He's BACK.... Now with added R80RT

[Ross]

Too bad about that fork brace keeping you from pulling your gaiters down further.
They need to be extended as far as possible, or they prevent you from getting full compression. (Duaneism)

I shall see what I can do with me gators.

[Ross]

Here are some details on fitting a /6, or for that matter maybe any of the slash airhead seat to a monoshock. Not /2. I believe this seat came of n r90/6.



You need to cut the top out of your guard/fender. The guard is plastic. I left the guard in. Used a paint maker to run around the top of the sub frame tubes. hen took the guard off and used a cutting wheel. You will get lots of molten plastic flinging around too.



There are two frame tabs that will need to come off.

One if the tab/spike that you can hang a helmet from.





I used the hinges that came with the seat. I assume that your monoshock seat hinges may fit the seat you are using?

The taillight and indicators fit right onto the rear guard/fender as there are two holes already there for this purpose.

[Ross]

AirHeaded - Ah-8-Tee - "This is not the tail light you are looking for..." No School Choppers .. http://www.noschoolchoppers.com/.. 1933-1936 Ford Duolamp tail light has been the object that has driven the theme for this bike. The defining element was the hand cast "Trooper" lense.
Still to fit are indicators to match the round ones I have mounted to the front of the bike.

[Rob]

Nice source, love the standard light (for low-traffic environs). The storm trooper is a bit much for me. I don't think I would even put a Worf one on mine. But if you are smiling, that makes me smile!

[Ross]

I like to make sure my wife, my pillion, feels safe and comfy on the back of my bike.
So I have bought a Reynolds Backrest that fits the /6 seat (I think the seat is off a /6) I have fitted.
4 bolts and it is fitted. 4 bolts and its not fitted.
Love these old 70s parts.

I will have to make a pillion pad. Maybe not as big as the one in the 2nd photo below.

[Ross]

Peanut rocker covers ordered.
Just have to paint the fairing and fit and that it.


Then she is all done.

[Airbear]

Ross, I'm keen to know if that itty bitty fairing has any actual effect with re-directing wind in a useful way. Like reducing wind noise or buffeting.

[Ross]

Ross, I'm keen to know if that itty bitty fairing has any actual effect with re-directing wind in a useful way. Like reducing wind noise or buffeting.

It has to be better than the fairing that was on the Suzuki 1200 Bandit i had. That directed all the wind at my head. I will know soon with this one what it is like.

[Ross]

I don't normally ride to work. I hate the traffic in Sydney. Today I did though.
Some photos taken on the way home.

The Old Pacific Highway on a late Friday afternoon was all mine.

[Airbear]

Very nice, Ross.

The Old Pacific Highway was always a cracker of a road. I lived in Sydney and used to head up your way a lot, camping at Patonga frequently. The new road had just been built so the old road was basically traffic free. This was when Oz was going metric and the new "km/h" signs were being installed. For instance, the 45 km/h sign in that picture above would have previously shown 30 mph. Of course all the bikes had MPH speedos and it was just so convenient that suddenly all the signs showed proper motorcycle advisory speed signs - give or take for weather, tyre conditions, competence and stupidity level. Now, on a metric bike I have to do the maths (math).