Nearly finished

It's been a long couple of days but I have finished touching up the paintwork on the engine. 

I have drilled the handlebars and finished all the wiring, i decided to feed the light and horn wiring through the handlebars which was fun (of sorts) it tried my patience as the wires kept snagging inside the bars, but all is good and it's now looking neat, so was the right decision.

I've also fitted the fuel tank and rear mudguard which was a real turning point and I'm very happy with the results.

All that is left now is to fit the clutch and brake levers and connect up the brake lever switch to the wiring exiting the bars, I also need to fit and wire the horn and weld the rear brake pedal, after it got damaged when it toppled over.

I need to purchase the bar controls, so time to surf through Ebay. The bike runs very well and i'm extremely happy with the progress this week.

I'm still not convinced with the horn I got a while ago though... I'll fit it and see how it looks.

She is alive!

Well.... it's been an eventful few weeks.
Firstly the bad stuff.... the bike jack gave way... We'll to be honest the lock wasn't put back by me and the gas strut went down and the bike fell off the stand. Thankfully no big damage was done, however the headlight got mashed so I brought a new one. 

Cheaper alternatives were available but I love the look of the fang style so after import duty I am down around £230, it could have been worse though thankfully no other damage was done. If I had fitted the gas tank I would have been gutted.

I also spilled fuel on the engine and it's stripped a patch (I guess the paint wasn't fully cured). So I'll need to touch up the paint on the engine.

Positives though are I have started her up. Thanks to Chris from P&D for lending me a battery so I can do all the wiring and testing without using my lithium ion one (amazing light weight and small but should never be fully discharged or they are scrap).

After loosely wiring her up and putting a temporary bottle on the bike as a fuel tank she fired into life straight away. She runs beautifully but the first impression would be ..... F*CK ME THAT'S LOUD!!!!!!

It really is epic sounding.... it's  beautiful to look at but with a dead awakining, possessed by the devil roar......really a wolf dressed in pageant material clothing, Perfect.

So I've spent to last few days over the Christmas holidays (between eating and drinking loads) tidying up the wiring. This morning I fitted and wired the brake light and headlight.

The battery compartment is all sorted now. I had to modify it to clear the rear brake reservoir which allowed me to include an integral pressure switch for the rear light. I'm very happy with the way the wiring has turned out so far. I've hidden as much as possible and it's all looking neat.

Next is to finish off the wiring. Drill the handlebars for the horn and main beam switching wiring. I need to locate the horn somewhere. He one I ordered off the Web is larger than I expected but I may use it anyway....Then I can fit tank and rear mudguard. Things are going well and its looking good to have it finished in time for summer.