We had to start taking out a gearbox to go to Ashcroft's tomorrow, so we lost a few hour's work on the rig, but things are still progressing and it ought to be tested, fully legal and properly set up for it's inaugural trip to the ICL rally this weekend coming
Front and side ally plates in place, 1mm plate
Rear light panel in place with a superbright 4 inch combined side/brake LED light and a pair of 2w red running LED markers on the back bar:
I swear this thing looks more like a Roman War chariot every minute
Nearly forgot to disconnect the battery before some more welding
And then a pause for me to transfer the shytebag from my GSA to the Brick
You can't see it with the tank back on, but under here, from the top mount going forwards and upwards to the beak subframe mount point on the main chassis rails, there is an 8 inch strengthening bar whose main purpose is to stop any twisting forces on that top mount point.
Using special electric glue to stick a plate on for me to wire in a junction box for all the lights
And while we have the electric glue gun out, a strengthening fillet between the top layer and the Velorex subframe (there's another you can see over on the suspension side, on on top and one underneath)
The top layer of the sandwich is now well and truly glued to the weaker bottom layer
A subtle coat of red oxide
And then some 1 inch box and a few offcuts to make up a mudguard mount- over engineered, but there's likely to be a rack on top, or some fat German guy will sit on it at some point
before painting the supports, this is how the mudguard (9 quid from a trailer shop) fits:
And the little tab for the junction box I'll build tomorrow
First test wiring of the LEDs on the back
Tail off the bike to trace out the supplies- Wiring should take the load 'cos we're only adding a couple of extra LEDs on
Gert took it around the Farm on Sunday when I wasn't around
eh and reports that it rides well, with some handlebar shake coming in at around 30mph.....we'll have a play some more when it's fully road legal after tomorrow and see if it might need a steering damper