2006-10-29

 

Seat Fabrication

Café style! I've got the mold ready to start laying fiberglass! I cut the seat base out of 1/2" plywood and used chicken wire to shape the tail cowl. I've got it stuffed with newsprint to help hold the shape while I lay down the first layer of glass. So far I'm really happy with how it's turning out.

I've got a few other things to do now that it's fall and I'm not completely torn up about not having my bike ready to ride at a moments notice. Notable items are new sprockets and chain. The previous ownder put a smaller gear up front which is nice for highway riding but it's really sluggish off the line. There's a lot of clutch needed to get it started on any type of incline. I've got to replace the fork oil and hopefully find my charging problem.


# posted by Justin @ 6:03 PM
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Your site is always good for a chuckle. It's funny to see how much we've all grown up. Maren says "hi" and she is expecting a baby girl in March. Her son is Declan Cooper, her daughter will be Chelsea, so I suggested they have one more daughter and name her Alison so as to complete the trilogy.
# posted by Blogger Jenn : 11:21 PM
 
Cafe! Nice. Don't forget to install a couple of fork boots when you have the forks apart. That'll give the front end a badass cafe racer look. Keep doing what you're doing, man.
# posted by Anonymous Scott : 7:52 PM
 
Oh there will be fork boots!
# posted by Blogger Justin : 10:26 PM
 
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