OK, WAAAAAY overdue for an update. Lots of excuses you don't care about. Big Rich shamed me into it!
Been working behind the scenes on many aspects of the bike and ordering a BUNCH of parts. I don't have the greatest pictures of all the ongoing work, but I'll put up what I have done recently. So here goes...
Wheels got dismembered, powder coated a textured black, new All Balls bearings installed, then sent to Buchanan's for custom stainless spokes. I'll get some pictures up soon. But here are the tires that will be going on:
Built a headlight mounting bracket and test fit new headlight. Got new x-ring chain and sprockets, -1 in back, +1 in front. Got All Balls steering bearings. Got parts for Rect/Reg swap, Shindengen FH012 from an R1 or something. Got new Electrosport Stator. Got new glasspack mufflers on order.
But mostly been working on the seat and rear subframe. I had an old 1983 PGO Scootor (Thai clone of a Honda) that had a seat that was almost right for what i was looking for. I cut the pan down, cut the front short, and reshaped the foam a little, then sent it off to Lauren at New Church to lay some kick-ass textured vinyl onto. I'll save that for a reveal a little later. Then I got to working on the subframe. I bent up new bars to match the seat and added a rear hoop. Don't pay too much attention to the extra long tubes, they will get cut short close to the hoop. Next are the down tubes, hopefully by the end of the weekend.
Frame Mods
Subframe and Tank
Subframe, Tank & Seat
Ducati Monster Shock Swap soon...
As for the EFI update, I've decided (i.e. ran out of money) to make that a Phase 2 of the project once the bike is complete. That will be a good winter project. So for now, it'll get K&N oval tapered pods and a re-jet. When I redo the electrical, I'll try to keep the EFI in mind and plan accordingly. More updates to come.