Recent content by Flugtechnik

Welcome! Are you currently working on anything?

Side Project: Electro-Etching Aluminum I decided to keep the small aluminum bar that I made that was originally supposed to mount the tool roll to the bottom triple tree. It seemed like that would be a good place to put a Honda logo. Instead of just putting some decals on it, I wanted it to...

Always seems like wiring takes almost as long as the assembly. Looking forward to the running video.

Glad you are back working on this thing. These old bikes still need our love.

As part of getting things in order before the tear-down, I did a little work on the mounting of the tool roll. I made the tool roll a long time ago from the same leather as the seat. It was actually how I practiced sewing the leather before I attempted to make the seat. I originally just...

Sexy. Was there enough swingarm movement to cause the brakes to grab? I've considered going hydraulic on the 450, but just to be different.

Good point. I will find something to put up behind it when in use.

Getting ready to clean some parts. I bought a variable speed bench grinder and immediately swapped out the grinding wheels for a wire wheel on the left and a buffing setup on the right. I got a shaft extension along with some abrasive discs and buffing wheels from a place called Pryme...

Nice! Welcome back. There is one for sale near me that "needs repairs". I was tempted. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1894043398102853/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A5e2bd38e-245e-4069-b1aa-5bd07fe929e1

This is awesome! Well done.

Thank you for the compliments. As I said at the beginning of this thread, my plan is to do it right this time around. Even if it takes awhile and cost more. I am very happy with how the wiring turned out. Now, the only electrical component on the bike that hasn't been replaced or refurbished...

Once I had all of the major components installed, I started running the wires. At first I just ran them with some extra length and held them in place temporarily with twist ties and loose zip ties. Once I had all of the wire runs laid out I tightened up the zip ties, marked where I wanted...

After that, I installed my new electronic speedometer and tachometer from Daytona (https://daytona-europe.com/en/13-velona-speedometerstachometers). These things are really nice. So far I have been very impressed. I had to make a new gauge bracket out of aluminum sheet which bolts to the...

Over the years I have made many modifictions to the electrical system. New headlight, blinkers, regulator/rectifier, coils, coil power relay mod, etc. But every time I changed something, I just hacked up the old wiring harness. Even when I rebuilt the bike after the wreck in 2012, and...

This thing looks amazing. Well done.