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Thanks @Sandi T , streetglidefenderchip is my middle name - "Iron streetglidefenderchip Bru" - made from girders don't ya know (you need to roll the middle R in girders). Easy, but the travelling expenses will be a bit excessive. I'll bring my airbrush and sunglasses

 

Wondered what to do with the side panels. So plastic primer and then white. Didn't want Bonneville straight so could be 750 or let's go 45 for cu. in. or maybe go Roman XLV? Opted for 45, so first put on some gold



Then farted around with numeral designs and lightly pencilled on trying to level and centre up. Then using the plastic type masking pin line tape. Tape on the 45



Mask up for the red

 

Slap on some red



Take off the outside mask and mask up the red (hoping that it's gone off enough not to be pulled up by the tape when it comes off)



Slappydee-dash some white on (only very experienced painters can do that )



Take all the masks off, tidy up a bit erasing the pencil off of the gold. Spray a very light intercoat on just until I've decided if I want anything else on there and Bob's yer Auntie



Hand painted Bonneville onto the tank. I may do this on the side panels as well or maybe "Made in England"

 

Thanks club aficionados, oh, and Bob.

 

Brushed the 'Made in England' on the side panels. Will leave alone for a bit while I have a bit of a think about it before I do the clear coat.



In the mean time I thought I'd be a bit more scientific about doing the electrics. Cool man ✌.
I normally work my way through by splitting it into power, lights, brakes, warnings etc. Although it generally works ok doing it like that I tend to end up with a pile of spaghetti. I then try to tidy that all up afterwards. This time I'd like to be organised.
So I'm gonna do a drawing. But not any regular drawing. I'm gonna overlay it on the bike. Aha, you clever bugger.
Made a start



I've overlaid the main elements onto a photo of the actual bike. I think I've got everything I normally have:

1 Ignition switch, 3 way (on, off and I want to turn the lights on or off)
2 Alternator
3 Regulator/Rectifier
4 Battery
5 Ignition Unit
6 Points
7 Coils
8 Spark Plugs
9 Speedo
10 Front Brake Switch
11 Back Brake Switch
12 Back light
13 High/Low Headlight Switch
14 Front Light
15 Hooter Button
16 Hooter
17 Oil Pressure Switch
18 Battery Charge Warning Light
19 Oil Pressure Warning Light

I'm hoping that I can now wire everything up by drawing coloured lines on the picture. Then actually making up a wiring loom in parts, on the bench, that fits onto the bike all bundled up to suit. I'll be amazed, and very pleased, if this works because I don't really like doing the wiring. But if I can make it neat and solder it all up so nothing can come loose I'll be well chuffed. Over....

 

2 Pack clear on. Will leave for a few days before polishing and will bung them on just to see what it looks like before the dismantle for powder

 

Polishing done. Which is a right arse. Temp put the tins back on to have a look. Hmmmm....don't think I'm that enamoured with the side panels. S'ok though 'spose. But they may well go back to black. Is that the Stones?