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I moved the headlight back about an inch. Its hard to tell in this picture but it looks a lot better.
I have also been working on the electrical. Trying to figure out where im going to mount everything. Im going to run a small switch to a couple of relays for the headlight hi/low and then mount the switch in a neat spot. 1741
Built my electrical panel today. Hides under the tank. One side has the regulator and 2 Relays for the hi/low switch and on the other side is the rectifier.
the tank hides it all pretty well.
I also made a mount for the speedometer. Not sure i like it. I may make one that would make it in the center of the bike instead of offset.
There are no wires on these handle bars. All the electrical switches are hidden elsewhere on the bike. But when i do have switches on other bike I like to run them all internally. That is how you do it right. Running the wires outside looks sloppy. Its not hard to drill a few holes. I am lucky enough to have a Mill/drill so i can slot the bars so they look just like factory bars.
Well Im back at it. I had a promotional exam for work so all my attention and spare time went to that as well as my new XR600. But the bike is back on the lift. I took a torch to the exhaust and bent it away from the frame where it was hitting. I also took the heat shield and cut it up and re-welded it so it is only 3 holes long instead of 4. I think it look better. It was my first attempt at something like that so its not incredibly pretty but i think it is passable. Next is to make a rear mount for the exhaust. It doesnt need to hold much weight just keep the pipes from vibrating and so the head studs arent holding all the weight. Stay tuned, ill be bouncing back and forth between this and my 550 Cafe.
I finished bending the exhaust where it needs to be. I was getting ready to make the rear frame mount for the exhaust but im not sure if i need it. What do you guys think? Does it need a rear mount with that short of exhaust or will i ruin the exhaust studs?
It's not mounted other than the head studs? If so, I would put a rear bracket somewhere. As short as it is and even without a muffler, it is too much leverage happening at the cylinder head. Vibration can get evil at street speed rpms.
Yeah I thought about it and welded on a rear mount. I also cut down the heat shield and relocated and removed brackets. It's pretty much ready to be torn down, finish welding the frame and then made to look pretty, ie powder coat, paint and upholstery. But I have another bike I want to put back together before I rip this one apart.
No, all my efforts are going toward my cb550. Stopped by the paint shop and the were working on my frame, should be done by next Wednesday. Once that bike is together ill go full bore on this one. I also picked up my old CB125 and im trying to flip that. So thiis one is sitting in the corner as a sad bare frame.
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