A quick update from the handlebars posting:
The internal cable routing through the handlebars was completed. Those cables are attached to their endpoints (front brake, throttle, and clutch). The clutch pulls harder than I'd like but is very do-able.
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As a side note: I did have a previous agreement with Custom Cycle Controls to build a set of handlebars and outfit them with their "Climax Hidden Hand Controls". At $2,000+ this would've been a very elegant solution to maintaining a very clean handlebar appearance (and by design housed the brake and clutch master cylinders within the bars). Due to circumstances on the vendor's end, that order cannot be completed so the bars that came with the bike will/are being used, and the money that was going to be used for those will be redirected into the bike elsewhere.
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Awaiting more "stuff" to be delivered, this week ushers in the decision to run a front fender (currently there is none). The front fender "mount" will be one separated from the fender off a beat-up 1979 Goldwing. The separation process is pretty straightforward:
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Locate and grind off the factory rivets..
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Some measurements are in order to see exactly what space is available around the fork area:
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A trial fit of the fender mount will provide a visual of tire clearance at the mount:
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The mount looks workable, so it got a vinegar soak, then a sanding, and a coat of etch primer:
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What's on deck:
From here on out, all work performed on the bike must be original, and must compliment the custom rear leaf spring, gas tank, and seat. This will require some ability to work with aluminum in various forms.
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All lighting will be led-based using custom fixtures.
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The main control switch panel will also be an exclusive one-off unit designed for this build.
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Custom Guages were ordered several weeks ago and like the main control switch panel, will actually make the operator feel necessary.
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The existing rear fender and headlight assembly cannot be used in this build, instead, those items will also be custom-built specifically for this Goldwing.
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In order to tie-in all of the visual eye-candy from end-to-end, the "Crown" of this build will use a very unique item that will need to be bent and curved. The following basic tools that will get the job done are: a couple of Wood 4x4's, a steel shovel handle, a header pipe from a 1980 Suzuki GS550, a rubber mallet, and a large steel water tub:
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With roughly 26 days until July 4th (completion date) there's still lots of details to work out.
The picture below is the last picture (and reminder) of what we've all come to know as the "Oklahoma Goldwing":
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It's party-time: Bon Appetit!!!
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~CrazyJerry~