The Frame is coming together

As the long cold winter slowly passes through Chicago I have found warmth in my basement living room which I have turned into my winter garage. You might notice that the ceilings are just high enough for me to put the old handle bars one while the bike is sitting on my Mototrcycle/tv table.

This sunday the sun was shining and I had to roll the Triumph out to take some pictures for the seat I am going to build. I have decided to build a Solo seat with a back hump for cargo. I need to see where it was comfortable for me to sit on the bike before I built a seat.

Cheers,

Moving in the right direction

My son Alex and I played hooky from work and school one day so we watched motorcycle movies and worked on the Triumph together. I think we were very successful.

Rendering 20101210

Painted Frame

Winter hit here in Chicago, but not before I had time to paint the frame. I used A paint called PJ1 Frame paint. It seemed to work alright. The cans did not go very far but it seems to be a good paint. I did find out after using the paint that Pep boys sells a similar paint that might be made by the same company.

While I was letting the paint dry on the frame I started breaking down the forks that I bought a few months ago. All was going smoothly till I crushed one of the Dust Excluder sleeve nuts. Turns out they are 100.00 a piece, and on further investigation the forks are for a lighter Triumph and it is not suggested to use on this size of a motorcycle. I have found some Bonneville forks on ebay that I hope I win.

Now that the paint is dried I could not wait to reassemble the frame. My goal it to make it a roller as soon as possible

Bead Blasted

I have been thinking about what should I do with the frame. At first I was thinking I should powder coat the frame. Paul suggested I should Rattle can it. I did my research and found this paint PJ1 Frame Paint (http://www.pj1.com/) that I am told that it is tough as nails. I also found out my neighbor has a huge bead blasting room at his office. He offered to bead blasted the frame for me for free. I could not pass up the offer.

Thanks neighbor.

Reassembled Crank

Last Saturday night was a big step for the Triumph. The crank was reassembled. Everything from the sludge trap to the big end bearing were replaced and tightened to specs. Next bearing and reassembling the cases. Oh mama its getting hot in here!

Sweet Bike

This is about the coolest bike ever. The attention to detail is outstanding.