It's Electric ... Box

Decided to run a ballistic evo2 battery and hide all the electrics in front of the motor. 

There it is nice and compact, and looks like a skidplate. 

Not so 'vintage' wires

I wanted the classic cloth wrapped wires, but didn't want to foot the bill for them. So I wrapped mine with cheepo shoe laces. 

We are in

After a hell of a time cleaning, I decided the engine had to be mounted. 

Clean clean clean

To this. After 5 or so hours. 

No change in light source or exposure. That's a hell of a difference.

Get it tight, get it right

Started this day early, and got to work quick. Hopped over to harbor freight and picked up a cheap-o gear puller, did a bit of grinding to make it fit, and popped this sucker off. The alternator is now ready for installation.

After that and another cup of coffee, (it was an early morning, normally at this point I wouldn't even be at work yet). I started on making this roller look like something more than a frame with wheels. New stainless steel bolts for everyone! 

Umm it looks pretty tight without the sissy bar. But with it, oh man. It's a whole new leauge. 

Stacked tail lights, not for the faint of heart. Amber running on top, and red brake on bottom. I may switch that up and mount the plate right below it.

We rollin

We have a roller fellas. After a short while of little progress, we can now roll this guy down a hill. 

I also started making the remote master cylinder that will be neatly tucked under the triple tree. It needs some fine tuning. But it's close. (Shown before legs were installed)

Coated and waiting.

Got the frame back yesterday from the powder coater. I must say I am stoked on it.

waiting on a few parts before I can re assemble the frame. Shipping cant take longer.

Stacked lights

Cut Grind Sand Clean Weld Grind Weld Grind Sand Primer Paint. and toss some beers (probably to many) and this is what you get. 

Not sure if which I'm feeling, running or brake on top. I'll probably decide last minute as I mount it to the bike.

Let there be taillights

And on the One hundred and thirty-fourth day I said yeah sure those taillights could work, and so I ordered them.

They look like they will need just a bit of work to get them looking fresh again.

I am planning on stacking them vertically over the license plate. Running on top.

Time for powder

What a start to a monday, up before the sun and a nice cool ride though brooklyn to my garage. Did some last minute cleaning, before Mr.Matt "always on time, never on time" landman showed up to help me haul the frame over to NuMetal. Its about to get a super sexy deep red coat. 

Progress is being made!

1976 Triumph Bonneville T140V

Oil pump

fuck this engine is heavy. 

I spent my sunday pulling off the oil pump and peeling 30+year old gasket off the pump. I wont even say how long that took. But there are new seals on the oil pump so that should be good, whenever I get oil running though this thing again.

The ride of gentleman

I am taking part in the 2013 Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride to help raise funds for research into Men’s Prostate Cancer. I'll be riding the 76 T140V Triumph, and ride to help find a cure.

An average of 1 in 6 men around the globe will be affected by prostate cancer, I am going to do my part to kick prostate cancer in the bum!

Please support me, the ride, or take part in your own way.
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Full frontal

pulled the front end off, and finally got around to chopping off the headlight mounts on the top tree. No more sportster eyebrow for this machine.

Gone!

And after a quick clean, its looking pretty nice. Pretty soon that polishing wheel is going to be my bitch.

It looks alot cleaner without those mounts.

and here is how my bike currently sits, in a nice pile of parts.