gumpt1oo
Scrambler
Even though I really like the tangerine and cream on my T100, I have always fancied a bonnie styled similar to the 'great escape' Triumph. You know, sprung saddle, rack, army paint job etc.
Well over the past year I have collected from flea-bay and various places, a spare set of mudguards,tank, and side panels, so that I can keep my original stuff, well, original!
I also bought a sprung saddle for a Norton, and this is my progress so far.
I wanted to keep everything as low to the frame as possible, the only thing that stands higher than the frame are the electrics under the rear section of the seat.
So being a chippie, I made a plywood template with a cut out for the electrics.
Removed the leather work from the saddle.
And mounted the saddle frame to the template.
As soon as I sat on it, I realised the seat was way too high. It was 8'' high in total, I couldn't reach the floor!
So I modified the brackets and ordered some shorter springs.
I then cut the seat base out of 16 guage steel, and fitted stiffeners underneath to transfer the weight from the seat to the frame. I made it up in 2 parts so that the rear section can remain in place while the saddle section can be removed to access the battery.
I then made a box cover to fit over the electrics using some re-cycled aluminium. (the sides of the box are made out of a surveyors staff that the digger driver ran over at work!)
I can't weld so the aluminium box is rivetted together.
I then fitted the rear mudguard.
Followed by a rack (sshh it's of a lambretta!) and a rear numberplate and light from a T120.
This is the finished seat height with 3'' springs and the modified brackets.
I then applied 2cts etch primer to the bare metal and 3cts of satin black.
Here is a couple of shots of painting in progress, and the box with 2cts of black satin.
I have decided to put the stock headlight ears back on, (I had been using some shiny LSL brackets) so this meant I needed the key hole and indicator holes blanking off.
Out came the jigsaw and files, made up some blanks.
I found some nice black mini indicators for £28 for 4.
Painted the blanks, and fitted the ears, indicators and fork gaitors.
I also got the seat and rack assembled (after the paint had finally dried) and fitted, I like it much more now its painted black.
Fitted my long front mudguard and ped-slicer from a BSA Bantam.
And blacked out my layflat and A/F guage bracket.
I am going to have to find some different bars, with the longer rear shocks and the slightly higher seat I need some higher bars with a bit more pullback, I might put the stock bars back on to try it.
Couple more weeks and I should be ready for painting the tank, mudguards and side covers olive drab, needs to warm up a bit though!
Well over the past year I have collected from flea-bay and various places, a spare set of mudguards,tank, and side panels, so that I can keep my original stuff, well, original!
I also bought a sprung saddle for a Norton, and this is my progress so far.
I wanted to keep everything as low to the frame as possible, the only thing that stands higher than the frame are the electrics under the rear section of the seat.
So being a chippie, I made a plywood template with a cut out for the electrics.
Removed the leather work from the saddle.
And mounted the saddle frame to the template.
As soon as I sat on it, I realised the seat was way too high. It was 8'' high in total, I couldn't reach the floor!
So I modified the brackets and ordered some shorter springs.
I then cut the seat base out of 16 guage steel, and fitted stiffeners underneath to transfer the weight from the seat to the frame. I made it up in 2 parts so that the rear section can remain in place while the saddle section can be removed to access the battery.
I then made a box cover to fit over the electrics using some re-cycled aluminium. (the sides of the box are made out of a surveyors staff that the digger driver ran over at work!)
I can't weld so the aluminium box is rivetted together.
I then fitted the rear mudguard.
Followed by a rack (sshh it's of a lambretta!) and a rear numberplate and light from a T120.
This is the finished seat height with 3'' springs and the modified brackets.
I then applied 2cts etch primer to the bare metal and 3cts of satin black.
Here is a couple of shots of painting in progress, and the box with 2cts of black satin.
I have decided to put the stock headlight ears back on, (I had been using some shiny LSL brackets) so this meant I needed the key hole and indicator holes blanking off.
Out came the jigsaw and files, made up some blanks.
I found some nice black mini indicators for £28 for 4.
Painted the blanks, and fitted the ears, indicators and fork gaitors.
I also got the seat and rack assembled (after the paint had finally dried) and fitted, I like it much more now its painted black.
Fitted my long front mudguard and ped-slicer from a BSA Bantam.
And blacked out my layflat and A/F guage bracket.
I am going to have to find some different bars, with the longer rear shocks and the slightly higher seat I need some higher bars with a bit more pullback, I might put the stock bars back on to try it.
Couple more weeks and I should be ready for painting the tank, mudguards and side covers olive drab, needs to warm up a bit though!
h: Must be all those years in the military have made me allergic to it . Can you PM me with were you got the mini indicators from they look smart.
