Thinking solo seat

[dan filipi]

Looks good Brian.

Gee you have snow already aye.

 

[canuckxxxx]

dan filipi » Wed Sep 10, 2014 4:08 pm[/url]":2w5q64qy]
Looks good Brian.

Gee you have snow already aye.

This is way too early for snow, usually don't get it till November. Supposed to warm up starting tomorrow so will go away soon. You should see all the broken trees around here. The wet snow is too heavy for them when they still have leaves.

Brian

 

[canuckxxxx]

Something I should add is that I made another lexan cowl that extends down and in on the sides. With the original one some of the seat pan showed. With the new on the sides are covered plus it will give me option on mounting. Such as a channel attached to the bottom lip that will slide over the lip on the seat pan.

Old cowl

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• canuckxxxx
• Sep 10, 2014

New cowl

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• canuckxxxx
• Sep 10, 2014

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• canuckxxxx
• Sep 10, 2014

 

[joedrum]

hmmmmm

 

[canuckxxxx]

I made some small practical refinements today:

I mounted the tail light on the top of the fender rather than on the back of the seat. I didn't like the way I had to unplug the tail light every time I took the seat off and it also required that the existing wiring harness had to be changed a lot. I managed to put the harness back together close to original but I wish I would have done it this way in the first place because I wouldn't have had to change the harness at all. :head bang:

The reason I mounted the TL to the seat was because the seat had to get down in order to slide into the thing at the front. But I found today that, by adding a washer under each of the rear shelter mounts it gave the front seat slider a bit more play so it could be slide at an angle and then down over the TL.

tail light on top of fender

• canuckxxxx
• Sep 18, 2014

The other thing was that I put the grab rail on. I don't mind the way it looks because it sort of balances out the chrome on the rest of the bike. And you need it to put the bike on the centre stand. :Egyptian:

solo seat with grab rail

• canuckxxxx
• Sep 18, 2014

 

[Ansimp]

Practical and good looking :good:

 

[joedrum]

:good: well now that is sharp brian ...very good work ....a very nice custom bike done well

 

[dan filipi]

I think the grab rail trims it out nice.

 

[canuckxxxx]

Just thinking about painting the bike. Not sure if I should paint the cowl too or leave black. Also thinking of covering the cowl with black or gray vinyl with matching colour strip. I mocked some of ideas using PAINT...what do you guys think? I used yellow but could be orange or bright red.

With just shelter and side panels painted

bike with yellow side panels and shelter

• canuckxxxx
• Sep 19, 2014

With cowl covered in gray vinyl with yellow stip

bike with yellow side panels and shelter wilth grey cowl with yellow strip

• canuckxxxx
• Sep 19, 2014

With cowl covered in black vinyl with yellow stip

bike with yellow side panels and shelter wilth black cowl with yellow strip

• canuckxxxx
• Sep 19, 2014

With cowl painted yellow

bike with yellow side panels and shelter and cowl

• canuckxxxx
• Sep 19, 2014

 

[joedrum]

me like last

 

[Ansimp]

+1

 

[slabghost]

My vote is also cowl painted like the bike. Back in the 70's GM had a nice metallic blue.

 

[canuckxxxx]

Came across this picture of a HD XR replica and really liked paint scheme. So I decided to do something similar with my of '82.
I will do the cowl to match with the white strip. Still thinking about the side covers and the way he did the air filter on the XR. I think the orange I am using will be closer to the XR than it appears due to the lighting in my garage.

orange sportster

• canuckxxxx
• Sep 24, 2014

Shelter

tank top

• canuckxxxx
• Sep 24, 2014

tank side

• canuckxxxx
• Sep 24, 2014

 

[canuckxxxx]

Do you guys know of a Honda wing decal that I could put on the sides of the tank and clear coat over?

Thanks
Brian

 

[Denver]

Are there any decal shops around where you live? Sort of like a tattoo shop,is my understanding, have some kind of idea,& get some made.

 

[canuckxxxx]

Here are some shots of the bike outside. I guess my orange is different than the XR.

bike outside 2

• canuckxxxx
• Sep 24, 2014

bike outside 1

• canuckxxxx
• Sep 24, 2014

 

[canuckxxxx]

Here I have mocked up the 3 tone paint scheme on the side panel...I like it. :Egyptian:

bike outside 2 with 3 tone side panel

• canuckxxxx
• Sep 24, 2014

 

[dan filipi]

Hmm, wonder how that same strip would look on the false tank, following the lip curve.

 

[canuckxxxx]

Or maybe a 2 tone with black pin stripes between orange and white. BTW I intend to put black PS between orange and white on tank and cowl.

I think I will wait til I have the cowl painted and on bike before I decide on side panels.

bike outside 2 with 2 tone side panel

• canuckxxxx
• Sep 24, 2014

 

[joedrum]

nice ...