It is raining, a bit cold and I am at a loose end so what better thing to do than wander down to the garage and see what stuff I can progress on the FJ project.
For some time now we have been talking about "cutting" the frame to give the bike a more aggressive and "street-fighter" look but there has been indecision. What do we cut off, where do we cut, what if it doesn't look so good once it is cut off?
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| "before" |
I thought "Aaahh ,,, stuff it". Got out the Dremel and started shaping the front fender. Then I got adventurous and got out the angle grinder and shaved a couple of "inches" from the frame at the back. End result looks OK.
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| "after" (with a bit of plastic fender attached to under the seat) |
The seat looks a bit "dicky" but there are moves afoot to have it reshaped into a single seat. I also had a go at reshaping the broken plastic front fender.
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| Cut off the cracked bit and then cut even further (where line marking is) |
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| Cafe racer with back frame shortened, new headlight and front fender |
Now it's starting to look like a cafe racer ......
I'm going to spend this afternoon searching the web for a suitable exhaust system and handlebar mirrors.
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