Living the dream...

So I had a mad weekend with the bike. I spent all last week cleaning it up, for two (yes 2!!) photoshoots at the weekend.
Friday saw Dave Manning come and take pics of the bike for 100% biker mag, and Saturday my friend Kevin McGonnell did a photoshoot with a model and everything.

I don't have the 100%biker pics, but here is a selection of the shoot on Saturday...











































And one cheesy-ass shot of me with a shit eating grin :)

Electrics Hassle Over!

Can't believe its been so long since I posted...

So the brief version is... I eventually got the magneto connected up, and it works great :) Its basically a one kick bike now, apart from when its been stood a long time when it takes 2 kicks... brilliant!

However I was still having electrical issues... batteries would just go dead on the bike, and not charge - very annoying! So basically I had a great running bike with no lights...

I have stripped just about everything back off the electrics on this bike - the ignition, the starter motor, kill switch, etc. So the only think left to replace was the Reg/Rec.

I found a five wire, three phase, 200W plus one from Rex's Speed Shop.

http://www.rexs-speedshop.com/

It also I suggested a battery eliminator, so I thought - why not?! Anyways, when the bits came I got to stripping out the old reg rec and I found this...



OH DEAR!!

So I replaced the reg rec, swapped the battery for the eliminator (which is basically a large capacitor), and fired the bike up. I instantly had bright gleaming lights ;D ;D ;D

Chuffed to bits, I couldnt believe how easy it was to fit the new parts, and not only that the new reg rec was identical size to the old one, so I didnt have to modify anything...!

And since I have removed the battery, the bike is lighter, and I can use the box to hide some tools  ;D ;D

Something went well for once...!!! Should have done this years ago....

Kickback: Donington Park

This weekend I will have a stall at the Kickback Custom Bike Show at Donington Park. It's open Saturday and Sunday to the general public so come and say hello!!

http://www.showco.moonfruit.com/

http://www.showco.moonfruit.com/

The Trip Out 2015

Another excellent weekend of choppers and booze. I was really upset on the friday, because I was in a rush to set off, and the battery was dead on the XS.. and because I didn't set off until 7pm, I was definitely going to need lights!! On the plus side though, the bike did fire up and run no problem!

SO, my options where stay at home overnight and charge the battery up, or jump on the trusty Speedmaster and wail down on that. Not wanting to stay at home and mope, I quickly packed up the Triumph and got on my way.

Had a great time, and it was good to see friends old and new. I wont bore you with any more chat. Here are the pics...