the tank sides to the frame.
Here's one last look of the complete bike before the tear down for painting. I took it out for it's inaugural ride this morning…the SA 3 speed makes the ride a joy. I finally got the brakes working. Last to do; wire the light and weld the tank sides to the frame.
Thanks KF…those bars get a lot of attention for sure. The only draw back is the 1" O.D. I had to go with a motorcycle lever then drilled out the I.D. to fit (apparently only Harley has 1" bars).