Another amateur build thread

TexasKZ wrote:

Wookie58 wrote:

Check back in my build thread for widening the tail piece to fit the later frame, your seat should be close to fitting then

I paid close attention to what you did. It was an elegant solution, and I may end up there. My plan is to have a little upswept angle, and I am 83.4% sure I can get it to fit without splitting it. I will try to get a pic posted tomorrow. Ref the pic below, the problem area is the rear corner so if you are "sweeping" the tail piece up you may get away with the stock part.

I think my bigger problem will be reshaping the seat pan. I have thought seriously about following your lead there, and making a fully custom fiberglass pan. As odd as this may seem, I'd like to keep as many Kawasaki parts in the build as I can, even if they have been modified. The pan would need some sheet-metal work but to be fair any alternative will also take some work to make it nice

Do you have any thoughts about the APE/ Kibblewhite pairing? I suspect that since each could be used in isolation then "common sense" would dictate they should work together (only my opinion) the likes of Zed1015 or Injected would be better placed to advise on this