Tragic story with a happy ending. Great work!

Great restauration and great color, looks fantastic.

Jean

GavinJuice wrote:might i ask what handlebars you have on your bike, i see they are adjustable?

Aren't those just upside down Ace bars?

The gel pad is really worth doing, but careful about leaving the bike out in the sun, it seems to conserve the heat a long time, I keep having to stand-up on the footrests to cool off for a overly long while!
The handlebars are "ace bars" which I bought in england a long time ago, I'll try to find out where, gives a great riding position, not too low, a little bit forward and has room for long levers. Just have to make sure the allen bolt adjusters are tight so they don't move.
I made up a battery fixture while I was at it, simple cheap and works well (the nice arrangement in inox proposed by Norvil is a bit expensive for me).
It's basically a bar of 6mm threaded rod bent twice and passed through two holes drilled in the corners each side of the battery and insulated with my old petrol pipe (a bit blistered by the fire). The brackets are galvanized roofing timber fixings riveted together.

Good work bringing the bike back from how it looked after the fire...and I like the color

GavinJuice wrote:might i ask what handlebars you have on your bike, i see they are adjustable?

Yes they maybe upside down ace bars but they have some adjustment that looks interesting.....

Man, that is one nice looking Commando! Of course, BRG is one of my favorite colors!