digitalbroccoli
New Member
well...lots of tear down, and some modifications are taking shape...figured I'd share where I am so far.
beginning..
next was time to tear the monster sized signals and extra brake lights off.
I pulled off the old clunky stuff, and mounted little clears up front, and yellows out back. I moved the rears to the shock mounts, instead of behind the fender. (mainly because I took the fender off too)
Next...it was time to tear down the rear fender. I took off the huge taillight assembly, and the plate frame, and the rear portion of the fender. (the front half is still inside the frame) I cut the seat pan down shorter, and cut and shaved the seat foam (which is in good shape) down lower. Still comfortable, but not as bulky.
Seatpan not cut, foam cut...to show how much seatpan I took off:
after the seatpan cutdown, the rear end is starting to take shape a little.
much shorter and cleaner on the rear end. I left a little seat pan there to mount the rear "cafe style hump" to. I didn't want to cut it too short and not have a way to mount the rear cowl piece.
Next...the bars. Those old school bars were just awful, so I swapped them out for a nice set of clubman low bars.
here's a shot of both on the risers, to show the difference in position...
and here's a couple of other shots of the front, showing how low the bars are...looks much better.
Overall, its starting to come together...
Lots more to come...side panels need attention (removal? modification?) seat cowl, loads of other stuff...stay tuned!
beginning..
next was time to tear the monster sized signals and extra brake lights off.
I pulled off the old clunky stuff, and mounted little clears up front, and yellows out back. I moved the rears to the shock mounts, instead of behind the fender. (mainly because I took the fender off too)
Next...it was time to tear down the rear fender. I took off the huge taillight assembly, and the plate frame, and the rear portion of the fender. (the front half is still inside the frame) I cut the seat pan down shorter, and cut and shaved the seat foam (which is in good shape) down lower. Still comfortable, but not as bulky.
Seatpan not cut, foam cut...to show how much seatpan I took off:
after the seatpan cutdown, the rear end is starting to take shape a little.
much shorter and cleaner on the rear end. I left a little seat pan there to mount the rear "cafe style hump" to. I didn't want to cut it too short and not have a way to mount the rear cowl piece.
Next...the bars. Those old school bars were just awful, so I swapped them out for a nice set of clubman low bars.
here's a shot of both on the risers, to show the difference in position...
and here's a couple of other shots of the front, showing how low the bars are...looks much better.
Overall, its starting to come together...
Lots more to come...side panels need attention (removal? modification?) seat cowl, loads of other stuff...stay tuned!