HD Aermacchi Sprint SS 350 Cafe Racer

[dmw56]

So, the big question is, how much HP do the stickers ad? [S

Oh gosh at least 3-5hp each on a sunny even numbered day! LOL [cl

 

[dmw56]

Worked on the rear brake cable. I had to make a bracket to hold the end of the cable.

Just need to get something to crimp the cable to hold the clevis.

Mocked up the muffler. I need to legthen the pipe a couple of inches to clear the brake pedal.

Adjusted the shift pedal.

 

[dmw56]

Sealed the fuel tank using the Eastwood motorcycle tank sealer kit.
Finished painting the seat pan. A friend of mine does vinyl graphics so I'll have him make some stripes for me instead of painting it and screwing it up.

Put on some flush fairing turn signals. I like them cause they don't stick out.

 

[dmw56]

Sprayed the tank with some orange enamel I had laying around for a base color coat.

I'll color sand it with 1000 grit and put some acrylic enamel on it and then the racing stripes. Final coat will be clear urathane.

Sticker for the tank

Still need to connect the rear brake cable and stoplight switch and even out the mufflers.

 

[earthman]

Your having too much fun with this DMW

 

[dmw56]

Your having too much fun with this DMW

It'll be more fun when I get to ride it.

Going for the Aermacchi racer look. Aermacchi's have a very successful racing history. Walter Villa won three 250cc and one 350cc World Championships for Harley in the '70s, and Aermacchis are credited with 16 wins on the Isle of Man (BSA has 13). A 350 Sprint took the IOM GP Classic 350cc race in 2010, at a race average of 101 MPH.

 

[yent0088]

This thing is awesome! The cafe look fits the aeromachis. I am trying to get my hands on a hd/aero 90cc right now for cheap that needs an engine rebuild.

 

[dmw56]

Thanks, they were good Racers!

Finished the final color coat now for the stripes.

Need to lengthen and bend some pipes to get them even and change that ugly tail light.

 

[dmw56]

Painted the stripes on the seat pan.

 

[Sam_Fear]

That looked too cool already. The strips are gonna put it over the top!

 

[nefareous]

nice !

 

[dmw56]

Sanded the tank with 2000 then 3000 grit and got the orange peel off. Buffed it out with polishing compound.

Taped it off then sprayed the stripes with metallic black.

I'll spray the tank and seat pan with clear 2 part urethane next.

 

[dmw56]

Bobbed the rear fender and installed a new tail light on the seat pan. I bought another fender to chop so I could save the stock original fender.

The fender I bought was missing a bracket to hold the fuse. So I did a quicky fab job.

I cut the end of the fender off so it would extend just a little ways past the mounting bracket.

I just overlapped the end piece and riveted to the rest.

 

[dmw56]

New tail light.

Bike with the painted tank.

 

[bob w]

I'm pretty bike-ignorant, but you have really made yours look sharp.

Looks fast standing still.

 

[Sam_Fear]

Wow!!! Hard to imagine it was this:

DMW ,that blows me away! I never would have seen what you envisioned in that bike.

 

[dmw56]

Thanks Guys!

Cleared the tank and seat pan with 2 part polyurathane today and straightened out the mufflers.
The polyu is resistant to fuel so the paint will be protected.

 

[dmw56]

Label on tank

 

[dmw56]

Pretty much finished up the Aermacchi this morning. I took apart the carb and cleaned it out. It was running but only with the choke on. So the idle circuit was plugged from sitting with todays crappy fuel in it. Only thing left is to do something with the kick stand. When up it interferre with the shifter.
Took it for ride around the block boy is it uncomfortable but it looks cool!

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