Build Day 203.....More Front Wings

Managed to spend a little time in the garage this afternoon.
I've trimmed and lined up the front wings and glued them into place temporarily.
Once the glue is set, I can unbolt them and permanently fibre-glass in the mounts. Here's what it looks like with the wings on:

Build Day 202.....Front Wings

I painted up the wing stays over the week, so I've been able to fit these permanently today. Also been working on a mounting system to attach the wings to the stays, but still be able to detach if needed (without running bolts through the wings).
Basically, it's a series of metal strips with bolts welded to them. These bolts go through the stays and are fixed with a nut. The strips are then fibre-glassed onto the underside of the wing. You wont see anything when the wings are on, but you can simply take the wings off by removing the wheel, then unbolting the nuts.
Almost finished - I just need to trim the wings a little bit, then I can line them up and stick it all together.
I'll post some pics when it's done.
I've also fitted new springs on the front, as the old ones were not strong enough for the weight of the big engine.

Build Day 201.....Front Light Mounts

First thing I did today is test fit the front wings, bending the tops of the wing stays into their appropriate position over the wheels. The stays are now complete and ready for painting. I haven't posted a pic for a while, so below shows the stays in position and also the completed charge cooler plumbing:

Next, I moved on to positioning, and building the mountings for the front headlamps and indicators. These all attach to the nosecone, so I can't permanently fit them yet until the nose cone is painted, but at least they are done ready. The mounting for the indicators will also need a lick of paint.

Build Day 200.....Front Wing Stays

I realised that I still needed to do some more work to the Charge Cooler. I wanted to check and seal all the pipe joins properly to ensure no leaks. This is now done. I also completed the mounting for the charge cooler reservoir.
I then moved on to looking at fitting the front wing stays, which hold the cycle wings on. I'd bought the stays the other week, rather than make them myself, and guess what - they didn't fit! The mounting tubes which attach to the uprights were slightly out alignment. This meant I had to drill and grind the old tubes off and weld on new ones. Might as well have made the whole stays myself.
Anyway, it's all done now. I have also welded on a bracket on the passenger side stay which will hold the magnetic speedo sensor in place. I also fitted a magnetic bold through a hole I've tapped in the brake disk bell. This passes the sensor every revolution of the wheel to get the speed measure.
The stays are temporarily fitted now. Next I need to test fit the wings, then the stays can get a lick of paint before going on for good.