Third time

[Blower]

I made a decision to keep the clipons.
I need to modify some parts to get them fit properly. One was the clutch lever assy.

It was easy to modify with milling machine (which is one of the best purchases I ever made!)



Parts installed back together:

 

[Blower]

I started with the new fuel tank today. I try to get it "flow" better with the seat unit.

First the tank tunnel with front fastener:



It was easier this time because I was able to copy the old tank tunnel and fasteners with some small modifications.

 

[Blower]

Slight progress today. Get the top part some kind of form. It needs a lot of hammering, bending and cutting before I can made next panels:

 

[RustyStuff]

Beautiful work!

 

[Blower]

Spending several hours today making front side panels and truing, bending & hammering top panel.


Front side panels:




Top panel:

 

[harley10]

You are very talented, awesome work,Brian

 

[Blower]

Front side panels tack welded. Testing tank cap place:

 

[Blower]

Knee panels made, fitted and tack welded. Next thing to do is separate the tank from bottom part, hammer tuning all tack welds & seams, welding, grinding welds down, hammer tuning all welds and panels, etc.

 

[Blower]

It take about one hour to weld the tank:



Some welds on inside:




And after several hours of sanding & hammering it looked like this:



There are some high & low spots which I?m going to fix tomorrow.

 

[Krogare]

That is impressive work you are doing shaping those sheets of metal

 

[blackhammer]

New tank looks great with the clip-ons.

I'm sure i read it before but cant remember, what gauge cluster are you using?

 

[Blower]

New tank looks great with the clip-ons.

I'm sure i read it before but cant remember, what gauge cluster are you using?

It?s Koso RX1N.

 

[posplayr]

Beautiful work

 

[Blower]

I got the tank finished. It?s far from perfect, but it?s more go than show bike so there can be some surface imperfections.
These imperfections can be sanded off, but then the strength of the material suffers.
In any case, I'm fairly happy with the result:

 

[Blower]

I bought a set of SV1000 brake discs. Front discs are direct replacement for the old ones, but the rear disc was lot smaller than EFE?s original.
So I made new caliber bracket:

 

[Guest]

I think you may be running out of things to fabricate yourself so you bought the new rear disc JUST so to have a reason to fabricate a new bracket!

Impressive work nonetheless, as always

 

[spyug]

I think you may be running out of things to fabricate yourself so you bought the new rear disc JUST so to have a reason to fabricate a new bracket!

I was thinking the same thing but if you had a milling machine wouldn't you want to fiddle too......I know I would. It's too bad he's so far away or there would be a lot of custom parts ordering going on I'm sure. Having access to a willing machinist would be a great thing I've always thought.

Growing up as a teenager in the 60s and getting into Brit and European sports cars I was very fortunate to have a tool and die maker dad who could fab up stuff for me. I don't have much of his skills or access to a mill or lathe but I enjoy bodging things myself and I enjoy following what guys like Blower come up with. A true artist with metal.

Keep up the great work my friend.

 

[Blower]

I think you may be running out of things to fabricate yourself so you bought the new rear disc JUST so to have a reason to fabricate a new bracket!

Impressive work nonetheless, as always

I bought new discs because the former ones went out of shape. They were made by my drawings. Front discs was made from construction steel and rear one from stainless steel.
The rear disc was dish-shaped! I was lucky it does not destroyed the caliper.
Anyway, it was fun to make new bracket

 

[oldgrumpy]

It take about one hour to weld the tank:



Some welds on inside:




And after several hours of sanding & hammering it looked like this:



There are some high & low spots which I?m going to fix tomorrow.

............. that bike looks teasing great work regards oldgrumpy

 

[Blower]

I get my "spare" cylinder head from machine shop today. Intake & exhaust ports need minor fine tune porting after full radius seat job.
After porting job I blocked oil bores to rockers. I made M8 threads in the bores and blocked them with stop screws with thread sealer.