Okay Toxic - more pics it is.
Now, where were we?
The pipes went back on the bike once the wrap work was done.
Meanwhile, I had picked up an earlier model tank, as I wanted something a little higher and shorter on the bike. Plus I wanted a tank with a keyless flip up fuel cap because once the alarm is fitted this would be a keyless bike. Even though the tank looked ratty, you could see the new bike it created.
So now I needed a seat to suit the tank location. I looked at the price of seats and decided to have a go at making my own seat pan, and getting it upholstered. I wanted a long low flat seat with a bit of a kick on the end.
Here is the aluminium seat pan profile cut with a jigsaw and bent in the vice to cover the exposed rump on the tank.
Then I decided to bend the rear of the pan up to give it a finish, and fit aluminium angle around the edge of the base for strength.
Finished seat pan, complete with mounting bolts that poke through two holes in the frame.
Now I needed to shorten the bike frame to suit the new seat pan, so I took the angle grinder to the bike...
... sent the bike off to a specialist workshop here in Melbourne called 'The Mischief Makers' (Craig there is a brilliant bloke), who then tidied up the frame rear end to match my seat pan.
You can visit The Mischief Makers website at
http://themischiefmakers.tumblr.com/Meanwhile, finished seat, upholstered in a dark brown vinyl.
Testing the seat on the bike with the newly painted tank.
But what's this? The tank is now painted? More on the paintwork soon.
