Workshop Blog

2019
Finished head steady brackets
THE NEW PROJECT PART 11 - More work on mounting the engine.
THE NEW PROJECT PART 12 - Fabricating the front engine mounts
THE NEW PROJECT PART 13 - Fabricating the head steady
THE NEW PROJECT PART 14 - Starting the rear engine mount
Rear engine mounts in kit form
THE NEW PROJECT PART 15 - Prototyping the rear engine mount
THE NEW PROJECT PART 16 - More work on the rear mounts.
THE NEW PROJECT PART 17 - Yet more work on the rear engine mounts
Rear engine mount
THE NEW PROJECT PART 18 - Welding and fitting the rear engine mounts
THE NEW PROJECT PART 19 - Fitting the engine
THE NEW PROJECT PART 20 - Prototyping the exhaust system
THE NEW PROJECT PART 21 - Plastic header pipe gets cardboard silencer!
Slide hammer seal remover
THE NEW PROJECT PART 21A - Old project gets in the way of new project!
THE OLD PROJECT - Fixing some snags on a previous project
THE NEW PROJECT PART 22 - Thinking time...
THE NEW PROJECT PART 23 - Shaping foam for the petrol tank
Using hot stapler on motorcycle seat base
THE NEW PROJECT PART 24 - Sorting the seat base
THE NEW PROJECT PART 25 - More work on seat base and petrol tank
THE NEW PROJECT PART 26 - The seat base gains its second 'wing'
Using PVA Mould Release
THE NEW PROJECT PART 27 - GRP seat base preparations.
THE NEW PROJECT PART 28 - More GRP...
THE NEW PROJECT PART 29 - Seat base mould completed...
THE NEW PROJECT PART 30 - Seat base proper laid up.
GRP seat base - pattern, mould and moulding
THE NEW PROJECT PART 31 - Rear mudguard moulds
THE NEW PROJECT PART 32 - More rear mudguard work, and choosing the front
HOLIDAY TIME
THE NEW PROJECT PART 33 - Attempting to join the two mudguards...
Modifications to model petrol tank
THE NEW PROJECT PART 34 - Making it look less ugly...
THE NEW PROJECT PART 35 - Rear halves mudguard permanently joined.
THE NEW PROJECT PART 36 - Work on the tank.
Working 3D printed rear light
THE NEW PROJECT PART 37 - Rear light and mudguard
THE NEW PROJECT PART 38 - More 3D printing
THE NEW PROJECT PART 39 - Making the side panels
THE NEW PROJECT PART 40 - One side panel pattern finished
THE NEW PROJECT PART 41 - The other side panel this time...
motorcycle seat foam
THE NEW PROJECT PART 42 - Starting on the seat foam 
THE NEW PROJECT PART 43 - Making the seat cover
THE NEW PROJECT PART 44 - Filtering the air...
Finished motorcycle side panel pattern
THE NEW PROJECT PART 45 - Air filter and side panels moulds.
THE NEW PROJECT PART 46 - Mould and pattern repairs!
THE NEW PROJECT PART 47 - I've actually made a side panel!
THE NEW PROJECT PART 48 - Argh! More moulding troubles!
Side panel fitted in place
THE NEW PROJECT PART 49 - At last, the side panels are finished!
THE NEW PROJECT PART 50 - A start on the air box / air filter / battery box