While I was shuffling parts around the shelves, I pulled out the prettier, red re-pop tank and bolted it in place of the derelict BSA original I’ve been using as a stand-in. I also put the original Alpina head on the engine, since I probably won’t try to adapt the radial Husqvarna head until after the bike is running. I have to say that the stock head now looks dinky by comparison.
As I noted in an earlier post, the Reed Titan seat I bought earlier fits well and would work just fine, but something about it feels slightly “off.” (My guess is that it has to do with how far forward the top shock mounts are.) I also discovered that the R-T seat works much better on the Aermacchi-Ducati Special. Ever since I had the rear of the frame welded up, I’ve been wondering how well the seat from a Norton Production Racer would work on this frame.
Well, I recently sold my TIG welder, and splurged with some of the proceeds. I ordered a “Proddie” seat from Airtech Streamlining. It won’t show up until after Halloween so, in the meantime, I photoshopped a wild-ass guess of how it might look on the bike. I scaled the two source photos as accurately as I could, but it could be way wrong. I might have to invert the shocks—Marzocchi Strada style—if they’re in the way of the number plate. But if this works, I think I’ll like the overall appearance much, much better.
