fun

Listening to The Black Angels, working on the bike, lookin like Super Mario. Goodtimes.

headlight bracket

By sheer coincidence, the bracket that held the horn up (before i ripped it off with disdain) caught my eye, and i realized that with a little fabrication, it would make the perfect mount for my headlight.  Torched and hammered it to the angle I wanted and took out the rubber washers that were previously there.  It bolted right up to bolt receivers on the lower triple tree.  A little paint and it will be good to go.

mockup V1.5

Drilled mounts for the oil bag, battery box, and fender.  Measure, mark, measure, drill small, drill medium, drill large, repeat.

Broke a drill bit in the process (don't tell Casey, fortunately he doesn't check this blog). You can see where this is going. It looks more and more like an actual motorcycle each day.

motor meets frame

William and I dropped the motor into the hardtail for the first time so we can begin the full mock-up and get all mounting and linkage done right before she goes off to powder coat.  It was a bitch-whore to get in but eventually submitted to our will.

and we're back...

Finally got the new shop up and running, and due to it's closer proximity, the project has been moving along much more quickly.  Feels good. Its pretty raw and DIY, but thats what I love about it.  Most notable is the pallet shelving unit. fuck yeah.