So with the holiday’s right around the corner I haven’t had much time to seat down and try to think of things to write. But here is the latest batch of updated. Hopefully soon I will be completely converted to video blogging (or vloggin) and might only do updated to minor errors or further explain.
So far the bike has pretty much been put on hold, so far there isn’t much I can do with the weather getting colder and also losing my only key. I have spent some days looking for it, and in my despair, have come up empty. Now the good news is that A. I can hard wire a switch to eliminate the need for the key, problem is that the key also controls the gas tank cap and helmet lock. So in the end I am going to be forced to get the key. After finding the key though I will run the bike with some carb. cleaner top off the gas and finally put the beast in its home for the winter. Over the winter however I plan on stacking some parts to the side so the first warmer weekend of the new season I can throw everything or most new parts and ideas on. This, I hope, will eliminate unnecessary down time for the bike and also keeping me from doing unnecessary amounts of work. For example taking the whole bike apart to re-do or install and new part to find out the new parts I ordered after have to be placed in there too. Some new advances I have made are going to be sutle I found that I need about 400$, plus what ever the paint job costs, to finish the bike at 100% and be finally done with something to be proud about. Most of the work is cosmetic so there wont be much money but time spent.
New ideas and old ideas have clashed against time, money and reality. I wanted to give my motorcycle an old school chopper look without comprising too much from stock and have a “kid” bike as well. What I mean by this is the sleek mean chopper look with neon light speakers all the gizmos and gadgets that my generation is into. But overall the bike is being made to be an ever day rider and trip bike, and the cheap parts will help keep this going for a long time. Some of the new plans that I have come crossed and thought of are as followed.
I was inspired by “The Transporter” series of movies, with the high tech looking vehicle the main charter drove, mostly the keypad start. Simple in theory I was brain storming ways to get that technology the shrink down to a motorcycle. The problem is that there is no room for the wring and creating a new module for a bike whose wiring is old school and at the basics. So in the end that idea was scrapped for a new project. The first upgrades that will be going on the bike is converting all the lights to LED and wiring in green LED light under the bike fender and engine. The ground effects are going to be wired from the break light to a flip switch that is going to be mounted under neath or behind the seat, with the iginition switch/key. I am hoping with the LED being low in power consumption, that any additional componets added will still be undervolting the original design. Also moving the switch and key to the under seat location if hopefully going to make the overall bike a sleeker look while giving me the easy of opting in or out of turing on ground effects. Also with very little work I could toggle the switch while either riding or stoped at a light. Next step is going to be to install the new chopper-style seat I have. I plan on removing the break light/turn signal fixture off the back fender and doing a “typical” side bracket designed break light. Then I am going to cut back the fender slightly to give a “chopped” look, since more tire will be exposed.
That is the extent of the hard work the rest will consist of getting new progressive shocks to give the slanted look, cleaning up the rust that has built up on the engine and micellanous places. For the seasons after next I will have the entire bike re-painted, while that is being done I want to get new “ape” style handle bars to finish off the chopper style.
