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[legendlives]

A little bit more done. I've had my grandson staying over the holidays and whilst he's a great lad he is a distraction.....

Now I have the seat subframe size and shape (mostly) sorted I can sit on the bike and........ Well it's resulted in some remaking of stuff, namely the footpegs. They were too low and too far forward, so they've gone from this:

To this:

They've gone up and back about 40mm and out 3mm which has improved things substantially. The upside of this is also the amount of extra clearance for the starter motor (which I haven't bought yet!)

I've also tacked on the front frame 'Y' section:

This establishes the angle and position for the lower engine frame. The tubes will go down from this to the lower engine mount (the stud hanging out of the side of the sump) and then back to weld to the footpeg brackets thereby keeping everything 'unboltable' should I want to take the engine out.

[legendlives]

Realising that I need somewhere to sit, i thought I'd do a bit of CAD design and see what I could come up with:

Transferring the dimensions on to 2mm aluminium plate I ended up with this:

Made from 5 pieces of plate and seam welded inside and out. I'm pleased with the size and shape of it, and now I can design the tailpiece and side panels.

[legendlives]

I made an undertray to reinforce the seat subframe, provide a mounting point for the rear light and give a little room for various electric components and a small gel battery:

It also reinforces the crosspiece that the seat will mount to:

The rear light is the original Guzzi light which suits the bike (IMHO) and is far better quality than any of the aftermarket units.

[legendlives]

I think the proportions look right. 

The rear panel will cover most of the rear light and will be a bolt-on part as it will be painted to match the tank and side panels. 

It will look something like this:

but will be higher at the front to be flush with the seat.