"CAGED!!"


 

WELL THE TANKS ARE ALMOST DONE NOW AND WE HAVE ADDED A TOP CENTER STRIP TO CLOSE IT ALL IN. UNDERNEATH THE STRIP WILL BE THE WIRING AND CIRCUT BREAKER AND MAKE THEM EASY TO GET AT.

 

UP FRONT WE HAVE CLOSED IN THE TANK SO THERE IS NOT A BIG HOLE BETWEEN THEM. THIS REALY MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE LOOK OF THE FRONT AS THIS AREA IS VERY OBVIOUS WITH A STRETCH THIS LONG ON THE FRAME. WE HAVE ALSO DRILLED SMALL HOLES WITH WHICH WE WILL PUT RUBBER GROMMETS IN AND RUN THE THROTTLE AND IDLE CABLES THROUGH THEM. CLEAN INDEED!! IT'S THESE LITTLE THINGS THAT COMPLETE THE WHOLE FINISHED PROJECT.

 

 

WE HAVE ALSO MADE A CUSTOM POINTS COVER FOR THE NOSE CONE SO IT IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT....NOT STORE BOUGHT!! IT WILL HAVE A PAINTED PIECE IN BEHIND IT TO ADD TO THE DEPTH LOOK AND THE BARS IN IT WILL ADD TO THE CAGED THEME OF THE BIKE. AS WE HAVE GONE ALONG WE ARE ALWAYS CHANGING THINGS AND OUR IDEAS TO MORE SUIT THE BIKE. SOME THINGS ARE RETAINED IN OUR ORIGINAL PLAN BUT MANY ARE TO BE CHANGE AS WE BEGIN TO SEE IT COME TOGETHER!

 

WE HAVE FABRICATED A CUSTOM COIL COVER ALSO FOR THE DUAL COILS. ONCE AGAIN SLOTS AND GROOVES TO KEEP IT CAGED IN. THERE ARE SO MANY PIECES TO MAKE I WONDER IF I WILL EVER GET IT ALL DONE..HA HA. ALSO WE HAVE MADE AN OIL FILTER MOUNT THAT WILL TUCK IN UNDER THE PIPES BEHIND THE KICKER COVER. WE FELT THAT THIS WAS THE BEST SPOT TO PUT THE OIL FILTER

 

TO MAKE IT EASILY ACCESSABLE AND YET OUT OF THE WAY. IT ALSO COVERS UP THE AREA BEHIND THE TRANNY AND AIDS IN COVERING UP THE BATTERY AREA WHICH WILL BE HOUSED IN BEHIND IT ON A MOUNT WELDED TO THE REAR OF THE TRANSMISSION PLATE. HAD TO PUT IT SOMEWHERE..HA HA!! IT IS ALSO GROOVED OUT TO GIVE IT SOME GLIMMER AND SHINE. LOTS MORE TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP SOUNDLY WITH OUT WAKING UP ALL THE TIME THINKING OF NEW PIECES TO MAKE FOR HER. FORWARD CONTROLS..SHIFT LINKAGE....STABILIZER BAR....HAND GRIPS...EXHAUST BRACKET MOUNTS.....SEAT....AIR DAMM.....CHAIN GUARD AND MANY OTHER ITEMS WILL ALL BE SPECIALLY FABRICATED FOR HER!!

 

HERE'S A SHOT OF THE REAR WHEEL AREA WHERE I HAVE TRIED TO CONCEAL THE 4 PISTON BRAKE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO LET AS MUCH OF THE WHEEL BE EXPOSED BY ITSELF WITHOUT HAVING THE CALIPER HANGING DOWN BELOW IT. WE HAVE WELDED A TAB TO MOUNT THE SIGNAL LIGHTS BELOW THE PIPES AND MADE A HEAVY DUTY EXHAUST PIPE SUPPORT OUT OF BILLET ALUMINUM TO KEEP THEM STRONG AND IN PLACE. ALSO WE ARE PLAYING WITH SOME EXHAUST TIP IDEAS....HATE TO LEAVE ANY PART UNTOUCHED..HA HA!!

 

HERE ARE SOME FULL SIDE SHOTS OF HER..RIGHT...AND LEFT TO GIVE YOU AND IDEA OF THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME. THE TWIN SHOT GUN PIPES ARE "LOUD" AND BOLD!!! SHE WILL HAVE MANY MORE HAND MADE PARTS AS WE COME TO SECTIONS THAT WE FEEL WE CAN MAKE A PART BETTER SUITED FOR HER THAN JUST A BOLT ON. SHE IS VERY LEAN...LOW...AND LONG. ONLY THE BARE NECESSITIES THAT SHE NEEDS WILL BE ON HER BUT ALL WILL BE FUNTIONAL AND STRONG. "ZEKE" HAS BEEN BACK WITH MORE SKETCHES AND THEY ARE AWESOME ,AS I KNEW THEY WOULD BE.

 

WITH SO MUCH AREA ON THE LONG TANKS AND SIDE PANELS WE ARE PLANNING TO LEAVE NO AREA TO BARE..BUT TO ALSO MAKE THE PAINT THEME FLOW THROUGH OUT THE LENGTH OF THE BIKE AND KEEP THE WHOLE LOOK AS A COMPLETE UNIT. THE DRAWING TRULY DEPICT MY IDEAS OF "THE CAGED IN FEELINGS" WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IN OUR EVERY DAY LIFE. I AM VERY PLEASED WITH HIS CONCEPTIONS OF MY IDEAS AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT ALL PAINTED. GET READY ZEKE......NEXT WEEK SHE'S YOURS.......

HANDLE WITH CARE...HA HA!!!!


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Page 4
Page 5 (The Frame Gets Preped)
Page 6
Page 7 (She's Bad in Black!)
Page 8 (The Front End Gets Worked)
Page 9 (The Paint)
Page 10
Page 11 (The "Cage" Itself)
Page 12
Page 13 (The Spoiler Cage)
Page 14 (The Belt Gaurd Cage)
Page 15 (The Shift Lever and Chain Gaurd)

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