Wrench'n Ride'n

Yep I sold Bender.

Fitted today 18 Dec 2016.

Now that's a headlight. 9" off an SR500.

Took Bender out for first dirt ride with me on board. Not since the 1980s have I taken a bike onto dirt roads. That front tyre needs to be more of an off road on. I had a ball exploring Ourimbah Creek road.

Big ugly crash bars fitted. All the crap I put on taken off. Plastic guards front and back. Just waiting on a set of MX bars and a 9 inch SR500 headlight coming in the mail.

3 Dec 2016. Full oil and oil filter change. Valvoline XLDPrem 20w-50. Highflow oil filter New DID 525VX 118ZB chain and new sprockets fitted.    

Refitted the LED running light. Made an eyebrow from old Honda plastic triple clamp cover. Looks more Benderish now.

In the pursuit of making Bender look even more Bender. Used a Yamaha XJ600 fairing frame. Kawasaki ZXR250 headlights Headlight mounting brackets. Cut and welded and they are on. Need to fine tune so they are not blinding possums in trees. Need to mount the LED light under the twin lights. Oh yeah fitted high front guard.

Maxim ammo box now fitted. A bit more Bender added.

Bender now has a bit of Mother Russia. In a sea of custom bikes that use 30cal and 50cal ammo boxes as panniers I use a WWII Maxim Machine Gun ammo box. This box came from Latvia and the eBay seller claims the items he sells come off WWII battlefields. Did it? I don't know. I don't care. Its super cool. Now to make some mounts for it.

Great privilege to have Pete from Throttle Roll do a photo shot of my Transalp Bender and write up. Brilliant photos Pete. https://www.throttleroll.com/bender-1987-honda-xl600v-transalp/

Went to Woolies to do shopping. Came home with 2 new sidecovers from Woolies. Bashing and cutting and they are fitted.

"Pistoncino" and "Bender"

Finished up the slimmer seat. Logo added to seat. Stripped of grab rail. Heat guard refitted to headers/exhaust. Made from stove pipe guard. Bit of a the day I got it and today. Homage to Bender added.

Took the seat that came with Bender the ZS. Cut down both the foam and the seat base. Carved the foam with an electric knife then a sanding wheel on my angle grinder. Wrapped the foam in plastic. Drilled lots of holes in base and leather. Used rivets with washers to attached leather. Now how a Brat Style seat that is comfy. Finish it up tomorrow and do better photos.