you going to paint the tins the same green or...?

Paint will be in the JPN style: white with green and silver stripes. Thinking now of painting the fenders too...
Philippe

Today the gearbox & engine went back in.
Camera phone (next door pro photo coming soon):


philippe

After more than 3 months, I have received the side covers from the painter or ..."how to make a 3 footers bike!!!!" the decals are bubbly and there are a couples of shadows in the white... pay cheap... get cheap!


Philippe

I'm super excited to see the outcome of this bike!

Green powder coated frame and white, green and grey side panels... This is going to be a really unique Commando. Very cool.

Long time between any work done on the bike.... Working on the electricity right now....When will someone sell a complete ready made wire loom WITHOUT all the Interpol extra wires??? Added to that the voltage LED and a left handlebar switch from a Yamaha and it's days just staring at a colored spaguetti mess! CNW's front fender shows more space in the front than the rear (to the tire) and chain guard has some issues between the IKON shock and the 530 chain!!! Little details that take a lot of time and energy!






....and of course I do not have the right brackets for the SS pipes.

Philippe

Looking good!

Not too far from test-firing...

Gives me the tingles on all the slightly off beat color scheme and Z plates.
What is the front mud guard from. I like the metal brace highlighting the composite fender. Best wishes on quick first start up and no freaking road fates.

Hobot: the fender is metal, painted, from CNW. Does not work with a 19" K81 (do not ask!) but perfect with an Avon! Rear fender is stock SS painted too.
Philippe

Don't know if this'll help, but when I put my cnw fender on I found there is a small bit of play. You can hold it where you want while tightening the nuts to even out the tire-fender gap a little.

Been working on electricity... Funny how a new wire loom can be so complicated...having lost the piece of paper holding the color codes for left hand switch did not help either!!
So just a little bit work.... the black primary is on only for timing: the machinist who worked on my "new" one just took all of the inside out.








if you squint enough (phone' photos) you can see the new electronic ignition which was so easy to install!

Philippe

Looking great! I hope your passenger is extremely bow-legged!

Those "high pipes" are totally cool!

All the way up until you cook the meat off of your right hand reaching down to flip the kick start lever out.
(ask me how I know)

I have thrown away more than 1 pair of slacks from burning them on the 'S' pipes after the shields fell off.

Dave
69S

G'day,

Questions about your coil mounting and reflectors, I have purchased a new set of reflectors, they are 2.125 inch in diameter, as you have, the coils must be pushed right aft in the coil mounts to fit, is this normal ?, do I have the correct size reflectors ?.

Polishing coils ?, I believe polishing metal reduces its ability to dissipate heat, would this be an issue with a set of 6 volts coils ?.