Brass Bling

Also, my dad made me these bits out of brass (he is a Jeweller by trade). Tank badges and a horn cover

I think the horn looks ace!!

Tank Issues...

Right so I got my uncle to blast my petrol tank, but that turned up more holes....

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So I got my TIG hat on and welded up as much as possible, though the signs of welding this thing over and over were starting to show. One part I just had to chop out and patch up!





And there were lots of little holes that I have been chasing round. The difficulty I have is that even though I can clean the outer surface of the tank for welding, internally its still covered with sealant, so when I start welding the welds get contaminated and there isn't much I can do about it!

So I tried it with petrol and fuel was still seeping out of invisible holes.... so I think my next step is to try some sealant.

Kickback - The National Custom Bike Show

Two things - I have entered my chopper in the custom motorcycle show in "The New Generation" catagory, which is basically for people under 30. And Holme Valley Customs will be having a trade stand at this event.

Its at Stoneleigh Park on the 28th and 29th March (Saturday and Sunday).

So I will be there all weekend and it would be great to see you there too!! Come say hello, and look at the bike. You might even want to treat yourself to a T-Shirt.... ;)

Panhead

Spent Sunday properly for once - in the shed with my Dad.

We worked on his Panhead. Its fucking ace! He wanted to move the front brake over from the left side of the bars to the right, but unfortunately the current setup wouldn't allow this. So Dad bought the necessaries and we got down to it.

He also bought a "mouse-trap" in the hope of adding a hand clutch along side of the foot clutch. Unfortunately though, the current foot clutch and hand change setup doesn't allow space for us to attach the device to the frame...

So that's on hold for now. I think he just needs to get out and ride it!!

(In other news - I replaced the bushes in my angle grinder and it brought it back to life! Not bad for £3!!)

She lives...

So, long story short it turns out that the thing stopping my bike sparking was....

...the kill switch.

I basically replaced all of the Boyer ignition system (pickup, coil, HD leads, caps, plugs, brain box, etc) and still had the same problem. So I was very frustrated and I checked for continuity along all of the wiring to make sure there were no faulty connections. I also added a proper engine earth after reading something in a magazine about it.

Still no answer... then after studying the wiring diagram for a while I realised that the only thing I hadnt replaced or checked in the ignition circuit was the kill switch. A quick short circuit later and the bike was running again  :D

I never use the kill switch so I've just bypassed it. The little bastard can fuck off and die!

Hearing the bike running again made me smile though, and I really wanted to go for a ride! Bring on spring!!