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Awesome fabrication skills. Keep up the good work.
1974 TX650 - An Unintended Cafe...
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osteoderm
Been Around the Block
Toast said:
Thanks! I just dug around now and can't find anything that shows the mounts better than in the pics that are already in this thread.
There are 8 mounts total; 3 each side plus the 2 above the forks. All the mounts are basically the same: 3/8"x1/8" aluminium tube is drilled and tapped to 1/4-20, and a 1"x1/4-20 flathead allen sandwiches the fibreglass between an outside 3/4" finish cup washer, a 3/4" neoprene washer, a 1-1/8" neoprene washer, and an inside 1/4"x1-1/8" fender washer.
The mounts below the neck are essentially two extensions out from the stock side-reflector mounts. The rearmost mount is a continuous piece side-to-side, welded to angle tabs which are in turn attached to the carb boot bolts. There is another tube mount below the front of the engine, continuous side-to-side, rubber-mounted to the front motor mount. The upper mount is a continuous piece side-to-side, with a center tab tapped into the steering stem crown bolt head via a ball and socket swivel.
Because I was never sure that the fairing would "make the cut", I didn't want to commit to welding mounts to the bike, so everything had to be bolt-on. I screwed around for months trying to come up with some sort of quick-release fairing subframe, and still ponder it, but this is working out great so far.
EDIT: This shot of the steering damper also shows one of the fairing mounts coming off the frame...
two-smoker
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My god. Where did this come from? I'm stunned.
osteoderm
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Re: Re: 1974 TX650 - An Unintended Cafe...
Yes, my first bike, but not my first fabrication project ;D Before this, only boats, cars, and 4x4's.
This is the first project of my own where I have really gotten into my own machine work. I still get people with more skill do do the critical welding though!
harrydahl said:
Yes, my first bike, but not my first fabrication project ;D Before this, only boats, cars, and 4x4's.
This is the first project of my own where I have really gotten into my own machine work. I still get people with more skill do do the critical welding though!
JustinLonghorn
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I'm on board.
osteoderm
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VonYinzer said:
Thanks! I like the new tank too.
I always liked the Aermacchi tank, but it never quite fit with the fairing. At the time (last June), the priority was getting the bike on the road for the summer, so I just ran what I had! I think the Suzuki tank looks better, and should hold about a gallon more gas...
Weldangrind
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I'm with you on wiring; it brings a unique satisfaction, although the by-product can be extreme frustration! ;D
Is the rear cowl made from the rear section of an Aermacchi tank? Apologies if I missed that detail in text.
I'm with you on wiring; it brings a unique satisfaction, although the by-product can be extreme frustration! ;D
Is the rear cowl made from the rear section of an Aermacchi tank? Apologies if I missed that detail in text.
