Frame Painted

Frame painting finished tonight, 7 to 8 coats of 2K Signal Black RAL9004 Satin,

very happy with the result, no paint runs!

Locks

While the frame is away at the welders I decided to do a small job and investigate the seat and fuel tank locks. The helmet seat lock doesnt have a key and is busted, Im not sure if I bother getting a replacement, the seat latch on both sides work which is good enough for now.

And also the tank lock is fully operational but needs a tidy, I might consider a pattern replacement.

Frame Welding

Today I dropped the frame off at the welders to have the rear engine and shock mountings welded. Also there was a hairline crack on the front section of of the frame where one of the tension bars would mount for the native YPVS engine, this will be repaired. Images below show where I have started grinding away at the crack to get a flush weld.

Rear Engine Brackets

This is something I have been looking to do since I finished all the
other engine mounts. The top rear bracket and spacer was too wide
so I cut the welded nuts off the existing mounting point and
placed the right side bracket on the left side of the mounting point,
also shortening the aluminium spacer.

Moving to the lower mounts which I was going to leave off, But I read
somewhere online that these engines want to twist while running so
I have had in mind to get these lower mounts sorted. I made the brackets
but need to have them welded to the frame.