Blade fighter

I guess you are fairly happy then.Would look much better with a new set of headlights though.Ha ha.

Great news mate, You must be well chuffed

congrats.

Russ

Congrats mate, well done!!!

Thanks Guys,

grim1 wrote:I guess you are fairly happy then.Would look much better with a new set of headlights though.Ha ha.

on that note.................
I need more light.
That trial light is more like a candle!
AND
It still connected wrong.............. Dip for Beam, Beam for Dip.

Twin Domis here we come, Grim!

Also, after yesterday I ache all over..........
Perhaps the fairing is a necesary item for me!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah but I'll bet your wrists are okay?
After a ride over Woodhead yesterday my left wrist was killing me and making me think in another few years Cabbie's clutch might be my only option if I'm to keep with blades.

Here's a big MUCHO THANKS to Cabbie n YammyDave. For the tail raiser plates.
Hoping to fit 'em Saturday.
I've been on hold for a while coz me n Grim1 are working on his Seat.
And the weather's been too good to miss.
I'll post up when it's finished. But only if it looks good enough, Hey Grim!

He he he.No pressure mate.Mind you,its not me you gotta worry about.What about all this lot here?

Right,
Blade fighter's off the road again.
New Tyre on its way so the front wheel came out today......Nothing remarkable there!
I've stripped off the subframe and offered up the new 1 only to find the castlated adjuster for the subframe top mount is too tight and My 12mm Alan socket is nowhere to be seen
I got side tracked by my 'In-Laws' too trim the bottom of a door, post carpet fitting.
So not much done really
Oh and just for grim1

Finally some progress

It's lookin great mate, I love the seat!

Jesus Fringe I thought my garage was bad.
Don't leave the bike like that too long or you'll never find the buggar again!

Yeah Dave,
it's my Clepto Father-in-Laws.
He must have about 5 lawn mowers in there, as well as a trailer (now deceased) made from a 2 berth caravan andan old RS250 + spares...... Oh and the otherday the Mother-in -law said I was taking up too much room!
I told her politely to my

Good to see you get on all right with her then.

yeah, TBO they're both like real close friends more than in-laws
it's just their Daughter that drives me Nuts

Looking good so far mate. Mind you,so is the weather forecast. bugger.

I've found the exact tail lights I want for the Bladefighter................ but I'm hesitating about spending £70+ .
Do I blow my budget on this and then stuggle harder to finish the the rest? or
'make do' with a more cost effective option?
That'd be the mini clocks n tarty bits being shelved for the forseeable future.
Any opinions?

My other problem is really silly.
I've done seats for Grim1 n yammydave but cant decide what to do on my own!
Too many cool ideas floating thru my puddled brain.

Just to show I aint been completely idle.............
Here's Seatbase and Tail, Mark IV, ready and waiting to be upholstered!

Fringe wrote: andan old RS250 + spares......

Do you have an Aprilia rs 250 swing arm?

Lookin good fringe, I bet it'll look the dogs when you've upholstered it!

Did you make that foam seat or cut up the original? it looks like you've bought some of that fancy mould stuff & made it yourself, either way it's a great job

cabbie wrote:

Fringe wrote: andan old RS250 + spares......

Do you have an Aprilia rs 250 swing arm?

Soz cabbie that quote refers to an old Honda RS 250.
But I'll keep my ears open for ya.

griz wrote:Lookin good fringe, I bet it'll look the dogs when you've upholstered it!

Did you make that foam seat or cut up the original? it looks like you've bought some of that fancy mould stuff & made it yourself, either way it's a great job

Thanks Griz,
I used parts from the CB seat base, screw them to hardboard then 'Glassed the lot.............except the inner edges so I can staple into it.
Then, I cut it to bits and repositioned the rear section to get the angles right.
I kept changing my mind as to how it should look!
I used the Fibreglass kit you suggested, from halfords.
I need to make some brackets but it sits on ali box cross members with foam pad feet!
Anyway here's some pix.







Dont get too excited the lights arent behind the tinted panel.
It's an option but as with most of this build........
I aint decided yet.
But I'm happy so far

Nice one mate!

Thats the thing when your building like that, I find it easier to crack on & see how it goes & make it up as I go along

Thats looking dead nice mate, how about dumping the blade fender for a Gixa 1000 jobby.

The lights would be really trick behind that panel matey

Not sure what a gixer 'fender' is?????????
do ya mean the front mudguard or rear hugger?
If ya mean the front then once I've sorted a Rad Guard I'll be taking my Dremmel to the mudguard as I want it to look like it aint got 1!
Well that'#s the plan but as It's taken 2 yrs to get this far, Dont hold ya breath! Lol
Thanks for the ideas tho

One of these mate.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, Derrrrrrrr!
All I can say right now is
'Watch this Space'.

HI guys,
finally I got summat to show you's.
My New seat cover.



just incase it aint too clear, I've tooled the leather. It's a pile of Skulls with 3 skulls rolled off the pile.
Hand stitched seams too. Oh and a nuts saver pad coz I thought it looked a bit flat at the front.
I've made a Leather covered Battery box with tooled skuls on the battery strap but the camera died so no pix yet.

Hopefully it'll all be fitted next weekend for the April Fool Run the week after.

Looks superb mate. If I can get a spare seat you will have an order sometime soon!!!

The nuts matey