Triumph 500 unit bobber

[gazguy]

thought id throw some bits on to see how the pipes and mufflers i bought at the swap meets would look

 

[gazguy]

cut some spare tube i had lying around to cap the ends of the tubes off

bought some new clamps too. $5 each from bunnings

 

 

[gazguy]

progress is slow.

i went up the sounds with the mrs at the weekend and have been working on my halloween costume every night this week.

when i was in picton we went in a 2nd hand shop for a look and i bought a sprung seat for my beach cruiser

 

[gazguy]

Finally got a pair of axle plates cut out by a workmate of my dads. So i started testing the tubes for fit

 

[gazguy]

bought these forks to put on the triumph. got them for 35 bucks from trademe. they should be here in a couple of day. theyre from a suzuki b120.

until then ive fitted these which are a similar size.

i put some apes on it too to see what it would look like. not too keen on them for this bike but will use them for another triumph i'll be building in the future

 

 

 

 

[Chris.QCR]

The rear end looks outstanding!!

Never used to like apes at all but they kinda suit it . Maybe a couple inches lower

[EURON8]

Looks like the proportions are spot on man,

Bike looks wicked.

I think the apes suit it, as Chris said, maybe a tad lower but i think your arms need to have an upward angle to them. 

 

What are the wheel specs?

[gazguy]

The rear end looks outstanding!!

Never used to like apes at all but they kinda suit it . Maybe a couple inches lower

thanks man.

yeah the apes are tall. im gonna put on a set of regular triumph low rise bars

[gazguy]

Looks like the proportions are spot on man,

Bike looks wicked.

I think the apes suit it, as Chris said, maybe a tad lower but i think your arms need to have an upward angle to them. 

 

What are the wheel specs?

a set of mini apes would be cool. ive got a set of pull backs which i was gonna chop, slug and adjust the rake.

the front wheel is a 21inch suzuki dr front wheel and the rear is a 17 inch triumph. ive got a honda cb77 front drum which im thinking of putting on instead of the dr but the cb77 looks quite big. whichever ive choose im gonna polish the hub when i come to get them rebuilt

[gazguy]

the bars im gonna use

 

[gazguy]

swapmeet headlight

 

[gazguy]

this is the cb77 drum i was going to you. its too big and would suit a cafe racer better

 

[gazguy]

decided on this. its from an ag100 ive got lying about. going to scrap the rim and put my 21 inch rim on it

 

[Seedy Al]

shit this is rad. those shocks look mint on there

good job

[gazguy]

Are there any wheel builders in Christchurch?

[Chris.QCR]

PM andy gal (z181200) he recently got one of his rims respoked and repaired by a old boy in town

[Flauski]

Rubbing my hands together with glee on this build. I agree that the proportions on that frame are spot on.

[flyingbrick]

You did the right thing man..she was never going to pass cert with those plywood plates

[gazguy]

i cut the spokes and removed the rim and dismantled the brake and kinda polished it up abit. 

Finally found a guy that builds wheels. hes next to the salvation army op shop in sydenham. a 2 minute walk from my work which is handy

 

 

put the new forks on which came today. paints rough and chrome is  shot but theyre solid and the stanchions and seals are good. 2 of the bolts which clamp the bars had been snapped.

also stripped the paint from the tank and it looks galvanise under all the paint

 

[gazguy]

cut my finger at work and got 3 stitches and a tetanus jab and have the rest of the week off so im gonna strip the forks down ready for painting and modify the lower yokes for the bump stops and headlight mount. this is where i want the headlight to sit.