"CAGED!!"

"The belt gaurd cage !!"


WELL YA KNOW I HAD THOUGHT THAT THE BELT GUARD WOULD BE A PIECE OF CAKE BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. IT WAS OK UNTIL I JUST NEEDED MORE SWOOPS AND CURVES TO KEEP ME HAPPY. HA HA!!! BUT SERIOUSLY IT HAS BEEN AS MUCH OF A CHALLENGE AS THE REST OF THE CAGE. EACH PIECE IS IMPORTANT BY ITSELF TO BLEND WITH THE WHOLE CAGE. SO...SWOOPS AND SWIRLS IT WAS. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF SHOTS IT STARTED WITH BASICALLY OUTLINING THE BELT PULLEY'S AND BUILDING THE SUPPORTS. I THINK I WILL PUT ONE MORE IN THE MIDDLE BUT HAVEN'T QUITE FIGURED OUT WHAT I WANT YET. WITH THE TOP BEING LONG AND NARROW IT LENDS ITSELF NICELY FOR LONG CONTINUOUS CURVES. I STARTED ON THE LEFT AT THE FRONT AND WANTED TO END UP ON THE RIGHT AT THE REAR SO AS TO BLEND THE LOOKS IN TO THE SIDE PANEL.

 

THIS PROVED TO BE A VERY EYE PLEASING LINE WHEN IT WAS COMPLETED. WITH THE TOP PRETTY WELL DONE IT WAS ON TO THE SIDE PIECE. THIS TOOK A LITTLE MORE HEAD SCRATCHING TO FIGURE OUT ...BUT AS THE PIECES STARTED TO GO ON I BEGAN TO SEE THE SHAPES I WANTED APPEAR AS I WENT. I THINK THAT THIS IS WHY I ENJOY THIS SORT OF PROJECT BECAUSE YOU JUST KEEP MOVING FORWARD...NOT ALWAYS SURE OF WHAT IT WILL BE ...BUT THEN...THERE IT IS!!!!

 

THIS SHOULD KEEP EVERTHING OUT OF THE 3" SPINNING BELT FOR SAFETY. IT ALWAYS LOOKS PRETTY RAUNCHY WHEN IT IS JUST TACK WELDED IN PLACE UNTIL YOU ARE SURE WHAT YOU WANT.(WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST PIECE I TOOK THE BOLT CUTTERS TO AND CUT IT OUT..HA HA). I THINK THAT IT WILL STAND ON IT'S OWN AS A NICE PIECE BUT AS YOU STAND BACK AND LOOK AT THE WHOLE BIKE, IT ALSO BLENDS IN WITH IT ALL!!

 

NOW IT'S JUST HOURS OF WELDING AND GRINDING AND FILLING AND SANDING TO FINISH IT UP AND GET IT READY TO CHROME. MANY HOURS OF VERY TEDIOUS WORK IS AHEAD BUT I KNOW THAT "ZEKE" IS ALREADY FROTHING AT THE BIT TO GET AT THE PAINT.

 

WITH THE SIDE PANEL JUST ABOUT DONE IT WAS ON TO THE REAR CLUTCH BASKET GUARD. I DIDN'T HAVE A PLAN BUT I WANTED IT COVERED UP TO KEEP YOUR ANKLES OUT OF THE SPINNING NUTS ON THE CLUTCH COVER. EVER HAD THEM CLIP YOUR ANKLE BONE??? HURTS BADDD!!!!! I WANTED TO ELIMINATE THIS AND ALSO PROTECT IT AT THE SAME TIME.

 

SO HERE IS WHAT I FIGURED OUT TO DO. A LITTLE DIFFERENT LINES BUT IF YOU LOOK CLOSE THE ONES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SIDE PANEL BLEND INTO IT SMOOTHLY AND ALSO , ALTHOUGH YOU CAN'T SEE IT HERE, IT BLENDS WITH THE ONES ON THE VERY REAR OF THE GUARD. WELL IT'S ABOUT DONE NOW AND HERE'S A LITTLE CLOSE UP OF SOME OF THE "BLENDS" WE ARE WORKING ON TO SMOOTH IT OUT AND MAKE IT LOOK A LITTLE SPECIAL WHEN IT'S CHROMED!! I GUESS I HAD BETTER STOP WRITING THIS ARTICLE AND GET BACK OVER TO THE SHOP AND GET AT IT. MANY THINGS TO COMPLETE YET BEFORE I CAN RELEASE IT TO HIM AND FEEL SURE THAT ALL THE PARTS ARE READY, FIT RIGHT, AND BUILT STRONG....NOTHING WORSE THAN FINDING THAT YOU NEED A TAB OR BRAKET WHEN YOU ASSEMBLE IT AFTER IT'S PAINTED. LIKE THAT'S EVER HAPPENED!!! HA HA..........

HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!!

 


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Page 3
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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