Triton/Norvin inspired homebuilt project

[eurodave]

Spent this last week making  the 2 x front brake,2 x throttle & the clutch cables, fitting the stands & new springs ,making & sorting out the floating back brake  linkage & rod , plumbing in the fuel lines & rebushing/fitting the back shocks with new s/s bolts & domenuts. Next is to mount the chainguard & battery box.

[eurodave]

Heres a pic of the carb cables & fuel lines progress & the front end assembly progress including mounted front fender & finished cables & levers.
Theres still a lot of alloy polishing to do & Im actually looking forward to spray painting the tank, sidecovers, fairing & rear fender. Ive even already got a colour scheme in mind......
Still undecided on frame powder coat colour though, anyone got any ideas/suggestions?

[bikeboy]

anyone got any ideas/suggestions?

sorry Dave. This is one of those builds where I dare not offer advice because I know whatever you do will be much better than anything I can think of 

awesome dude.

ian

[eurodave]

Well, things are coming right along. Got the suitably holed Commando chainguard finally  mounted up.Then on went the battery holder complete with one of my replica figlass Lucas battery boxes.That will hide the cheapo taiwanese 12v battery quite nicely
Lastly, decided to mount the oil cooler/filter unit under the motor so it would look like a sump. Usually it mounts directly to the crankcase rear face but theres a Triumph tranny in the way....Ill have to plumb it in with some nice braided stainless lines

[eurodave]

Heres the latest  left hand side pic showing all the previously mentioned additions

[Rocan]

man oh man...this is just still too cool.

i think we are all too amazed to speak 

[eurodave]

Thanx man ,but wait theres more!......
Heres todays result of waving a hacksaw, then a file, wearing out some sandpaper [& my fingertips] & standing in front of the polishing buff  for a couple more hours:

[VonYinzer]

wow...

[alpinaclone]

Quality work man. You have some real talent. Keep the updates coming.

[eurodave]

Making excellant progress on Lois'  inner & outer primary covers
Started by doing a couple of quick sketches for the inner primary  then making a cardboard template & then chewing it out of yet another bit of 1/4" ally plate with my now very tired jigsaw
Filed,drilled,countersunk & tapped the holes & viola! primary inner done
FYI the clutch is  BSA thats been adapted to the Trumpy box
Have had to change the previously made wood/bog outer cover buck to suit
Next up Ill have to make a female fibreglass mold of it then do a male copy from that to form a suitable pattern for ally casting

[eurodave]

Yesterday had a crack at figlass molding the aforementioned wood/bondo primary cover plug
Came out usable & contained in it is the mold for the 'Griffon' seat,tank & motor badges
I found this badge on my grandsons cheapo plastic knights helmet & sheild
You all now know why this bikes called Lois, {off 'Family Guy'}
 Im not a fan of too much chrome so decided to match them to the frame powder coat colour ,antique gold & antique pewter should look good on the alloy crankcase cover 

[jay_kent]

This build is one of the most inspiring builds I've seen here on this board. There are ones that I'm completely awed at, well executed and beautiful and there there are ones like this where it wants me to develop my skills to this level. Amazing work.

[IndieSol]

This build is one of the most inspiring builds I've seen here on this board. There are ones that I'm completely awed at, well executed and beautiful and there there are ones like this where it wants me to develop my skills to this level. Amazing work.

I agree.  This is one of the finest builds of anything that I've ever seen on any web site.  Period.  The raw ingenuity demonstrated puts you into a category of your own.

I don't think I will ever attain this level of skill in my lifetime, but it's something to shoot for.   

[Swagger]

You are quickly becoming my hero....very cool mate! I love the source for the badges!

[CrescentSon]