After a couple of hours with the Nitromors I have a very clean, fully stripped petrol tank. Deadly stuff but it works a treat, just make sure you have your hands and arms covered whilst you use it. Probably a good idea to wear a pair of goggles to.
Looks excellent apart from three very small dents which will be taken care of later.
So gave the tank to my lovely work colleague who is going to do all the paint for me. Going for gloss black for it's classic appeal and simplicity. Black goes with anything right? I have some gold Honda wing decals for the tank which should look great against the black.
Started building up the front end to see what will require modification if anything. Attached the clipons I bought from a company called Motopike which are gold anodised aluminium, they look fantastic in contrast to all the black. they where not cheap but they where worth it.
Just put them on without any switch gear to see what they look like.
Moving to the other end I did some electrical work which included lengthening the cables to the rectifier so I could mount it under the seat. As the battery is staying in it's original home there is plenty of room.
I mounted the rectifier on a piece of foam to help with any vibration issues. Left the other cable in the picture it's original length as I thought why introduce another connection? It will be tucked away underneath the seat anyway so it's all good.
Just the indicators and rear lamp to wire in when I have mounted them. I have to make a bracket for the rear lamp and number plate to get the clearance from the tyre.
With the forks and front wheel attached it's actually starting to look like a bike again!
Now that the front is on I am not so worried about the size of the rear hump as it is balancing out the more stuff that I put on.
So I am getting close now! Well a few jobs to do yet before it's ready for riding. Onward and upwards.
