CAFE RACER PROJECT: RE-BUILD DAY 4

RE-BUILD DAY 4

I got a few more things done yesterday at the shop.  The biggest move was getting the gas tank sent off to Bruce the painter.  If the final product looks as good as I think it's going to, I'll have a great machine to cruise around on.  I threw the gas tank on to get an idea of what it will look like and I'm definitely feeling it.  As far as the other things that were accomplished…keep scrolling down.

The handlebar clip on mirrors were finally attached.  They were originally manufactured to slip inside the handlebar tube, but the fittings that came with it did not fit a 7/8"s bar so I was able to take that fitting off and clip them on the outside instead.  They look pretty cool!  More than anything, I was just glad that I didn't have to buy another set or anything else to make them work.  I'm happy with the choice of chrome.  

 

The rear taillight and license plate bracket was also put on.  Similarly to the clip on mirrors, the fitting that came with this product was not made to fit perfectly on the rear wheel.  Justin was nice enough to make a special fitting for it by sending the rear hex nut through his mill machine to make it a little thinner.  Otherwise it would not have bolted on all the way.  The wiring will need to be fed up the rear shock absorber, but it will hardly be noticeable.

While I was out of town, the linkage I ordered showed up so I took that with me over to the shop so we could figure out if the rear sets will fit okay with the exhaust pipes underneath them.  The rear brake still needs to be connected because I ran into a bit of an issue with the linkage rubbing against the swing arm.  We are going to have to try a few different methods before deciding on the best connection.

Another thing on the "To-Do" docket is welding a couple tabs to the frame so that brackets can be attached to the exhaust pipes because currently they are kind of just floating in place.  They will be much more stable after  which.

The platinum drive chain was the next thing to go on the bike.  It was a little long so we had to cut it down to fit but once it was done, I was very pleased with the final result.  I managed to snag a really cool shot of Justin using a grinder to cut the chain.

Not bad eh?

Rock guard installed. Check!