Bobber build

[The Lone Rider]

No thoughts on this fender?

I haven't made up my mind yet, but I'll have to reassemble it with the other fender for this coming weekend. Seeing off one of the crew before he moves to Europe, and this will be his joy ride putter.

[ducatilover]

To me it looks a bit over kill with the small seat. I reckon a smaller fender that hugs the tyre more.

[The Lone Rider]

I'd cut the fender just before the strut mounts.

[ducatilover]

That'll look real nice

[The Lone Rider]

Other fender wasn't gone to work as it was to flat. I dont have time to beat out another fender either.

Have tack welded the fender + bracket to frame now. Sits higher. Not sure if it looks ok or not. Thoughts?




This is what it was like before

[The Lone Rider]

Grabbed a set off the store shelf of machined chopper parts I make, and welded them on.

Gonna check clearances with me sitting on the bike tomorrow, and then weld the fender bracket the rest of the way on. Trim and refine a few things. Then repaint all that stuff.

And finish the wiring tidy up I had been doing before I decided to redo the rear section.

[frogfeaturesFZR]

looks good !

[The Lone Rider]

Shortened the studs, springs are now bolted straight to seat




Finish welded top & bottom of the fender/seat bracket

[The Lone Rider]

Doing the redo on the body work of the rear fender

[The Lone Rider]

Got an ok finish, but with some experience now at body filling and painting, I've decided to try my hand and do a better job than the first time it was finished & painted. So a few little spots I'm dotting again, that the primer and a sand brought out.

[The Lone Rider]

Body work finished, with multiple coats of primer sanded back then bogged where primer showed it was needed, then primed again etc.

Then about 8 coats of razzle blue, sanded lightly every 2-3 coats with 600 wet dry




Last coat lightly sanded with 1000 wet dry, mainly to get rid of the pencil marks so I can paint the lettering. Just need to find a color match of Testors Ruby Red so I can finish it, as I apparently used what I had on the tank.

FYI, coffee cup a british bikes bone china affair picked up in europe. pretty nifty

[imdying]

"I love you forever"? I'm not sure, but might we worth checking if "Te amo para siempre" is better?

[The Lone Rider]

No, Por is correct.

[imdying]

Can you tell me why? I'm guessing it's something to do with context, or spoken vs written? I hear a lot more para siempre than por siempre which is what makes me ask.

[imdying]

Hey I think I learnt something today

http://spanish.about.com/cs/grammar/a/porpara.htm