The DVLA want to inspect my machine on 21st December. No more fighting the system, it gives me a deadline to work to.
A long night at the Workshop of Wonders.
Everything I ordered for the bike came with universal fittings. Unfortunately they weren't from the same universe as my bike. Measuring, pondering, cutting, grinding and welding.
After a few seconds on the angle grinder, an acrid smell sets alarm bells a-ringing in my head. Yes, I had set fire to myself. What a tool I am! No more than two hours later I managed to melt the welder. Drunken swearing and kicking ensued. Why the Alchemist puts up with me I do not know.
I was able to cut out a cardboard template for the seat without incident.
Eventually, with the intuitive make-do-and-mend skills of the Alchemist, all was fixed and bolted to "The Water Buffalo" (the bike now has a name).
Chrome rear shocks and the "Dunstall Megaton" exhaust are now a feature. The exhaust may bottom out now and again by the look of it, but hey! a few sparks are sure to impress. Note the bracket fixing the exhaust, a Campagnolo crank arm no less.
Should I even think of a style category for the Water Buffalo? If I have to describe her, "brat-drag-cafe-bobber" comes to mind.
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