Saving a 1980 750 twin.

Vic,
You could put that new speedo right up front like the old Vincents.

Jon - I agree with you. I'm starting to think that this headlight might not be right for this bike which is a bummer because i have alot of time in this headlight bucket and wanted to use it, I am a fan of small headlights but i think the next size up (6.5") might be a better fit for this. I will have to do some searching.
The headlight ears above are just mocked up right now. Once I decide on the final position of the headlight I will make some hollow forms to weld to the clamps and rotate the pinch points into the inside so they are less visible. I personally don't like the look of that Vincent gauge it looks like an afterthought.

Vic,
I don't know the history of Vincent motorcycles well enough to know when that large Smith's speedo became part of the design so it could very well be an afterthought. I have always been aware of the way the gauges impact the visual balance. I will be using one of the Speedhut combination units on my GL1000 project too.

Had a little down time today so I re did the gauge housing. The threads are much nicer this time. You can see the one on the right has less chatter in the thread. I also added a little lip that I will leave polished with the rest painted.

kickass job looks awesome. :evil:


leon

531blackbanshee wrote: kickass job looks awesome. :evil:


leon

+1

If your skills keep improving at this rate you'll have to open your own custom shop and make a kick ass living at it.

Thanks guys.

I picked up this 6.25" headlight. I think the proportions are much nicer now.

That does look better. The speedo/headlight proportions work.

Got a start roughing out the footpeg brackets today

Got some more work in on the footpeg brackets. I screwed up and mis-calculated the chamfer on the folding boss and cut too deep. So I fired up the tig and put a dab on there and filed it back down. It looks ok. It's on the bottom so you won't see it when it's mounted. Still a ways to go. I have no real clue what I'm doing so the going is slow.

nice carving so far sir!!! :evil:


leon