Seat and exhaust

Quick update this morning before heading off for memorial day cookout. Got the seat and rear exhaust mounts figured.

 Overall view of the seat all upholstered and rear exhaust mounts.

 Close up of the seat. Didn't come out too bad. Have to figure some stuff out though.

 Like how to get rid of the ugliness here in the back. I don't have the benefit of how more modern bikes hide this effect of upholstery. I'll figure something out.

Close up of the hardware used to secure the mufflers on the tail end.

A few small things

Alright so here's an update on some of the small things I've done since the last post.

Removed the old resign swing arm bushings and rusted out swing arm sleeve. Didn't take a picture but installed the new brass bushings, tube, and shaft.

 Built a rear brake lever stop so that the actuating piston wont fall out while riding. Loosing brakes is bad!

Here's a picture of where it will be installed. I just need to weld it in, but it's cramped quarters with the tire and swing arm still attached. Will be welded on when I disassemble the bike again.

 Installed the chain so that I could figure a few things out such as spacing for fenders, electronics enclosures, and other assorted goodies down the road.

 Sort of hard to see but I made an axle spacer out of a 3/4" fender washer. Ground down the outer diameter so it wouldn't look so damn strange.

 I also had to make a swing arm spacer. You can see it here below the chain in the picture. It's the really thing shinny piece of metal in there.

 Here's the mock up of what I hope to be my electronics box for the bike. It will hold the capacitor that will replace the battery, fuses, flasher, and my super secret relay trick for some fun features.

 The welding is sort of ugly since I was trying like hell to not burn through the 16 guage steel so I was motoring along. It was all about fusing the metal and not about looks. It wont be easily seen anyways. But yeah, that ugly bit of metal is what is going to be welded to the frame to hold my electronics box.

And here's where the box is going to be mounted. Yeah, it's a little cramped in there. So it too will be welded into place when I disassemble the bike again.

That's it for now. Ride safe everyone.