CAFE VIRAGO BUILD - Roller And Tank Mod

The swing arm painted and reinstalled. I machined a set of clipons. The new bars are nice and very telling of undesirable fork geometry. Grabbing the bars gives a flopping pull to each side indicating too much trail. The swing arm is anemic and needs bracing, so it will probably come off again for welding and more paint. I may also chop it and extend the shock mount as to gain some lift in the rear for less trail in the front.

 The tank needed to be lifted and chopped in the rear. With  the back whizzed off, i welded the tank shut and fabricated a new, repositioned, rear mount. The tank still mounts with the original frame bracket and clip.

The new look of the chopped and lifted tank. This sets up the lines for the tailpiece. Which comes next.