Welding on Exhaust and Subframe Finished

The welding that was needed on the exhaust was no easy job the metals were dissimilar (stainless to mild carbon) and they were also very thin. The tabs that are needed for the exhaust springs had to be made from stainless plate instead of stainless wire because it was just blowing through the pipe!


 I sprayed the inside of the pipe with UHT along withthe sections of pipe that was carbon steel, the exposed steel is all stainless so it should last with out any protection.

The subframe was chopped down to be shorter but still accommodate the original mudguard that has mounts for the ECU and battery box.

The picture above shows the original seat locks that will be used on the finished seat unit to ensure the bike is still easily serviceable after all the chopping is done.

Alot of of prep work went into the weld to set up the TIG plant and cleaning the steel, the results show good even penetration. Lovely.

The end can is a tight fit and the springs hold everything where it should be.

 There is still work to be done on the sub-frame but first I need to moch up a frame for the seat hump and buy some stainless steel sheet to make the seat hump out of.