I'm a bit looney and the tales of the Deus build off

So i've officially entered the Deus Ex Machina boundless enthusiasm build off for 2013. It is oct 26th. Holy shit I have so much work to do on this sucker. But I'm determined to give it my best shot. This can't be done without great family and friends. It will literally take everything I have time wise to get it done and the bar is set high and the budget is about non existent ,  Which is the name of the game. If any of you are feeling ambitious  and wanna lend a hand or have suggestions for a place to stay in Venice I'm all ears. Wish me luck and follow along I will try to keep the updates coming when I have a free second or two to post. 

Finishing up the welding on the tail

 

preparing a rolled edge for the front area

 

Tore the bike down to start the detabbing and smoothing of the rear section of the frame

 

Weld, grind, file, sand and repeat. A lot!

 

getting there. Only 150 more repetitions to go

 

mocked it up and started fabbing the number plates and mounts, made and mounted a splash gaurd out of n old junk fender fits in nice and tight.

 

The original headlight ears mounted the light about 6 feet in front of the bike. Not quite what I picture for this little cutie. So a pair of handmade ears are in order. this brings the Bates style light right in where I want it.

 

and an old sealed beam takes the place of the previous H4 conversion light I tried out. the lens just didn't really toot my horn. This is more of what I had in mind. Sometimes it is the littlest details that make all of the difference in the finished product.

Alright Lets put this Custom shop to bed. Untill next time......

Progress on the rd 200

After a great weekend enjoying a beautiful wedding for some great friends, waking up with my beautiful wife in the back of our car a.k.a. Hotel de la pathfinder (conveniently located in the parking lot of the Marriott near SFO.) we watched the sun rise over the San Francisco Bay as planes glided gracefully into the nearby tarmac. Enjoyed some coffee and tea followed by a great brunch with our friends and reminiscing of the previous nights dance floor shenanigans. (Coop's got the moves!)

       We then returned to the reality that it is Sunday and time to get ready for the upcoming week. Feeling like all play and no work I decided to tinker a bit with the RD and play with some of the new parts that have been showing up over the past few weeks. This thing is turning into a real cutie. Mounted and shortened the new bars popped on a bates style headlight that I loath due to the dorky ass lens that sticks out like 10 freakin inches. And finally whipped up a little bump for the rear of the seat after dinner. It's shaping up nicely and looking better than the vision I have in my head which is a good thing. Stay tuned, we have more goodies on the way and some more little tricks up my sleeve for the little munchkin. Enjoy your week. 

Stuff looks ugly during fabrication. 

Fits pretty good. Simple is the idea with this little dinger.