Exhaust, Frame and Rear Blinkers

Cut off the back brace so the seat lays flat. Looks like I need to drill a couple holes in the frame to screw the seat into place. I’ll need to shave the back of the seat down a bit so it lays flush with the frame. I’ll need to put a cross brace on the back so the frame doesn’t flex.

Also started the exhaust. Put black fiberglass wrapping on the header pipe to keep things cool when the little horses start jumpin’. Changed the 24in muffler to a 17in reverse cone which I still need to figure out how to mount to the frame. Plus it needs to be welded together. Got to figure out who can do that and how I’m going to get the bike there. Which reminds me . . . the electrical system . . . shit.

 

Needed a bigger hole for the new Daytona blinkers from Lloyd Vintage, so I made a couple.

 

Rear blinkers are on now. I need to find a replacement cap for the frame, new fenders, brake light and a way to mount the licence plate. So much work to do.

Headlight

The new headlight and blinkers came in. Took me awhile to figure out how to mount the headlight. A lot of rings and spring loaded screws to line up and put on in the correct order. But alas it’s on. Mounted the blinkers to the headlight brackets. I might need to put on some spacers so the blinkers are offset to be more visible to cars. But for now, form over function.

Back to the Front End

I bought a small speedo and new headlight case. I thought the 7″ case would fit my stock light but turns out the the headlight is 6 1/4″. I must have measured the case not the light. Looks like I’ll be buying a new headlight soon to fit the new case.

The speedo isn’t sitting flush with tripple clamp. I think I want it down 20-30mm. But promising.

Starting on the front end

After 5 hours of wire brush and dremeling the tripple clamp is starting to take shape. I want the look of this bike not to feel too polished but more hand made. I want to see the work I’ve done so I’m leaving a few blemishes here and there and not buffing them out to look like a show bike.