Details .... details .... details ......
Now all the big bits are in place it's time to finish up all the small bits ........ It's a bit tedious, it's time consuming but it's absolutely essential. This is where the devil is in the detail, cutting corners here will negate all the hard work you put in on the big statement items such as the tank and wheels!
Some parts are finished, some still need finishing .........
The cooling system is now fully installed and the coils are mounted and HT leads in place.
Stand - Painted, hardware plated, assembled, fitted -
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Chain + Sprockets - Fitted -
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Footrests - Painted, hardware plated, assembled -
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Rear spring - Repainted in the new colour, assembled, fitted -
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So on to the rear 'fender'
The fender fitted to this bike is actually the redundant item from the front. It was too narrow to fit to the rear as it was so needed to be modified. Now I'd love to say that I'd done the welding but unfortunately my welding plant isn't good enough to have the kind of fine control needed to do such a delicate job, so I asked my mate Pat (who's a bit handy with a welder and sheet metal to run a 20mm strip through the centre.
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Filled and primed ....
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So it was time to think about mounting it!
Earlier in the thread I mentioned that I'd pre-drilled the swing arm prior to painting to facilitate the fitment of the rear fender. Now's the time to make use of those holes ....
I formed a curved piece of 6mm flat bar to match the curvature of the mudguard
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then put an 80 degree bend to return it under the swing arm to meet my previously drilled mounting holes ..
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And on the fender sits .......
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Next up .. finish the handlebars
There will be absolutely minimal switchgear on the bike, I'm fitting nothing more than two buttons to the bars, one for the horn and one for the starter. Rather than use something with a nasty bracket I decided to fit micro push buttons into the bars.
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I have now blasted the bars and painted them in the new colour (but not taken a photo yet .........)
The rear subframe is from a Triumph Thunderbird, it's a much nicer shape than the TT legend one and with a bit of modification should look very nice. It'll be de-lugged and narrowed by 20mm.
Everything with masking tape around it is to be removed!
In addition to this, the tank mount is to be lowered by 15mm to give the tank a slightly lower stance.
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I was sure I'd taken a photo but it appears not. Surfice to say that it's now all de-lugged and narrowed, just needs some final fettling before I start painting it .......
The bike is having a new 3-1stainless system with a Supertrapp 'silencer'
The 3-1 comes with a tail pipe which is designed to be cut to suit, I'd originally just slipped it on but it was now time to cut it about to it's final position .. this was how it looked originally ....
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Paul is after a shot and stubby look so a lot of the pipe will be removed. Because the can will essentially 'hang' off the back of the pipe it needed some kind of support.
I made up a small stainless bracket which was TIG'd to the rear pipe and bolted up to a sump mounting bolt.
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The Supertrapp silencer itself is designed for off road type bikes. This choice is through necessity due to the bore of the exhaust pipe. The trouble is that the finish isn't very 'custom like' It comes out of the box with a (rather poorly applied) coat of matt black paint. This is not acceptable so I stripped the silencer down, stripped the paint off the parts, brushed the steel finish and clear coated them with a 2k matt lacquer. I have to say that the end result is very very pleasing!
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I've made a bespoke seat for this bike, it's designed to just cover the top rails of the subframe.
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