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Headlight and battery box

After two weeks I could finally work again due to school projects. I lowered the headlight and I installed the battery box fixed now. I welded some threaded rods for the battery box, it wont come off now :). Now he is ready for the final wiring and installing a new exhaust!.

Installing the headlight and cutting some wires out

Together with Joachim we followed the electrics diagram to cut out the most of the wiring I am not going to use anymore, some switches, pinkers, sidestandswitch,... So we reduced the amount of cables a lot already, next week we will rewire the beast again! Hopefully we don't miss anything so she we fire up again! :p

Installing the velocity stack

This looks very nice on the bike!

New parts arrived!

Finally the new parts arrived! Now I can rewire the whole bike. I have also ordered a velocity stack, I really like that!

Battery Box

Starting with the steel I got from a factory in their trashbin I made a batterbybox. I also provided a little space under the battery for the electronica units and my controls. So this is a nice clean and small box, where I can hide the ugly components.

Joachim is helping

Electrics: Part TWO

Monday I ordered new parts. I ordered a new cable set to rewire some things. I also ordered the lights! Can't wait to unpack the stuff!
Yesterday I went to a Metal factory to collect some junk parts to make a battery box. Very exited now! Updates follow this weekend.

Update and comparison Old Vs. New

Start up 2

I rewired some stuff and we ( Joachim and I ) had some troubles finding a leak. But we could start it. However there is something running not very smoothly but I will figure that later out. ( if someone nows what it is please feel free to tell me! )

Shorten the sidestand

Because the whole bike is now lower to the ground I had to shorten the sidestand. I just cut out a piece of the original and welded it back together

New wheels !!!!!

I'm very very very excited about this new wheels. This gave me an extra boost. I really really really would like to ride this bike, can't wait!

Ordering the wheeels!!!

Probably the biggest expense of the whole project. But I did not regret it, the wheels make the bike super awesome. I guess I just work some more in the weekend as studentjob :).

This are some pictures of the wheels my dad took, because Motortechnica is not closely by the door and my dad is sometimes there for his work he brought them for me. I can't wait to put them under my machine!!

Controls

For the controls I really wanted to make some racecar looking controls. I bought some switches and 2 race cap guards. I'm not entirely sure where I'm going to put this control panel, I will decide later.

Installing the new gear on the steering

More fun than unpacking new stuff is installing the new stuff! With the risers and fork I had however a little problem. Because the fork was not from a high end aftermarket HD supplier the thread in the fork was damage because they did not covered the holes while painting and sandblasting. So I went with my fork to a local farm vehicle specialist Jos. He tapped a new wire in it.