Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Progress

I've been puttering away on this project when time allows.  I've been maintaining the racebike, making some arrangements with the XS project, and certainly have SOME responsibilities outside of the garage.  The seat pan was finished, and based on some information on the net, I used camping pads and yoga mats to create the padding.  This stuff is glued down with some 3M spray-on glue, and will likely not go anywhere!  Its actually kind of neat in that the edges can be sanded with 80 grit paper, so the rear hump of the buttpad (which bumps up against the tail) has been smoothed out/contured after this pic was taken.  Next step is to get some marine-grade vinyl and get a professional to cover it!  Hopefully my design did not make it too difficult.
I also snagged one of the last 2-1 systems available for these bikes.  I think twin exhausts sound better, but the benefit of some weight loss could not be overlooked, nor the simplicity of the design.  It was listed as used, but the chrome was in excellent condition. The finish on these MAC systems is not known to be that durable, so likely over time some header wrap or another coating will be needed.  Note that the rear brake pedal needs considerable modification to work with the relocated footpegs.

I also guessed at whether these shocks would fit -- they are from a Honda CB1, and are about an inch longer than stock.  These appear to be "proper" shocks, made by Showa (and even have a "honda" sticker on them as well).  I needed to press out the bushings from the stock shocks and insert them into these ones, but they all fit.  They are in pretty rough shape, so new ones will be ordered when I get the chance.
Currently I am working on the tedious front wiring loom.  I've got everything working (in a stripped down way), but I just need the right connectors to make it all work.

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