Modified Fender

 So because the back right tail light went out and I needed to replace it I decided to change it up a bit.  I wanted to move the lights up and face more out. I hope this will increase visibility and save my lights in the future.

Oh and I added some accents to match the tank.

All in a days work.

I got bored I suppose and added a jockey shifter to the bike.  I needed to fix the foot shifter from the accident I was in back in April.

I got some 1/2 in. hammered stock and bent 'er right up.

It took some fine tuning to get it just right next to the motor and through the pipes.  I think I still need to tweak just a little to get it right.  It only took me a few hours to pump this out.

Welds to be seen

So these are some of the welds I snapped from the frame jig we just finished.

This one has 2 MIG welds at the top of the pic witch are ok and are considered a 1F Tee Joint.  The joint in the center was a 2G Butt on the sides and a 1F Tee on the sides.

Now this one I have to say at first glance will look messed.  You can see the bead is really convex and some serious undercut.  This was done in position 2 x 3G vertical down (either side) and a 4F underneath, w/o filler metal.  This would be a great example on w weld joint to get full pen on the root pass then I could do a filler/cap over it with filler rod. 

Some welding

I'd sure like to say that every time I weld I want it to look pretty and nice.  Sometimes though its just about getting the job done and being able to walk away.  I did a job for some lunch the other day.

This guy (Jared) brings me a BMW seat pan that is swiss cheese, and paper thin.  So I patch the holes.  Pretty simple .0625 Tungsten and some .035 filler wire from my MIG, and some 16ga. backer plates.  Totally not pretty but solid.  I told the guy to make a mold and fiberglass the thing and toss the original.

Axle Plates for Brady