Baby Bobber, Mudguard and Rear Light Mounts.

Thanks to a visit from my mate Alien we now have some weld where it needs to be and somewhere to bolt the rear light and number plate to comply with current legislation. Just a few bits and bobs to fabricate and then it's a full strip down for powder coat and paint.

Exhausts are next while I search for switch clusters and brake and clutch levers, I have decided that if we can find a right hand side side-panel we will go with the standard kit and have them painted up to suit with the rest of the bits.

Very happy with today's progress, thanks to Alien stuff is actually staying on the bike when it's welded up ;-)

More importantly, Kayleigh-Jean is more than happy with the way things are going which is good news ;-)

Baby Bobber Rear Shock Mounts

They are also cunningly disguised as rear mud guard mounts too.

Now the more mechanically minded amongst you will remark that the mounts are on the piss! Correct! They are just tacked in with the minimum of weld for now in case I need to change them or move them slightly so they shifted a bit when I hung the weight of the swinger and wheel on them. Obviously they will have a liberal dose of hammer and weld applied in the near future by a much better weldist than I could ever be so will be bob on when complete.

Ignore all the holes in the mud guard, they will be glassed over and new ones drilled to suit the mounting points and light mounting bracket.

Methinks it may be possible to use the original battery box with a few modifications and if I can find a right hand side cover I can use them too. had to call it a draw today, recent exertions have set the sciatica off and my right leg is alternately tingling then minging with pain so a rest has been ordered.

More later this week.

Baby Bobber

This little project is for Kayleigh-Jean, she's the arty, creative one of my two girls. Kim the elder does the sporty stuff.

It's going to be chopped about a bit and the first stage was to remove the rear sub frame and fabricate new shock mounting points. Pictures of that to follow but below you can see just how much we have gotten rid of.

We have a saddle and headlight on the way along with another tank to have a look at. I'll bung a few pictures of them up when they arrive.
We need new stanchions for the forks, they are pitted to buggery and need replacing. I need to make a battery box and something to bung all the electrics in. I have to check the hubs too, they may need replacing.

We have already swapped the bars out, the set it had fitted are twisted and no use at all. The exhaust is probably the best bit on the bike and we'll be using most of it. We need the switch clusters for both sides, brake and clutch levers and the loom is falling to bits and will need some serious remedial work.

The clocks are not too bad and will be used once they have been painted up.

More as things develop