Monday, October 27, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
John Henry's Made It Home!
Finally got the bike home from James Banke's shop today!
I'm SUPER IMPRESSED with the console he fabbed up for housing the tach, and ignition. As simple as it could be. Headlight bucket is from an old Triumph.
The exhaust megaphone needed a bit of a relief bent into it in order to be far enough away from the rear wheel. It was a difficult thing to design around but I think for the "up" pipe look, JB did a great job and it's going to look really boss.
Here's another view of the exhaust megaphone adaption...another view of the tab he welded onto the assembly at just the right angle to fit onto the frame...lotta work getting that done just so, i bet.
Another profile, JB machined up the headlight mounts, the pictures don't do it justice. That's a 320mm twin piston Brembo front stopper: It will stop.
Here's where we'll be in drydock while I get all the body work finished.
I'm SUPER IMPRESSED with the console he fabbed up for housing the tach, and ignition. As simple as it could be. Headlight bucket is from an old Triumph.
The exhaust megaphone needed a bit of a relief bent into it in order to be far enough away from the rear wheel. It was a difficult thing to design around but I think for the "up" pipe look, JB did a great job and it's going to look really boss.
Here's another view of the exhaust megaphone adaption...another view of the tab he welded onto the assembly at just the right angle to fit onto the frame...lotta work getting that done just so, i bet.
Another profile, JB machined up the headlight mounts, the pictures don't do it justice. That's a 320mm twin piston Brembo front stopper: It will stop.
Here's where we'll be in drydock while I get all the body work finished.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Latest Profile Edit
Really like the flow of the saddle onto the tank on the Honda FTRs below and am thinking the saddle needs to wrap around the tank a bit in defiance to the flat tracker's typical butting saddle/tank junction. FTRs seem a bit less cobbled together than the Ascots did:
This will of course be a mondo bitch to upholster, but then again, what isn't sheer tedium when it comes to fabricating the bodywork on a moto?
This will of course be a mondo bitch to upholster, but then again, what isn't sheer tedium when it comes to fabricating the bodywork on a moto?
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Frame Done!!!
Huge milestone reached with the frame done and engine cradled therein. James Banke got it painted and ready. The exhaust is of course only there for reference and IN NO WAY will represent what the final product will be.
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