The geometric styling on the tank top echos the fender wells and soon to be made seat cover. The fish scales are my first attempt on a tank. The Koi fish is my symbol, and one usually gets worked in these builds. This tank is a near identical match to the one currently on the bike. While that one is doing fine, The inside was severely rusted and the walls are thinner than usual. The epoxy coating inside adds some rigidity, but I have seen too many tank lining failures to believe it will last forever. This one was found online and is in nice shape inside.
Somewhere there is a purple fish…and he is jealous.
Bought a set of used factory wheels. After a lot of wrestling and cleaning, they are getting a good coat of primer and safety yellow.
Some 1/4” aluminum plate was milled and shaped to make some treads for the rear seat foot wells. Rectangles again.
The seat backs have been made and are off to Mobtown Mike for some upholstery along with the seat. These will be Zodiac style vinyls again.
Doing some testing and practicing on the scales. Different shapes, sizes, and masks were experimented with till an acceptable result was found. While not perfect, it is consistent with the rest of the bikes imperfection.
Wellnuts, vinyl edging, .090 aluminum, dense and soft foam layers, and then shaped with sanders. A simple seat back has a lot of steps going into it before you even consider the cover.