More Vintage Sticker Goodness

Here is the latest concept for vintage 'woodie' tank stickers.

This has also been inspired by the Suzuki TM sticker pictured.

Chrome Front Guard Mounting

The devil is in the detail. The devil is the time it takes to acheive it!

It looks like this!

This is what the bike looks like right now. The front end as it is now is only temporary, only the front guard will remain.

Chrome Mudguards

As this is a vintage style bike chrome mudguards are definitely the way to go. The rear guard from an XS Yamaha fits like it was made for it. I trimmed down an old plastic guard for the inner half, painted it matt black and bolted it all up. The front guard is from a CX Honda, and the mounting bracket is a mock-up for a trial fitment. See above for the results.

Wiring - Job Done

I am still waiting for the rectifier to arrive, but all the wiring is completed. A big thanks to David and Cameron for doing all the soldering and cut and shut that was required. I managed to find an older style round headlight (6 volt) and mounting brackets that would do the job.

Crispy Costs Part 1

Custom bike builders rarely talk about how much their bikes actually cost. So her is my total so far, having given myself a total budget of $5000 for this project, it will be interesting to see how close I get to that amount. Obviously I am not allowing for any labour costs for myself. This will be parts and external labour costs only.

Vintage Look Fuel Tank

While I am waiting for a rectifier to come from Japan, I decided to tackle painting the tank. It was always going to be painted matt black. But what to do with the tank decals?
Seeing as how this is a vintage project I thought it would be appropriate to use some vintage materials. So I am experimenting with the use of wood veneer as a panel on the sides. The lighter colour is teak and the darker one is wenge. I must admit that I did not like it much at first, but it is definitely growing on me.