Triumph update

The frame and parts came back from Auto Cycle Powdercoaters in Redbank and they have done an awesome job, probably the best job I've seen to date! The build up has begun and the first job was to put all the wiring back in the frame while it was easy to move around. Keep posted for updates.

MIni buttons

With the Triumph having indicators I needed some way of activating them. Here's the fitting of the mini buttons into the bars, I will detail the wiring in a later post.

Positions marked and punched

Pilot bit should be approximately the size of the tang on the final bit.

Drilled

Tapped

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Fabrication, done.

Time for strip down, final welding, grinding and sanding.

Triumph Custom Oil Tank

Pattern

I bead rolled the center section

Hammer and dolly time

After hammering, shrinking, stretching and trimming it's time to start welding

Finished and mounted, just need to add the filler neck which is in the post

Bonneville rear lights

The twin rear stop and tail lights will also function as rear indicators, always a good safety option on a bike that will be ridden daily. I found these vintage glass lens lights and went to work.

Frisco Style Bars

I fabricated these frisco style bars for a customers Shovelhead. Looking forward to seeing them fitted when back from the powder coaters.

Bonneville Hard Tail

At the minute we are buying in the hard tails, within the next 6 months I hope to have a frame jig set up and we will then be fabricating them in house, this will avoid potential delays and also allow us to refine the design. Here's a few pics from the installation.

Welding on the seat mounts

Triumph Bonneville Handle Bars

Our customer liked the look of drag bars but wanted to be more comfortable especially since this bike is going to get a lot of daily use, this is what i come up with.

New literature in stock

We're slowly trying to increase the stock in our retail shop and this week we have a couple of new additions. First up is Show Class magazine, if you're into grass roots motorcycles, old school choppers and chopper lifestyle you have to read this mag! We have the latest issue plus back issues and at $6.95 an issue you can't go wrong!

 Next up is the new Man Vs Liver book by Neil Hinson and our friend Paul Friedrich. If you haven't seen and MvL before check them out on most social media sites, the sketch's are hilarious! At $9.99 I challenge you to find a better book for the coffee table!