With the end in site for the ‘Scavenger bike’  and Sarah’s Guzzi, Mac is looking towards his next Project.

Having sold the Harley last year (and the KH and the Hornet) to make some room in the garage he was left with a hard tail frame to suit the Sportster. Despite being more than pleased with the V-Max ‘run around’ he bought to fill the void  – he does miss the “potato  potato”.

Plan is – over time and when funds permit to do the opposite to Heisenburg – to put Jap running gear on an American bike – so looking out for some Gixer or zzr running gear (and a sporty engine of course)!

And there’s more…………. How nice is that tank?

Bit more…………………………..

Prospect ‘Silus’ popped round to the shed to catch up with Heisenburg and sent in these pictures of the evil genius at work.

Nearly there ………….. Just need to chase down Cooperman to advise me on going battery- less, got a PMA fitted and a Boyer system but got to see if I can ditch the battery and go with a capacitor. Then it’s time to get the carb tuned into the new exhausts …… then playtime!!

Got the Scavenger bike back from Wolfy’s today!

The man is an artist when it comes to metalwork, got exactly what I wanted – and more – two inch stainless with the welds on show to follow the lines of the bike – beautiful!!

As mentioned a little while ago ……. funds permitting, I was going to entrust the scavenger bike’s tank to the very talented Andy (Oakenshield) Stroud of Hairy Designs. Not because he’s a great mate, a fellow scavenger or even a fellow BFoM organiser – but as you can see below…………… there’s not many folk that can produce work like this!

Thought we’d  try our hand at some merchandise – which you can’t have! (unless you’re a Scavenger of course)

The frame is now welded and rear engine mount is fitted, bottom mount is made but not welded yet, I would have got it welded tonight but her in doors is whining about the shower leaking and running down the wall in the room below apparently that’s more important…..

Anuva Update

Tack welded and off the jig, looks a bit like a motorcycle!

OK, so the last comment “Nothing stopping me now, time to start the new frame!” has not gone exactly to plan…. the borrowed Clarke pipe bender is not overly suited to bending frame tube. Image 1 shows the problem, the bender just makes a flat bend, such a bend can be made by inserting pipe under your shed and trying to lift it, not ideal. So, in a true scavenger style I have altered the way it works instead of buying a proper pipe bender (£500+) and it seems to be ok so far, see image 3, it shows the flattened bend and the new spectacular bend with added sparkly bits, I’m quite pleased.

Now for the easy bit, all I have to do is machine all the tubes to fit each other and learn how to use this bloody tig welder….simples.

“Little update, finished the engine jig tonight so I can test the fitment of an engine in my new frame without having to lift a real one in, bloody hell they are heavy…..”

“Nothing stopping me now, time to start the new frame!”

Another fine example of Scavenger mentality – ‘Jimmy the weasel’ had  mismatched BSA A10 Engine casings – enter Heisenburg and his warped sense of Recycling and ‘hey presto’ jobs a good ‘un.

XS’s rule!!

Heisenburg took delivery of his new donor bike for his 2015  project today……… watch out for great (and interesting) things to come!