It has come back from the ashes!!

Tropic traveler · Wed 03, Apr 2013, 20:40:48

Rode the wife's Shadow tonight before the rains moved in. It runs!!!

Still have to add the cat-eye tail lamp, move the rear signal lamps back to the stock position then fab up a cool looking '70's chopper style sissy bar. I guess I'll keep the stock seat on until I can find a decent solo seat. No more two-up riding for the little Spirit.

As you can see the red 'n white has taken it's place on the table.... next I gotta fix the bag damage from our Bike Week "incident".

Been busy & still have more projects ahead.

Thunderbolt · Wed 03, Apr 2013, 21:16:50

Lookin good Eddie. Nice work.

flsix · Thu 04, Apr 2013, 16:35:45

That is a clean Shadow. What year is it?

Tropic traveler · Fri 05, Apr 2013, 21:46:57

It's a 2005, Kim's first bike. It has been with her brother in Melbourne for 3 years & it was very apparent that he wasn't keeping it in a garage. It was nasty looking. Got it back after a wreck. Gonna keep it around for short trips & maybe some 60 mpg work commutes.

FloridaValkRyder · Fri 05, Apr 2013, 22:35:04

Quote from: Tropic traveler on Wed 03, Apr 2013, 20:40:48
Still have to add the cat-eye tail lamp,

Hey Eddie, I think John has a really cool tail light from that 1200 he's working on....Might let it go pretty cheap!

Tropic traveler · Fri 05, Apr 2013, 23:13:45

Quote from: FloridaValkRyder on Fri 05, Apr 2013, 22:35:04
Quote from: Tropic traveler on Wed 03, Apr 2013, 20:40:48
Still have to add the cat-eye tail lamp,
Hey Eddie, I think John has a really cool tail light from that 1200 he's working on....Might let it go pretty cheap!

If i use that light I won't need any saddlebags!!!

Tropic traveler · Fri 05, Apr 2013, 23:48:49

Got bored & went out to the garage. Found some old 1/2" steel square tubing laying around & went hmmmmmm. I was going to get some 1/2" round bar tomorrow before I left for the Chiefland Q but I started fartin' around with the square stuff. Measured & marked the center point then started to see how cold bending it would look. Used the jaw of my bench vise & it started to come out pretty nice.
Bent it... eyeballed it...bent it some more.... eyeballed it again.... Hmmmmm. not bad. Whacked it a few times with the rubber mallet to get it straight then test fit it against the little store bought one that was on the bike.