I originally bought this frame over 30 years ago, along with the oil tank and seat.
After many years of looking at it and dreaming about what I was going to need, I realised I had neither the tools or skills to do any of it, so I sold it to a mate who had the same dreams and skill set, eventually he gave it back.
Move forward a few years and I sold it again to another mate who had the same plans, move forward another 15 years and it's mine again 👍
I swapped a pair of Abe wheels, full Dunstall body kit, Rickman fairing and some other stuff so he can commit to a less ambitious project with his sohc750.
Got it yesterday so today is mock-up and assess what needs doing and buying, and of course it's stinking hot ( about 100F in the measurements of the dead ) but I am a happy boy.
It'll get the 6" over swingarm I bought recently, Terry has an engine and crossover drag pipes that I can get off him.
The prism tank is on backwards, looks and fits better, it'll have the filler cap blanked off and a flush mounted mini one put in up the front, fuel tap hole will go to the back
The forks are hopefully going to be girders but by fxuk they're going to be long, about 1100mm from top triple to axle.
Seat will probably be cut down to a single and a recess at the front to access the oil tank
A while ago I got a pair of alloy rim wheels off Terry and now that I don't have the Abe's I'll use them
Bars will maybe be tiller style to get the pullback but still have a flat profile side to side.
I scored a digger back guard but I'll need something to fill the gap behind the seat
Got forward controls which I'll use to make templates for some heavy duty alloy ones.
I was going to lower the back end and use struts but that'll just make the front end longer and higher so it'll be alloy body Koni's or Fournales air shocks which don't have an external spring
Headlight will be mounted in the front of the frame to make it disappear, nice clean forks that way
Paint job will be 70's inspired in ( probably red/yellow/green)
Depending on what the frame looks like when it's stripped for weld assessment it could well be nickel plated
More later
