around the handle bar
I’ve put a bit of work in the space around the handle bar. I bought a fancy small speedometer, with analog RPM display, shift flash and basically all the needed control lights included. A small piece of sheet aluminum, which
xs750 rear fender and indicators
The rear end is coming closer to its final shape. The rear fender is now connected to the seat and the indicators are sitting in a temporary 3d printed socked. Now I’m thinking about to get them printed in a more
forstner vs. aluminium
The circular saw is up again
After the problem with a broken bearing, my little saw is running fine again. When everything was in pieces anyway, I readjusted the whole thing and made a connection for the hover to collect the dust. I should have done
finalizing the big lines
Finalizing the lines of the fuel tank and the seat. Way more work then I expected it to be. Now, the base plate of the seat needs a bit more stiffness and under the seat will be a compartment for all
xs750 seat – part 2
The next step as the upholstery work. It was the first time for me to do something like this. Luckily there are a few quite helpful videos on youtube. An other plus is the fact that I’ve used a sewing machine before
xs750 seat – part 1
The seat is so far the only real custom build part of the bike. I made it last year when I was for work in Germany. With the Photoshop render I did, and a very rough model which represents the
homemade tool for bending metal in a big radius
This is a small tool I made for bending metal sheets in a big radius. I basically made it out of a few pieces of aluminum – welded together and three metal rolls, which borrowed from the miter saw. I’ve build this
workbench on wheels
What I really don’t like, is to waste time searching for tools. And I used to do this a big time. So there was the need to organize my tools somehow. Should be something flexible. Walking with a nut number