Not a great deal of progress, but I blame that on the heat as it's rather warm at the mo
A couple of extra tubes have gone in the frame just in front of the fuel tank. They partly add some extra strength to the back bone, but also divert the eyes from the engine mount under the tank.
We have been thinking about what to do about the exhaust and the lack of space to fit one in!
There is no space to run any pipes on the N/S without legs getting burnt, there isn't that much more space on the O/S but there is space to make some.. er... space
Anyway, to make the new system I needed to get some more pipe.. As the steel place is just over the road the GT came in handy
Where's the best place to start an exhaust system? I trimmed down WN's 1st system till they were just stubbys sticking out the front of the engine (see the first photo) and then went straight to the back for a bit of exhaust box work..
To make them fit under the seat they needed a little trimming in length, so 2 1/2 inches came out.
Both cans welded up and welded together. They will go a tad more forward so just the pipes are sticking out the back..
I looked out the workshop door yesterday to see a gent looking at WN.. It tends to happen a lot so I didn't think anything of it..
But when the said Gent said, "It looks much better in real life" with a strong Irish accent the brain thought I'd better think something of this...
The said Gent was Noel who as you know is on holiday in the UK....
It was a pleasure to meet you yesterday Noel, sorry WN was not running for you to have a drive (pre book next time ).
And thank you for the humbling words yesterday, when I told my Wife we both got a bit choked up..
The hooligan on the left you know.. If you hadn't guessed (or are just not awake yet) the kindly Gent on the right is Noel..