Self Sustaining Cafe Project

Thanks, the effect of the mess being so close to personal space applies this drive not normally had with projects like these. I love the journey of a build but on this one im focusing on the result I want to see. So I have a unnatural hop in my step haha

This is my seat pan, I am going to do a flat top fake leather padded seat. I put burlap on the bottom because it looks cooler than fibre glass to me and I have resin infused with burlap with great result. The benifits of burlap are; I live in Downtown Seattle...so burlap bags from coffee shops are free, A little bit lower impact on environment after im dead and it deteriorates, Get the strength while saving money on fibre glass.

The top two layers is threaded fibre glass, all held together with clear epoxy 3 to 1 resin

The only part that will be showing is the burlap bottom. I will be wrapping over the edges with brown fake leather.

killer work...keep it up

you will be well along soon at this pace

even when things stall for a bit


the next stage comes along....and further along the path again

nice work

Thanks you much for the supporting, I had a huge setback with my budget, having to use the 300 I made for/off the bike as well as personal funds on a new laptop because after three years the fighting Toshiba finally croaked, I have to have a computer with college coming up.

Yes, With the stall I am beginning to use whats left of materials from other projects to get me to the next stage.

Which has a lot to do with my Ebay shopping cart haha

Thanks again for the kind words

i see the sierra mist,but where is the jack daniels :whistle: ?

sierra mist and jack,one of my favorite cocktails mmmmmmm :silly: .

keep us posted,

leon

While building the seat, I came to the realization 'I can do better'. After failing to make a Tracker tail shape with wire, I decided to just make a cafe. The shape I went with is a mix between a square KZ tail and a classic cafe seat. Not a new shape to cafe's...but its mine haha

The black fabric is the fake leather for upholstering, here is where Im at with fibre glassing

lol and i thought i was the only one with tight space's my bike is sitting in my back padeo, thank god for privacy bamboo blinds to keep the owners from seeing that it is there xD
tho it is very cramped and my storage unit is stacked with milk crates with parts

Haha I have had practice in this small space, here are previews of my other projects in this apartment haha

Projects in my apartment continued...

I have put about Six hours into cleaning my wheels. Sanded through the rough parts of my hands, almost started a chemical fire with the Epoxy Resin and halfway ruined my favorite pants...Good day!

I am still hard at work on the bike. I cant stop, I cant stop to the point of feeling addicted to the project. Im starting to notice the ATM effect (get back what you put in). I have very high hopes for this bike.

So I am 22 years old, I've worked on motor bikes and cars since I was 14. My first job being in a motorcycle shop, my latest job also being a mechanic at a motorcycle shop. Before that was a diesel shop in Wyoming and auto body shop here in Seattle. I tell you all that this bike will represent all the skills picked up by me over the years. Im almost halfway through the bike and I have used countless maneuvers I learned from these previous jobs. This project has become so fluid in motion that it's making feel as if I know what Im doing. I'm finally proud to say I almost do.

This is important to me because all the years I put into machines, it felt forced. I resented the inter workings of a machine. I thought the only reason I stayed in the industry was because I had no option. I am coming to realize the loyalty was much deeper than comfort.


This will be good. Im glad this site allows me to showcase all this in such a positive environment. Thank you all who are posting kind words on the thread. Keeps me coming back to share all I can with you guys.

This post is less of a update, more of a mindset showcase

Keep up the good work. Just grabbed a 750 LTD to do the same self sustaining build lol.