Fab-tastic

TC came round this morning and finally accepted that I was determined to use the big triumph tank on the XS, so he kindly gave me a bit of (mis)guidance on how to go about ruining a perfectly good tank.

Cut the tunnel out to get it sitting right. Still lots of work to do on the tank but really pleased with how its looking on the bike. Need to get some more sheet steel to make the tunnel next.

I also cut down the original foot peg mounts and roughly mocked it up on the bike. Again, still work required to finish this but I will wait till the seat is in position before finalizing the pegs. I did copy this idea of something I found on a forum, but I like the way it recycles some original bits, and is a neat solution.

As I was in a metalworking mood I started on making a sissy bar for the Triumph that Ive been wanting to do for a while. I also nicked this idea off something I saw at a show. Started by making some 3mm stainless brackets.

The idea is that these fit between the rear mudguard and frame rails, the bar itself will attach to both of these.

My dad had the genius idea of using a filler rod to mock up the sissy bar, so here it is. I have got some 10mm stainless bar to use for this. Hoping that a good dose of brute force and propane will be enough to bend up the real thing!!

 

So basically I started three things today and finished nothing!! But never mind, it was a lovely evening.