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The seat is finally done. While I'm not a professional upholsterer, I'm pretty happy with the results, (and the cost! $20 for an old leather jacket, $30 for foam, thread, glue and supplies)
Here are some photos of the bike in its current state, with rebuilt engine, painted frame, and physical chops done.
Still to do:
Lower Gauges
Rear sets
Upgrade suspension
fine-tune carb jetting/adjustments
a few other tidy-up things.
Yep, just opens to a little pocket to keep my paperwork. I really wanted to use the brass zipper from the vintage jacket I used for the leather. A bit unique, and practical for a photocopy of my insurance papers (in a Ziploc bag!)
Thanks for the compliments! This bike got a few more goodies last summer. Now has rear sets from Dime City, The clubmans got swapped out for clip-ons to make the riding position more comfortable. I replaced the pod filters with 4" aluminum velocity stacks, which look awesome, and improved the top-end performance at WOT a ton. It also got a new chain and sprockets, with an extra tooth on the front which made a significant difference at high way speeds.
This bike is not a rocket, but it is quick and nimble and a blast to ride. It's currently crammed in the corner of a shed otherwise I would snap a few photos of the improvements.
I have recently taken on a much more humongous project, so spare time for tinkering will be in short supply. I have moved again and don't have a garage anymore, but there is a 3 car carriage house in the plans about a year from now that will contain a dream work-space and studio/gallery. Also, I live considerably more in the boonies now and there is endless logging road access to the mountain tops around here, so it looks like there will have to be a scrambler in my future too.
June 2023. Re-Linked the photos in this thread that have been missing for a long time, in case anyone was interested.
This bike is currently in a state of undress, and I am trying to find time for a few new upgrades and to get it back on the road. Having a 3-year-old is interfering with time finding quite a bit!
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