RANDOM / MOODBOARD

 Thanks to:
Sabina Kelly
Jack Olsen
Cibomatto / Manovra
Fuckyeahmitsubishis
Ruote Rugginose

Exhaust

I already see a good ol' fire spitting for this one...

Just another "B"... only better!

Same design, same bike, same theory with the acid cocktail, but a slightly different procedure

Stayed like this for a couple of hours

Done!

This time it went very deep, but super clean.

Thanks again Feib!

The Dirt-1 rewind...

Just a couple of welds left, then ready for powder coating.

It's raining - I'm welding

...Helps keep the moist out...

Anyway, as posted before, "Max's Thrux" is ready for the FASE 2 of the project.

That includes a full re-do of the bike's back section: new subframe, new seat and a monoshock conversion; that means a new swingarm and I'll start with that.

It isn't the first monoshock conversion on a Triumph Thruxton or Bonneville, but all the conversions around are using a direct-linked monoshock system or an extended swingarm,  and I don't want neither of those. 

Also, the Thruxton has the chain on the "wrong" side (right)...so it's basically impossible to find a direct swap swingarm replacement from another bike.

But

I really like the shape and the way the monoshock operates on the old Ducati 749/999's swingarm, it is also the same length as the Triumph one... So after some math, I decided to ditch the steel and go alluminium!

Nevertheless, it doesn't fit in the frame and the chain problem remains, so I had to cut (a lot) here and there to make it fit

All the right side has to be rebuilt, a lot to weld on the left side too.

Start making patches,

weld them in place

and grind some welds away

It's a long job.

To be continued...

(Using my own Thruxton as template/cavy)

The (very) low profile license plate light(s)

So, move back the license plate was quite easy (link), 

the tricky bit is now light it up with "invisible" wires...

...looks like it is possible after all!

Light test.

Don't know what appened with the camera, but the light isn't that blue in reality. 

Keep steampunking (AKA The Dirt-One oil cooler relocating)

Building some oil lines to relocate the oil cooler on The Dirt-One

Also had to modify the "in frame" oil tank a bit and build some custom adaptors and connectors to fit in the tightest spaces

Before:

After:

Clean!